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.
Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Constel·lació Portabella
Children of the Wicker Man
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
The Wicker Man at 50
Faces of Death
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Drácula Barcelona
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Angels in Notting Hill
Extraordinary Tales
Fifty Shades of Erotica
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Face of Unity
The Trail of Dracula
The Girl from Nagasaki
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Night Train to Lisbon
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
