Christopher Lee
Acting
Christopher Lee (May 5, 1922 – June 7, 2015) was an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films. Other notable roles include Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man (1973), Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in Star Wars episodes II and III (2002, 2005) and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003). Lee considers his most important role to have been his portrayal of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the biopic Jinnah (1998). He is well known for his deep, commanding voice. Lee has performed roles in 266 films since 1948 making him the Guinness book world record holder for most film acting roles ever. He was knighted in 2009 and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011.
Born: May 27, 1922 · Westminster, London, England, UK
Filmography (248)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024
Actor: Saruman (voice)
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
Actor: Self / Various (Ar…
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
Actor: Self - Actor / Var…
Extraordinary Tales
2015
Actor: Narrator (voice) (…
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Actor: Saruman the White
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Actor: Corrigan (archive …
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
Actor: Narrator
Night Train to Lisbon
2013
Actor: Father Bartholomeu
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
Actor: Saruman the White
Everything or Nothing
2012
Actor
Dark Shadows
2012
Actor: Clarney
Hugo
2011
Actor: Monsieur Labisse
The Wicker Tree
2011
Actor: Old Man
The Resident
2011
Actor: August
Season of the Witch
2011
Actor: Cardinal D'Ambrois…
Burke & Hare
2010
Actor: Old Joseph
Boogie Woogie
2010
Actor: Mr. Alfred Rhinego…
The Heavy
2010
Actor: Mr. Mason
Alice in Wonderland
2010
Actor: Jabberwocky (voice…
Glorious 39
2009
Actor: Older Walter Page
Triage
2009
Actor: Joaquín Morales
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
2008
Actor: Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
Actor: Count Dooku (voice…
TV
The Colour of Magic
2008
Actor: Death
The Golden Compass
2007
Actor: First High Council…
TV
Pope John Paul II
2005
Actor: Kardinal Stefan Wy…
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
Actor: The Lord Provost
Corpse Bride
2005
Actor: Pastor Galswells (…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
Actor: Dr. Wonka
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Actor: Count Dooku
The Story of Star Wars
2004
Actor: Count Dooku (archi…
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004
Actor: Emerich
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003
Actor
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
Actor
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Actor: Saruman
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
2002
Actor: Self / Count Dooku
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Actor: Count Dooku
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002
Actor
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Actor
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Actor: Saruman
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
Actor
Quest for the Ring
2001
Actor
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
Actor
TV
In the Beginning
2000
Actor: Rameses I
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
Actor
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
2000
Actor
TV
Gormenghast
2000
Actor: Flay
Sleepy Hollow
1999
Actor: Burgomaster
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999
Actor: Count Ottokar Graf…
Jinnah
1998
Actor: Muhammad Ali Jinna…
Tale of the Mummy
1998
Actor: Sir Richard Turkel
TV
The Odyssey
1997
Actor: Tiresias
TV
Wyrd Sisters
1997
Actor: Death (voice)
Soul Music
1997
Actor: Death (voice)
TV
Ivanhoe
1997
Actor: Lucas de Beaumanoi…
Welcome to the Discworld
1996
Actor: Death
The Stupids
1996
Actor: Evil Sender
TV
Alisea and the Dream Prince
1996
Actor: Azaret
The Many Faces of Christopher Lee
1996
Actor
A Feast at Midnight
1994
Actor: V. E. 'Raptor' Lon…
TV
The World of Hammer
1994
Actor: Self (archive foot…
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
Actor: Narrator (voice) /…
Funny Man
1994
Actor: Callum Chance
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994
Actor: Commandant Rakov
The Rainbow Thief
1994
Actor: Uncle Rudolf
TV
Brisant
1994
Actor
TV
Blue Heelers
1993
Actor: Scott James
Death Train
1993
Actor: General Konstanin …
Double Vision
1992
Actor: Mr. Bernard
Innocent Blood
1992
