Christopher Lee
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
Credits
- 2024 · The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim as Saruman (voice)
- 2024 · Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Constel·lació Portabella as (archive footage)
- 2024 · Children of the Wicker Man as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Faces of Death as (archive footage)
- 2020 · Peter Cushing: In His Own Words as Himself
- 2019 · La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Drácula Barcelona as Himself
- 2017 · Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2015 · Angels in Notting Hill as The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
- 2014 · Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014 · How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective as Self
- 2014 · Face of Unity as Self
- 2013 · The Trail of Dracula as Self (Archival Footage)
- 2013 · The Girl from Nagasaki as Old Officer Pinkerton
- 2013 · Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics as Narrator
- 2013 · The Gillian Hills Trilogy as
- 2013 · Night Train to Lisbon as Father Bartholomeu
- 2012 · Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror as Self
- 2012 · The Fall of the House Of Usher as The Narrator
- 2012 · Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars as Self
- 2012 · Dracula vs. Vampir as
- 2012 · Everything or Nothing as Self
- 2012 · The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features as
- 2012 · Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness as Dracula (archive footage)
- 2012 · Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988 as Narrator
- 2012 · Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' as Self
- 2011 · The Wicker Tree as Old Man
- 2010 · Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror as Self
- 2010 · Boogie Woogie as Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
- 2009 · Glorious 39 as Older Walter Page
- 2009 · Triage as Joaquín Morales
- 2008 · The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Fanex Files: Hammer Films as Self
- 2008 · The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 as Death (synchro)
- 2008 · The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 as Death (synchro)
- 2007 · Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets as Narrator
- 2007 · Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands as Self
- 2007 · Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Hollywood Chinese as Self
- 2007 · Ein Leben wie im Flug as Self
- 2007 · Beloved Count as Self
- 2007 · Bloody Jess as Self
- 2006 · Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills as Self
- 2005 · Pope John Paul II as Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
- 2005 · Pope John Paul II as
- 2005 · The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby as The Lord Provost
- 2004 · A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2004 · The Story of Star Wars as Count Dooku (archive footage)
- 2003 · Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self
- 2003 · J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth as Self
- 2003 · Drácula en la Hammer as Christopher Lee
- 2003 · Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · Best Ever Bond as Self / Scaramanga
- 2002 · From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' as Self / Count Dooku
- 2002 · The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design as Self
- 2002 · The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script as Self
- 2002 · The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth as Self
- 2002 · The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast as Self
- 2002 · Perversion Stories as Self
- 2002 · To the Devil... The Death of Hammer as
- 2002 · The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' as Self
- 2001 · Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man as
- 2001 · Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 2001 · Quest for the Ring as Self
- 2001 · R2-D2: Beneath the Dome as Self
