Christopher Lee
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Karl Jorla
1962
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
The Avengers
Professor Stone
1961
Series
The Avengers
Colonel Mannering
1961
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Saruman
2001
Series
Charlie's Angels
Dale Woodman
1976
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saruman
2002
Series
One Step Beyond
Wilhelm Reitlinger
1959
Series
Blue Heelers
Scott James
1993
Film
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Saruman the White
2014
Film
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Saruman the White
2012
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007
Film
Corpse Bride
Pastor Galswells (voice)
2005
Aeschbacher
Self
2001
Film
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dr. Wonka
2005
Series
Space: 1999
Captain Zandor
1975
Film
Alice in Wonderland
Jabberwocky (voice)
2010
Series
Brisant
Self
1994
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
King Vladimir V
1982
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
How the West Was Won
The Grand Duke
1977
Film
Sleepy Hollow
Burgomaster
1999
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Saruman (voice)
2024
Series
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Count Ottokar Graf Czerin
1992
Film
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Count Dooku
2005
Series
Stern TV
Self
1990
Film
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Count Dooku
2002
Series
Stars in der Manege
Self
1959
Film
The Golden Compass
First High Councilor
2007
Series
The Odyssey
Tiresias
1997
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self
2004
Seitenblicke
self
1987
Film
Dark Shadows
Clarney
2012
Series
Mark Saber
Larry Spence
1954
Film
The Man with the Golden Gun
Francisco Scaramanga
1974
Series
Auf los geht's los
Self
1977
Film
Hugo
Monsieur Labisse
2011
Series
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Arnaud
1973
Film
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Doctor Catheter
1990
Series
The Colour of Magic
Death
2008
Film
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Count Dooku (voice)
2008
Series
The Adventures of William Tell
Prince Erik
1958
Series
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
Film
The Wicker Man
Lord Summerisle
1973
Film
Season of the Witch
Cardinal D'Ambroise
2011
Series
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Louis the Executioner (uncredited)
1955
Series
Shaka Zulu
Lord Bathurst
1986
Film
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Commandant Rakov
1994
Series
Around the World in 80 Days
Stuart
1989
Series
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Jeanpierre
1956
Film
The Three Musketeers
Rochefort
1973
Film
Innocent Blood
Count Dracula (archive footage)
1992
Wedden, dat..?
Self
1986
Film
1941
Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
1979
Series
Ivanhoe
Sir Otto from the Rhine
1958
Film
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Emerich
2004
Series
Gormenghast
Flay
2000
Film
The Resident
August
2011
Film
The Last Unicorn
King Haggard (voice)
1982
Semperopernball
Self
2006
Series
Ivanhoe
Lucas de Beaumanoir
1997
Series
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self (footage)
2025
Film
Night Train to Lisbon
Father Bartholomeu
2013
Series
Goliath Awaits
John McKenzie
1981
Film
Quo Vadis
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
1951
Film
Dracula
Count Dracula
1958
Film
The Four Musketeers
Rochefort
1974
Treffpunkte
Self
1970
Film
Treasure Island
Blind Pew
1990
Film
Hannie Caulder
Bailey
1971
Film
Return from Witch Mountain
Victor Gannon
1978
Film
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Spanish Captain
1951
Film
Burke & Hare
Old Joseph
2010
Film
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Dracula
1968
Series
Moses
Pharaoh
1996
Film
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
Stefan Crosscoe
1985
Film
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Creature
1957
Film
Dracula A.D. 1972
Count Dracula
1972
Film
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Franklyn Marsh
1965
Series
Theatre Macabre
Self – Host
1971
Film
Airport '77
Martin Wallace
1977
Film
The Whip and the Body
Kurt Menliff
1963
Series
In the Beginning
Rameses I
2000
Film
House of the Long Shadows
Corrigan
1983
Series
The Far Pavilions
Rao-Sahib
1984
Series
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Narrator
1995
Series
Pope John Paul II
Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
2005
Film
An Eye for an Eye
Morgan Canfield
1981
Series
100 Years of Horror
Self - Host
1996
Film
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
Film
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Count Dracula
1966
Film
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
1970
Series
Wyrd Sisters
Death (voice)
1997
Film
Horror Express
Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
1972
Film
The Battle of the River Plate
Manolo
1956
Series
The Errol Flynn Theatre
The Visitant
1956
Series
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Compte de Merret
1956
Series
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Maurice Gabet
1956
Series
The Errol Flynn Theatre
General Hamelin
1956
Film
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Dracula
1970
Film
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Count Dracula
1973
Series
The Pirate
Samir Al Fay
1977
Film
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
Miguel
1979
Film
The House That Dripped Blood
