Christopher Lee
Born
May 27, 1922
Died
June 7, 2015 (93 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
Known For

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Saruman (voice)
2024

Dracula Unearthed
Count Dracula (archive footage)
2022

Angels in Notting Hill
The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
2015

Face of Unity
Self
2014

Extraordinary Tales
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
2013
Dracula vs. Vampir
2012
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
Narrator
2012

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
Self
2010

Hollywood Chinese
Self
2007

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
2004

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Self
2003
Best Ever Bond
Self / Scaramanga
2002

Bond Girls Are Forever
Francisco Scaramanga (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002

Ex-S: The Wicker Man
Self
1998

100 Years of Horror
Presenter
1998

Welcome to the Discworld
Death
1996

Vem Var Dracula
Self
1996

The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry
Self
1996
A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
Self
1995

In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Self
1995

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Commandant Rakov
1994

Double Vision
Mr. Bernard
1992

Fear in the Dark
Narrator
1991

Journey of Honor
King Philip
1991

The Care of Time
Karlis Zander
1990

Honeymoon Academy
Lazos
1989

Murder Story
Willard Hope
1989

The Disputation
King James of Aragon
1986

The Salamander
Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
1981
Desperate Moves
Dr. Carl Boxer
1980

The Pirate
Samir Al Fay
1978

The Keeper
The Keeper
1976

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Satanus / Van Krig
1975

Death Line
Stratton-Villiers, MI5
1972

The Devil's Agent
Baron Ferdi von Staub
1962

The Devil's Daffodil
Ling Chu
1961

Too Hot to Handle
Novak
1960

Beyond Mombasa
Gil Rossi
1956

Port Afrique
Franz Vermes
1956

Private's Progress
Major Schultz
1956

Cross-Roads
Harry Cooper
1955

The Awakening
Factory proprietor (uncredited)
1954

Moulin Rouge
Georges Seurat (uncredited)
1952

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Spanish Captain
1951

Hamlet
Palace Guard (uncredited)
1948
The Wicker Man At 50
Lord Summerisle
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
Lord Summerisle

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self (archive footage)
2024

Children of the Wicker Man
Self (archive footage)
2024

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Self / Various (Archive)
2024

Faces of Death
(archive footage)
2023

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Himself
2020

Drácula Barcelona
Himself
2017

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017

Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Saruman the White
2014

How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Self
2014

The Trail of Dracula
Self
2013

The Girl from Nagasaki
Old Officer Pinkerton
2013

Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Narrator
2013

Night Train to Lisbon
Father Bartholomeu
2013

Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
Self
2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Saruman the White
2012

The Fall of the House Of Usher
The Narrator
2012

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Self
2012

Everything or Nothing
Self
2012

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012

Dark Shadows
Clarney
2012

Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Dracula (archive footage)
2012

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Self
2012

Hugo
Monsieur Labisse
2011

The Wicker Tree
Old Man
2011

The Resident
August
2011

Season of the Witch
Cardinal D'Ambroise
2011

Burke & Hare
Old Joseph
2010

Halloween: The Inside Story
(archive footage)
2010

The Heavy
Mr. Mason
2010

Alice in Wonderland
Jabberwocky (voice)
2010

Glorious 39
Older Walter Page
2009

Triage
Joaquín Morales
2009

Boogie Woogie
Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
2009

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
Narrator (voice)
2008

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Count Dooku (voice)
2008

The Colour of Magic
Death · (2 episodes)
2008

Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Self
2008

The Golden Compass
First High Councilor
2007

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Narrator (voice)
2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets
Narrator
2007

Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands
Self
2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
2007
Ein Leben wie im Flug
Self
2007

Beloved Count
Self
2007
Bloody Jess
Self
2007
Semperopernball
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
Self
2006

Pope John Paul II
Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński · (2 episodes)
2005

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
The Lord Provost
2005

Corpse Bride
Pastor Galswells (voice)
2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dr. Wonka
2005

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Count Dooku
2005

The Story of Star Wars
Count Dooku (archive footage)
2004

Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Emerich
2004
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self · (1 episode)
2004

