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Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Birthday: 1922-05-27 | Place of Birth: Belgravia, Westminster, England

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (born May 27, 1922, died 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, strong 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2017
Drácula Barcelona

as    Himself

2015
Extraordinary Tales

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

2015
Angels in Notting Hill

as    The Boss / Mr. President (voice)

2014
Face of Unity

as    Self

2012
Dark Shadows

as    Clarney

2012
The Wicker Tree

as    Old Man

2012
Everything or Nothing

as    Self

2011
The Resident

as    August

2011
Season of the Witch

as    Cardinal D'Ambroise

2011
Hugo

as    Monsieur Labisse

2011
Burke & Hare

as    Old Joseph

2010
Boogie Woogie

as    Mr. Alfred Rhinegold

2010
The Heavy

as    Mr. Mason

2009
Glorious 39

as    Older Walter Page

2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as    Count Dooku (voice)

2008
The Colour of Magic

as    Death

2008
The Colour of Magic

as    Death (voice)

2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

as    Dr. Wonka

2005
Corpse Bride

as    Pastor Galswells (voice)