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