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