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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

368

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-05-27

Day of Death

2015-06-07 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Westminster, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Christopher Frank Carandini Lee

Σερ Κρίστοφερ Φρανκ Καραντίνι Λι

Κρίστοφερ Φρανκ Καραντίνι Λι

کریستوفر لی

Christopher Lee

Biography

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

Acting

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

as

Doctor Catheter

The Last Unicorn

1982

The Last Unicorn

as

King Haggard (voice)

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

The Man with the Golden Gun

as

Francisco Scaramanga

End of the World

1977

End of the World

as

Father Pergado / Zindar

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957

The Curse of Frankenstein

as

The Creature

The Golden Compass

2007

The Golden Compass

as

First High Councilor

The Face of Fu Manchu

1965

The Face of Fu Manchu

as

Dr. Fu Man Chu

The Castle of Fu Manchu

1969

The Castle of Fu Manchu

as

Dr. Fu Man Chu

The Blood of Fu Manchu

1968

The Blood of Fu Manchu

as

Dr. Fu Man Chu

Secret of the Red Orchid

1962

Secret of the Red Orchid

as

Capt. Allerman

Sleepy Hollow

1999

Sleepy Hollow

as

Burgomaster

Corpse Bride

2005

Corpse Bride

as

Pastor Galswells (voice)

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Movie Orgy

as

Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)

The Three Musketeers

1973

The Three Musketeers

as

Rochefort

A Tale of Two Cities

1958

A Tale of Two Cities

as

Marquis St. Evremonde

Death Train

1993

Death Train

as

General Konstanin Benin

Count Dracula

1970

Count Dracula

as

Dracula

Corridors of Blood

1958

Corridors of Blood

as

Resurrection Joe

Alias John Preston

1955

Alias John Preston

as

John Preston

1941

1979

1941

as

Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt

Season of the Witch

2011

Season of the Witch

as

Cardinal D'Ambroise

The Crimson Pirate

1952

The Crimson Pirate

as

Joseph (attache)

Dracula and Son

1976

Dracula and Son

as

Le prince des Ténèbres

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as

Sir Henry Baskerville

Hannie Caulder

1971

Hannie Caulder

as

Bailey

Airport '77

1977

Airport '77

as

Martin Wallace

Circle of Iron

1978

Circle of Iron

as

Zetan

Dracula

1958

Dracula

as

Count Dracula

Alice in Wonderland

2010

Alice in Wonderland

as

Jabberwocky (voice)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as

Count Dooku (voice)

Dracula A.D. 1972

1972

Dracula A.D. 1972

as

Count Dracula

Beauty and the Beast

1992

Beauty and the Beast

as

Monsieur Renard (voice)

The Four Musketeers

1974

The Four Musketeers

as

Rochefort

Horror Express

1972

Horror Express

as

Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton

Triage

2009

Triage

as

Joaquín Morales

The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism

1967

The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism

as

Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai

Treasure Island

1990

Treasure Island

as

Blind Pew

Corridor of Mirrors

1948

Corridor of Mirrors

as

Charles

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

as

Franklyn Marsh

The Whip and the Body

1963

The Whip and the Body

as

Kurt Menliff

Scars of Dracula

1970

Scars of Dracula

as

Dracula

The Horror Show

1979

The Horror Show

as

(archive footage)

Hercules in the Haunted World

1961

Hercules in the Haunted World

as

King Lico (Licos)

