
Christopher Lee
Born: 1922-05-27
Place of birth: Westminster, London, England, UK
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.
Filmography

The Trail of Dracula
2013

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
2010

Dracula in the Movies
1992

The French Revolution
1989

Un métier de seigneur
1986

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007

To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2002

Fear in the Dark
1991

Mickey's 50
1978

The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956

The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024