- 2001 · The Wicker Man Enigma as Himself
- 2001 · The Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle Alcatraz as Narrator
- 2000 · Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' as
- 2000 · The Many Faces of Dracula as Narrator
- 2000 · Ian Fleming: 007's Creator as Self
- 1998 · Ex-S: The Wicker Man as Self
- 1998 · Jinnah as Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1998 · Dare To Dream: The Making of Jinnah as Self
- 1998 · The Mummy as Self - Host
- 1998 · 100 Years of Horror as Presenter
- 1997 · Soul Music as Death (voice)
- 1996 · Welcome to the Discworld as Death
- 1996 · Vem Var Dracula as Self
- 1996 · In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes as
- 1996 · The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry as Self
- 1996 · A Century of Science Fiction as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · The Many Faces of Christopher Lee as
- 1995 · A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James as Self
- 1995 · In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 1995 · Tales of Mystery and Imagination as Narrator
- 1994 · A Feast at Midnight as V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
- 1994 · Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror as Narrator (voice) / Self
- 1994 · Funny Man as Callum Chance
- 1994 · The Rainbow Thief as Uncle Rudolf
- 1993 · Death Train as General Konstanin Benin
- 1992 · Cyber Eden as Cedric
- 1992 · Double Vision as Mr. Bernard
- 1992 · Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls as Sherlock Holmes
- 1992 · Dracula in the Movies as
- 1992 · Beauty and the Beast as Monsieur Renard (voice)
- 1991 · Fear in the Dark as Narrator
- 1991 · Halloween Monster Bash as Professor Alexander Saxton (archive footage)
- 1991 · Curse III: Blood Sacrifice as Dr. Pearson
- 1991 · Ghosts: A Journey Into the Paranormal as Self - Narrator
- 1990 · The Care of Time as Karlis Zander
- 1990 · The Miser as Cardinale Spinosi
- 1989 · For Better or for Worse as Lazos
- 1989 · Murder Story as Willard Hope
- 1989 · Night of the Eagles as Walter Strauss
- 1989 · The Return of the Musketeers as Rochefort
- 1988 · Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil as Luis Morel
- 1988 · Olympus Force: The Key as Filly
- 1987 · Creepy Classics as Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
- 1987 · Mio in the Land of Faraway as Kato
- 1987 · The Girl as Peter Storm
- 1987 · Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood as Self
- 1986 · The Disputation as King James of Aragon
- 1986 · Un métier de seigneur as Fog
- 1986 · Jocks as President White
- 1985 · Mask of Murder as Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
- 1985 · Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch as Stefan Crosscoe
- 1985 · The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes as Himself - Presenter
- 1985 · The Best of All Time Horror Classics as
- 1984 · The Bengal Lancers! as Sir James Hunter
- 1983 · The Return of Captain Invincible as Mr. Midnight
- 1983 · Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler as Narrator
- 1983 · New Magic as Mr. Kellar
- 1982 · The Rank Charm School as Self
- 1982 · Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story as Prince Philip
- 1982 · Massarati and the Brain as Victor Leopold
- 1982 · Safari 3000 as Count Borgia
- 1981 · An Eye for an Eye as Morgan Canfield
- 1981 · Evil Stalks This House as Host
- 1981 · The Salamander as Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
- 1980 · Once Upon a Spy as Marcus Valorium
- 1980 · Serial as Luckman Skull
- 1980 · Desperate Moves as Dr. Carl Boxer
- 1979 · Bear Island as Lechinski
- 1979 · Arabian Adventure as Caliph Alquazar
- 1979 · The Passage as Gypsy
- 1979 · The Horror Show as (archive footage)
- 1978 · Caravans as Sardar Khan
- 1978 · Circle of Iron as Zetan
- 1978 · Return from Witch Mountain as Victor Gannon
- 1977 · The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural as Narrator
- 1977 · Playboy's Playmate Party as
- 1977 · End of the World as Father Pergado / Zindar
