Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1922-05-27
- Day of Death2015-06-07 (93 years)
- Place of BirthWestminster, London, England, UK
- Also Known AsChristopher Frank Carandini LeeΣερ Κρίστοφερ Φρανκ Καραντίνι ΛιΚρίστοφερ Φρανκ Καραντίνι Λιکریستوفر لی
Christopher Lee
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2024
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
As: Saruman (voice)
- 2015
Angels in Notting Hill
As: The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
- 2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
As: Saruman the White
- 2013
The Girl from Nagasaki
As: Old Officer Pinkerton
- 2013
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
As: Narrator
- 2013
Night Train to Lisbon
As: Father Bartholomeu
- 2013
Extraordinary Tales
As: Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
- 2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
As: Saruman the White
2012The Fall of the House Of Usher
As: The Narrator
2012Dark Shadows
As: Clarney
2011Hugo
As: Monsieur Labisse
2011The Wicker Tree
As: Old Man
2011The Resident
As: August
2011Season of the Witch
As: Cardinal D'Ambroise
2010Burke & Hare
As: Old Joseph
2010Boogie Woogie
As: Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
2010The Heavy
As: Mr. Mason
2010Alice in Wonderland
As: Jabberwocky (voice)
2009Glorious 39
As: Older Walter Page
2009Triage
As: Joaquín Morales
2008The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
As: Narrator (voice)
2008Star Wars: The Clone Wars
As: Count Dooku (voice)
2008The Colour of Magic
As: Death
2007The Golden Compass
As: First High Councilor
2007Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
As: Narrator (voice)
2005Pope John Paul II
As: Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
2005The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
As: The Lord Provost
2005Corpse Bride
As: Pastor Galswells (voice)
- 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
As: Dr. Wonka
2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
As: Count Dooku
2004Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
As: Emerich
- 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
As: Saruman (Extended Cut)
2003Drácula en la Hammer
As: Christopher Lee
- 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
As: Saruman
2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
As: Count Dooku
- 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
As: Saruman
2001The Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle Alcatraz
As: Narrator
2000Ghost Stories for Christmas
As: Narrator
2000In the Beginning
As: Rameses I
2000Gormenghast
As: Flay
2000The Many Faces of Dracula
As: Narrator
1999Sleepy Hollow
As: Burgomaster
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
As: Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
1998Jinnah
As: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1998Tale of the Mummy
As: Sir Richard Turkel
1998100 Years of Horror
As: Presenter
1997Soul Music
As: Death (voice)
1997The Odyssey
As: Tiresias
1997Wyrd Sisters
As: Death (voice)
1997Soul Music
As: Death (voice)
1997Ivanhoe
As: Lucas de Beaumanoir
1996Welcome to the Discworld
As: Death
1996The Stupids
As: Evil Sender
1996Moïse
As: Pharaoh
1996Moses
As: Pharaoh
1996Alisea and the Dream Prince
As: Azaret
1996A Century of Science Fiction
As: Narrator (voice)
1995Moses
As: Ramses
1995Tales of Mystery and Imagination
As: Narrator
1994A Feast at Midnight
As: V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
1994Funny Man
As: Callum Chance
1994Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
As: Commandant Rakov
1994The Rainbow Thief
As: Uncle Rudolf
1993Blue Heelers
As: Scott James
1993Death Train
As: General Konstanin Benin
1992Cyber Eden
As: Cedric
1992Double Vision
As: Mr. Bernard
1992The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
As: Count Ottokar Graf Czerin
1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
As: Sherlock Holmes
1992Beauty and the Beast
As: Monsieur Renard (voice)
1991Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
As: Sherlock Holmes
1991Fear in the Dark
As: Narrator
1991Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
As: Dr. Pearson
1991Journey of Honor
As: King Philip
1990The Care of Time
As: Karlis Zander
1990Gremlins 2: The New Batch
As: Doctor Catheter
1990The Miser
As: Cardinale Spinosi
1990Treasure Island
As: Blind Pew
1989Honeymoon Academy
As: Lazos
1989The French Revolution
As: Sanson (segment "Années Terribles, Les")
1989Murder Story
As: Willard Hope
1989Night of the Eagles
As: Walter Strauss
1989The French Revolution
As: Sanson
1989Around the World in 80 Days
As: Stuart
1989The Return of the Musketeers
As: Rochefort
1988Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil
As: Luis Morel
1988Olympus Force: The Key
As: Filly
1987The Girl
As: Peter Storm
1987Mio in the Land of Faraway
As: Kato
1986The Disputation
As: King James of Aragon
1986Un métier de seigneur
As: Fog
1986Jocks
As: President White
1986Shaka Zulu
As: Lord Bathurst
1985Mask of Murder
As: Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
1985Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
As: Stefan Crosscoe
1984The Rosebud Beach Hotel
As: King
1984The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
As: King Vladimir V
1984The Bengal Lancers!
