Christopher Lee

Acting

May 27, 1922 – Jun 7, 2015 · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
as ⁨Saruman⁩
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
as ⁨Saruman⁩
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012
as ⁨Saruman the White⁩
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005
as ⁨Dr. Wonka⁩
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014
as ⁨Saruman the White⁩
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005
as ⁨Count Dooku⁩
Alice in Wonderland2010
as ⁨Jabberwocky (voice)⁩
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002
as ⁨Count Dooku⁩
as ⁨Pastor Galswells (voice)⁩
as ⁨Monsieur Labisse⁩
as ⁨Clarney⁩
as ⁨Burgomaster⁩
as ⁨First High Councilor⁩
as ⁨Doctor Catheter⁩
as ⁨Cardinal D'Ambroise⁩
as ⁨Francisco Scaramanga⁩
as ⁨Count Dooku (voice)⁩
as ⁨Lord Summerisle⁩
as ⁨Commandant Rakov⁩
as ⁨Saruman (voice)⁩
as ⁨Emerich⁩
as ⁨Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt⁩
as ⁨Count Dracula⁩
as ⁨August⁩
as ⁨King Haggard (voice)⁩
as ⁨Old Joseph⁩
as ⁨Chariot Driver (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Father Bartholomeu⁩
as ⁨Sir Henry Baskerville⁩
as ⁨Rochefort⁩
as ⁨The Creature⁩
as ⁨Mycroft Holmes⁩
as ⁨Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton⁩
as ⁨Martin Wallace⁩
as ⁨Count Dracula⁩
as ⁨Palace Guard (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Kharis, the Mummy⁩
as ⁨Count Dracula (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Victor Gannon⁩
as ⁨Stefan Crosscoe⁩
as ⁨Rochefort⁩
as ⁨Dracula⁩
as ⁨Duc de Richleau⁩
as ⁨Count Dracula⁩
as ⁨Franklyn Marsh⁩
as ⁨Dracula⁩
as ⁨Dracula⁩
as ⁨John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")⁩
as ⁨Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Joaquín Morales⁩
as ⁨Count Dracula⁩
as ⁨Prof. Alan Driscoll⁩
as ⁨Prof. Karl Meister⁩
as ⁨Joseph - Military Attaché⁩
as ⁨Kurt Menliff⁩
as ⁨Rochefort⁩
as ⁨Blind Pew⁩
as ⁨Doctor Pierre Gerrard⁩
as ⁨Spanish Captain⁩
as ⁨Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)⁩
as ⁨Bailey⁩
as ⁨Stratton-Villiers, MI5⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')⁩
as ⁨Paul Allen⁩
as ⁨Father Michael⁩
as ⁨Dracula⁩
as ⁨Morgan Canfield⁩
as ⁨Corrigan⁩
as ⁨Sir Richard Turkel⁩
as ⁨Georges Seurat (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Sir Matthew Phillips⁩
as ⁨James Hildern⁩
as ⁨Nectenabus (voice)⁩
as ⁨Fremont⁩
as ⁨Mr. Alfred Rhinegold⁩
as ⁨Dr. J. Neuhartt⁩
as ⁨Kato⁩
as ⁨Older Walter Page⁩
as ⁨Grigori Rasputin⁩
as ⁨Evil Sender⁩
as ⁨Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai⁩
as ⁨J.D. Morley⁩
as ⁨King Lico (Licos)⁩
as ⁨General Konstanin Benin⁩
as ⁨Dr. Pierre Gerrard⁩
as ⁨Manolo⁩
as ⁨Zetan⁩
as ⁨Narrator⁩
as ⁨Miguel⁩
as ⁨Lechinski⁩
as ⁨Sanson⁩
as ⁨Billali⁩
as ⁨Old Man⁩
as ⁨Dolmance⁩
as ⁨Godfrey Hanson⁩
as ⁨Gypsy⁩
as ⁨Caliph Alquazar⁩
as ⁨Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake⁩
as ⁨Dr. Fu Man Chu⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Barney⁩
as ⁨Sherlock Holmes⁩
as ⁨Lord George Jeffreys⁩
as ⁨Dr. Fu Man Chu⁩
as ⁨Ship's Vampire⁩
