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born: "27 May 1922"
died: "7 June 2015"
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# Christopher Lee

## Identity

Christopher Lee

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christopher-lee
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** christopher-lee
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000489
- **TMDB ID:** 113
- **Wikidata ID:** Q180338
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lee, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180338, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000489/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/113

Actor. Born 27 May 1922 in Westminster, London, England, UK. Died 7 June 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 May 1922, Westminster, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 7 June 2015
- **Active:** 1958–2024
- **Also known as:** Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 20: 18 acting, 2 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Johnny Depp](https://film.one/person/johnny-depp.md), [Britt Ekland](https://film.one/person/britt-ekland.md), [Ewan McGregor](https://film.one/person/ewan-mcgregor.md), [George Lucas](https://film.one/person/george-lucas.md), [Hayden Christensen](https://film.one/person/hayden-christensen.md), [Helena Bonham Carter](https://film.one/person/helena-bonham-carter.md), [John August](https://film.one/person/john-august.md), [Lorne Orleans](https://film.one/person/lorne-orleans.md)
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 18 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 84 (1), 1950s 72 (2), 1970s 73 (2), 1990s 78 (1), 2000s 66 (8), 2010s 58 (5), 2020s 55 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 62 across 18 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 8 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 14 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 13, Fantasy 11, Action 9, Animation 3, Family 3, Horror 3
- **Screen time:** 37 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8,093m across 18 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lee, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180338, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000489/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/113

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md) (85), [*Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md) (67), [*Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones.md) (54), [*Alice in Wonderland*](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland-2010.md) (48), [*Star Wars: The Clone Wars*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-clone-wars.md) (44)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Wicker Man*](https://film.one/film/the-wicker-man.md) (90), [*Hugo*](https://film.one/film/hugo.md) (76)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md) (90)
- **Apple TV:** [*Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*](https://film.one/film/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.md) (64)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Golden Compass*](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Christopher Lee

> Christopher Lee's authority is most troubling when he sounds reasonable. We value him most when a film gives his charm room to work, as *The Wicker Man* does, rather than simply asking him to look threatening.

Christopher Lee lets Lord Summerisle explain himself without behaving as though anything needs explaining. In *The Wicker Man* (1973), the island's ruler treats his beliefs as perfectly sensible, while Edward Woodward's Howie can scarcely contain his outrage. Lee gives him the composure of someone who expects to be believed, without making a show of his authority. We were unsettled by how agreeable he made this man, because his courtesy makes Howie's objections seem faintly ill-mannered before we have considered what either is saying.

That freedom was not always available in the parts he was given. Hammer's *Dracula* (1958), in which he played Count Dracula, established a horror reputation that remained difficult to escape. His height and deep, resonant voice made him an obvious choice for imposing figures, and villain roles followed through the 1960s and 1970s. The later Dracula films frustrated him with repetitive material, and we can see the limitation: once a film has relied on his appearance to establish a threat, it still needs to give him something to play.

Robin Hardy gives him that in *The Wicker Man*, with Woodward providing the necessary resistance. Both actors make us believe that their characters expect to be taken seriously; neither plays the disagreement as an excuse to perform a collection of sinister or sanctimonious mannerisms. Lee's charm works because Woodward makes Howie's stubbornness human, so we keep attending to the policeman's objections even while enjoying Summerisle's company. Hardy's film can be stiff in places, but this opposition gives its conversations a tension that a more openly menacing Summerisle would lose.

The later fantasy roles restored Lee's prominence: Saruman in *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), then Count Dooku in *Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones* (2002). His imposing presence suited those parts, though they also continued the association with authoritative, threatening figures that had long shaped his casting. They are not the place we would start to understand what his acting could do. Begin with *The Wicker Man*, particularly if you think you already know what a Christopher Lee villain will do.

## Biography

Sir Christopher Lee was an English actor whose career spanned more than sixty years. He appeared in numerous films from the late 1940s onwards and became widely recognised for his portrayals of villains, particularly Count Dracula in a series of Hammer Horror productions beginning in 1958.

