Christopher Lee
b. 1922 — d. 2015 (aged 93)
Belgravia, Westminster, England
Actor
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (born May 27, 1922, died 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, strong 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
Filmography
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★ 6.9
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2019 Self
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★ 6.3
The Hunting of the Snark
2017 Actor
Narrator
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★ 6.3
Angels in Notting Hill
2016 Actor
The Boss
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★ 5.1
Face of Unity
2014 Actor
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★ 6.4
Extraordinary Tales
2013 Actor
Narrator (segment: The Fall of the House of Usher)
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★ 6.8
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013 Actor
Narrator
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Ouija Are You There?
2013 Actor
Voice #1
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★ 5.6
British Legends of Stage and Screen
2012 Self
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★ 7.5
Hugo
2011 Actor
Monsieur Labisse
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★ 5.4
Season of the Witch
2011 Actor
Cardinal D'Ambroise
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★ 5.3
The Resident
2011 Actor
August
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★ 6.8
Christopher Lee - Gentleman des Grauens
2010 Self
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★ 7.3
Midnight Madness: The History of Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films
2010 Self
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★ 6.4
Glorious 39
2009 Actor
Walter
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★ 5.1
Boogie Woogie
2009 Actor
Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
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★ 4.9
The Heavy
2009 Actor
Mr. Mason
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★ 7.0
The Color of Magic
2008 Actor
Death
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★ 6.4
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
2007 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.7
Hollywood Chinese
2007 Self
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★ 7.3
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
2007 Self
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★ 6.2
Bloody Jess
2007 Self
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★ 7.3
The Real Casino Royale
2006 Self
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★ 2.5
Prominent!
2006 Self
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★ 6.5
Wogan Now & Then
2006 Self
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★ 5.0
Morning Glory
2006 Self
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★ 7.7
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 Actor
Count Dooku
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★ 6.7
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 Actor
Dr. Wonka
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★ 7.4
Corpse Bride
2005 Actor
Pastor Galswells
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★ 6.7
Faith: Pope John Paul II
2005 Actor
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
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★ 6.3
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005 Actor
The Lord Provost
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★ 5.9
Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004 Actor
Heinrich von Garten
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★ 7.7
Greasepaint and Gore: The Hammer Monsters of Phil Leakey
2004 Self
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★ 7.9
Greasepaint and Gore, Part 2: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton
2004 Self
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★ 7.3
Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick
2003 Actor
Narrator
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★ 8.1
Christopher Lee: A Life in Films
2003 Self
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From Hollywood to Borehamwood
2003 Self
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Drácula en la Hammer
2003 Actor
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★ 6.6
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 Actor
Count Dooku
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★ 8.9
Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond
2002 Self
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★ 7.4
Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man
2001 Self
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★ 5.6
Les redoutables
2001 Actor
La Mort
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★ 8.0
Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle Alcatraz
2001 Actor
Narrator
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Turning Points
2001 Self
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★ 7.2
Gormenghast
2000 Actor
Flay
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★ 6.4
In the Beginning
2000 Actor
Rameses I
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★ 7.8
Ghost Stories for Christmas
2000 Actor
M.R. James
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Death of an Empire
2000 Actor
Narrator
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★ 4.1
Tale of the Mummy
1998 Actor
Sir Richard Turkel
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★ 7.7
Jinnah
1998 Actor
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
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★ 7.6
Dare to Dream
1998 Self
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★ 7.0
The Odyssey
1997 Actor
Tiresias
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★ 7.4
Soul Music
1997 Actor
Death
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★ 7.0
Wyrd Sisters
1997 Actor
Death
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★ 7.8
A-Z of Horror
1997 Self
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★ 8.0
Strictly Supernatural
1997 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.0
100 Years of Horror
1996 Self
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★ 6.2
Alisea and the Dream Prince
1996 Actor
Azaret
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★ 6.9
Welcome to the Discworld
1996 Actor
Death
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★ 6.8
In Search of Dracula with Jonathan Ross
1996 Self
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★ 6.7
Moses
1995 Actor
Ramses
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★ 5.9
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
1995 Self
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★ 6.7
A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghost of M.R. James
1995 Self
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Street Gear
1995 Actor
Nick Dupont
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★ 3.5
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994 Actor
Commandant Rakov
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★ 4.4
Funny Man
1994 Actor
Callum Chance
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★ 7.5
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994 Actor
Self
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★ 5.2
Detonator
1993 Actor
General Benin
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★ 6.1
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
1992 Actor
Sherlock Holmes
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★ 4.4
Cyber Eden
1992 Actor
Cedric
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★ 5.0
Double Vision
1992 Actor
Mr. Bernard
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★ 4.0
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991 Actor
Dr. Pearson
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★ 5.7
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991 Actor
Sherlock Holmes
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★ 5.4
Journey of Honor
1991 Actor
King Philip III
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★ 6.5
Fear in the Dark
1991 Actor
Narrator
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Wahre Wunder
1991 Self
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Ghosts: A Journey Into the Paranormal
1991 Actor
Narrator
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Això és massa!
1991 Self
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★ 6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 Actor
Dr. Catheter
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★ 7.0
Treasure Island
1990 Actor
Blind Pew
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★ 5.8
The Rainbow Thief
1990 Actor
Uncle Rudolf
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★ 5.4
The Care of Time
1990 Actor
Karlis Zander
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★ 5.9
The Return of the Musketeers
1989 Actor
Rochefort
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★ 4.8
For Better or for Worse
1989 Actor
Lazos
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★ 5.2
Murder Story
1989 Actor
Willard Hope
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★ 4.4
Night of the Eagles
1989 Actor
Walter Strauss
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★ 6.5
An Invitation to Remember
1989 Self
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★ 4.5
Mask of Murder
1988 Actor
Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
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★ 3.5
Dark Mission: Evil Flowers
1988 Actor
Luis Morel
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★ 4.8
Olympus Force: The Key
1988 Actor
Filly
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★ 8.9
The Big Picture
1988 Self
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Secret World
1988 Self
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★ 6.3
Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987 Actor
Kato
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★ 5.7
Casanova
1987 Actor
Branicki
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★ 5.1
The Girl
1987 Actor
Peter Storm
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★ 7.7
Shaka Zulu
1986 Actor
Lord Bathurst
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★ 8.1
The Disputation
1986 Actor
King James of Aragon
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★ 7.0
The Mind of David Berglas
1986 Self
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★ 6.2
Un métier de seigneur
1986 Actor
Fog
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★ 3.8
Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf
1985 Actor
Stefan
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★ 7.0
The Far Pavilions
1984 Actor
Kaka-ji Rao