Actor: Count Dracula (arc…
TV
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
Actor: Count Ottokar Graf…
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
1992
Actor: Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991
Actor: Sherlock Holmes
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991
Actor: Dr. Pearson
Journey of Honor
1991
Actor: King Philip
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
Actor: Doctor Catheter
The Miser
1990
Actor: Cardinale Spinosi
TV
Stern TV
1990
Actor
Treasure Island
1990
Actor: Blind Pew
Honeymoon Academy
1989
Actor: Lazos
Murder Story
1989
Actor: Willard Hope
Night of the Eagles
1989
Actor: Walter Strauss
The French Revolution
1989
Actor: Sanson
TV
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
Actor: Stuart
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
Actor: Rochefort
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil
1988
Actor: Luis Morel
Creepy Classics
1987
Actor: Franklyn Marsh - (…
The Girl
1987
Actor: Peter Storm
Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987
Actor: Kato
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
Actor
Jocks
1986
Actor: President White
TV
Shaka Zulu
1986
Actor: Lord Bathurst
Mask of Murder
1985
Actor: Chief Supt. Jonath…
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
1985
Actor: Stefan Crosscoe
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
1984
Actor: King
TV
The Far Pavilions
1984
Actor: Rao-Sahib
House of the Long Shadows
1983
Actor: Corrigan
The Return of Captain Invincible
1983
Actor: Mr. Midnight
The Last Unicorn
1982
Actor: King Haggard (voic…
TV
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Actor: King Vladimir V
TV
Champs-Elysées
1982
Actor
TV
Goliath Awaits
1981
Actor: John McKenzie
An Eye for an Eye
1981
Actor: Morgan Canfield
The Salamander
1981
Actor: Prince Baldasar, t…
TV
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Actor
Once Upon a Spy
1980
Actor: Marcus Valorium
Serial
1980
Actor: Luckman Skull
1941
1979
Actor: Capt. Wolfgang von…
Bear Island
1979
Actor: Lechinski
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
1979
Actor: Miguel
Arabian Adventure
1979
Actor: Caliph Alquazar
Jaguar Lives!
1979
Actor: Adam Caine
The Passage
1979
Actor: Gypsy
The Pirate
1978
Actor: Samir Al Fay
Caravans
1978
Actor: Sardar Khan
Circle of Iron
1978
Actor: Zetan
Return from Witch Mountain
1978
Actor: Victor Gannon
Starship Invasions
1977
Actor: Captain Rameses
End of the World
1977
Actor: Father Pergado / Z…
Airport '77
1977
Actor: Martin Wallace
Meatcleaver Massacre
1977
Actor: On-Screen Narrator
TV
How the West Was Won
1977
Actor: The Grand Duke
TV
Auf los geht's los
1977
Actor
TV
Charlie's Angels
1976
Actor: Dale Woodman
Dracula and Son
1976
Actor: Le prince des Ténè…
Death in the Sun
1976
Actor: Bill
To the Devil a Daughter
1976
Actor: Father Michael
Killer Force
1976
Actor: Major Chilton
The Keeper
1976
Actor: The Keeper
TV
Saturday Night Live
1975
Actor: Self - Host
TV
Space: 1999
1975
Actor: Captain Zandor
In Search of Dracula
1975
Actor: Self – Host / Vlad…
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
Actor: Francisco Scaraman…
The Four Musketeers
1974
Actor: Rochefort
Diagnosis: Murder
1974
Actor: Dr. Stephen Haywar…
The Three Musketeers
1973
Actor: Rochefort
The Wicker Man
1973
Actor: Lord Summerisle
TV
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
Actor: Arnaud
Dark Places
1973
Actor: Dr. Ian Mandeville
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
Actor: Count Dracula
Nothing But the Night
1973
Actor: Col. Charles Bingh…Producer
Poor Devil
1973
Actor: Lucifer
The Creeping Flesh
1973
Actor: James Hildern
Death Line
1972
Actor: Stratton-Villiers,…
Horror Express
1972
Actor: Prof. Sir Alexande…
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972
Actor: Count Dracula
Vampir Cuadecuc
1972
Actor
Umbracle
1972
Actor: The Man
Hannie Caulder
1971
Actor: Bailey
I, Monster
1971
Actor: Dr. Charles Marlow…
TV
Theatre Macabre
1971
Actor: Self - Host
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
Actor: John Reid (segment…
Scars of Dracula
1970
Actor: Dracula
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
Actor: Mycroft Holmes
Julius Caesar
1970
Actor: Artemidorus
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970
Actor: Dracula
One More Time
1970
Actor: Dracula
Count Dracula
1970
Actor: Dracula
Eugenie
1970
Actor: Dolmance
The Bloody Judge
1970
Actor: Lord George Jeffre…
Scream and Scream Again
1970
Actor: Fremont
The Magic Christian
1969
Actor: Ship's Vampire
The Oblong Box
1969
Actor: Dr. J. Neuhartt
The Castle of Fu Manchu
1969