Lee played Lord Summerisle in *The Wicker Man* (1973). He later portrayed Saruman in *The Lord of the Rings* film trilogy (2001–2003) and its follow-up trilogy, and Count Dooku in *Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones* (2002) and *Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith* (2005). He was knighted in 2009 for services to drama and charity, and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (20)

### Performed in (18) — the average rests on these

- *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim* (2024), Fi1m 55, as Saruman (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), Fi1m 54, as Saruman the White — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *Dark Shadows* (2012), Fi1m 50, as Clarney — [page](https://film.one/film/dark-shadows.md)
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), Fi1m 60, as Saruman the White — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)
- *Hugo* (2011), Fi1m 76, as Monsieur Labisse — [page](https://film.one/film/hugo.md)
- *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), Fi1m 48, as Jabberwocky (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland-2010.md)
- *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (2008), Fi1m 44, as Count Dooku (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-clone-wars.md)
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Fi1m 54, as First High Councilor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* (2005), Fi1m 64, as Dr. Wonka — [page](https://film.one/film/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.md)
- *Corpse Bride* (2005), Fi1m 72, as Pastor Galswells (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/corpse-bride.md)
- *Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith* (2005), Fi1m 67, as Count Dooku — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md)
- *Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones* (2002), Fi1m 54, as Count Dooku — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), Fi1m 85, as Saruman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), Fi1m 90, as Saruman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), Fi1m 78, as Burgomaster — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md)
- *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974), Fi1m 56, as Francisco Scaramanga — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-gun.md)
- *The Wicker Man* (1973), Fi1m 90, as Lord Summerisle — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wicker-man.md)
- *Dracula* (1958), Fi1m 81, as Count Dracula — [page](https://film.one/film/dracula-1958.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Moulin Rouge* (1952), Fi1m 64, as Georges Seurat (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/moulin-rouge-1952.md)
- *Hamlet* (1948), Fi1m 84, as Palace Guard (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1948.md)

