As Actor
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020
7.5
Christopher Lee
Acting
Birth Date
May 27, 1922
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
Date of Death
June 7, 2015
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Extraordinary Tales
2013
6.4
As Actor
The Fall of the House Of Usher
2012
7.9
As Actor
Everything or Nothing
2012
7.1
As Actor
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
2012
8.0
As Actor
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
2012
6.0
As Actor
Hugo
2011
7.2
As Actor
The Resident
2011
5.8
As Actor
Season of the Witch
2011
5.5
As Actor
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
2010
10.0
As Actor
Burke & Hare
2010
6.1
As Actor
The Heavy
2010
4.9
As Actor
Glorious 39
2009
6.1
As Actor
Triage
2009
6.0
As Actor
Boogie Woogie
2009
5.1
As Actor
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
6.1
As Actor
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
2007
9.0
As Actor
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
5.4
As Actor
Corpse Bride
2005
7.6
As Actor
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
7.0