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.
Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Fellowship · 2011
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 2011
- Knight Bachelor · 2009
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2001
- Commander of the Order of Saint John · 1997
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- Bram Stoker Award — Lifetime Achievement · 1994
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award · 1983
- 1939–45 Star
- Africa Star
- Defence Medal
- France and Germany Star
- Italy Star
- Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Steiger Award
- War Medal 1939–1945
Filmography50+ titles
The Trail of Dracula
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Avengers
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Corpse Bride
The Traitor
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
Hollywood Chinese
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
The French Revolution
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Far Pavilions
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Hamlet
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Last Unicorn
The Wicker Man
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Everything or Nothing
Hugo
Sleepy Hollow
The Odyssey
Horror of Dracula
Scott of the Antarctic
Space: 1999
Quo Vadis
Ivanhoe
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Gormenghast
How the West Was Won
The Crimson Pirate
100 Years of Horror
A Century of Science Fiction
Saturday Night Live
Captain Horatio Hornblower
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
The Three Musketeers
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
A Tale of Two Cities
The Curse of Frankenstein
Beyond Mombasa
The Color of Magic
Jinnah
Around the World in 80 Days