Biography
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was an English actor and singer. In a career spanning over 60 years, he became known as an actor with tremendous screen presence and a deep and commanding voice, who often portrayed villains in horror and franchise films. Lee was knighted for services to drama and charity in June 2009 by Charles, then the Prince of Wales, and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011 and the BFI Fellowship in 2013.
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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 Far Pavilions
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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
Ivanhoe
Space: 1999
Quo Vadis
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Gormenghast
100 Years of Horror
How the West Was Won
The Crimson Pirate
Captain Horatio Hornblower
A Century of Science Fiction
Saturday Night Live
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
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
Charlie's Angels