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Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Known For Acting
Birthday May 27, 1922
Died Jun 07, 2015 (93)
Birthplace Westminster, London, England, UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Apr 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 w ... ith 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.

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Filmography

Angels in Notting Hill

Angels in Notting Hill

2015

as The Boss / Mr. President (voice)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

as Saruman the White

Extraordinary Tales

Extraordinary Tales

2013

as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')

The Girl from Nagasaki

The Girl from Nagasaki

2013

as Old Officer Pinkerton

Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

2013

as Father Bartholomeu

The Fall of the House Of Usher

The Fall of the House Of Usher

2012

as The Narrator

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

2012

as Clarney

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

as Saruman the White

The Wicker Tree

The Wicker Tree

2011

as Old Man

Season of the Witch

Season of the Witch

2011

as Cardinal D'Ambroise

The Resident

The Resident

2011

as August

Hugo

Hugo

2011

as Monsieur Labisse

The Heavy

The Heavy

2010

as Mr. Mason

Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

2010

as Old Joseph

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

as The Jabberwocky (voice)

Halloween: The Inside Story

Halloween: The Inside Story

2010

as (archive footage)

Triage

Triage

2009

as Joaquín Morales

Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

2009

as Mr. Alfred Rhinegold

Glorious 39

Glorious 39

2009

as Older Walter Page

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008

as Count Dooku (voice)

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

2007

as First High Councilor

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005

as The Lord Provost

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

2005

as Pastor Galswells (voice)

The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

2004

as Count Dooku (archive footage)

Bond Girls Are Forever

Bond Girls Are Forever

2002

as Francisco Scaramanga (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

as Narrator

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

1999

as Burgomaster

Tale of the Mummy

Tale of the Mummy

1998

as Sir Richard Turkel

Soul Music

Soul Music

1997

as Death (voice)

Welcome to the Discworld

Welcome to the Discworld

1996

as Death

A Century of Science Fiction

A Century of Science Fiction

1996

as Narrator (voice)

The Stupids

The Stupids

1996

as Evil Sender

Moses

Moses

1995

as Pharao Ramses

A Feast At Midnight

A Feast At Midnight

1994

as V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow

Funny Man

Funny Man

1994

as Callum Chance

The Rainbow Thief

The Rainbow Thief

1994

as Uncle Rudolf

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

1994

as Commandant Rakov

Death Train

Death Train

1993

as General Konstanin Benin

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1992

as Monsieur Renard (voice)

Double Vision

Double Vision

1992

as Mr. Bernard

Fear in the Dark

Fear in the Dark

1991

as Narrator

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

1991

as Sherlock Holmes

Witchcraft

Witchcraft

1991

as Dr. Pearson

The Care of Time

The Care of Time

1990

as Karlis Zander

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1990

as Blind Pew

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

as Doctor Catheter

Honeymoon Academy

Honeymoon Academy

1989

as Lazos

The Return of the Musketeers

The Return of the Musketeers

1989

as Rochefort

The French Revolution

The French Revolution

1989

as Sanson

Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil

Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil

1988

as Luis Morel

The Girl

The Girl

1987

as Peter Storm

Creepy Classics

Creepy Classics

1987

as Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)

The Disputation

The Disputation

1986

as King James of Aragon

Jocks

Jocks

1986

as President White

Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch

Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch

1985

as Stefan Crosscoe

Mask of Murder

Mask of Murder

1985

as Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich

The Bengal Lancers!

The Bengal Lancers!

1984

as Sir James Hunter

New Magic

New Magic

1983

as Mr. Kellar

The Return of Captain Invincible

The Return of Captain Invincible

1983

as Mr. Midnight

House of the Long Shadows

House of the Long Shadows

1983

as Corrigan

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

1982

as Prince Philip

The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn

1982

as King Haggard (voice)

Massarati and the Brain

Massarati and the Brain

1982

as Victor Leopold

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

1981

as Morgan Canfield

Evil Stalks This House

Evil Stalks This House

1981

as Host

The Salamander

The Salamander

1981

as Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence

Once Upon a Spy

Once Upon a Spy

1980

as Marcus Valorium

Desperate Moves

Desperate Moves

1980

as Dr. Carl Boxer

Serial

Serial

1980

as Luckman Skull

Arabian Adventure

Arabian Adventure

1979

as Caliph Alquazar

Jaguar Lives!

Jaguar Lives!

