Christopher Lee
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Christopher Lee
Filmography
Acting (328)
2025
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horroras Self (archive footage)
8.2
2024
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrimas Saruman (voice)
6.5
2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monstersas Self (archive footage)
8.2
2024
Constel·lació Portabellaas (archive footage)
2024
Children of the Wicker Manas Self (archive footage)
2024
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Leeas Self / Various (Archive)
7.5
2023
The Wicker Man at 50as Lord Summerisle
2023
Faces of Deathas (archive footage)
2023
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Endingas Lord Summerisle
2022
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hallas Self (archive footage)
5.8
2020
STAR WARS: Revenge of the Sith Extended Editionas Count Dooku
10.0
2020
Peter Cushing: In His Own Wordsas Himself
7.5
2017
Drácula Barcelonaas Himself
5.8
2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productionsas Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
6.0
2015
Angels in Notting Hillas The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
5.5
2015
Extraordinary Talesas Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
6.5
2015
Fifty Shades of Eroticaas (archive footage)
7.0
2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armiesas Saruman the White
7.3
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.2
2014
Face of Unityas Self
2013
The Trail of Draculaas Self (Archival Footage)
10.0
2013
The Girl from Nagasakias Old Officer Pinkerton
5.6
2013
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comicsas Narrator
6.8
2.0
2013
Night Train to Lisbonas Father Bartholomeu
6.5
7.5
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyas Saruman the White
7.4
2012
The Fall of the House Of Usheras The Narrator
7.9
2012
6.2
2012
Everything or Nothingas Self
7.3
2012
Dark Shadowsas Clarney
6.1
2012
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darknessas Dracula (archive footage)
8.0
2012
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988as Narrator
7.0
2012
6.0
2011
Hugoas Monsieur Labisse
7.2
2011
The Wicker Treeas Old Man
3.9
2011
The Residentas August
5.8
2011
Season of the Witchas Cardinal D'Ambroise
5.5
2010
10.0
2010
Burke & Hareas Old Joseph
6.1
2010
The Color of Magic 2in1as Smrt
2010
Boogie Woogieas Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
5.1
2010
The Heavyas Mr. Mason
4.9
2010
Alice in Wonderlandas Jabberwocky (voice)
6.6
2009
Glorious 39as Older Walter Page
6.0
2009
Triageas Joaquín Morales
6.0
2008
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poemas Narrator (voice)
7.4
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Warsas Count Dooku (voice)
6.2
2008
Fanex Files: Hammer Filmsas Self
7.0
2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1as Death (synchro)
6.5
2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2as Death (synchro)
6.5
2007
The Golden Compassas First High Councilor
6.1
2007
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynnas Narrator (voice)
9.0
2007
Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secretsas Narrator
6.8
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackermanas Self (archive footage)
9.0
2007
Hollywood Chineseas Self
2007
Ein Leben wie im Flugas Self
2007
Beloved Countas Self
2007
Bloody Jessas Self
7.0
2006
8.8
2006
8.8
2006
8.2
2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobbyas The Lord Provost
5.7
2005
Corpse Brideas Pastor Galswells (voice)
7.6
2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryas Dr. Wonka
7.0
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sithas Count Dooku
7.5
6.5
2004
The Story of Star Warsas Count Dooku (archive footage)
7.2
2004
6.1
2003
8.1
2003
7.0
2003
Drácula en la Hammeras Christopher Lee
2003
Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dickas Self - Narrator (voice)
8.0
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towersas Saruman
8.4
2002
Best Ever Bondas Self / Scaramanga
5.7
2002
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode IIas Self / Count Dooku
6.8
2002
Perversion Storiesas Self
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clonesas Count Dooku
6.6
2001
6.6
2001
8.4
2001
Quest for the Ringas Self
5.7
2001
R2-D2: Beneath the Domeas Self
6.7
2001
The Wicker Man Enigmaas Himself
6.2
2001
6.0
2000
7.1
2000
Ian Fleming: 007's Creatoras Self
7.3
2000
The Many Faces of Draculaas Narrator
3.5
1999
Sleepy Hollowas Burgomaster
7.2
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Serviceas Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
5.2
1998
Ex-S: The Wicker Manas Self
8.0
1998
Jinnahas Muhammad Ali Jinnah
6.9
1998
7.0
1998
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummyas Sir Richard Turkel
4.7
1998
100 Years of Horroras Presenter
5.0
1998
The Mummyas Self - Host
1997
Soul Musicas Death (voice)
6.8
1996
Welcome to the Discworldas Death
6.4
1996
The Stupidsas Evil Sender
4.8
1996
3.3
1996
A Century of Science Fictionas Narrator (voice)
6.9
8.0
1995
4.7
1994
A Feast at Midnightas V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
6.2
1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horroras Narrator (voice) / Self
7.3
1994
Funny Manas Callum Chance
4.8
1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscowas Commandant Rakov
4.6
1994
The Rainbow Thiefas Uncle Rudolf
5.3
1993
Death Trainas General Konstanin Benin
5.0
1992
Cyber Edenas Cedric
5.3
1992
Double Visionas Mr. Bernard
5.1
1992
Innocent Bloodas Count Dracula (archive footage)
6.2
1992
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Fallsas Sherlock Holmes
5.1
1992
Beauty and the Beastas Monsieur Renard (voice)
3.6
1992
Dracula in the Moviesas (archive footage)
10.0
1991
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Ladyas Sherlock Holmes
5.4
1991
Fear in the Darkas Narrator
9.0
1991
Halloween Monster Bashas Professor Alexander Saxton (archive footage)
1991
Curse III: Blood Sacrificeas Dr. Pearson
4.4
1991
Journey of Honoras King Philip
5.1
1991
Ghostas Self - Narrator
1990
The Care of Timeas Karlis Zander
4.8
1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batchas Doctor Catheter
6.5
1990
Treasure Islandas Blind Pew
6.7
1990
The Miseras Cardinale Spinosi
6.3
1989
For Better or for Worseas Lazos
5.2
1989
Murder Storyas Willard Hope
5.0
1989
Night of the Eaglesas Walter Strauss
3.9
1989
The French Revolutionas Sanson
7.5
1989
The Return of the Musketeersas Rochefort
6.2
1988
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evilas Luis Morel
3.6
1988
Olympus Force: The Keyas Filly
2.5
1987
Creepy Classicsas Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
6.4
1987
Mio in the Land of Farawayas Kato
6.0
1987
The Girlas Peter Storm
4.9
1987
6.4
1987
Casanovaas Branicki
4.1
1986
The Disputationas King James of Aragon
6.0
1986
Un métier de seigneuras Fog
10.0
1986
Jocksas President White
4.3
1985
Mask of Murderas Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
3.4
1985
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitchas Stefan Crosscoe
4.9
1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmesas Himself - Presenter
8.5
1985
Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie!as Self - Narrator
10.0
1984
The Rosebud Beach Hotelas King
4.5
1984
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shiversas King Vladimir V
6.5
1984
The Bengal Lancers!as Sir James Hunter
1.0
1983
House of the Long Shadowsas Corrigan
6.4
1983
The Return of Captain Invincibleas Mr. Midnight
6.2
1983
New Magicas Mr. Kellar
8.0
1983
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckleras Narrator
1982
The Last Unicornas King Haggard (voice)
7.3
1982
The Rank Charm Schoolas Self
1982