To the Devil a Daughter

1976

To the Devil a Daughter

as

Father Michael

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

as

Grigori Rasputin

The Gorgon

1964

The Gorgon

as

Prof. Karl Meister

The Rainbow Thief

1994

The Rainbow Thief

as

Uncle Rudolf

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

1973

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

as

Count Dracula

The Terror of the Tongs

1961

The Terror of the Tongs

as

Chung King

The Heavy

2010

The Heavy

as

Mr. Mason

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

1959

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

as

Dr. Pierre Gerrard

The Devil-Ship Pirates

1964

The Devil-Ship Pirates

as

Captain Robeles

Serial

1980

Serial

as

Luckman Skull

Nothing But the Night

1973

Nothing But the Night

as

Col. Charles Bingham

Glorious 39

2009

Glorious 39

as

Older Walter Page

Night of the Eagles

1989

Night of the Eagles

as

Walter Strauss

Caravans

1978

Caravans

as

Sardar Khan

Jinnah

1998

Jinnah

as

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

The Creeping Flesh

1973

The Creeping Flesh

as

James Hildern

Starship Invasions

1977

Starship Invasions

as

Captain Rameses

An Eye for an Eye

1981

An Eye for an Eye

as

Morgan Canfield

Julius Caesar

1970

Julius Caesar

as

Artemidorus

The Bloody Judge

1970

The Bloody Judge

as

Lord George Jeffreys

Circus of Fear

1966

Circus of Fear

as

Gregor

The Skull

1965

The Skull

as

Sir Matthew Phillips

Boogie Woogie

2009

Boogie Woogie

as

Mr. Alfred Rhinegold

Return from Witch Mountain

1978

Return from Witch Mountain

as

Victor Gannon

Beat Girl

1960

Beat Girl

as

Kenny King

Penny and the Pownall Case

1948

Penny and the Pownall Case

as

Jonathan Blair

Dark Shadows

2012

Dark Shadows

as

Clarney

Hugo

2011

Hugo

as

Monsieur Labisse

The Stupids

1996

The Stupids

as

Evil Sender

The Wicker Man

1973

The Wicker Man

as

Lord Summerisle

Bear Island

1979

Bear Island

as

Lechinski

Taste of Fear

1961

Taste of Fear

as

Doctor Pierre Gerrard

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

The Cockleshell Heroes

as

Submarine Commander Alan Grieves

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

1966

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

as

Count Dracula

The House That Dripped Blood

1971

The House That Dripped Blood

as

John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")

She

1965

She

as

Billali

Tale of the Mummy

1998

Tale of the Mummy

as

Sir Richard Turkel

The Devil Rides Out

1968

The Devil Rides Out

as

Duc de Richleau

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

as

Saruman the White

Soul Music

1997

Soul Music

as

Death (voice)

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu

1967

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu

as

Dr. Fu Manchu

Jocks

1986

Jocks

as

President White

Quo Vadis

1951

Quo Vadis

as

Chariot Driver (uncredited)

Bitter Victory

1957

Bitter Victory

as

Sgt. Barney

The Resident

2011

The Resident

as

August

The Mummy

1959

The Mummy

as

Kharis, the Mummy

The Passage

1979

The Passage

as

Gypsy

Burke & Hare

2010

Burke & Hare

as

Old Joseph

The Hands of Orlac

1960

The Hands of Orlac

as

Nero the magician

I, Monster

1971

I, Monster

as

Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake

Arabian Adventure

1979

Arabian Adventure

as

Caliph Alquazar

Killer Force

1976

Killer Force

as

Major Chilton

The Oblong Box

1969

The Oblong Box

as

Dr. J. Neuhartt

Horror Castle

1963

Horror Castle

as

Erich

Night of the Big Heat

1967

Night of the Big Heat

as

Godfrey Hanson

Creepy Classics

1987

Creepy Classics

as

Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)

A Feast at Midnight

1994

A Feast at Midnight

as

V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow

Safari 3000

1982

Safari 3000

as

Count Borgia

The Dark Avenger

1955

The Dark Avenger

as

French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)

Five Golden Dragons

1967

Five Golden Dragons

as

Dragon #4

Jaguar Lives!

1979

Jaguar Lives!

as

Adam Caine

The Pirates of Blood River

1962

The Pirates of Blood River

as

Captain LaRoche

Faces of Death

2023

Faces of Death

as

(archive footage)