As: Sir James Hunter
1984The Far Pavilions
As: Rao-Sahib
1983House of the Long Shadows
As: Corrigan
1983The Return of Captain Invincible
As: Mr. Midnight
1982The Last Unicorn
As: King Haggard (voice)
1982Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
As: Prince Philip
1982Faerie Tale Theatre
As: King Vladimir V
1982Massarati and the Brain
As: Victor Leopold
1982Safari 3000
As: Count Borgia
1981Goliath Awaits
As: John McKenzie
1981An Eye for an Eye
As: Morgan Canfield
1981Evil Stalks This House
As: Host
1981The Salamander
As: Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
1980Once Upon a Spy
As: Marcus Valorium
1980Serial
As: Luckman Skull
1980Desperate Moves
As: Dr. Carl Boxer
19791941
As: Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
1979Bear Island
As: Lechinski
1979Captain America II: Death Too Soon
As: Miguel
1979Jaguar Lives!
As: Adam Caine
1979Arabian Adventure
As: Caliph Alquazar
1979The Passage
As: Gypsy
1978The Pirate
As: Samir Al Fay
1978Caravans
As: Sardar Khan
1978Circle of Iron
As: Zetan
1978Return from Witch Mountain
As: Victor Gannon
1977Starship Invasions
As: Captain Rameses
1977The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural
As: Narrator
1977End of the World
As: Father Pergado / Zindar
1977Airport '77
As: Martin Wallace
1977Meatcleaver Massacre
As: On-Screen Narrator
1977How the West Was Won
As: The Grand Duke
1976Charlie's Angels
As: Dale Woodman
1976Dracula and Son
As: Le prince des Ténèbres
1976Death in the Sun
As: Bill
1976To the Devil a Daughter
As: Father Michael
1976Killer Force
As: Major Chilton
1976The Keeper
As: The Keeper
1975Space: 1999
As: Captain Zandor
1975The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
As: Satanus / Van Krig
1974The Man with the Golden Gun
As: Francisco Scaramanga
1974The Four Musketeers
As: Rochefort
1974Diagnosis: Murder
As: Dr. Stephen Hayward
1973The Three Musketeers
As: Rochefort
1973The Wicker Man
As: Lord Summerisle
1973Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
As: Arnaud
1973Dark Places
As: Dr. Ian Mandeville
1973The Satanic Rites of Dracula
As: Count Dracula
1973Nothing But the Night
As: Col. Charles Bingham
1973Poor Devil
As: Lucifer
1973The Creeping Flesh
As: James Hildern
1972Death Line
As: Stratton-Villiers, MI5
1972Horror Express
As: Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
1972Dracula A.D. 1972
As: Count Dracula
1972Umbracle
As: The Man
1971Hannie Caulder
As: Bailey
1971I, Monster
As: Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
1971The House That Dripped Blood
As: John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
1970Scars of Dracula
As: Dracula
1970The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
As: Mycroft Holmes
1970Julius Caesar
As: Artemidorus
1970Taste the Blood of Dracula
As: Dracula
1970One More Time
As: Dracula
1970Count Dracula
As: Dracula
1970Eugenie
As: Dolmance
1970The Bloody Judge
As: Lord George Jeffreys
1970Scream and Scream Again
As: Fremont
1969The Magic Christian
As: Ship's Vampire
1969The Oblong Box
As: Dr. J. Neuhartt
1969The Castle of Fu Manchu
As: Dr. Fu Man Chu
1968Curse of the Crimson Altar
As: J.D. Morley
1968Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
As: Dracula
1968The Blood of Fu Manchu
As: Dr. Fu Man Chu
1968The Devil Rides Out
As: Duc de Richleau
1968Eve
As: Colonel Stuart
1967The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
As: Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
1967Five Golden Dragons
As: Dragon #4
1967Theatre of Death
As: Philippe Darvas
1967The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
As: Dr. Fu Manchu
1967Night of the Big Heat
As: Godfrey Hanson
1966The Brides of Fu Manchu
As: Fu Manchu
1966Circus of Fear
As: Gregor
1966Rasputin: The Mad Monk
As: Grigori Rasputin
1966Dracula: Prince of Darkness
As: Count Dracula
1965The Skull
As: Sir Matthew Phillips
1965The Face of Fu Manchu
As: Dr. Fu Man Chu
1965Ten Little Indians
As: Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
1965She
As: Billali
1965Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
