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 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

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

as Saruman

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Saruman

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

as Saruman the White

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

as Dr. Wonka

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

as Saruman the White

Alice in Wonderland

as The Jabberwocky (voice)

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

as Count Dooku

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

as Count Dooku

Corpse Bride

as Pastor Galswells (voice)

Hugo

as Monsieur Labisse