The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962Series
Person
Christopher Lee
Acting
- Born
- May 27, 1922 · Westminster, London, England, UK
- Died
- June 7, 2015
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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
1975Series
Saturday Night Live
1975Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961Series
The Avengers
1961Series
The Avengers
1961Series
Charlie's Angels
1976Series
Charlie's Angels
1976Series
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001Movie
Champs-Elysées
1982Series
Champs-Elysées
1982Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962Series
Wetten, dass..?
1981Series
Wetten, dass..?
1981Series
Blue Heelers
1993Series
Blue Heelers
1993Series
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002Movie
Corpse Bride
2005Movie
Corpse Bride
2005Movie