As: Franklyn Marsh
1964The Gorgon
As: Prof. Karl Meister
1964The Castle of the Living Dead
As: Count Drago
1964The Devil-Ship Pirates
As: Captain Robeles
1964Crypt of the Vampire
As: Count Ludwig Karnstein
1963The Whip and the Body
As: Kurt Menliff
1963Horror Castle
As: Erich
1963Corridors of Blood
As: Resurrection Joe
1963Challenge the Devil
As: Mephistoles
1962Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
As: Sherlock Holmes
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Karl Jorla
1962The Devil's Agent
As: Baron Ferdi von Staub
1962The Pirates of Blood River
As: Captain LaRoche
1962Secret of the Red Orchid
As: Capt. Allerman
1961Hercules in the Haunted World
As: King Lico (Licos)
1961The Devil's Daffodil
As: Ling Chu
1961Taste of Fear
As: Doctor Pierre Gerrard
1961The Terror of the Tongs
As: Chung King
1961The Avengers
As: Professor Stone
- 1961
The Avengers
As: Colonel Mannering
1960The Hands of Orlac
As: Nero the magician
1960Too Hot to Handle
As: Novak
1960The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
As: Paul Allen
1960The City of the Dead
As: Prof. Alan Driscoll
1960Beat Girl
As: Kenny King
1959Uncle Was a Vampire
As: Baron Roderico da Frankurten
1959The Mummy
As: Kharis, the Mummy
1959The Treasure of San Teresa
As: Jaeger
1959The Man Who Could Cheat Death
As: Dr. Pierre Gerrard
1959The Hound of the Baskervilles
As: Sir Henry Baskerville
1959One Step Beyond
As: Wilhelm Reitlinger
1958The Adventures of William Tell
As: Prince Erik
1958Dracula
As: Count Dracula
1958A Tale of Two Cities
As: Marquis St. Evremonde
1958Ivanhoe
As: Sir Otto from the Rhine
1958Battle of the V-1
As: Brunner
1957The Truth About Women
As: Francois Thiers
1957Bitter Victory
As: Sgt. Barney
1957Manuela
As: Voice (voice)
1957Sailor of Fortune
As: Yusif Carnot
1957The Curse of Frankenstein
As: The Creature
1957Fortune Is a Woman
As: Charles Highbury
1957The Traitor
As: Doctor Neumann
1957Ill Met by Moonlight
As: German officer at The Dentist's office
1956The Battle of the River Plate
As: Manolo
1956Beyond Mombasa
As: Gil Rossi
1956The Errol Flynn Theatre
As: The Visitant
- 1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
As: Compte de Merret
- 1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
As: Maurice Gabet
- 1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
As: General Hamelin
1956Port Afrique
As: Franz Vermes
1956Alexander the Great
As: Nectenabus (voice)
1956Colonel March of Scotland Yard
As: Jeanpierre
1956Private's Progress
As: Major Schultz
1955Storm Over the Nile
As: Karaga Pasha
1955Alias John Preston
As: John Preston
1955The Cockleshell Heroes
As: Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
1955The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
As: Louis (uncredited)
1955Moby Dick Rehearsed
As: A Stage Manager /Flask
1955Police Dog
As: Johnny, a constable
1955The Dark Avenger
As: French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
1955Contraband Spain
As: Narrador (voz)
1955That Lady
As: Capitán
1955Cross-Roads
As: Harry Cooper
1954Mark Saber
As: Larry Spence
1954The Awakening
As: Factory proprietor (uncredited)
1954The Mirror and Markheim
As: Visitant
1953Innocents in Paris
As: Lieutenant Whitlock
1952Moulin Rouge
As: Georges Seurat (uncredited)
1952Babes in Bagdad
As: Slave Dealer
1952Paul Temple Returns
As: Sir Felix Raybourne
1952Top Secret
As: Russian Agent (uncredited)
1952The Crimson Pirate
As: Joseph (attache)
1951Quo Vadis
As: Chariot Driver (uncredited)
1951Valley of the Eagles
As: Det. Holt
1951Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
As: Spanish Captain
1950Prelude to Fame
As: Newsman
1950They Were Not Divided
As: Chris Lewis
1949Trottie True
As: Hon. Bongo Icklesham
1948Hamlet
As: Palace Guard (uncredited)
1948Scott of the Antarctic
As: Bernard Day
1948Saraband for Dead Lovers
As: Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
1948Penny and the Pownall Case
As: Jonathan Blair
1948A Song for Tomorrow
As: Auguste
1948One Night with You
As: Pirelli's Assistant
1948Corridor of Mirrors
As: Charles