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Storyas Prince Philip
4.0
1982
Massarati and the Brainas Victor Leopold
5.7
1982
Safari 3000as Count Borgia
5.4
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!as Self (archive footage)
6.0
1981
An Eye for an Eyeas Morgan Canfield
5.3
1981
Evil Stalks This Houseas Host
5.7
1981
The Salamanderas Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
5.4
1980
Once Upon a Spyas Marcus Valorium
5.2
1980
Serialas Luckman Skull
5.6
1980
Desperate Movesas Dr. Carl Boxer
4.5
1979
1941as Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
5.8
1979
Bear Islandas Lechinski
6.1
1979
Captain America II: Death Too Soonas Miguel
3.8
1979
Jaguar Lives!as Adam Caine
4.2
1979
Arabian Adventureas Caliph Alquazar
5.9
1979
The Passageas Gypsy
6.0
1979
The Horror Showas (archive footage)
3.4
1978
Mickey's 50as Self
9.0
1978
Caravansas Sardar Khan
5.8
1978
Circle of Ironas Zetan
5.5
1978
Return from Witch Mountainas Victor Gannon
5.9
1977
Starship Invasionsas Captain Rameses
3.3
1977
The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernaturalas Narrator
1977
End of the Worldas Father Pergado / Zindar
3.9
1977
Airport '77as Martin Wallace
5.6
1977
Meatcleaver Massacreas On-Screen Narrator
4.3
1976
Dracula and Sonas Le prince des Ténèbres
5.8
1976
Albinoas Bill
4.0
1976
To the Devil a Daughteras Father Michael
5.5
1976
Killer Forceas Major Chilton
5.4
1976
The Keeperas The Keeper
4.1
1975
In Search of Draculaas Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula
7.3
1975
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphanas Satanus / Van Krig
5.0
1974
The Man with the Golden Gunas Francisco Scaramanga
6.5
1974
The Four Musketeersas Rochefort
6.5
1974
Diagnosis: Murderas Dr. Stephen Hayward
6.1
1973
The Three Musketeersas Rochefort
6.7
1973
The Wicker Manas Lord Summerisle
7.3
1973
Dark Placesas Dr. Ian Mandeville
5.5
1973
The Satanic Rites of Draculaas Count Dracula
5.6
1973
Nothing But the Nightas Col. Charles Bingham
6.2
1973
Poor Devilas Lucifer
5.9
1973
The Creeping Fleshas James Hildern
5.9
1972
Death Lineas Stratton-Villiers, MI5
5.8
1972
Horror Expressas Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
6.3
1972
Dracula A.D. 1972as Count Dracula
6.0
1972
Vampir Cuadecucas Self
6.1
1972
Umbracleas The Man
5.9
1971
Hannie Caulderas Bailey
6.2
1971
I, Monsteras Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
5.5
1971
The House That Dripped Bloodas John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
6.4
1970
Scars of Draculaas Dracula
5.9
1970
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmesas Mycroft Holmes
6.8
1970
Julius Caesaras Artemidorus
5.9
1970
One More Timeas Dracula
5.0
1970
Taste the Blood of Draculaas Dracula
6.1
1970
Count Draculaas Dracula
5.9
1970
Eugenieas Dolmance
4.9
1970
The Bloody Judgeas Lord George Jeffreys
5.0
1970
Scream and Scream Againas Fremont
5.3
1969
The Magic Christianas Ship's Vampire
5.8
1969
The Oblong Boxas Dr. J. Neuhartt
5.8
1969
The Castle of Fu Manchuas Dr. Fu Man Chu
3.6
1969
1968
Curse of the Crimson Altaras J.D. Morley
5.2
1968
Dracula Has Risen from the Graveas Dracula
6.7
1968
The Blood of Fu Manchuas Dr. Fu Man Chu
4.4
1968
The Devil Rides Outas Duc de Richleau
6.6
1968
The Face of Eveas Colonel Stuart
4.2
1968
The Movie Orgyas Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
6.8
1967
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadismas Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
6.4
1967
Five Golden Dragonsas Dragon #4
5.2
1967
Theatre of Deathas Philippe Darvas
6.1
1967
The Vengeance of Fu Manchuas Dr. Fu Manchu
6.4
1967
Night of the Big Heatas Godfrey Hanson
5.3
1966
The Brides of Fu Manchuas Fu Manchu
5.9
1966
Circus of Fearas Gregor
5.5
1966
Rasputin: The Mad Monkas Grigori Rasputin
5.9
1966
Dracula: Prince of Darknessas Count Dracula
6.7
1965
The Skullas Sir Matthew Phillips
6.0
1965
