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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Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Saruman
2001
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Sherlock Holmes
1992
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Saruman the White
2012
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Saruman the White
2014
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017
Filmography
Acting Credits (376)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2025
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Saruman (voice)
2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self (archive footage)
2024
Constel·lació Portabella
(archive footage)
2024
Children of the Wicker Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Self / Various (Archive)
2024
Faces of Death
(archive footage)
2023
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Himself
2020
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Self (archive footage)
2019
Drácula Barcelona
Himself
2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017
Angels in Notting Hill
The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
2015
Extraordinary Tales
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Saruman the White
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Self
2014
Face of Unity
Self
2014
The Trail of Dracula
Self (Archival Footage)
2013
The Girl from Nagasaki
Old Officer Pinkerton
2013
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Narrator
2013
Night Train to Lisbon
Father Bartholomeu
2013
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
Self
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Saruman the White
2012
The Fall of the House Of Usher
The Narrator
2012
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Self
2012
Dracula vs. Vampir
2012
Everything or Nothing
Self
2012
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
Dark Shadows
Clarney
2012
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Dracula (archive footage)
2012
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
Narrator
2012
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Self
2012
Hugo
Monsieur Labisse
2011
The Wicker Tree
Old Man
2011
The Resident
August
2011
Season of the Witch
Cardinal D'Ambroise
2011
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
Self
2010
Burke & Hare
Old Joseph
2010
Boogie Woogie
Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
2010
The Heavy
Mr. Mason
2010
Alice in Wonderland
Jabberwocky (voice)
2010
Glorious 39
Older Walter Page
2009
Triage
Joaquín Morales
2009
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
Narrator (voice)
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Count Dooku (voice)
2008
The Colour of Magic
Death
2008
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Self
2008
The Golden Compass
First High Councilor
2007
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Narrator (voice)
2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007
Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets
Narrator
2007
Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands
Self
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
2007
Hollywood Chinese
Self
2007
Ein Leben wie im Flug
Self
2007
Beloved Count
Self
2007
Bloody Jess
Self
2007
Semperopernball
Self
2006
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
Self
2006
Pope John Paul II
2005
Pope John Paul II
Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
The Lord Provost
2005
Corpse Bride
Pastor Galswells (voice)
2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dr. Wonka
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Count Dooku
2005
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
2004
The Story of Star Wars
Count Dooku (archive footage)
2004
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Emerich
2004
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self
2004
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Self
2003
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
Self
2003
Drácula en la Hammer
Christopher Lee
2003
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick
Self - Narrator (voice)
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saruman
2002
Best Ever Bond
Self / Scaramanga
2002
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Self / Count Dooku
2002
Perversion Stories
Self
2002
To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Count Dooku
2002
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
2002
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
2001
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Self
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Saruman
2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
2001
Quest for the Ring
Self
2001
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
2001
The Wicker Man Enigma
Himself
2001
The Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle Alcatraz
Narrator
2001
Aeschbacher
Self
2001
Ghost Stories for Christmas
Narrator
2000
In the Beginning
Rameses I
2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
2000
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
2000
Gormenghast
Flay
2000
Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
Self
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
Narrator
2000
Sleepy Hollow
Burgomaster
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
1999
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
Self
1998
Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1998
Dare To Dream: The Making of Jinnah
Self
1998
Tale of the Mummy
Sir Richard Turkel
1998
100 Years of Horror
Presenter
1998
The Mummy
Self - Host
1998
Soul Music
Death (voice)
1997
The Odyssey
Tiresias
1997
The Odyssey
Tiresias
1997
Wyrd Sisters
Death (voice)
1997
Soul Music
Death (voice)
1997
Ivanhoe
Lucas de Beaumanoir
1997
Welcome to the Discworld
Death
1996
100 Years of Horror
Self - Host
1996
Vem Var Dracula
Self
1996
The Stupids
Evil Sender
1996
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Moses
Pharaoh
1996
The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry
Self
1996
Alisea and the Dream Prince
Azaret
1996
The Many Faces of Christopher Lee
1996
A Century of Science Fiction
Narrator (voice)
1996
A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
Self
1995
Moses
Ramses
1995
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Self
1995
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Narrator
1995
A Feast at Midnight
V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
1994
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Narrator (voice) / Self
1994
Funny Man
Callum Chance
1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Commandant Rakov
1994
The Rainbow Thief
Uncle Rudolf
1994
Brisant
Self
1994
Blue Heelers
Scott James
1993
Death Train
General Konstanin Benin
1993
Cyber Eden
Cedric
1992
Double Vision
Mr. Bernard
1992
Innocent Blood
Count Dracula (archive footage)
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Count Ottokar Graf Czerin
1992
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Sherlock Holmes
1992
Beauty and the Beast
Monsieur Renard (voice)
1992
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Sherlock Holmes
1991
Fear in the Dark
Narrator
1991
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
Dr. Pearson
1991
Journey of Honor
King Philip
1991
Ghosts: A Journey Into the Paranormal
Self - Narrator
1991
The Care of Time
Karlis Zander
1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Doctor Catheter
1990
The Miser
Cardinale Spinosi
1990
Stern TV
Self
1990
Treasure Island
Blind Pew
1990
Honeymoon Academy
Lazos
1989
The French Revolution
Sanson (« Les Années terribles »)
1989
Murder Story
Willard Hope
1989
Night of the Eagles
Walter Strauss
1989
The French Revolution
Sanson
1989
Around the World in 80 Days
Stuart
1989
The Return of the Musketeers
Rochefort
1989
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil
Luis Morel
1988
Olympus Force: The Key
Filly
1988
Seitenblicke
self
1987
Creepy Classics
Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
1987
The Girl
Peter Storm
1987
Mio in the Land of Faraway
Kato
1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Self
1987
The Disputation
King James of Aragon
1986
Un métier de seigneur
Fog
1986
Jocks
President White
1986
Shaka Zulu
Lord Bathurst
1986
Wedden, dat..?