Eugenie

1970

Eugenie

as

Dolmance

The Wicker Tree

2011

The Wicker Tree

as

Old Man

Funny Man

1994

Funny Man

as

Callum Chance

Mask of Murder

1985

Mask of Murder

as

Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich

Once Upon a Spy

1980

Once Upon a Spy

as

Marcus Valorium

Dark Places

1973

Dark Places

as

Dr. Ian Mandeville

Eve

1968

Eve

as

Colonel Stuart

Theatre of Death

1967

Theatre of Death

as

Philippe Darvas

Cyber Eden

1992

Cyber Eden

as

Cedric

Vampir Cuadecuc

1972

Vampir Cuadecuc

as

Self

The Girl

1987

The Girl

as

Peter Storm

Valley of the Eagles

1951

Valley of the Eagles

as

Det. Holt

Fortune Is a Woman

1957

Fortune Is a Woman

as

Charles Highbury

Innocents in Paris

1953

Innocents in Paris

as

Lieutenant Whitlock

Uncle Was a Vampire

1959

Uncle Was a Vampire

as

Baron Roderico da Frankurten

Meatcleaver Massacre

1977

Meatcleaver Massacre

as

On-Screen Narrator

Night Train to Lisbon

2013

Night Train to Lisbon

as

Father Bartholomeu

Umbracle

1972

Umbracle

as

The Man

That Lady

1955

That Lady

as

Capitán

Babes in Bagdad

1952

Babes in Bagdad

as

Slave Dealer

Top Secret

1952

Top Secret

as

Russian Agent (uncredited)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as

Self (archive footage)

Paul Temple Returns

1952

Paul Temple Returns

as

Sir Felix Raybourne

Prelude to Fame

1950

Prelude to Fame

as

Newsman

Crypt of the Vampire

1964

Crypt of the Vampire

as

Count Ludwig Karnstein

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

2024

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

as

Self / Various (Archive)

Diagnosis: Murder

1974

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Dr. Stephen Hayward

Challenge the Devil

1963

Challenge the Devil

as

Mephistoles

A Song for Tomorrow

1948

A Song for Tomorrow

as

Auguste

The Girl from Nagasaki

2013

The Girl from Nagasaki

as

Old Officer Pinkerton

The Keeper

1976

The Keeper

as

The Keeper

Journey of Honor

1991

Journey of Honor

as

King Philip

The Devil's Daffodil

1961

The Devil's Daffodil

as

Ling Chu

Fear in the Dark

1991

Fear in the Dark

as

Narrator

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

1994

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

as

Commandant Rakov

The Salamander

1981

The Salamander

as

Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence

Port Afrique

1956

Port Afrique

as

Franz Vermes

The Care of Time

1990

The Care of Time

as

Karlis Zander

Dracula Unearthed

2022

Dracula Unearthed

as

Count Dracula (archive footage)

The Devil's Agent

1962

The Devil's Agent

as

Baron Ferdi von Staub

Murder Story

1989

Murder Story

as

Willard Hope

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

1951

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

as

Spanish Captain

Vem Var Dracula

1996

Vem Var Dracula

as

Self

Desperate Moves

1980

Desperate Moves

as

Dr. Carl Boxer

Private's Progress

1956

Private's Progress

as

Major Schultz

Moulin Rouge

1952

Moulin Rouge

as

Georges Seurat (uncredited)

Extraordinary Tales

2013

Extraordinary Tales

as

Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')

The Awakening

1954

The Awakening

as

Factory proprietor (uncredited)

Angels in Notting Hill

2015

Angels in Notting Hill

as

The Boss / Mr. President (voice)

Bond Girls Are Forever

2002

Bond Girls Are Forever

as

Francisco Scaramanga (archive footage) (uncredited)

Double Vision

1992

Double Vision

as

Mr. Bernard

Cross-Roads

1955

Cross-Roads

as

Harry Cooper

Best Ever Bond

2002

Best Ever Bond

as

Self / Scaramanga

Death Line

1972

Death Line

as

Stratton-Villiers, MI5

Hamlet

1948

Hamlet

as

Palace Guard (uncredited)

100 Years of Horror

1998

100 Years of Horror

as

Presenter

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

1975

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

as

Satanus / Van Krig

Face of Unity

2014

Face of Unity

as

Self

The Pirate

1978

The Pirate

as

Samir Al Fay

Beyond Mombasa

1956

Beyond Mombasa

as

Gil Rossi

The Wicker Man At 50

The Wicker Man At 50

as

Lord Summerisle

The Disputation

1986

The Disputation

as

King James of Aragon

One Night with You

1948

One Night with You

as

Pirelli's Assistant

They Were Not Divided

1950

They Were Not Divided

as

Chris Lewis

Scott of the Antarctic

1948

Scott of the Antarctic

as

Bernard Day

Trottie True

1949

Trottie True

as

Hon. Bongo Icklesham

Alexander the Great

1956

Alexander the Great

as

Nectenabus (voice)

