Christopher Lee
Acting
- Born
- May 27, 1922
- Died
- June 7, 2015
- Place of Birth
- Westminster, London, England, UK
- Known For
- Мужской
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 Avengers
as Professor Stone, as Colonel Mannering
1961
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Karl Jorla
1962
Charlie's Angels
as Dale Woodman
1976
Space: 1999
as Captain Zandor
1975
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Count Ottokar Graf Czerin
1992
How the West Was Won
as The Grand Duke
1977
The Odyssey
as Tiresias
1997
Shaka Zulu
as Lord Bathurst
1986
The Colour of Magic
as Death
2008
Around the World in 80 Days
as Stuart
1989
Gormenghast
as Flay
2000