- 1977 · Meatcleaver Massacre as On-Screen Narrator
- 1976 · Dracula and Son as Le prince des Ténèbres
- 1976 · To the Devil a Daughter as Father Michael
- 1976 · The Keeper as The Keeper
- 1975 · In Search of Dracula as Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula
- 1975 · The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan as Satanus / Van Krig
- 1974 · Diagnosis: Murder as Dr. Stephen Hayward
- 1973 · The Satanic Rites of Dracula as Count Dracula
- 1973 · Nothing But the Night as Col. Charles Bingham
- 1973 · Poor Devil as Lucifer
- 1972 · Horror Express as Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
- 1972 · Dracula A.D. 1972 as Count Dracula
- 1972 · Vampir Cuadecuc as Self
- 1971 · I, Monster as Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
- 1971 · The House That Dripped Blood as John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
- 1970 · Scars of Dracula as Dracula
- 1970 · The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes as Mycroft Holmes
- 1970 · Julius Caesar as Artemidorus
- 1970 · One More Time as Dracula
- 1970 · Scream and Scream Again as Fremont
- 1969 · The Magic Christian as Ship's Vampire
- 1969 · The Castle of Fu Manchu as Dr. Fu Man Chu
- 1968 · Curse of the Crimson Altar as J.D. Morley
- 1968 · Dracula Has Risen from the Grave as Dracula
- 1968 · The Blood of Fu Manchu as Dr. Fu Man Chu
- 1968 · The Devil Rides Out as Duc de Richleau
- 1968 · The Face of Eve as Colonel Stuart
- 1967 · Five Golden Dragons as Dragon #4
- 1967 · Theatre of Death as Philippe Darvas
- 1967 · The Vengeance of Fu Manchu as Dr. Fu Manchu
- 1966 · Rasputin: The Mad Monk as Grigori Rasputin
- 1966 · Dracula: Prince of Darkness as Count Dracula
- 1965 · Ten Little Indians as Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
- 1965 · She as Billali
- 1965 · Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as Franklyn Marsh
- 1964 · The Gorgon as Prof. Karl Meister
- 1964 · The Castle of the Living Dead as Count Drago
- 1964 · The Devil-Ship Pirates as Captain Robeles
- 1964 · Crypt of the Vampire as Count Ludwig Karnstein
- 1964 · Horror!!! as Self
- 1963 · The Whip and the Body as Kurt Menliff
- 1963 · Horror Castle as Erich
- 1963 · Challenge the Devil as Mephistoles
- 1962 · The Devil's Agent as Baron Ferdi von Staub
- 1962 · The Pirates of Blood River as Captain LaRoche
- 1962 · Secret of the Red Orchid as Capt. Allerman
- 1961 · Hercules in the Haunted World as King Lico (Licos)
- 1961 · The Devil's Daffodil as Ling Chu
- 1961 · Taste of Fear as Doctor Pierre Gerrard
- 1960 · Too Hot to Handle as Novak
- 1960 · The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll as Paul Allen
- 1959 · Uncle Was a Vampire as Baron Roderico da Frankurten
- 1959 · The Mummy as Kharis, the Mummy
- 1959 · The Treasure of San Teresa as Jaeger
- 1959 · The Man Who Could Cheat Death as Dr. Pierre Gerrard
- 1958 · Battle of the V-1 as Brunner
- 1957 · The Truth About Women as Francois Thiers
- 1957 · Manuela as Voice (voice)
- 1957 · The Curse of Frankenstein as The Creature
- 1957 · Fortune Is a Woman as Charles Highbury
- 1957 · The Traitor as Doctor Neumann
- 1956 · The Battle of the River Plate as Manolo
- 1956 · Beyond Mombasa as Gil Rossi
- 1956 · Port Afrique as Franz Vermes
- 1956 · Private's Progress as Major Schultz
- 1955 · Storm Over the Nile as Karaga Pasha
- 1955 · Alias John Preston as John Preston
- 1955 · The Cockleshell Heroes as Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
- 1955 · Police Dog as Johnny, a constable
- 1955 · The Dark Avenger as French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
- 1955 · Contraband Spain as Narrador (voz)
- 1955 · That Lady as Capitán
- 1954 · The Awakening as Factory proprietor (uncredited)
- 1954 · The Mirror and Markheim as Visitant
- 1953 · Innocents in Paris as Lieutenant Whitlock
- 1952 · Babes in Bagdad as Slave Dealer
- 1952 · Paul Temple Returns as Sir Felix Raybourne
- 1952 · Top Secret as Russian Agent (uncredited)
- 1952 · Moulin Rouge as Georges Seurat (uncredited)
