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 Pakistans 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.
Francisco Scaramanga
Movie 1974
Paul Allen
Movie 1960
Father Pergado / Zindar
Movie 1977
The Creature
Movie 1957
Dr. Fu Man Chu
Movie 1968
Dr. Fu Man Chu
Movie 1965
Dr. Fu Man Chu
Movie 1969
Capt. Allerman
Movie 1962
Burgomaster
Movie 1999
Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
Movie 1968
Dracula
Movie 1970
John Preston
Movie 1955
Fu Manchu
Movie 1966
Le prince des Ténèbres
Movie 1976
Sir Henry Baskerville
Movie 1959
Count Dracula
Movie 1958
Count Dracula
Movie 1972
Monsieur Renard (voice)
Movie 1992
Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
Movie 1972
Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
Movie 1967
Charles
Movie 1948
Kurt Menliff
Movie 1963
Dracula
Movie 1970
King Lico (Licos)
Movie 1961
J.D. Morley
Movie 1968
Father Michael
Movie 1976
Narrator (voice) / Self
Movie 1994
Count Drago
Movie 1964
Prof. Karl Meister
Movie 1964
Grigori Rasputin
Movie 1966
Count Dracula
Movie 1973
Uncle Rudolf
Movie 1994
Chung King
Movie 1961
Dr. Pierre Gerrard
Movie 1959
Luckman Skull
Movie 1980
Captain Robeles
Movie 1964
Luis Morel
Movie 1988
Col. Charles Bingham
Movie 1973
Walter Strauss
Movie 1989
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Movie 1998
Dracula
Movie 1970
Dracula
Movie 1968
Stefan Crosscoe
Movie 1985
Kato
Movie 1987
Self
Movie 2006
James Hildern
Movie 1973
Captain Rameses
Movie 1977
Fremont
Movie 1970
Artemidorus
Movie 1970
Lord George Jeffreys
Movie 1970
Gregor
Movie 1966
Sir Matthew Phillips
Movie 1965
Victor Gannon
Movie 1978
Sherlock Holmes
Movie 1962
Kenny King
Movie 1960
Jonathan Blair
Movie 1948
Self
Movie 2000
Evil Sender
Movie 1996
Lord Summerisle
Movie 1973
Doctor Pierre Gerrard
Movie 1961
Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
Movie 1955
Count Dracula
Movie 1966
Billali
Movie 1965
Duc de Richleau
Movie 1968
Death (voice)
Movie 1997
Dr. Fu Manchu
Movie 1967
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Movie 1951
Sgt. Barney
Movie 1957
Kharis, the Mummy
Movie 1959
Nero the magician
Movie 1960
Self
Movie 1969
Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
Movie 1971
Caliph Alquazar
Movie 1979
Major Chilton
Movie 1976
The Lord Provost
Movie 2005
Erich
Movie 1963
Godfrey Hanson
Movie 1967
Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
Movie 1987
V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
Movie 1994
Count Borgia
Movie 1982
French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
Movie 1955
Dragon #4
Movie 1967
Dr. Pearson
Movie 1991
Captain LaRoche
Movie 1962
Sherlock Holmes
Movie 1992
(archive footage)
Movie 2023
Dolmance
Movie 1970
Old Man
Movie 2011
Callum Chance
Movie 1994
Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
Movie 1985
Marcus Valorium
Movie 1980
Sherlock Holmes
Movie 1991
Colonel Stuart
Movie 1968
Philippe Darvas
Movie 1967
Cedric
Movie 1992
Self
Movie 1972
Peter Storm
Movie 1987
Host
Movie 1981
Det. Holt
Movie 1951
Charles Highbury
Movie 1957
Dracula (archive footage)
Movie 2012
Narrator
Movie 2000
Movie 2002
Self
Movie 2012
Self
Movie 2012
Baron Roderico da Frankurten
Movie 1959
On-Screen Narrator
Movie 1977
Father Bartholomeu
Movie 2013
The Man
Movie 1972
Capitán
Movie 1955
Slave Dealer
Movie 1952
The Narrator
Movie 2012
Russian Agent (uncredited)
Movie 1952
Self (archive footage)
Movie 1982
Sir Felix Raybourne
Movie 1952
Jaeger
Movie 1959
Movie 1996
Miguel
Movie 1979
Self
Movie 2003
Newsman
Movie 1950
Count Ludwig Karnstein
Movie 1964
Self / Various (Archive)
Movie 2024
Dr. Stephen Hayward
Movie 1974
Self
Movie 2007
Mephistoles
Movie 1963
Self
Movie 1982
Auguste
Movie 1948
Self
Movie 2007
Old Officer Pinkerton
Movie 2013
Narrator
Movie 2013
The Keeper
Movie 1976
Novak
Movie 1960
Self
Movie 1995
