Christopher Lee
Born
1922-05-27
Place of birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
Died
2015-06-07
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...
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Saruman
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saruman
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Saruman the White
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dr. Wonka
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Saruman the White
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Count Dooku
Alice in Wonderland
Jabberwocky (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Count Dooku
Corpse Bride
Pastor Galswells (voice)
Hugo
Monsieur Labisse
Dark Shadows
Clarney
Sleepy Hollow
Burgomaster
The Golden Compass
First High Councilor
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Doctor Catheter
Season of the Witch
Cardinal D'Ambroise