Drácula en la Hammer
Christopher Lee
2003

The Making of The Two Towers
2003

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
Self
2003

Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick
Narrator
2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saruman
2002

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Self / Count Dooku
2002
Perversion Stories
Self
2002

To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2002

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Count Dooku
2002

The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
Self
2002

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
2001

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Self
2001

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

A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
Self
2001

Quest for the Ring
Self
2001

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
2001

The Wicker Man Enigma
Himself
2001

The Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle Alcatraz
Narrator
2001
Aeschbacher
Self · (1 episode)
2001

Ghost Stories for Christmas
Narrator · (4 episodes)
2000

In the Beginning
Rameses I · (2 episodes)
2000

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
2000

Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
2000

Gormenghast
Flay · (4 episodes)
2000

Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
Self
2000

The Many Faces of Dracula
Narrator
2000

Sleepy Hollow
Burgomaster
1999

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
1999

Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1998

Dare To Dream: The Making of Jinnah
Self
1998

Tale of the Mummy
Sir Richard Turkel
1998

The Mummy
Self - Host
1998

Soul Music
Death (voice) · (7 episodes)
1997

The Odyssey
Tiresias · (2 episodes)
1997

Wyrd Sisters
Death (voice) · (6 episodes)
1997

Soul Music
Death (voice)
1997

Ivanhoe
Lucas de Beaumanoir · (6 episodes)
1997

100 Years of Horror
Self - Host · (26 episodes)
1996

The Stupids
Evil Sender
1996

In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996

Moses
Pharaoh · (2 episodes)
1996

Alisea and the Dream Prince
Azaret · (2 episodes)
1996

The Many Faces of Christopher Lee
1996

A Century of Science Fiction
Narrator (voice)
1996

Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Narrator · (13 episodes)
1995

A Feast at Midnight
V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
1994

The World of Hammer
(13 episodes)
1994

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Narrator (voice) / Self
1994

Funny Man
Callum Chance
1994

The Rainbow Thief
Uncle Rudolf
1994

Brisant
Self · (1 episode)
1994

Blue Heelers
Scott James · (5 episodes)
1993

Death Train
General Konstanin Benin
1993

Cyber Eden
Cedric
1992

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Count Ottokar Graf Czerin · (1 episode)
1992

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Sherlock Holmes
1992

Beauty and the Beast
Monsieur Renard (voice)
1992

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Sherlock Holmes
1991

Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
Dr. Pearson
1991

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Doctor Catheter
1990

The Miser
Cardinale Spinosi
1990

Stern TV
Self · (1 episode)
1990

Treasure Island
Blind Pew
1990

The French Revolution
Sanson (segment "Années Terribles, Les") · (2 episodes)
1989

Night of the Eagles
Walter Strauss
1989

The French Revolution
Sanson
1989

Around the World in 80 Days
Stuart · (3 episodes)
1989

The Return of the Musketeers
Rochefort
1989

Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil
Luis Morel
1988

Olympus Force: The Key
1988
Seitenblicke
self · (1 episode)
1987

Creepy Classics
Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
1987

The Girl
Peter Storm
1987

Mio in the Land of Faraway
Kato
1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Self
1987

Un métier de seigneur
Fog
1986

Jocks
President White
1986

Shaka Zulu
Lord Bathurst · (10 episodes)
1986
Wedden, dat..?
Self · (1 episode)
1986

Mask of Murder
Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
1985

Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
Stefan Crosscoe
1985

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Himself - Presenter
1985

The Best of All Time Horror Classics
1985

The Rosebud Beach Hotel
King
1984

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
King Vladimir V
1984

The Bengal Lancers!
Sir James Hunter
1984

The Far Pavilions
Rao-Sahib · (3 episodes)
1984

House of the Long Shadows
Corrigan
1983

The Return of Captain Invincible
Mr. Midnight
1983
New Magic
Mr. Kellar
1983
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
Narrator
1983

