Born
27 May 1922 (103)
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
Also known as
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
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 h...
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.
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
Constel·lació Portabella
2024
Children of the Wicker Man
2024
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
Faces of Death
2023
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020
Drácula Barcelona
2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
Angels in Notting Hill
2015
Extraordinary Tales
2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
2014
Face of Unity
2014
The Trail of Dracula
2013
The Girl from Nagasaki
2013
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
Night Train to Lisbon
2013
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
The Fall of the House Of Usher
2012
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
Dracula vs. Vampir
2012
Everything or Nothing
2012
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
Dark Shadows
2012
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
2012
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
2012
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
2012
Hugo
2011
The Wicker Tree
2011
The Resident
2011
Season of the Witch
2011
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
2010
Burke & Hare
2010
Boogie Woogie
2010
The Heavy
2010