Actor: Dr. Fu Man Chu
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968
Actor: J.D. Morley
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
1968
Actor: Dracula
The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968
Actor: Dr. Fu Man Chu
The Devil Rides Out
1968
Actor: Duc de Richleau
The Movie Orgy
1968
Actor: Fu Manchu/Dracula …
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
1967
Actor: Count Frederic Reg…
Five Golden Dragons
1967
Actor: Dragon #4
Theatre of Death
1967
Actor: Philippe Darvas
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
1967
Actor: Dr. Fu Manchu
Night of the Big Heat
1967
Actor: Godfrey Hanson
The Brides of Fu Manchu
1966
Actor: Fu Manchu
Circus of Fear
1966
Actor: Gregor
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966
Actor: Grigori Rasputin
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
Actor: Count Dracula
The Skull
1965
Actor: Sir Matthew Philli…
The Face of Fu Manchu
1965
Actor: Dr. Fu Man Chu
Ten Little Indians
1965
Actor: Mr. U.N. Owen (voi…
She
1965
Actor: Billali
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
1965
Actor: Franklyn Marsh
The Gorgon
1964
Actor: Prof. Karl Meister
The Castle of the Living Dead
1964
Actor: Count Drago
The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964
Actor: Captain Robeles
Crypt of the Vampire
1964
Actor: Count Ludwig Karns…
The Whip and the Body
1963
Actor: Kurt Menliff
Horror Castle
1963
Actor: Erich
Corridors of Blood
1963
Actor: Resurrection Joe
Challenge the Devil
1963
Actor: Mephistoles
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
1962
Actor: Sherlock Holmes
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Actor: Karl Jorla
Lolita
1962
Actor: Kharis, the Mummy …
The Pirates of Blood River
1962
Actor: Captain LaRoche
Secret of the Red Orchid
1962
Actor: Capt. Allerman
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Actor
Hercules in the Haunted World
1961
Actor: King Lico (Licos)
The Devil's Daffodil
1961
Actor: Ling Chu
Taste of Fear
1961
Actor: Doctor Pierre Gerr…
The Terror of the Tongs
1961
Actor: Chung King
TV
The Avengers
1961
Actor: Professor StoneActor: Colonel Mannering
The Hands of Orlac
1960
Actor: Nero the magician
Too Hot to Handle
1960
Actor: Novak
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960
Actor: Paul Allen
The City of the Dead
1960
Actor: Prof. Alan Driscol…
Beat Girl
1960
Actor: Kenny King
Uncle Was a Vampire
1959
Actor: Baron Roderico da …
The Mummy
1959
Actor: Kharis, the Mummy
The Treasure of San Teresa
1959
Actor: Jaeger
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959
Actor: Dr. Pierre Gerrard
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
Actor: Sir Henry Baskervi…
TV
Stars in the Ring
1959
Actor
TV
One Step Beyond
1959
Actor: Wilhelm Reitlinger
TV
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Actor: Prince Erik
Dracula
1958
Actor: Count Dracula
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
Actor: Marquis St. Evremo…
TV
Ivanhoe
1958
Actor: Sir Otto from the …
The Truth About Women
1957
Actor: Francois Thiers
Bitter Victory
1957
Actor: Sgt. Barney
Manuela
1957
Actor: Voice (voice)
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
Actor: The Creature
Fortune Is a Woman
1957
Actor: Charles Highbury
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
Actor: German officer at …
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
Actor: Manolo
Beyond Mombasa
1956
Actor: Gil Rossi
Port Afrique
1956
Actor: Franz Vermes
Alexander the Great
1956
Actor: Nectenabus (voice)
TV
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956
Actor: Jeanpierre
Private's Progress
1956
Actor: Major Schultz
Storm Over the Nile
1955
Actor: Karaga Pasha
Alias John Preston
1955
Actor: John Preston
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955
Actor: Submarine Commande…
TV
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
Actor: Louis (uncredited)
The Dark Avenger
1955
Actor: French Patrol Capt…
Contraband Spain
1955
Actor: Narrador (voz)
TV
Mark Saber
1954
Actor: Larry Spence
Innocents in Paris
1953
Actor: Lieutenant Whitloc…
Moulin Rouge
1952
Actor: Georges Seurat (un…
Paul Temple Returns
1952
Actor: Sir Felix Raybourn…
The Crimson Pirate
1952
Actor: Joseph (attache)
Quo Vadis
1951
Actor: Chariot Driver (un…
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951
Actor: Spanish Captain
They Were Not Divided
1950
Actor: Chris Lewis
Hamlet
1948
Actor: Palace Guard (uncr…
Scott of the Antarctic
1948
Actor: Bernard Day
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948
Actor: Herzog Anthony von…
Corridor of Mirrors
1948
Actor: Charles