The Last Unicorn
King Haggard (voice)
1982

The Rank Charm School
Self
1982

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Prince Philip
1982

Faerie Tale Theatre
King Vladimir V · (1 episode)
1982

Massarati and the Brain
Victor Leopold
1982

Safari 3000
Count Borgia
1982

Champs-Elysées
Self · (2 episodes)
1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982

Goliath Awaits
John McKenzie · (2 episodes)
1981

An Eye for an Eye
Morgan Canfield
1981

Evil Stalks This House
Host
1981

Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981

Once Upon a Spy
Marcus Valorium
1980

Serial
Luckman Skull
1980

1941
Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
1979

Bear Island
Lechinski
1979

Captain America II: Death Too Soon
Miguel
1979

Jaguar Lives!
Adam Caine
1979

Arabian Adventure
Caliph Alquazar
1979

The Passage
Gypsy
1979

The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979

Mickey's 50
Self
1978

Caravans
Sardar Khan
1978

Circle of Iron
Zetan
1978

Return from Witch Mountain
Victor Gannon
1978

Starship Invasions
Captain Rameses
1977

The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural
Narrator
1977

End of the World
Father Pergado / Zindar
1977

Airport '77
Martin Wallace
1977

Meatcleaver Massacre
On-Screen Narrator
1977

How the West Was Won
The Grand Duke · (1 episode)
1977

Auf los geht's los
Self · (1 episode)
1977

Charlie's Angels
Dale Woodman · (2 episodes)
1976

Dracula and Son
Le prince des Ténèbres
1976

Death in the Sun
Bill
1976

To the Devil a Daughter
Father Michael
1976

Killer Force
Major Chilton
1976

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975

Space: 1999
Captain Zandor · (1 episode)
1975

In Search of Dracula
Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula
1975

The Man with the Golden Gun
Francisco Scaramanga
1974

The Four Musketeers
Rochefort
1974

Diagnosis: Murder
Dr. Stephen Hayward
1974

The Three Musketeers
Rochefort
1973

The Wicker Man
Lord Summerisle
1973

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Arnaud · (1 episode)
1973

Dark Places
Dr. Ian Mandeville
1973

The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Count Dracula
1973

Nothing But the Night
Col. Charles Bingham
1973

Poor Devil
Lucifer
1973

The Creeping Flesh
James Hildern
1973

Horror Express
Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
1972

Dracula A.D. 1972
Count Dracula
1972

Vampir Cuadecuc
Self
1972

Umbracle
The Man
1972

Hannie Caulder
Bailey
1971

I, Monster
Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
1971

Theatre Macabre
Self - Host · (24 episodes)
1971

The House That Dripped Blood
John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
1971

Scars of Dracula
Dracula
1970

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
1970

Julius Caesar
Artemidorus
1970
Treffpunkte
Self · (1 episode)
1970

Taste the Blood of Dracula
Dracula
1970

One More Time
Dracula
1970

Count Dracula
Dracula
1970

Eugenie
Dolmance
1970

The Bloody Judge
Lord George Jeffreys
1970

Scream and Scream Again
Fremont
1970

The Magic Christian
Ship's Vampire
1969

The Oblong Box
Dr. J. Neuhartt
1969

The Castle of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1969

Quelle horreur mon saigneur Dracula
Self
1969

Curse of the Crimson Altar
J.D. Morley
1968

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Dracula
1968

The Blood of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1968

The Devil Rides Out
Duc de Richleau
1968

Eve
Colonel Stuart
1968

The Movie Orgy
Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
1968

The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
1967

Five Golden Dragons
Dragon #4
1967

Theatre of Death
Philippe Darvas
1967

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
1967

Night of the Big Heat
Godfrey Hanson
1967

The Brides of Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu
1966

Circus of Fear
Gregor
1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Grigori Rasputin
1966

Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Count Dracula
1966

The Skull
Sir Matthew Phillips
1965

The Face of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1965

Ten Little Indians
Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
1965

She
Billali
1965

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Franklyn Marsh
1965

The Gorgon
Prof. Karl Meister
1964

The Castle of the Living Dead
Count Drago
1964

The Devil-Ship Pirates
Captain Robeles
1964

Crypt of the Vampire
Count Ludwig Karnstein
1964

Horror!!!
Self
1964

The Whip and the Body
Kurt Menliff
1963

Horror Castle
Erich
1963

Challenge the Devil
Mephistoles
1963

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes
1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Karl Jorla · (1 episode)
1962

Lolita
Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962

The Pirates of Blood River
Captain LaRoche
1962

Secret of the Red Orchid
Capt. Allerman
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961

Hercules in the Haunted World
King Lico (Licos)
1961

Taste of Fear
Doctor Pierre Gerrard
1961

The Terror of the Tongs
Chung King
1961

The Avengers
Professor Stone · (1 episode)
1961

The Avengers
Colonel Mannering · (1 episode)
1961

The Hands of Orlac
Nero the magician
1960

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Paul Allen
1960

The City of the Dead
Prof. Alan Driscoll
1960

Beat Girl
Kenny King
1960

Uncle Was a Vampire
Baron Roderico da Frankurten
1959

The Mummy
Kharis, the Mummy
1959

The Treasure of San Teresa
Jaeger
1959

The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Dr. Pierre Gerrard
1959

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Henry Baskerville
1959

Stars in the Ring
Self · (1 episode)
1959

One Step Beyond
Wilhelm Reitlinger · (1 episode)
1959

Corridors of Blood
Resurrection Joe
1958

The Adventures of William Tell
Prince Erik · (1 episode)
1958

Dracula
Count Dracula
1958

A Tale of Two Cities
Marquis St. Evremonde
1958

Ivanhoe
Sir Otto from the Rhine · (1 episode)
1958

Battle of the V-1
Brunner
1958

The Truth About Women
Francois Thiers
1957

Bitter Victory
Sgt. Barney
1957

Manuela
Voice (voice)
1957

Sailor of Fortune
Yusif Carnot · (22 episodes)
1957

The Curse of Frankenstein
The Creature
1957

Fortune Is a Woman
Charles Highbury
1957

The Traitor
Doctor Neumann
1957

Ill Met by Moonlight
German officer at The Dentist's office
1957

The Battle of the River Plate
Manolo
1956

The Errol Flynn Theatre
The Visitant · (1 episode)
1956

The Errol Flynn Theatre
Compte de Merret · (1 episode)
1956

The Errol Flynn Theatre
Maurice Gabet · (1 episode)
1956

The Errol Flynn Theatre
General Hamelin · (1 episode)
1956

Alexander the Great
Nectenabus (voice)
1956

Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Jeanpierre · (1 episode)
1956

Storm Over the Nile
Karaga Pasha
1955

Alias John Preston
John Preston
1955

The Cockleshell Heroes
Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
1955

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Louis (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1955

Moby Dick Rehearsed
A Stage Manager /Flask
1955

Police Dog
Johnny, a constable
1955

The Dark Avenger
French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
1955

Contraband Spain
Narrador (voz)
1955

That Lady
Capitán
1955
The Mirror and Markheim
Visitant
1954

Innocents in Paris
Lieutenant Whitlock
1953
The Top and the Ball
Father
1953

Babes in Bagdad
Slave Dealer
1952

Paul Temple Returns
Sir Felix Raybourne
1952

Top Secret
Russian Agent (uncredited)
1952

The Crimson Pirate
Joseph (attache)
1952

Quo Vadis
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
1951

Valley of the Eagles
Det. Holt
1951

Prelude to Fame
Newsman
1950

They Were Not Divided
Chris Lewis
1950

Trottie True
Hon. Bongo Icklesham
1949

Scott of the Antarctic
Bernard Day
1948

Saraband for Dead Lovers
Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
1948

Penny and the Pownall Case
Jonathan Blair
1948

A Song for Tomorrow
Auguste
1948

One Night with You
Pirelli's Assistant
1948

Corridor of Mirrors
Charles
1948

Science Fiction Film Awards
Himself · (1 episode)