1979

as Adam Caine

Bear Island

Bear Island

1979

as Lechinski

1941

1941

1979

as Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt

The Passage

The Passage

1979

as Gypsy

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979

as (archive footage)

Return from Witch Mountain

Return from Witch Mountain

1978

as Victor Gannon

Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

1978

as Zetan

Caravans

Caravans

1978

as Sardar Khan

The Pirate

The Pirate

1978

as Samir Al Fay

End of the World

End of the World

1977

as Father Pergado / Zindar

Meatcleaver Massacre

Meatcleaver Massacre

1977

as On-Screen Narrator

Starship Invasions

Starship Invasions

1977

as Captain Rameses

Airport '77

Airport '77

1977

as Martin Wallace

The Keeper

The Keeper

1976

as The Keeper

To the Devil a Daughter

To the Devil a Daughter

1976

as Father Michael

Killer Force

Killer Force

1976

as Major Chilton

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

1974

as Dr. Stephen Hayward

The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

as Francisco Scaramanga

The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

1974

as Rochefort

Nothing But the Night

Nothing But the Night

1973

as Col. Charles Bingham

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

1973

as Count Dracula

Dark Places

Dark Places

1973

as Dr. Ian Mandeville

Poor Devil

Poor Devil

1973

as Lucifer

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

1973

as Lord Summerisle

The Creeping Flesh

The Creeping Flesh

1973

as James Hildern

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1973

as Rochefort

Dracula A.D. 1972

Dracula A.D. 1972

1972

as Count Dracula

Horror Express

Horror Express

1972

as Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton

Death Line

Death Line

1972

as Stratton-Villiers, MI5

The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood

1971

as John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")

I, Monster

I, Monster

1971

as Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake

Hannie Caulder

Hannie Caulder

1971

as Bailey

Count Dracula

Count Dracula

1970

as Dracula

Scars of Dracula

Scars of Dracula

1970

as Dracula

Taste the Blood of Dracula

Taste the Blood of Dracula

1970

as Dracula

Scream and Scream Again

Scream and Scream Again

1970

as Fremont

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

1970

as Mycroft Holmes

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1970

as Artemidorus

One More Time

One More Time

1970

as Dracula

The Castle of Fu Manchu

The Castle of Fu Manchu

1969

as Dr. Fu Man Chu

The Oblong Box

The Oblong Box

1969

as Dr. J. Neuhartt

The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian

1969

as Ship's Vampire

The Blood of Fu Manchu

The Blood of Fu Manchu

1968

as Dr. Fu Man Chu

Curse of the Crimson Altar

Curse of the Crimson Altar

1968

as J.D. Morley

The Devil Rides Out

The Devil Rides Out

1968

as Duc de Richleau

Eve

Eve

1968

as Colonel Stuart

The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)

Night of the Big Heat

Night of the Big Heat

1967

as Godfrey Hanson

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu

1967

as Dr. Fu Manchu

Theatre of Death

Theatre of Death

1967

as Philippe Darvas

Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

1967

as Dragon #4

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966

as Grigori Rasputin

The Brides of Fu Manchu

The Brides of Fu Manchu

1966

as Fu Manchu

Circus of Fear

Circus of Fear

1966

as Gregor

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

1966

as Count Dracula

The Face of Fu Manchu

The Face of Fu Manchu

1965

as Dr. Fu Man Chu

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965

as Franklyn Marsh

The Skull

The Skull

1965

as Sir Matthew Phillips

She

She

1965

as Billali

Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians

1965

as Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)

The Devil-Ship Pirates

The Devil-Ship Pirates

1964

as Captain Robeles

The Gorgon

The Gorgon

1964

as Prof. Karl Meister

The Pirates of Blood River

The Pirates of Blood River

1962

as Captain LaRoche

The Devil's Agent

The Devil's Agent

1962

as Baron Ferdi von Staub

Lolita

Lolita

1962

as Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Terror of the Tongs

The Terror of the Tongs

1961

as Chung King

Taste of Fear

Taste of Fear

1961

as Doctor Pierre Gerrard

The City of the Dead

The City of the Dead

1960

as Prof. Alan Driscoll

The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac

1960

as Nero the magician

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

1960

as Paul Allen

Beat Girl

Beat Girl

1960

as Kenny King

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

1960

as Novak

The Mummy

The Mummy

1959

as Kharis, the Mummy

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

as Sir Henry Baskerville

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

1959

as Dr. Pierre Gerrard

Dracula

Dracula

1958

as Count Dracula

Corridors of Blood

Corridors of Blood

1958

as Resurrection Joe

Battle of the V-1

Battle of the V-1

1958

as Brunner

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1958

as Marquis St. Evremonde

Bitter Victory

Bitter Victory

1957

as Sgt. Barney

The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957

as The Creature

The Traitor

The Traitor

1957

as Doctor Neumann

Manuela

Manuela

1957

as Voice (voice)

The Truth About Women

The Truth About Women

1957

as Francois Thiers

Fortune Is a Woman

Fortune Is a Woman

1957

as Charles Highbury

Ill Met by Moonlight

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957

as German officer at The Dentist's office

Beyond Mombasa

Beyond Mombasa

1956

as Gil Rossi

Port Afrique

Port Afrique

1956

as Franz Vermes

Private's Progress

Private's Progress

1956

as Major Schultz

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956

as Nectenabus (voice)

Cross-Roads

Cross-Roads

1955

as Harry Cooper

Alias John Preston

Alias John Preston

1955

as John Preston

Police Dog

Police Dog

1955

as Johnny, a constable

Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

1955

as Karaga Pasha

That Lady

That Lady

1955

as Captain

The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

as Submarine Commander Alan Grieves

Contraband Spain

Contraband Spain

1955

as Narrator (voice)

