Christopher Lee
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.
Top Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 // MOVIE
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 // MOVIE
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 // MOVIE
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 // MOVIE
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 // MOVIE
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 // MOVIE
Alice in Wonderland
2010 // MOVIE
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 // MOVIE
Corpse Bride
2005 // MOVIE
Hugo
2011 // MOVIE
Dark Shadows
2012 // MOVIE
Sleepy Hollow
1999 // MOVIE
The Golden Compass
2007 // MOVIE
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 // MOVIE
Season of the Witch
2011 // MOVIE