Christopher Lee

Known for ActingBorn 1922-05-27Died 2015-06-07Westminster, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Tim Burton: Life in the Line

The Trail of Dracula

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror

Dracula in the Movies

Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie!

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

To the Devil... The Death of Hammer

Fear in the Dark

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

Mickey's 50

The French Revolution

The Errol Flynn Theatre

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

Ex-S: The Wicker Man

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness

The Many Faces of Christopher Lee

Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick

The Fall of the House Of Usher

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Faerie Tale Theatre

Nase vorn

Seitenblicke

New Magic

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

Auf los geht's los

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

100 Greatest Scary Moments

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

Corpse Bride

Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem

Final Column

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Mark Saber

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Top Secret

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey