Christopher Lee
Acting
🎂 1922-05-27
Christopher Lee 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.
Cast credits(368)
Saruman
2001
Self - Host
1975
Saruman the White
2014
Self
1961
Professor Stone
1961
Colonel Mannering
1961
Pastor Galswells (voice)
2005
Dale Woodman
1976
Saruman
2002
Scott James
1993
Saruman the White
2012
Dr. Wonka
2005
Saruman (voice)
2024
Jabberwocky (voice)
2010
Self
1981
Karl Jorla
1962
Self
1982
Captain Zandor
1975
Count Dooku
2005
Burgomaster
1999
Clarney
2012
Count Dooku
2002
Wilhelm Reitlinger
1959
King Vladimir V
1982
Cardinal D'Ambroise
2011
Doctor Catheter
1990
The Grand Duke
1977
Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
Monsieur Labisse
2011
(archive footage)
2015
Francisco Scaramanga
1974
First High Councilor
2007
Lord Bathurst
1986
Tiresias
1997
Count Ottokar Graf Czerin
1992
A Stage Manager /Flask
1955
Self
2007
Self
1994
Commandant Rakov
1994
Narrator
2003
Lord Summerisle
1973
Count Dooku (voice)
2008
King Haggard (voice)
1982
Death
2008
Count Dracula
1958
Sir Otto from the Rhine
1958
Self
2001
Self
2002
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
1951
August
2011
Emerich
2004
Peter Storm
1987
Mycroft Holmes
1970
Dolmance
1970
Self - Host
1998
Kharis, the Mummy
1959
Self
1969
Martin Wallace
1977
Stuart
1989
Kurt Menliff
1963
Self
2007
Grigori Rasputin
1966
The Narrator
2012
Prince Erik
1958
Sherlock Holmes
1991
Monsieur Renard (voice)
1992
Joseph (attache)
1952
Slave Dealer
1952
Rochefort
1973
Self
1986
Himself
2020
Count Ludwig Karnstein
1964
Caliph Alquazar
1979
Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
1972
Dr. Stephen Hayward
1974
Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
1967
Artemidorus
1970
Fog
1986
Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
2005
Self
2014
Bill
1976
Self
1977
General Konstanin Benin
1993
Death (voice)
1997
Visitant
1954
Captain Robeles
1964
Sardar Khan
1978
self
1987
Sherlock Holmes
1962
Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
1979
Doctor Neumann
1957
Self
1959
Col. Charles Bingham
1973
Father Michael
1976
Christopher Lee
2003
Sanson
1989
Blind Pew
1990
Self
2004
Rochefort
1974
Self
2001
Georges Seurat (uncredited)
1952
Count Dracula (archive footage)
1992
Spanish Captain
1951
Fu Manchu
1966
Manolo
1956
Lord George Jeffreys
1970
Callum Chance
1994
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1965
The Keeper
1976
Himself
2001
Nectenabus (voice)
1956
Father Bartholomeu
2013
Self
1990
Self
2008
Captain Rameses
1977
Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
1985
Flay
2000
Self
2012
Francisco Scaramanga (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Walter Strauss
1989
The Creature
1957
Sir Henry Baskerville
1959
Dracula
1968
Self
2001
Billali
1965
Rao-Sahib
1984
Ship's Vampire
1969
Self
2012
Dracula
1970
Stefan Crosscoe
1985
Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
1971
Brunner
1958
Self
2004
Sir Richard Turkel
1998
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
2015
Dr. Fu Manchu
1967
Philippe Darvas
1967
Count Dracula
1966
Old Officer Pinkerton
2013
Lucas de Beaumanoir
1997
Dracula
1970
Miguel
1979
Prof. Karl Meister
1964
Count Dracula
1972
Dracula
1970
Self
2003
Palace Guard (uncredited)
1948
Satanus / Van Krig
1975
1988
Le prince des Ténèbres
1976
Luis Morel
1988
Victor Leopold
1982
Franklyn Marsh
1965
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1998
Captain LaRoche
1962
German officer at The Dentist's office
1957
Self
2000
Lucifer
1973
Himself
2017
Count Dracula
1973
King Vladimir V
1984
Novak
1960
Victor Gannon
1978
Erich
1963
Capitán
1955
Father Pergado / Zindar
1977
Fremont
1970
Chris Lewis
1950
Lechinski
1979
Ling Chu
1961
Self
2007
Mr. Midnight
1983
Mr. Bernard
1992
French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
1955
Gypsy
1979
Narrator (voice)
2007
Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
1999
Self
2007
Self
2001
Paul Allen
1960
Self
2003
Kato
1987
Adam Caine
1979
Death
1996
Jaeger
1959
Narrator (voice)
1996
Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula
1975
Gregor
1966
Russian Agent (uncredited)
1952
Franz Vermes
1956
Self / Scaramanga
2002
Uncle Rudolf
1990
Morgan Canfield
1981
Old Joseph
2010
Older Walter Page
2009
Dr. Ian Mandeville
1973
Self (archive footage)
1982
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1969
President White
1986
John McKenzie
1981
Louis (uncredited)
1955
Samir Al Fay
1978
(archive footage)
2023
(archive footage)
2010
Willard Hope
1989
Dr. J. Neuhartt
1969
John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
1971
J.D. Morley
1968
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1968
Colonel Stuart
1968
Count Dracula (archive footage)
2022
Host
1981
2012
Dr. Pearson
1991
Self - Host
1971
Marcus Valorium
1980
Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
1965
Sir Matthew Phillips
1965
Auguste
1948
Narrator (voice)
2008
Self
2014
Marquis St. Evremonde
1958
Dragon #4
1967
2002
Evil Sender
1996
Arnaud
1973
Sherlock Holmes
1992
Doctor Pierre Gerrard
1961
Rameses I
2000
Prince Philip
1982
Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
1981
Dr. Carl Boxer
1980
Bailey
1971
Major Schultz
1956
Self
2007
Jeanpierre
1956
Dracula (archive footage)
2012
Chung King
1961
Sgt. Barney
1957
Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
1955
Self
1972
Bernard Day
1948
Narrator
2000
Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
1948
Mephistoles
1963
Jonathan Blair
1948
Gil Rossi
1956
John Preston
1955
Stratton-Villiers, MI5
1972
Johnny, a constable
1955
2003
Prof. Alan Driscoll
1960
Father
1953
2012
Presenter
1998
1985
Voice (voice)
1957
JoaquÃn Morales
2009
Francois Thiers
1957
Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
2009
Mr. Kellar
1983
Rochefort
1989
Self
2002
Major Chilton
1976
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
2013
Narrador (voz)
1955
Godfrey Hanson
1967
Self
2007
Death (voice)
1997
Harry Cooper
1955
Self
1998
Self
1982
Zetan
1978
Cardinale Spinosi
1990
Narrator
2013
The Man
1972
Narrator
2012
Self
2012
Narrator
2001
Karlis Zander
1990
Kenny King
1960
Nero the magician
1960
King Lico (Licos)
1961
Charles Highbury
1957
Luckman Skull
1980
Self
2012
Sir James Hunter
1984
Det. Holt
1951
Lord Summerisle
V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
1994
Count Borgia
1982
Charles
1948
Hon. Bongo Icklesham
1949
(archive footage)
1979
Self
2013
Self
1996
The Visitant
1956
Compte de Merret
1956
Maurice Gabet
1956
General Hamelin
1956
Count Drago
1964
Karaga Pasha
1955
Narrator
1977
Dracula
1970
Baron Ferdi von Staub
1962
Sir Felix Raybourne
1952
Self
1995
The Lord Provost
2005
King James of Aragon
1986
Mr. Mason
2010
Lieutenant Whitlock
1953
Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
1968
Capt. Allerman
1962
Self
2000
Narrator
1991
Narrator
1983
Baron Roderico da Frankurten
1959
Self
1970
Self
2006
King
1984
Count Dooku (archive footage)
2004
Self
1978
Self
1964
1996
Lord Summerisle
Dr. Pierre Gerrard
1959
King Philip
1991
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017
Self
2001
Self
1998
Cedric
1992
Factory proprietor (uncredited)
1954
James Hildern
1973
Death (voice)
1997
2001
Self / Count Dooku
2002
Lazos
1989
Resurrection Joe
1958
Corrigan
1983
Azaret
1996
Pharaoh
1996
Himself - Presenter
1985
Self (archive footage)
2024
Pirelli's Assistant
1948
Self - Host
1996
Self (archive footage)
2007
Newsman
1950
1996
2000
Self / Various (Archive)
2024
Self
2006
Narrator (voice) / Self
1994
Sanson (segment "Années Terribles, Les")
1989
Himself
Duc de Richleau
1968
On-Screen Narrator
1977
Self
1987
Narrator
1995
Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
1987
Yusif Carnot
1957
Self
2010
Self
1996
Narrator
2000
1994
Old Man
2011
Self
1995
Narrator
2007