The Truth About Women

1957

The Truth About Women

as

Francois Thiers

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957

Ill Met by Moonlight

as

German officer at The Dentist's office

Ten Little Indians

1965

Ten Little Indians

as

Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)

Poor Devil

1973

Poor Devil

as

Lucifer

Storm Over the Nile

1955

Storm Over the Nile

as

Karaga Pasha

Manuela

1957

Manuela

as

Voice (voice)

One More Time

1970

One More Time

as

Dracula

The Traitor

1957

The Traitor

as

Doctor Neumann

The Magic Christian

1969

The Magic Christian

as

Ship's Vampire

The Miser

1990

The Miser

as

Cardinale Spinosi

Battle of the V-1

1958

Battle of the V-1

as

Brunner

The Story of Star Wars

2004

The Story of Star Wars

as

Count Dooku (archive footage)

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

2017

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

as

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Drácula Barcelona

2017

Drácula Barcelona

as

Himself

Massarati and the Brain

1982

Massarati and the Brain

as

Victor Leopold

Police Dog

1955

Police Dog

as

Johnny, a constable

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

1985

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

as

Himself - Presenter

A Century of Science Fiction

1996

A Century of Science Fiction

as

Narrator (voice)

New Magic

1983

New Magic

as

Mr. Kellar

In Search of Dracula

1975

In Search of Dracula

as

Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula

The Bengal Lancers!

1984

The Bengal Lancers!

as

Sir James Hunter

Drácula en la Hammer

2003

Drácula en la Hammer

as

Christopher Lee

The City of the Dead

1960

The City of the Dead

as

Prof. Alan Driscoll

The Mummy

1998

The Mummy

as

Self - Host

Contraband Spain

1955

Contraband Spain

as

Narrador (voz)

Halloween: The Inside Story

2010

Halloween: The Inside Story

as

(archive footage)

Bloody Jess

2007

Bloody Jess

as

Self

Beloved Count

2007

Beloved Count

as

Self

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as

Self (archive footage)

Horror!!!

1964

Horror!!!

as

Self

Children of the Wicker Man

2024

Children of the Wicker Man

as

Self (archive footage)

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

2024

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

as

Self (archive footage)

Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948

Saraband for Dead Lovers

as

Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel

Lolita

1962

Lolita

as

Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mickey's 50

1978

Mickey's 50

as

Self

Moby Dick Rehearsed

1955

Moby Dick Rehearsed

as

A Stage Manager /Flask

Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers

as

Scott James

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as

Count Ottokar Graf Czerin

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Dale Woodman

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

as

Sir Otto from the Rhine

Shaka Zulu

Shaka Zulu

as

Lord Bathurst

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Wilhelm Reitlinger

Theatre Macabre

Theatre Macabre

as

Self - Host

Soul Music

Soul Music

as

Death (voice)

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

as

Captain Zandor

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

Goliath Awaits

Goliath Awaits

as

John McKenzie

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

as

Tiresias

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

as

Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as

King Vladimir V

In the Beginning

In the Beginning

as

Rameses I

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

as

Lucas de Beaumanoir

The Errol Flynn Theatre

The Errol Flynn Theatre

as

Compte de Merret

The Errol Flynn Theatre

The Errol Flynn Theatre

as

General Hamelin

Moses

Moses

as

Pharaoh

Stern TV

Stern TV

as

Self

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Professor Stone

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Colonel Mannering

100 Years of Horror

100 Years of Horror

as

Self - Host

Brisant

Brisant

as

Self

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

as

The Grand Duke

Sailor of Fortune

Sailor of Fortune

as

Yusif Carnot

Wyrd Sisters

Wyrd Sisters

as

Death (voice)

The French Revolution

The French Revolution

as

Sanson (segment "Années Terribles, Les")

Production

Crew

Directing