Christopher Lee
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Saruman 2002
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Saruman the White 2012
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Dr. Wonka 2005
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Saruman the White 2014
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Count Dooku 2005
Alice in Wonderland
as Jabberwocky (voice) 2010
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Count Dooku 2002
Corpse Bride
as Pastor Galswells (voice) 2005
Hugo
as Monsieur Labisse 2011
Dark Shadows
as Clarney 2012
Sleepy Hollow
as Burgomaster 1999
The Golden Compass
as First High Councilor 2007
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Doctor Catheter 1990
Season of the Witch
as Cardinal D'Ambroise 2011
The Man with the Golden Gun
as Francisco Scaramanga 1974
Lolita
as Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited) 1962