Self
1986
Mask of Murder
Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
1985
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
Stefan Crosscoe
1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Himself - Presenter
1985
The Best of All Time Horror Classics
1985
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
King
1984
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
King Vladimir V
1984
The Bengal Lancers!
Sir James Hunter
1984
The Far Pavilions
Rao-Sahib
1984
House of the Long Shadows
Corrigan
1983
The Return of Captain Invincible
Mr. Midnight
1983
New Magic
Mr. Kellar
1983
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
Narrator
1983
The Last Unicorn
King Haggard (voice)
1982
The Rank Charm School
Self
1982
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Prince Philip
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
King Vladimir V
1982
Massarati and the Brain
Victor Leopold
1982
Safari 3000
Count Borgia
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982
Goliath Awaits
John McKenzie
1981
An Eye for an Eye
Morgan Canfield
1981
Evil Stalks This House
Host
1981
The Salamander
Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Once Upon a Spy
Marcus Valorium
1980
Serial
Luckman Skull
1980
Desperate Moves
Dr. Carl Boxer
1980
1941
Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
1979
Bear Island
Lechinski
1979
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
Miguel
1979
Jaguar Lives!
Adam Caine
1979
Arabian Adventure
Caliph Alquazar
1979
The Passage
Gypsy
1979
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
The Pirate
Samir Al Fay
1978
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Caravans
Sardar Khan
1978
Circle of Iron
Zetan
1978
Return from Witch Mountain
Victor Gannon
1978
Starship Invasions
Captain Rameses
1977
The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural
Narrator
1977
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
End of the World
Father Pergado / Zindar
1977
Airport '77
Martin Wallace
1977
Meatcleaver Massacre
On-Screen Narrator
1977
How the West Was Won
The Grand Duke
1977
Auf los geht's los
Self
1977
Charlie's Angels
Dale Woodman
1976
Dracula and Son
Le prince des Ténèbres
1976
Death in the Sun
Bill
1976
To the Devil a Daughter
Father Michael
1976
Killer Force
Major Chilton
1976
The Keeper
The Keeper
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Space: 1999
Captain Zandor
1975
In Search of Dracula
Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula
1975
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Satanus / Van Krig
1975
The Man with the Golden Gun
Francisco Scaramanga
1974
The Four Musketeers
Rochefort
1974
Diagnosis: Murder
Dr. Stephen Hayward
1974
The Three Musketeers
Rochefort
1973
The Wicker Man
Lord Summerisle
1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Arnaud
1973
Dark Places
Dr. Ian Mandeville
1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Count Dracula
1973
Nothing But the Night
Col. Charles Bingham
1973
Poor Devil
Lucifer
1973
The Creeping Flesh
James Hildern
1973
Death Line
Stratton-Villiers, MI5
1972
Horror Express
Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
1972
Dracula A.D. 1972
Count Dracula
1972
Vampir Cuadecuc
Self
1972
Umbracle
The Man
1972
Hannie Caulder
Bailey
1971
I, Monster
Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
1971
Theatre Macabre
Self - Host
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
1971
Scars of Dracula
Dracula
1970
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
1970
Julius Caesar
Artemidorus
1970
Treffpunkte
Self
1970
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Dracula
1970
One More Time
Dracula
1970
Count Dracula
Dracula
1970
Eugenie
Dolmance
1970
The Bloody Judge
Lord George Jeffreys
1970
Scream and Scream Again
Fremont
1970
The Magic Christian
Ship's Vampire
1969
The Oblong Box
Dr. J. Neuhartt
1969
The Castle of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1969
Quelle horreur mon saigneur Dracula
Self
1969
Curse of the Crimson Altar
J.D. Morley
1968
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Dracula
1968
The Blood of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1968
The Devil Rides Out
Duc de Richleau
1968
Eve
Colonel Stuart
1968
The Movie Orgy
Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
1968
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
1967
Five Golden Dragons
Dragon #4
1967
Theatre of Death
Philippe Darvas
1967
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
1967
Night of the Big Heat
Godfrey Hanson
1967
The Brides of Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu
1966
Circus of Fear
Gregor
1966
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Grigori Rasputin
1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Count Dracula
1966
The Skull
Sir Matthew Phillips
1965
The Face of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1965
Ten Little Indians
Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
1965
She
Billali
1965
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
Franklyn Marsh
1965
The Gorgon
Prof. Karl Meister
1964
The Castle of the Living Dead
Count Drago
1964
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Captain Robeles
1964
Crypt of the Vampire
Count Ludwig Karnstein
1964
Horror!!!