Ling Chu
Movie 1961
Narrator
Movie 1991
Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
Movie 1981
Franz Vermes
Movie 1956
Death
Movie 1996
Karlis Zander
Movie 1990
Count Dracula (archive footage)
Movie 2022
Willard Hope
Movie 1989
Movie 2012
Spanish Captain
Movie 1951
Self
Movie 1996
Lazos
Movie 1989
Self
Movie 1998
Dr. Carl Boxer
Movie 1980
Georges Seurat (uncredited)
Movie 1952
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
Movie 2013
Factory proprietor (uncredited)
Movie 1954
The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
Movie 2015
Francisco Scaramanga (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie 2002
Mr. Bernard
Movie 1992
Harry Cooper
Movie 1955
Self / Scaramanga
Movie 2002
Stratton-Villiers, MI5
Movie 1972
Self
Movie 1996
Palace Guard (uncredited)
Movie 1948
Presenter
Movie 1998
Self
Movie 1995
Satanus / Van Krig
Movie 1975
Self
Movie 2010
Self
Movie 2014
Gil Rossi
Movie 1956
Lord Summerisle
Movie
Lord Summerisle
Movie
Narrator
Movie 2012
Self
Movie 2004
Self
Movie 2003
Self
Movie 2007
Chris Lewis
Movie 1950
Hon. Bongo Icklesham
Movie 1949
Voice (voice)
Movie 1957
Karaga Pasha
Movie 1955
Doctor Neumann
Movie 1957
German officer at The Dentist's office
Movie 1957
Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
Movie 1965
Lucifer
Movie 1973
Pirelli's Assistant
Movie 1948
Dracula
Movie 1970
Cardinale Spinosi
Movie 1990
Brunner
Movie 1958
Self
Movie 1998
Card. Stefan Wyszyński
Movie 2005
Count Dooku (archive footage)
Movie 2004
Self
Movie 2001
Self
Movie 2001
Narrator
Movie 1977
Narrator
Movie 2007
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Movie 2017
Himself
Movie 2017
Self
Movie 2013
Victor Leopold
Movie 1982
King Vladimir V
Movie 1984
Johnny, a constable
Movie 1955
Self / Count Dooku
Movie 2002
Himself - Presenter
Movie 1985
Movie 2015
Movie 1988
Movie 2001
Narrator (voice)
Movie 1996
Narrator (voice)
Movie 2008
Self
Movie 2001
Mr. Kellar
Movie 1983
Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula
Movie 1975
Self
Movie 1987
Self
Movie 2000
Sir James Hunter
Movie 1984
Christopher Lee
Movie 2003
Himself
Movie 2020
Prof. Alan Driscoll
Movie 1960
Self
Movie 2012
Count Dracula
Movie 1994
Father
Movie 1953
Himself
Movie 2001
Prince Philip
Movie 1982
Movie 2000
Self
Movie 2001
Self
Movie 2012
Self - Host
Movie 1998
Movie 2012
Narrador (voz)
Movie 1955
(archive footage)
Movie 2010
Self
Movie 2007
Self
Movie 2002
Movie 1996
Self
Movie 2007
Self
Movie 2008
Narrator
Movie 1983
Self
Movie 2002
Fog
Movie 1986
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2007
Visitant
Movie 1954
Self
Movie 1964
Narrator
Movie 2003
Narrator
Movie 2007
Narrator
Movie 2001
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2024
Movie 1994
Saruman (voice)
Movie 2024
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2024
Movie 1985
Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
Movie 1948
(archieve footage)
Movie 1994
Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie 1962
Count Ottokar Graf Czerin
Tv 1992
Dale Woodman
Tv 1976
Sir Otto from the Rhine
Tv 1958
Lord Bathurst
Tv 1986
Wilhelm Reitlinger
Tv 1959
Self - Host
Tv 1971
Self
Tv 2007
Azaret
Tv 1996
Louis (uncredited)
Tv 1955
Death
Tv 1997
Prince Erik
Tv 1958
Jeanpierre
Tv 1956
Tv 1994
Death (voice)
Tv 1997
Captain Zandor
Tv 1975
Self
Tv 1959
Self
Tv 1981
Self - Host
Tv 1975
Self
Tv 1961
Narrator
Tv 2000
Rao-Sahib
Tv 1984
Narrator
Tv 1995
Count Ottokar Czernin
Tv 2002
Self
Tv 2004
Self
Tv 1977
Maurice Gabet
Tv 1956
Compte de Merret
Tv 1956
The Visitant
Tv 1956
General Hamelin
Tv 1956
Self
Tv 1982
Francisco Scaramanga (archive footage)
Tv 2002
Self
Tv 2001
Self
Tv 1990
Self
Tv 1970
Self
Tv 1986
Professor Stone
Tv 1961
Karl Jorla
Tv 1962
Colonel Mannering
Tv 1961
self
Tv 1987
Self - Host
Tv 1996
Self
Tv 1994
Self
Tv 2006
The Grand Duke
Tv 1977