Christopher Lee
Westminster, London, England, UK
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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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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands
A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
The Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle Alcatraz
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
