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Christopher Lee
AKA: Christopher Frank Carandini Lee · Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
Acting
Born: 1922
Westminster, London, England, UK
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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.
Known For
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Self (archive footage)
2019 · ES
The Colour of Magic
Death
2008 · GB
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007 · GB
Semperopernball
Self
2006 · DE
Pope John Paul II
Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
2005 · US
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self
2004 · DE
Aeschbacher
Self
2001 · CH
In the Beginning
Rameses I
2000 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català | 2019 | Self (archive footage) |
| The Colour of Magic | 2008 | Death |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2007 | Self |
| Semperopernball | 2006 | Self |
| Pope John Paul II | 2005 | Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński |
| Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel | 2004 | Self |
| Aeschbacher | 2001 | Self |
| In the Beginning | 2000 | Rameses I |
| Gormenghast | 2000 | Flay |
| Soul Music | 1997 | Death (voice) |
| The Odyssey | 1997 | Tiresias |
| Wyrd Sisters | 1997 | Death (voice) |
| Brisant | 1994 | Self |
| Blue Heelers | 1993 | Scott James |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | 1992 | Count Ottokar Graf Czerin |
| Stern TV | 1990 | Self |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | 1982 | King Vladimir V |
| Champs-Elysées | 1982 | Self |
| Goliath Awaits | 1981 | John McKenzie |
| Wetten, dass..? | 1981 | Self |
| Saturday Night Live | 1975 | Self - Host |
| Space: 1999 | 1975 | Captain Zandor |
| Film '72 | 1971 | Self |
| Theatre Macabre | 1971 | Self – Host |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | Self |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1962 | Karl Jorla |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1961 | Self |
| The Avengers | 1961 | Colonel Mannering |
| One Step Beyond | 1959 | Wilhelm Reitlinger |
| Mark Saber | 1954 | Larry Spence |