John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
1971
Film
The Return of the Musketeers
Rochefort
1989
Film
To the Devil a Daughter
Father Michael
1976
Film
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Henry Baskerville
1959
Series
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Alexander the Great
Nectenabus (voice)
1956
Film
Eugenie
Dolmance
1970
Film
Arabian Adventure
Caliph Alquazar
1979
Film
Ten Little Indians
Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
1965
Film
Triage
Joaquín Morales
2009
Film
Boogie Woogie
Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
2010
Film
Moulin Rouge
Georges Seurat (uncredited)
1952
Film
Scream and Scream Again
Fremont
1970
Nase vorn
Self
1988
Film
The French Revolution
Sanson
1989
Film
She
Billali
1965
Film
The Skull
Sir Matthew Phillips
1965
Film
The Oblong Box
Dr. J. Neuhartt
1969
Film
Scars of Dracula
Dracula
1970
Film
The Bloody Judge
Lord George Jeffreys
1970
Film
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
Sir Richard Turkel
1998
Series
Whicker's World
1959
Film
The City of the Dead
Prof. Alan Driscoll
1960
Film
The Brides of Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu
1966
Film
The Pirates of Blood River
Captain LaRoche
1962
Film
The Stupids
Evil Sender
1996
Film
Bear Island
Lechinski
1979
Film
The Salamander
Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
1981
Film
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
2001
Film
Death Line
Stratton-Villiers, MI5
1972
Film
The Passage
Gypsy
1979
Film
I, Monster
Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
1971
Series
The French Revolution
Sanson (« Les Années terribles »)
1989
Film
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
Self / Count Dooku
2002
Film
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
1967
Film
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
2015
Film
The Devil Rides Out
Duc de Richleau
1968
Film
Caravans
Sardar Khan
1978
Film
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Captain Robeles
1964
Film
The Movie Orgy
Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
1968
Film
Hamlet
Palace Guard (uncredited)
1948
Film
Mio in the Land of Faraway
Kato
1987
Film
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Paul Allen
1960
Film
The Terror of the Tongs
Chung King
1961
Film
Count Dracula
Dracula
1970
Film
Night of the Big Heat
Godfrey Hanson
1967
Film
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
The Crimson Pirate
Joseph (attache)
1952
Film
Taste of Fear
Doctor Pierre Gerrard
1961
Film
Death Train
General Konstanin Benin
1993
Series
Science Fiction Film Awards
Self
Film
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
2001
Film
The Girl
Peter Storm
1987
Film
The Magic Christian
Ship's Vampire
1969
Film
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
1948
Film
Poor Devil
Lucifer
1973
Film
Vampir Cuadecuc
Self
1972
Film
Glorious 39
Older Walter Page
2009
Film
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Dr. Pierre Gerrard
1959
Film
Circle of Iron
Zetan
1978
Film
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
2000
Film
The Story of Star Wars
Count Dooku (archive footage)
2004
Series
Soul Music
Death (voice)
1997
Film
The Return of Captain Invincible
Mr. Midnight
1983
Film
Nothing But the Night
Col. Charles Bingham
1973
Film
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
2006
Film
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Self
1987
Film
Casanova
Branicki
1987
Film
Storm Over the Nile
Karaga Pasha
1955
Film
Hollywood Chinese
Self
2007
Film
Hercules in the Haunted World
King Lico (Licos)
1961
Film
Everything or Nothing
Self
2012
Film
The Devil's Daffodil
Ling Chu
1961
Film
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
The Mummy
Kharis, the Mummy
1959
Film
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Self
2006
Film
Dark Places
Dr. Ian Mandeville
1973
Film
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
1999
Film
The Creeping Flesh
James Hildern
1973
Film
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
1967
Film
Quest for the Ring
Self
2001
Film
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
1992
Film
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Narrator (voice) / Self
1994
Film
The Devil's Agent
Baron Ferdi von Staub
1962
Film
Horror Castle
Erich
1963
Film
The Color of Magic 2in1
Smrt
2010
Film
Once Upon a Spy
Marcus Valorium
1980
Film
A Tale of Two Cities
Marquis St. Evremonde
1958
Film
Scott of the Antarctic
Bernard Day
1948
Film
A Century of Science Fiction
Narrator (voice)
1996
Film
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Self
2003
Film
Curse of the Crimson Altar
J.D. Morley
1968
Film
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Narrator
2013
Film
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
2004
Film
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Julius Caesar
Artemidorus
1970
Film
Ghost
Self - Narrator
1991
Series
Alisea and the Dream Prince
Azaret
1996
Film
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Sherlock Holmes
1992
Film
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
King
1984
Film
The Castle of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1969
Film
The Blood of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1968
Film
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Self
2012
Film
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
2005
Film
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
The Lord Provost
2005
Film
