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.
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Full filmography
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- The Avengers (1961) as Professor Stone
- The Avengers (1961) as Colonel Mannering
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Saruman
- Charlie's Angels (1976) as Dale Woodman
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Karl Jorla
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) as Saruman
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Blue Heelers (1993) as Scott James
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) as Saruman the White
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
- Corpse Bride (2005) as Pastor Galswells (voice)
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) as Saruman the White
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) as Jabberwocky (voice)
- Space: 1999 (1975) as Captain Zandor
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) as Dr. Wonka
- One Step Beyond (1959) as Wilhelm Reitlinger
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as King Vladimir V
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) as Count Dooku
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) as Self
- Aeschbacher (2001) as Self