## Complete filmography (300)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim* (2024), as Saruman (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim.md)
- *Constel·lació Portabella* (2024), as (archive footage)
- *The Wicker Man at 50* (2023), as Lord Summerisle
- *Faces of Death* (2023), as (archive footage)
- *Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending* (2023), as Lord Summerisle
- *Angels in Notting Hill* (2015), as The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
- *Extraordinary Tales* (2015), as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
- *Fifty Shades of Erotica* (2015), as (archive footage)
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), as Saruman the White — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films* (2014), as Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *The Girl from Nagasaki* (2013), as Old Officer Pinkerton
- *Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics* (2013), as Narrator
- *The Gillian Hills Trilogy* (2013), Actor
- *Night Train to Lisbon* (2013), as Father Bartholomeu
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), as Saruman the White — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)
- *The Fall of the House Of Usher* (2012), as The Narrator
- *Dracula vs. Vampir* (2012), Actor
- *The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features* (2012), Actor
- *Dark Shadows* (2012), as Clarney — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/dark-shadows.md)
- *Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness* (2012), as Dracula (archive footage)
- *Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988* (2012), as Narrator
- *Hugo* (2011), as Monsieur Labisse — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/hugo.md)
- *The Wicker Tree* (2011), as Old Man
- *The Resident* (2011), as August
- *Season of the Witch* (2011), as Cardinal D'Ambroise
- *Burke & Hare* (2010), as Old Joseph
- *The Color of Magic 2in1* (2010), as Smrt
- *Boogie Woogie* (2010), as Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
- *The Heavy* (2010), as Mr. Mason
- *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), as Jabberwocky (voice) — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland-2010.md)
- *Glorious 39* (2009), as Older Walter Page
- *Triage* (2009), as Joaquín Morales
- *The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem* (2008), as Narrator (voice)
- *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (2008), as Count Dooku (voice) — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-clone-wars.md)
- *The Colour of Magic* (2008), series, as Death
- *The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1* (2008), as Death (synchro)
- *The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2* (2008), as Death (synchro)
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), as First High Councilor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn* (2007), as Narrator (voice)
- *Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets* (2007), as Narrator
- *Pope John Paul II* (2005), series, as Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
- *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors* (2005), Actor
- *The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby* (2005), as The Lord Provost
- *Corpse Bride* (2005), as Pastor Galswells (voice) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/corpse-bride.md)
- *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* (2005), as Dr. Wonka — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.md)
- *Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith* (2005), as Count Dooku — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md)
- *The Story of Star Wars* (2004), as Count Dooku (archive footage)
- *Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse* (2004), as Emerich
- *Drácula en la Hammer* (2003), as Christopher Lee
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), as Saruman — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *To the Devil... The Death of Hammer* (2002), Actor
- *Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones* (2002), as Count Dooku — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones.md)
- *Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man* (2001), Actor
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), as Saruman — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *The Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle Alcatraz* (2001), as Narrator
- *Ghost Stories for Christmas* (2000), series, as Narrator
- *In the Beginning* (2000), series, as Rameses I
- *Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'* (2000), Actor
- *Gormenghast* (2000), series, as Flay
- *The Many Faces of Dracula* (2000), as Narrator
- *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), as Burgomaster — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md)
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service* (1999), as Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
- *Jinnah* (1998), as Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- *Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy* (1998), as Sir Richard Turkel
- *100 Years of Horror* (1998), as Presenter
- *Soul Music* (1997), series, as Death (voice)
- *The Odyssey* (1997), series, as Tiresias
- *Wyrd Sisters* (1997), series, as Death (voice)
- *Soul Music* (1997), as Death (voice)
- *Ivanhoe* (1997), series, as Lucas de Beaumanoir
- *Welcome to the Discworld* (1996), as Death
- *The Stupids* (1996), as Evil Sender
- *In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes* (1996), Actor
- *Moses* (1996), series, as Pharaoh
- *Alisea and the Dream Prince* (1996), series, as Azaret
- *The Many Faces of Christopher Lee* (1996), Actor
- *A Century of Science Fiction* (1996), as Narrator (voice)
- *Tales of Mystery and Imagination* (1995), series, as Narrator
- *A Feast at Midnight* (1994), as V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
- *Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror* (1994), as Narrator (voice) / Self
- *Funny Man* (1994), as Callum Chance
- *Police Academy: Mission to Moscow* (1994), as Commandant Rakov