- 1952 · The Crimson Pirate as Joseph (attache)
- 1951 · Valley of the Eagles as Det. Holt
- 1950 · They Were Not Divided as Chris Lewis
- 1949 · Trottie True as Hon. Bongo Icklesham
- 1948 · Hamlet as Palace Guard (uncredited)
- Future · Science Fiction Film Awards as Himself
- 2024 · The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee as Self / Various (Archive)
- 2015 · Extraordinary Tales as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
- 2015 · Fifty Shades of Erotica as (archive footage)
- 2014 · The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Saruman the White
- 2012 · The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Saruman the White
- 2012 · Dark Shadows as Clarney
- 2011 · Hugo as Monsieur Labisse
- 2011 · The Resident as August
- 2011 · Season of the Witch as Cardinal D'Ambroise
- 2010 · Burke & Hare as Old Joseph
- 2010 · The Heavy as Mr. Mason
- 2010 · Alice in Wonderland as Jabberwocky (voice)
- 2008 · Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Count Dooku (voice)
- 2008 · The Colour of Magic as Death
- 2007 · The Golden Compass as First High Councilor
- 2007 · The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- 2006 · Semperopernball as Self
- 2005 · Corpse Bride as Pastor Galswells (voice)
- 2005 · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Dr. Wonka
- 2005 · Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Count Dooku
- 2004 · Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse as Emerich
- 2004 · Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel as Self
- 2003 · The Making of 'The Two Towers' as
- 2002 · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Saruman
- 2002 · Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as Count Dooku
- 2001 · Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring as Self
- 2001 · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Saruman
- 2001 · Aeschbacher as Self
- 2000 · Ghost Stories for Christmas as Narrator
- 2000 · In the Beginning as Rameses I
- 2000 · Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Self
- 2000 · Gormenghast as Flay
- 1999 · Sleepy Hollow as Burgomaster
- 1999 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service as Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
- 1998 · Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy as Sir Richard Turkel
- 1997 · Soul Music as Death (voice)
- 1997 · The Odyssey as Tiresias
- 1997 · Wyrd Sisters as Death (voice)
- 1997 · Ivanhoe as Lucas de Beaumanoir
- 1996 · 100 Years of Horror as Self - Host
- 1996 · The Stupids as Evil Sender
- 1996 · Moses as Pharaoh
- 1996 · Alisea and the Dream Prince as Azaret
- 1994 · The World of Hammer as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Police Academy: Mission to Moscow as Commandant Rakov
- 1994 · Brisant as Self
- 1993 · Blue Heelers as Scott James
- 1992 · Innocent Blood as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- 1992 · The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Count Ottokar Graf Czerin
- 1991 · Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady as Sherlock Holmes
- 1991 · Journey of Honor as King Philip
- 1990 · Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Doctor Catheter
- 1990 · Treasure Island as Blind Pew
- 1990 · Stern TV as Self
- 1989 · The French Revolution as Sanson (« Les Années terribles »)
- 1989 · The French Revolution as Sanson
- 1989 · Around the World in 80 Days as Stuart
- 1987 · Seitenblicke as self
- 1986 · Shaka Zulu as Lord Bathurst
- 1986 · Wedden, dat..? as Self
- 1984 · The Rosebud Beach Hotel as King
- 1984 · The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as King Vladimir V
- 1984 · The Far Pavilions as Rao-Sahib
- 1983 · House of the Long Shadows as Corrigan
- 1982 · The Last Unicorn as King Haggard (voice)
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as King Vladimir V
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1982 · Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
- 1981 · Goliath Awaits as John McKenzie
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1979 · 1941 as Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
