Christopher Lee
Died at 93
- 235 movies
- 18 series
- Career 1948 – 2024
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.
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Peter Cushing6 movies together
Ian McKellen5 movies together
Johnny Depp5 movies together
Helena Bonham Carter4 movies together
Michael Gough4 movies together
Andy Serkis3 movies together
Billy Boyd3 movies together
Dominic Monaghan3 movies together
George Woodbridge3 movies together
Ian McDiarmid3 movies together
Orlando Bloom3 movies together
Samuel L. Jackson3 movies together
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