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017
Film
Battle of the V-1
Brunner
1958
Film
Too Hot to Handle
Novak
1960
Film
Dracula and Son
Le prince des Ténèbres
1976
Film
Albino
Bill
1976
Film
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Grigori Rasputin
1966
Film
Beyond Mombasa
Gil Rossi
1956
Film
Bitter Victory
Sgt. Barney
1957
Film
Uncle Was a Vampire
Baron Roderico da Frankurten
1959
Film
The Face of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Man Chu
1965
Film
Serial
Luckman Skull
1980
Film
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes
1962
Film
The Gorgon
Prof. Karl Meister
1964
Film
End of the World
Father Pergado / Zindar
1977
Film
The Secret of the Red Orchid
Capt. Allerman
1962
Film
The Rainbow Thief
Uncle Rudolf
1994
Film
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Self / Various (Archive)
2024
Film
Starship Invasions
Captain Rameses
1977
Film
Five Golden Dragons
Dragon #4
1967
Film
Fortune Is a Woman
Charles Highbury
1957
Series
Ghost Stories for Christmas
Narrator
2000
Film
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982
Film
Manuela
Voice (voice)
1957
Film
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
Film
The Dark Avenger
French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
1955
Film
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Self
2002
Film
A Feast at Midnight
V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
1994
Film
The Hands of Orlac
Nero the magician
1960
Film
Killer Force
Major Chilton
1976
Film
Crypt of the Vampire
Count Ludwig Karnstein
1964
Film
Journey of Honor
King Philip
1991
Film
Jaguar Lives!
Adam Caine
1979
Film
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
King Vladimir V
1984
Film
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Self
2012
Film
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Self
2001
Film
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Prince Philip
1982
Film
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Sherlock Holmes
1991
Film
The Castle of the Living Dead
Count Drago
1964
Beloved Count
Self
2007
Film
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
Dr. Pearson
1991
Film
Ill Met by Moonlight
German officer at The Dentist's office
1957
Film
That Lady
Capitán
1955
Film
Beat Girl
Kenny King
1960
Film
They Were Not Divided
Chris Lewis
1950
Film
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Narrator (voice)
2007
Film
Umbracle
The Man
1972
Film
Beauty and the Beast
Monsieur Renard (voice)
1992
Film
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Self
2002
Film
The Heavy
Mr. Mason
2010
Film
For Better or for Worse
Lazos
1989
Film
The Face of Eve
Colonel Stuart
1968
Film
Innocents in Paris
Lieutenant Whitlock
1953
Film
Mask of Murder
Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
1985
Film
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil
Luis Morel
1988
Film
Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1998
Film
Circus of Fear
Gregor
1966
Film
Fear in the Dark
Narrator
1991
Film
Theatre of Death
Philippe Darvas
1967
Film
Funny Man
Callum Chance
1994
Film
Massarati and the Brain
Victor Leopold
1982
Film
Murder Story
Willard Hope
1989
Film
The Care of Time
Karlis Zander
1990
Ein Leben wie im Flug
Self
2007
Film
The Truth About Women
Francois Thiers
1957
Film
Double Vision
Mr. Bernard
1992
Film
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Self
2014
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
Self
2006
Film
The Trail of Dracula
Self (Archival Footage)
2013
Final Column
1955
Film
Corridors of Blood
Resurrection Joe
1958
Film
Extraordinary Tales
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
2015
Film
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
2000
Film
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
Death (synchro)
2008
New Magic
Mr. Kellar
1983
Film
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Self
2002
Film
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Self
2008
Bloody Jess
Self
2007
Film
The Awakening
Factory proprietor (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Girl from Nagasaki
Old Officer Pinkerton
2013
Film
One More Time
Dracula
1970
Film
The Traitor
Doctor Neumann
1957
Film
Best Ever Bond
Self / Scaramanga
2002
Film
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
Self
2003
Film
One Night with You
Pirelli's Assistant
1948
Film
The Many Faces of Dracula
Narrator
2000
Film
The Treasure of San Teresa
Jaeger
1959
Film
Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
Self
2000
Film
Meatcleaver Massacre
On-Screen Narrator
1977
Film
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Satanus / Van Krig
1975
Film
Prelude to Fame
Newsman
1950
Film
The Cockleshell Heroes
Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
1955
Film
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
Death (synchro)
2008
Film
Top Secret
Russian Agent (uncredited)
1952
Film
Port Afrique
Franz Vermes
1956
Film
Valley of the Eagles
Det. Holt
1951
Film
Olympus Force: The Key
Filly
1988
Film
Police Dog
Johnny, a constable
1955
Film
The Fall of the House Of Usher
The Narrator
2012
Film
Trottie True
Hon. Bongo Icklesham
1949
Film
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
Narrator
1983
Film
The Wicker Tree
Old Man
2011
Film
The Miser
Cardinale Spinosi
1990
Film
The Mummy
Self - Host
1998
Film
To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2002
Film
Private's Progress
Major Schultz
1956
Film
Drácula Barcelona
Himself
2017
Film
The Disputation
King James of Aragon
1986
Film
The Bengal Lancers!