- *The Rainbow Thief* (1994), as Uncle Rudolf
- *Blue Heelers* (1993), series, as Scott James
- *Death Train* (1993), as General Konstanin Benin
- *Cyber Eden* (1992), as Cedric
- *Double Vision* (1992), as Mr. Bernard
- *Innocent Blood* (1992), as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles* (1992), series, as Count Ottokar Graf Czerin
- *Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls* (1992), as Sherlock Holmes
- *Beauty and the Beast* (1992), as Monsieur Renard (voice)
- *Dracula in the Movies* (1992), as (archive footage)
- *Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady* (1991), as Sherlock Holmes
- *Fear in the Dark* (1991), as Narrator
- *Halloween Monster Bash* (1991), as Professor Alexander Saxton (archive footage)
- *Curse III: Blood Sacrifice* (1991), as Dr. Pearson
- *Journey of Honor* (1991), as King Philip
- *The Care of Time* (1990), as Karlis Zander
- *Gremlins 2: The New Batch* (1990), as Doctor Catheter
- *Treasure Island* (1990), as Blind Pew
- *The Miser* (1990), as Cardinale Spinosi
- *For Better or for Worse* (1989), as Lazos
- *The French Revolution* (1989), series, as Sanson (« Les Années terribles »)
- *Murder Story* (1989), as Willard Hope
- *Night of the Eagles* (1989), as Walter Strauss
- *The French Revolution* (1989), as Sanson
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (1989), series, as Stuart
- *The Return of the Musketeers* (1989), as Rochefort
- *Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil* (1988), as Luis Morel
- *Olympus Force: The Key* (1988), as Filly
- *Creepy Classics* (1987), as Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
- *Mio in the Land of Faraway* (1987), as Kato
- *The Girl* (1987), as Peter Storm
- *Casanova* (1987), as Branicki
- *The Disputation* (1986), as King James of Aragon
- *Un métier de seigneur* (1986), as Fog
- *Jocks* (1986), as President White
- *Shaka Zulu* (1986), series, as Lord Bathurst
- *Mask of Murder* (1985), as Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
- *Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch* (1985), as Stefan Crosscoe
- *The Best of All Time Horror Classics* (1985), Actor
- *The Rosebud Beach Hotel* (1984), as King
- *The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers* (1984), as King Vladimir V
- *The Bengal Lancers!* (1984), as Sir James Hunter
- *The Far Pavilions* (1984), series, as Rao-Sahib
- *House of the Long Shadows* (1983), as Corrigan
- *The Return of Captain Invincible* (1983), as Mr. Midnight
- *New Magic* (1983), as Mr. Kellar
- *Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler* (1983), as Narrator
- *The Last Unicorn* (1982), as King Haggard (voice)
- *Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story* (1982), as Prince Philip
- *Faerie Tale Theatre* (1982), series, as King Vladimir V
- *Massarati and the Brain* (1982), as Victor Leopold
- *Safari 3000* (1982), as Count Borgia
- *Goliath Awaits* (1981), series, as John McKenzie
- *An Eye for an Eye* (1981), as Morgan Canfield
- *Evil Stalks This House* (1981), as Host
- *The Salamander* (1981), as Prince Baldasar · the Director of Counterintelligence
- *Once Upon a Spy* (1980), as Marcus Valorium
- *Serial* (1980), as Luckman Skull
- *Desperate Moves* (1980), as Dr. Carl Boxer
- *1941* (1979), as Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
- *Bear Island* (1979), as Lechinski
- *Captain America II: Death Too Soon* (1979), as Miguel
- *Jaguar Lives!* (1979), as Adam Caine
- *Arabian Adventure* (1979), as Caliph Alquazar
- *The Passage* (1979), as Gypsy
- *The Horror Show* (1979), as (archive footage)
- *Caravans* (1978), as Sardar Khan
- *Circle of Iron* (1978), as Zetan
- *Return from Witch Mountain* (1978), as Victor Gannon
- *The Pirate* (1977), series, as Samir Al Fay
- *Starship Invasions* (1977), as Captain Rameses
- *The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural* (1977), as Narrator
- *Playboy's Playmate Party* (1977), Actor
- *End of the World* (1977), as Father Pergado / Zindar
- *Airport '77* (1977), as Martin Wallace
- *Meatcleaver Massacre* (1977), as On-Screen Narrator
- *How the West Was Won* (1977), series, as The Grand Duke
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Dale Woodman
- *Dracula and Son* (1976), as Le prince des Ténèbres
- *Albino* (1976), as Bill
- *To the Devil a Daughter* (1976), as Father Michael
- *Killer Force* (1976), as Major Chilton
- *The Keeper* (1976), as The Keeper
- *Space: 1999* (1975), series, as Captain Zandor
- *The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan* (1975), as Satanus / Van Krig
- *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974), as Francisco Scaramanga — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-gun.md)
- *The Four Musketeers* (1974), as Rochefort
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1974), as Dr. Stephen Hayward
- *The Three Musketeers* (1973), as Rochefort
- *The Wicker Man* (1973), as Lord Summerisle — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wicker-man.md)
- *Orson Welles' Great Mysteries* (1973), series, as Arnaud
- *Dark Places* (1973), as Dr. Ian Mandeville
- *The Satanic Rites of Dracula* (1973), as Count Dracula
- *Nothing But the Night* (1973), as Col. Charles Bingham · Producer
- *Poor Devil* (1973), as Lucifer
- *The Creeping Flesh* (1973), as James Hildern
- *Death Line* (1972), as Stratton-Villiers, MI5
- *Horror Express* (1972), as Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
- *Dracula A.D. 1972* (1972), as Count Dracula
- *Umbracle* (1972), as The Man
- *Hannie Caulder* (1971), as Bailey
- *I, Monster* (1971), as Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
- *The House That Dripped Blood* (1971), as John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
- *Scars of Dracula* (1970), as Dracula
- *The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes* (1970), as Mycroft Holmes
- *Julius Caesar* (1970), as Artemidorus
- *One More Time* (1970), as Dracula
- *Taste the Blood of Dracula* (1970), as Dracula
- *Count Dracula* (1970), as Dracula
- *Eugenie* (1970), as Dolmance
- *The Bloody Judge* (1970), as Lord George Jeffreys
- *Scream and Scream Again* (1970), as Fremont