The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger

1955

as French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)

The Mirror and Markheim

The Mirror and Markheim

1954

as Visitant

The Awakening

The Awakening

1954

as Factory proprietor (uncredited)

The Top and the Ball

The Top and the Ball

1953

as Father

Innocents in Paris

Innocents in Paris

1953

as Lieutenant Whitlock

Babes in Bagdad

Babes in Bagdad

1952

as Slave Dealer

Top Secret

Top Secret

1952

as Russian Agent (uncredited)

Paul Temple Returns

Paul Temple Returns

1952

as Sir Felix Raybourne

The Crimson Pirate

The Crimson Pirate

1952

as Joseph (attache)

Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

1952

as Georges Seurat (uncredited)

Valley of the Eagles

Valley of the Eagles

1951

as Det. Holt

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

1951

as Spanish Captain

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

1951

as Chariot Driver (uncredited)

Prelude to Fame

Prelude to Fame

1950

as Newsman

They Were Not Divided

They Were Not Divided

1950

as Chris Lewis

Trottie True

Trottie True

1949

as Hon. Bongo Icklesham

Penny and the Pownall Case

Penny and the Pownall Case

1948

as Jonathan Blair

A Song for Tomorrow

A Song for Tomorrow

1948

as Auguste

One Night with You

One Night with You

1948

as Pirelli's Assistant

Corridor of Mirrors

Corridor of Mirrors

1948

as Charles

Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

1948

as Bernard Day

Hamlet

Hamlet

1948

as Palace Guard (uncredited)

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Nothing But the Night

Nothing But the Night

1973

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Sailor of Fortune

as Yusif Carnot

Episodes: 22

First Aired: May 26, 1957

Tales of Mystery and Imagination

as Narrator

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 07, 1995

Shaka Zulu

as Lord Bathurst

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Oct 24, 1986

Soul Music

as Death (voice)

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jun 06, 1997

Wyrd Sisters

as Death

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 18, 1997

Ivanhoe

as Lucas de Beaumanoir

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

Blue Heelers

as Scott James

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Gormenghast

as Flay

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 17, 2000

Ghost Stories for Christmas

as Narrator

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 23, 2000

Around the World in 80 Days

as Stuart

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 16, 1989

The Far Pavilions

as Rao-Sahib

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 22, 1984

Charlie's Angels

as Dale Woodman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

The Colour of Magic

as Death

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 23, 2008

Alisea and the Dream Prince

as Azaret

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 02, 1996

Goliath Awaits

as John McKenzie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 11, 1981

The Odyssey

as Tiresias

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 18, 1997

Pope John Paul II

as Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 04, 2005

In the Beginning

as Rameses I

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 12, 2000

Moses

as Pharaoh

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 07, 1996

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as Count Ottokar Graf Czerin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1992

Ivanhoe

as Sir Otto from the Rhine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1958

One Step Beyond

as Wilhelm Reitlinger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1959

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

as Arnaud

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 1973

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

as Louis (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1955

The Adventures of William Tell

as Prince Erik

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1958

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

as Jeanpierre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1956

Space: 1999

as Captain Zandor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1975

Faerie Tale Theatre

as King Vladimir V

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

Az ifjú Indiana Jones Kalandjai

as Count Ottokar Czernin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2002

The Errol Flynn Theatre

as The Visitant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1956

The Errol Flynn Theatre

as Compte de Merret

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1956

The Errol Flynn Theatre

as Maurice Gabet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1956

The Errol Flynn Theatre

as General Hamelin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1956

Top Gear

as Francisco Scaramanga (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 2002

The Avengers

as Professor Stone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Karl Jorla

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Avengers

as Colonel Mannering

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

How the West Was Won

as The Grand Duke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 1977

100 Years of Horror

as Self - Host

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Dec 12, 1996

Theatre Macabre

as Self - Host

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Oct 01, 1971

The World of Hammer

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Aug 12, 1994

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 16, 1982

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2007

Stars in der Manege

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 11, 1959

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 2004

Auf los geht's los

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1977

Aeschbacher

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 2001

Stern TV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 04, 1990

Treffpunkte

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 26, 1970

Wedden, dat..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1986

Seitenblicke

as self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1987

Brisant

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1994

Semperopernball

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 2006

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 30 38 25
2024 6 26 34 19
2024 7 34 48 21
2024 8 29 40 17
2024 9 23 39 16
2024 10 33 106 16
2024 11 28 51 20
2024 12 26 32 18
2025 1 29 41 19
2025 2 19 33 2
2025 3 6 21 0
2025 4 2 2 1
2025 5 5 7 1
2025 6 3 6 1
2025 7 2 3 1
2025 8 2 2 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 392 121
2024 6 574 213
2024 12 685 328
2025 1 451 108
2025 2 528 181
2025 3 205 3
2025 5 601 527
2025 7 657 593

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