as ⁨Callum Chance⁩
as ⁨Mr. Mason⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
as ⁨Saruman⁩
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
as ⁨Saruman⁩
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012
as ⁨Saruman the White⁩
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005
as ⁨Dr. Wonka⁩
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014
as ⁨Saruman the White⁩
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005
as ⁨Count Dooku⁩
Alice in Wonderland2010
as ⁨Jabberwocky (voice)⁩
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002
as ⁨Count Dooku⁩
as ⁨Pastor Galswells (voice)⁩
as ⁨Monsieur Labisse⁩
as ⁨Clarney⁩
as ⁨Burgomaster⁩
as ⁨First High Councilor⁩
as ⁨Doctor Catheter⁩
as ⁨Cardinal D'Ambroise⁩
as ⁨Francisco Scaramanga⁩
as ⁨Count Dooku (voice)⁩
as ⁨Lord Summerisle⁩
as ⁨Commandant Rakov⁩
as ⁨Saruman (voice)⁩
as ⁨Emerich⁩
as ⁨Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt⁩
as ⁨Count Dracula⁩
as ⁨August⁩
as ⁨King Haggard (voice)⁩
as ⁨Old Joseph⁩
as ⁨Chariot Driver (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Father Bartholomeu⁩
as ⁨Sir Henry Baskerville⁩
as ⁨Rochefort⁩
as ⁨The Creature⁩
as ⁨Mycroft Holmes⁩
as ⁨Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton⁩
as ⁨Martin Wallace⁩
as ⁨Count Dracula⁩
as ⁨Palace Guard (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Kharis, the Mummy⁩
as ⁨Count Dracula (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Victor Gannon⁩
as ⁨Stefan Crosscoe⁩
as ⁨Rochefort⁩
as ⁨Dracula⁩
as ⁨Duc de Richleau⁩
as ⁨Count Dracula⁩
as ⁨Franklyn Marsh⁩
as ⁨Dracula⁩
as ⁨Dracula⁩
as ⁨John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")⁩
as ⁨Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Joaquín Morales⁩
as ⁨Count Dracula⁩
as ⁨Prof. Alan Driscoll⁩
as ⁨Prof. Karl Meister⁩
as ⁨Joseph - Military Attaché⁩
as ⁨Kurt Menliff⁩
as ⁨Rochefort⁩
as ⁨Blind Pew⁩
as ⁨Doctor Pierre Gerrard⁩
as ⁨Spanish Captain⁩
as ⁨Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)⁩
as ⁨Bailey⁩
as ⁨Stratton-Villiers, MI5⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')⁩
as ⁨Paul Allen⁩
as ⁨Father Michael⁩
as ⁨Dracula⁩
as ⁨Morgan Canfield⁩
as ⁨Corrigan⁩
as ⁨Sir Richard Turkel⁩
as ⁨Georges Seurat (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Sir Matthew Phillips⁩
as ⁨James Hildern⁩
as ⁨Nectenabus (voice)⁩
as ⁨Fremont⁩
as ⁨Mr. Alfred Rhinegold⁩
as ⁨Dr. J. Neuhartt⁩
as ⁨Kato⁩
as ⁨Older Walter Page⁩
as ⁨Grigori Rasputin⁩
as ⁨Evil Sender⁩
as ⁨Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai⁩
as ⁨J.D. Morley⁩
as ⁨King Lico (Licos)⁩
as ⁨General Konstanin Benin⁩
as ⁨Dr. Pierre Gerrard⁩
as ⁨Manolo⁩
as ⁨Zetan⁩
as ⁨Narrator⁩
as ⁨Miguel⁩
as ⁨Lechinski⁩
as ⁨Sanson⁩
as ⁨Billali⁩
as ⁨Old Man⁩
as ⁨Dolmance⁩
as ⁨Godfrey Hanson⁩
as ⁨Gypsy⁩
as ⁨Caliph Alquazar⁩
as ⁨Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake⁩
as ⁨Dr. Fu Man Chu⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Barney⁩
as ⁨Sherlock Holmes⁩
as ⁨Lord George Jeffreys⁩
as ⁨Dr. Fu Man Chu⁩
as ⁨Ship's Vampire⁩
as ⁨Callum Chance⁩
as ⁨Mr. Mason⁩