- *The Magic Christian* (1969), as Ship's Vampire
- *The Oblong Box* (1969), as Dr. J. Neuhartt
- *The Castle of Fu Manchu* (1969), as Dr. Fu Man Chu
- *Curse of the Crimson Altar* (1968), as J.D. Morley
- *Dracula Has Risen from the Grave* (1968), as Dracula
- *The Blood of Fu Manchu* (1968), as Dr. Fu Man Chu
- *The Devil Rides Out* (1968), as Duc de Richleau
- *The Face of Eve* (1968), as Colonel Stuart
- *The Movie Orgy* (1968), as Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
- *The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism* (1967), as Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
- *Five Golden Dragons* (1967), as Dragon #4
- *Theatre of Death* (1967), as Philippe Darvas
- *The Vengeance of Fu Manchu* (1967), as Dr. Fu Manchu
- *Night of the Big Heat* (1967), as Godfrey Hanson
- *The Brides of Fu Manchu* (1966), as Fu Manchu
- *Circus of Fear* (1966), as Gregor
- *Rasputin: The Mad Monk* (1966), as Grigori Rasputin
- *Dracula: Prince of Darkness* (1966), as Count Dracula
- *The Skull* (1965), as Sir Matthew Phillips
- *The Face of Fu Manchu* (1965), as Dr. Fu Man Chu
- *Ten Little Indians* (1965), as Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
- *She* (1965), as Billali
- *Dr. Terror's House of Horrors* (1965), as Franklyn Marsh
- *The Gorgon* (1964), as Prof. Karl Meister
- *The Castle of the Living Dead* (1964), as Count Drago
- *The Devil-Ship Pirates* (1964), as Captain Robeles
- *Crypt of the Vampire* (1964), as Count Ludwig Karnstein
- *The Whip and the Body* (1963), as Kurt Menliff
- *Horror Castle* (1963), as Erich
- *Challenge the Devil* (1963), as Mephistoles
- *Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace* (1962), as Sherlock Holmes
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Karl Jorla
- *The Devil's Agent* (1962), as Baron Ferdi von Staub
- *The Pirates of Blood River* (1962), as Captain LaRoche
- *The Secret of the Red Orchid* (1962), as Capt. Allerman
- *Hercules in the Haunted World* (1961), as King Lico (Licos)
- *The Devil's Daffodil* (1961), as Ling Chu
- *Taste of Fear* (1961), as Doctor Pierre Gerrard
- *The Terror of the Tongs* (1961), as Chung King
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Professor Stone, Colonel Mannering — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Too Hot to Handle* (1960), as Novak
- *The Hands of Orlac* (1960), as Nero the magician
- *The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll* (1960), as Paul Allen
- *The City of the Dead* (1960), as Prof. Alan Driscoll
- *Beat Girl* (1960), as Kenny King
- *Uncle Was a Vampire* (1959), as Baron Roderico da Frankurten
- *The Mummy* (1959), as Kharis, the Mummy
- *The Treasure of San Teresa* (1959), as Jaeger
- *The Man Who Could Cheat Death* (1959), as Dr. Pierre Gerrard
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1959), as Sir Henry Baskerville
- *Whicker's World* (1959), series, Actor
- *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Wilhelm Reitlinger
- *Corridors of Blood* (1958), as Resurrection Joe
- *The Adventures of William Tell* (1958), series, as Prince Erik
- *Dracula* (1958), as Count Dracula — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/dracula-1958.md)
- *A Tale of Two Cities* (1958), as Marquis St. Evremonde
- *Ivanhoe* (1958), series, as Sir Otto from the Rhine
- *Battle of the V-1* (1958), as Brunner
- *The Truth About Women* (1957), as Francois Thiers
- *Bitter Victory* (1957), as Sgt. Barney
- *Manuela* (1957), as Voice (voice)
- *The Curse of Frankenstein* (1957), as The Creature
- *Fortune Is a Woman* (1957), as Charles Highbury
- *The Traitor* (1957), as Doctor Neumann
- *Ill Met by Moonlight* (1957), as German officer at The Dentist's office
- *The Battle of the River Plate* (1956), as Manolo
- *Beyond Mombasa* (1956), as Gil Rossi
- *The Errol Flynn Theatre* (1956), series, as The Visitant, Compte de Merret, Maurice Gabet, General Hamelin
- *Port Afrique* (1956), as Franz Vermes
- *Alexander the Great* (1956), as Nectenabus (voice)
- *Colonel March of Scotland Yard* (1956), series, as Jeanpierre
- *Private's Progress* (1956), as Major Schultz
- *Storm Over the Nile* (1955), as Karaga Pasha
- *Alias John Preston* (1955), as John Preston
- *The Cockleshell Heroes* (1955), as Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
- *The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel* (1955), series, as Louis the Executioner (uncredited)
- *Moby Dick—Rehearsed* (1955), as A Stage Manager /Flask
- *Police Dog* (1955), as Johnny, a constable
- *The Dark Avenger* (1955), as French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
- *Contraband Spain* (1955), as Narrador (voz)
- *That Lady* (1955), as Capitán
- *Cross-Roads* (1955), as Harry Cooper
- *Final Column* (1955), Actor
- *Mark Saber* (1954), series, as Larry Spence
- *The Awakening* (1954), as Factory proprietor (uncredited)
- *The Mirror and Markheim* (1954), as Visitant
- *Innocents in Paris* (1953), as Lieutenant Whitlock
- *The Top and the Ball* (1953), as Father
- *Babes in Bagdad* (1952), as Slave Dealer
- *Paul Temple Returns* (1952), as Sir Felix Raybourne
- *Top Secret* (1952), as Russian Agent (uncredited)
- *Moulin Rouge* (1952), as Georges Seurat (uncredited) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/moulin-rouge-1952.md)
- *The Crimson Pirate* (1952), as Joseph (attache)
- *Quo Vadis* (1951), as Chariot Driver (uncredited) — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/quo-vadis.md)
- *Valley of the Eagles* (1951), as Det. Holt
- *Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.* (1951), as Spanish Captain
- *Prelude to Fame* (1950), as Newsman
- *They Were Not Divided* (1950), as Chris Lewis
- *Trottie True* (1949), as Hon. Bongo Icklesham
- *Hamlet* (1948), as Palace Guard (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1948.md)
- *Scott of the Antarctic* (1948), as Bernard Day
- *Saraband for Dead Lovers* (1948), as Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
- *Penny and the Pownall Case* (1948), as Jonathan Blair
- *A Song for Tomorrow* (1948), as Auguste
- *One Night with You* (1948), as Pirelli's Assistant
- *Corridor of Mirrors* (1948), as Charles

