Christopher Lee

Known For
Acting

Popular
29.697

Birthday
1922-05-27

Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Кристофер Ли
  • Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
  • Σερ Κρίστοφερ Φρανκ Καραντίνι Λι
  • Κρίστοφερ Φρανκ Καραντίνι Λι
  • Κρίστοφερ Λι

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, strong 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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