Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

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.

BornMay 27, 1922
Place of BirthWestminster, London, England, UK
Horror Films in the Database40

Horror Films

Extraordinary Tales
6.5
Extraordinary Tales
2015
The Wicker Tree
4.0
The Wicker Tree
2011
Burke & Hare
6.1
Burke & Hare
2010
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
4.7
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
Funny Man
4.8
Funny Man
1994
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
4.4
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
Mask of Murder
3.4
Mask of Murder
1985
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
4.9
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
1985
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
6.5
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
1984
House of the Long Shadows
6.4
House of the Long Shadows
1983
Evil Stalks This House
5.7
Evil Stalks This House
1981
End of the World
3.9
End of the World
1977
Meatcleaver Massacre
4.3
Meatcleaver Massacre
1977
Dracula and Son
5.8
Dracula and Son
1976
Albino
4.0
Albino
1976
To the Devil a Daughter
5.5
To the Devil a Daughter
1976
The Keeper
4.1
The Keeper
1976
In Search of Dracula
7.3
In Search of Dracula
1975
The Wicker Man
7.3
The Wicker Man
1973
Dark Places
5.5
Dark Places
1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
5.6
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
Nothing But the Night
6.2
Nothing But the Night
1973
The Creeping Flesh
5.9
The Creeping Flesh
1973
Horror Express
6.4
Horror Express
1972
Dracula A.D. 1972
6.0
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972
I, Monster
5.5
I, Monster
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
6.4
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
Scars of Dracula
6.0
Scars of Dracula
1970
Taste the Blood of Dracula
6.1
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970
Count Dracula
5.9
Count Dracula
1970
Eugenie
4.9
Eugenie
1970
The Bloody Judge
5.0
The Bloody Judge
1970
Scream and Scream Again
5.3
Scream and Scream Again
1970
The Oblong Box
5.8
The Oblong Box
1969
The Castle of Fu Manchu
3.6
The Castle of Fu Manchu
1969
Curse of the Crimson Altar
5.2
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
6.7
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
1968
The Devil Rides Out
6.5
The Devil Rides Out
1968
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
6.4
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
1967