## Gallery

- ![Christopher Lee](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-a9548b0f9d54.jpg) Christopher Lee — Manfred Werner - Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Christopher_Lee_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Christopher Lee's autograph (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-ee53723d6933.jpg) Christopher Lee's autograph (2015) — Macacaosapao, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Aut%C3%B3grafo_de_Christopher_Lee.jpg/1280px-Aut%C3%B3grafo_de_Christopher_Lee.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Color lobby card featuring Christopher Lee in the 1958 film Dracula. This image is assumed to be in the public domain as no copyright notice is in evidence.](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-3cd15bd5383d.jpg) Color lobby card featuring Christopher Lee in the 1958 film Dracula. This image is assumed to be in the public domain as no copyright notice is in evidence. — Hammer Film Productions, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/ChristopherLeeDracula.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Christopher Lee at Forbidden Planet New Oxford Street, signing The Two Towers.](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-71b3e8ca3bd3.jpg) Christopher Lee at Forbidden Planet New Oxford Street, signing The Two Towers. — Danacea, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/ChristopherLeeSaruman.jpg/1280px-ChristopherLeeSaruman.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Christopher Lee](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-39002f66950e.jpg) Christopher Lee — Image via TMDB
- ![Christopher Lee](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-e852978961fd.jpg) Christopher Lee — Image via TMDB
- ![Christopher Lee](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-08a1a6a2a71e.jpg) Christopher Lee — Image via TMDB
- ![Christopher Lee at the Women's World Award 2009 (Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria).](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-4aed25bc2efd.jpg) Christopher Lee at the Women's World Award 2009 (Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria). — Manfred Werner - Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Christopher_Lee%2C_Women%27s_World_Awards_2009_a.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Christopher Lee at the Women's World Award 2009 (Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria).](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-45ff5801fb8b.jpg) Christopher Lee at the Women's World Award 2009 (Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria). — Manfred Werner - Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Christopher_Lee%2C_Women%27s_World_Awards_2009_b.jpg/1280px-Christopher_Lee%2C_Women%27s_World_Awards_2009_b.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Christopher Lee](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-0f90a1da55de.jpg) Christopher Lee — Image via TMDB
- ![Christopher Lee](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-421d3a4f34c6.jpg) Christopher Lee — Image via TMDB
- ![Christopher Lee](https://film.one/media/person/59677/gallery-8db8105712d7.jpg) Christopher Lee — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 2011: BAFTA Fellowship (won)

### Other awards — 6 won

- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 2011: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (won)
- Knight Bachelor 2009: Knight Bachelor (won)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire 2001: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (won)
- Commander of the Order of Saint John 1997: Commander of the Order of Saint John (won)
- Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement 1994: Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (won)
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award 1983: Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award (won), for *House of the Long Shadows*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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