The Face of Fu Manchuas Dr. Fu Man Chu
6.2
1965
Ten Little Indiansas Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
6.3
1965
Sheas Billali
5.6
1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrorsas Franklyn Marsh
6.5
1964
The Gorgonas Prof. Karl Meister
6.4
1964
The Castle of the Living Deadas Count Drago
6.1
1964
The Devil-Ship Piratesas Captain Robeles
5.8
1964
Crypt of the Vampireas Count Ludwig Karnstein
5.0
1964
Horror!!!as Self
1.0
1963
The Whip and the Bodyas Kurt Menliff
6.4
1963
Horror Castleas Erich
5.7
1963
Challenge the Devilas Mephistoles
3.4
1962
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklaceas Sherlock Holmes
5.5
1962
The Devil's Agentas Baron Ferdi von Staub
6.7
1962
The Pirates of Blood Riveras Captain LaRoche
6.2
1962
The Secret of the Red Orchidas Capt. Allerman
5.8
1961
Hercules in the Haunted Worldas King Lico (Licos)
6.6
1961
The Devil's Daffodilas Ling Chu
5.8
1961
Taste of Fearas Doctor Pierre Gerrard
7.1
1961
The Terror of the Tongsas Chung King
5.7
1960
The Hands of Orlacas Nero the magician
4.4
1960
Too Hot to Handleas Novak
4.8
1960
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyllas Paul Allen
6.1
1960
The City of the Deadas Prof. Alan Driscoll
6.5
1960
Beat Girlas Kenny King
5.9
1959
Uncle Was a Vampireas Baron Roderico da Frankurten
5.6
1959
The Mummyas Kharis, the Mummy
6.7
1959
The Treasure of San Teresaas Jaeger
6.4
1959
The Man Who Could Cheat Deathas Dr. Pierre Gerrard
5.8
1959
The Hound of the Baskervillesas Sir Henry Baskerville
6.8
1958
Corridors of Bloodas Resurrection Joe
6.2
1958
Draculaas Count Dracula
7.3
1958
A Tale of Two Citiesas Marquis St. Evremonde
6.8
1958
Battle of the V-1as Brunner
5.2
1957
The Truth About Womenas Francois Thiers
6.2
1957
Bitter Victoryas Sgt. Barney
6.4
1957
Manuelaas Voice (voice)
6.3
1957
The Curse of Frankensteinas The Creature
6.8
1957
Fortune Is a Womanas Charles Highbury
6.8
1957
The Traitoras Doctor Neumann
7.6
1957
Ill Met by Moonlightas German officer at The Dentist's office
6.2
1956
The Battle of the River Plateas Manolo
6.4
1956
Beyond Mombasaas Gil Rossi
6.8
1956
Port Afriqueas Franz Vermes
5.9
1956
Alexander the Greatas Nectenabus (voice)
6.1
1956
Private's Progressas Major Schultz
6.6
1955
Storm Over the Nileas Karaga Pasha
6.3
1955
Alias John Prestonas John Preston
5.8
1955
The Cockleshell Heroesas Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
5.9
1955
Moby Dick—Rehearsedas A Stage Manager /Flask
7.0
1955
Police Dogas Johnny, a constable
6.7
1955
The Dark Avengeras French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
6.4
1955
Contraband Spainas Narrador (voz)
6.2
1955
That Ladyas Capitán
6.6
1955
Cross-Roadsas Harry Cooper
7.4
1955
8.0
1954
The Awakeningas Factory proprietor (uncredited)
6.5
1954
The Mirror and Markheimas Visitant
1953
Innocents in Parisas Lieutenant Whitlock
5.2
1953
The Top and the Ballas Father
5.0
1952
Babes in Bagdadas Slave Dealer
5.8
1952
Paul Temple Returnsas Sir Felix Raybourne
6.1
1952
Top Secretas Russian Agent (uncredited)
8.0
1952
Moulin Rougeas Georges Seurat (uncredited)
6.6
1952
The Crimson Pirateas Joseph (attache)
7.0
1951
Quo Vadisas Chariot Driver (uncredited)
7.1
1951
Valley of the Eaglesas Det. Holt
6.2
1951
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.as Spanish Captain
7.0
1950
Prelude to Fameas Newsman
6.8
1950
They Were Not Dividedas Chris Lewis
6.4
1949
Trottie Trueas Hon. Bongo Icklesham
7.0
1948
Hamletas Palace Guard (uncredited)
7.4
1948
Scott of the Antarcticas Bernard Day
7.2
1948
Saraband for Dead Loversas Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
6.6
1948
Penny and the Pownall Caseas Jonathan Blair
6.1
1948
A Song for Tomorrowas Auguste
6.3
1948
One Night with Youas Pirelli's Assistant
7.3
1948
Corridor of Mirrorsas Charles
6.0
1939
Eugen Weidmann Execution Filmas Himself
Production & Directing (1)
1973
Nothing But the NightProducer
6.2