Christopher Lee
Born May 27, 1922 (Age: 103)
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Westminster, London, England, UK
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024
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as Saruman (voice)
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Age: 102
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
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as Saruman the White
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Age: 92
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
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as Saruman the White
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Age: 90
Dark Shadows
2012
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as Clarney
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Age: 89
Hugo
2011
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as Monsieur Labisse
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Age: 89
Season of the Witch
2011
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as Cardinal D'Ambroise
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Age: 88
Burke & Hare
2010
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as Old Joseph
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Age: 88
Boogie Woogie
2010
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as Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
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Age: 87
Alice in Wonderland
2010
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as Jabberwocky (voice)
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Age: 87
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
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as Count Dooku (voice)
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Age: 86
The Golden Compass
2007
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as First High Councilor
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Age: 85
Pope John Paul II
2005
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as
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Age: 83
Corpse Bride
2005
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as Pastor Galswells (voice)
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Age: 83
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
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as Dr. Wonka
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Age: 83
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
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as Count Dooku
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Age: 82
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004
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as Emerich
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Age: 81
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
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as Saruman
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Age: 80
To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2002
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as
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Age: 80
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
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as Count Dooku
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Age: 79
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
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as Saruman
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Age: 79
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
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as Self
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Age: 77
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
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as Narrator
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Age: 77
Sleepy Hollow
1999
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as Burgomaster
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Age: 77
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
1998
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as Self
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Age: 76
Dare To Dream: The Making of Jinnah
1998
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as Self
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Age: 76
Jinnah
1998
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as Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Age: 76
Tale of the Mummy
1998
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as Sir Richard Turkel
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Age: 76
100 Years of Horror
1998
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as Presenter
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Age: 75
The Odyssey
1997
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as Tiresias
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Age: 74
Vem Var Dracula
1996
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as Self
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Age: 74
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
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as
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Age: 74
The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry
1996
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as Self
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Age: 73
Moses
1995
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as Ramses
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Age: 73
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994
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as Commandant Rakov
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Age: 72
Innocent Blood
1992
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as Count Dracula (archive footage)
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Age: 70
Ghosts: A Journey Into the Paranormal
1991
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as Self - Narrator
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Age: 68
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
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as Doctor Catheter
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Age: 68
The French Revolution
1989
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as Sanson
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Age: 66
Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987
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as Kato
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Age: 65
Jocks
1986
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as President White
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Age: 64
The Last Unicorn
1982
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as King Haggard (voice)
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Age: 60
The Rank Charm School
1982
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as Self
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Age: 60
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 59
An Eye for an Eye
1981
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as Morgan Canfield
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Age: 59
Serial
1980
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as Luckman Skull
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Age: 57
1941
1979
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as Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
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Age: 57
Mickey's 50
1978
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as Self
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Age: 56
Return from Witch Mountain
1978
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as Victor Gannon
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Age: 55
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
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as
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Age: 55
Airport '77
1977
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as Martin Wallace
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Age: 54
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
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as Francisco Scaramanga
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Age: 52
The Four Musketeers
1974
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as Rochefort
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Age: 52
The Three Musketeers
1973
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as Rochefort
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Age: 51
The Wicker Man
1973
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as Lord Summerisle
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Age: 51
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
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as Count Dracula
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Age: 50
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
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as Mycroft Holmes
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Age: 48
Quelle horreur mon saigneur Dracula
1969
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as Self
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Age: 46
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
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as Count Dracula
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Age: 43
The Face of Fu Manchu
1965
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as Dr. Fu Man Chu
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Age: 43
Corridors of Blood
1963
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as Resurrection Joe
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Age: 41
Lolita
1962
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as Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 40
Hercules in the Haunted World
1961
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as King Lico (Licos)
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Age: 39
The Devil's Daffodil
1961
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as Ling Chu
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Age: 39
Taste of Fear
1961
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as Doctor Pierre Gerrard
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Age: 38
The Terror of the Tongs
1961
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as Chung King
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Age: 38
Uncle Was a Vampire
1959
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as Baron Roderico da Frankurten
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Age: 37
The Mummy
1959
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as Kharis, the Mummy
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Age: 37
The Treasure of San Teresa
1959
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as Jaeger
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Age: 37
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959
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as Dr. Pierre Gerrard
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Age: 37
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
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as Sir Henry Baskerville
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Age: 36
Dracula
1958
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as Count Dracula
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Age: 35
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
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as Manolo
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Age: 34
Port Afrique
1956
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as Franz Vermes
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Age: 34
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
1955
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as A Stage Manager /Flask
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Age: 33
Police Dog
1955
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as Johnny, a constable
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Age: 32
Contraband Spain
1955
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as Narrador (voz)
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Age: 32
Cross-Roads
1955
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as Harry Cooper
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Age: 32