Self
1964
The Whip and the Body
Kurt Menliff
1963
The Virgin of Nuremberg
Erich
1963
Corridors of Blood
Resurrection Joe
1963
Challenge the Devil
Mephistoles
1963
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Karl Jorla
1962
The Devil's Agent
Baron Ferdi von Staub
1962
Lolita
Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
The Pirates of Blood River
Captain LaRoche
1962
Secret of the Red Orchid
Capt. Allerman
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Hercules in the Haunted World
King Lico (Licos)
1961
The Devil's Daffodil
Ling Chu
1961
Taste of Fear
Doctor Pierre Gerrard
1961
The Terror of the Tongs
Chung King
1961
The Avengers
Professor Stone
1961
The Avengers
Colonel Mannering
1961
The Hands of Orlac
Nero the magician
1960
Too Hot to Handle
Novak
1960
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Paul Allen
1960
The City of the Dead
Prof. Alan Driscoll
1960
Beat Girl
Kenny King
1960
Uncle Was a Vampire
Baron Roderico da Frankurten
1959
The Mummy
Kharis, the Mummy
1959
The Treasure of San Teresa
Jaeger
1959
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Dr. Pierre Gerrard
1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Henry Baskerville
1959
Stars in the Ring
Self
1959
One Step Beyond
Wilhelm Reitlinger
1959
The Adventures of William Tell
Prince Erik
1958
Dracula
Count Dracula
1958
A Tale of Two Cities
Marquis St. Evremonde
1958
Ivanhoe
Sir Otto from the Rhine
1958
Battle of the V-1
Brunner
1958
The Truth About Women
Francois Thiers
1957
Bitter Victory
Sgt. Barney
1957
Manuela
Voice (voice)
1957
Sailor of Fortune
Yusif Carnot
1957
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Creature
1957
Fortune Is a Woman
Charles Highbury
1957
The Traitor
Doctor Neumann
1957
Ill Met by Moonlight
German officer at The Dentist's office
1957
The Battle of the River Plate
Manolo
1956
Beyond Mombasa
Gil Rossi
1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Maurice Gabet
1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Compte de Merret
1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
The Visitant
1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
General Hamelin
1956
Port Afrique
Franz Vermes
1956
Alexander the Great
Nectenabus (voice)
1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Jeanpierre
1956
Private's Progress
Major Schultz
1956
Storm Over the Nile
Karaga Pasha
1955
Alias John Preston
John Preston
1955
The Cockleshell Heroes
Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Louis (uncredited)
1955
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
A Stage Manager /Flask
1955
Police Dog
Johnny, a constable
1955
The Dark Avenger
French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
1955
Contraband Spain
Narrador (voz)
1955
That Lady
Capitán
1955
Cross-Roads
Harry Cooper
1955
Mark Saber
Larry Spence
1954
The Awakening
Factory proprietor (uncredited)
1954
The Mirror and Markheim
Visitant
1954
Innocents in Paris
Lieutenant Whitlock
1953
The Top and the Ball
Father
1953
Moulin Rouge
Georges Seurat (uncredited)
1952
Babes in Bagdad
Slave Dealer
1952
Paul Temple Returns
Sir Felix Raybourne
1952
Top Secret
Russian Agent (uncredited)
1952
The Crimson Pirate
Joseph (attache)
1952
Quo Vadis
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
1951
Valley of the Eagles
Det. Holt
1951
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Spanish Captain
1951
Prelude to Fame
Newsman
1950
They Were Not Divided
Chris Lewis
1950
Trottie True
Hon. Bongo Icklesham
1949
Hamlet
Palace Guard (uncredited)
1948
Scott of the Antarctic
Bernard Day
1948
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
1948
Penny and the Pownall Case
Jonathan Blair
1948
A Song for Tomorrow
Auguste
1948
One Night with You
Pirelli's Assistant
1948
Corridor of Mirrors
Charles
1948
Eugen Weidmann Execution Film
Himself
1939
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
Lord Summerisle
The Wicker Man At 50
Lord Summerisle
Science Fiction Film Awards
Himself