- 1979 · Captain America II: Death Too Soon as Miguel
- 1979 · Jaguar Lives! as Adam Caine
- 1978 · The Pirate as Samir Al Fay
- 1978 · Mickey's 50 as Self
- 1977 · The Pirate as Samir Al Fay
- 1977 · Starship Invasions as Captain Rameses
- 1977 · Airport '77 as Martin Wallace
- 1977 · How the West Was Won as The Grand Duke
- 1977 · Auf los geht's los as Self
- 1976 · Charlie's Angels as Dale Woodman
- 1976 · Albino as Bill
- 1976 · Killer Force as Major Chilton
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Space: 1999 as Captain Zandor
- 1974 · The Man with the Golden Gun as Francisco Scaramanga
- 1974 · The Four Musketeers as Rochefort
- 1973 · The Three Musketeers as Rochefort
- 1973 · The Wicker Man as Lord Summerisle
- 1973 · Orson Welles' Great Mysteries as Arnaud
- 1973 · Dark Places as Dr. Ian Mandeville
- 1973 · The Creeping Flesh as James Hildern
- 1972 · Death Line as Stratton-Villiers, MI5
- 1971 · Film '72 as Self
- 1971 · Hannie Caulder as Bailey
- 1971 · Theatre Macabre as Self – Host
- 1970 · Treffpunkte as Self
- 1970 · Taste the Blood of Dracula as Dracula
- 1970 · Count Dracula as Dracula
- 1970 · Eugenie as Dolmance
- 1970 · The Bloody Judge as Lord George Jeffreys
- 1969 · The Oblong Box as Dr. J. Neuhartt
- 1968 · The Movie Orgy as Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism as Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
- 1967 · Night of the Big Heat as Godfrey Hanson
- 1966 · The Brides of Fu Manchu as Fu Manchu
- 1966 · Circus of Fear as Gregor
- 1965 · The Skull as Sir Matthew Phillips
- 1965 · The Face of Fu Manchu as Dr. Fu Man Chu
- 1962 · Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace as Sherlock Holmes
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Karl Jorla
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Terror of the Tongs as Chung King
- 1961 · The Avengers as Professor Stone
- 1961 · The Avengers as Colonel Mannering
- 1960 · The Hands of Orlac as Nero the magician
- 1960 · The City of the Dead as Prof. Alan Driscoll
- 1960 · Beat Girl as Kenny King
- 1959 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Sir Henry Baskerville
- 1959 · Stars in the Ring as Self
- 1959 · Whicker's World as
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Wilhelm Reitlinger
- 1958 · Corridors of Blood as Resurrection Joe
- 1958 · The Adventures of William Tell as Prince Erik
- 1958 · Dracula as Count Dracula
- 1958 · A Tale of Two Cities as Marquis St. Evremonde
- 1958 · Ivanhoe as Sir Otto from the Rhine
- 1957 · Bitter Victory as Sgt. Barney
- 1957 · Sailor of Fortune as Yusif Carnot
- 1957 · Ill Met by Moonlight as German officer at The Dentist's office
- 1956 · The Errol Flynn Theatre as The Visitant
- 1956 · The Errol Flynn Theatre as Compte de Merret
- 1956 · The Errol Flynn Theatre as Maurice Gabet
- 1956 · The Errol Flynn Theatre as General Hamelin
- 1956 · Alexander the Great as Nectenabus (voice)
- 1956 · Colonel March of Scotland Yard as Jeanpierre
- 1955 · The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Louis (uncredited)
- 1954 · Mark Saber as Larry Spence
- 1951 · Quo Vadis as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
- 1951 · Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. as Spanish Captain
- 1948 · Scott of the Antarctic as Bernard Day
- 1948 · Saraband for Dead Lovers as Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
- 1948 · A Song for Tomorrow as Auguste
- 1948 · One Night with You as Pirelli's Assistant
- 1948 · Corridor of Mirrors as Charles
- Future · The Wicker Man At 50 as Lord Summerisle
- 1972 · Umbracle as The Man
- 1969 · Quelle horreur mon saigneur Dracula as Self
- 1955 · Moby Dick—Rehearsed as A Stage Manager /Flask
- 1955 · Cross-Roads as Harry Cooper
- 1953 · The Top and the Ball as Father
- 1950 · Prelude to Fame as Newsman
- 1948 · Penny and the Pownall Case as Jonathan Blair
- 1939 · Eugen Weidmann Execution Film as Himself
- Future · Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending as Lord Summerisle