Sir James Hunter
1984
Film
The Wicker Man Enigma
Himself
2001
Film
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
2001
Film
Babes in Bagdad
Slave Dealer
1952
Film
Children of the Wicker Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Face of Unity
Self
2014
Film
Soul Music
Death (voice)
1997
Film
Alias John Preston
John Preston
1955
Film
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Himself - Presenter
1985
Film
Corridor of Mirrors
Charles
1948
Film
Evil Stalks This House
Host
1981
Film
Night of the Eagles
Walter Strauss
1989
Film
Creepy Classics
Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
1987
Film
The Keeper
The Keeper
1976
Film
Horror!!!
Self
1964
Film
Penny and the Pownall Case
Jonathan Blair
1948
Film
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
Narrator (voice)
2008
Film
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Film
Contraband Spain
Narrador (voz)
1955
Film
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
Film
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
Film
Un métier de seigneur
Fog
1986
Film
Challenge the Devil
Mephistoles
1963
Film
A Song for Tomorrow
Auguste
1948
Film
Eugen Weidmann Execution Film
Himself
1939
Film
Safari 3000
Count Borgia
1982
Film
In Search of Dracula
Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula
1975
Film
Jocks
President White
1986
Film
The Rank Charm School
Self
1982
Film
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
Self
1998
Film
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Film
Angels in Notting Hill
The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
2015
Film
Diagnosis: Murder
Dr. Stephen Hayward
1974
The Gillian Hills Trilogy
2013
Film
Cyber Eden
Cedric
1992
Film
Paul Temple Returns
Sir Felix Raybourne
1952
Film
Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick
Self - Narrator (voice)
2003
Film
Cross-Roads
Harry Cooper
1955
Film
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
Self
2010
Film
Halloween Monster Bash
Professor Alexander Saxton (archive footage)
1991
Film
The Best of All Time Horror Classics
1985
Film
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
A Stage Manager /Flask
1955
Film
The Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle Alcatraz
Narrator
2001
Film
Rhapsody of Fire - Visions from the Enchanted Lands
Self
2007
Film
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Himself
2020
Film
The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry
Self
1996
Film
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Dracula (archive footage)
2012
Film
The Many Faces of Christopher Lee
1996
Film
Dare To Dream: The Making of Jinnah
Self
1998
Film
100 Years of Horror
Presenter
1998
Film
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
Self
2002
Film
Quelle horreur mon saigneur Dracula
Self
1969
Film
The Wicker Man at 50
Lord Summerisle
2023
Film
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Self
1995
Film
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
Narrator
2012
Film
Welcome to the Discworld
Death
1996
Film
Drácula en la Hammer
Christopher Lee
2003
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
Lord Summerisle
2023
Film
Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie!
Self - Narrator
1985
Film
The Mirror and Markheim
Visitant
1954
A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
Self
1995
Film
Constel·lació Portabella
(archive footage)
2024
Perversion Stories
Self
2002
Film
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
Self
2012
Dracula vs. Vampir
2012
Film
Faces of Death
(archive footage)
2023
Film
The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural
Narrator
1977
Film
Desperate Moves
Dr. Carl Boxer
1980
Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets
Narrator
2007
The Top and the Ball
Father
1953
Film
STAR WARS: Revenge of the Sith Extended Edition
Count Dooku
2020