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Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, author, and singer. With a career spanning nearly seven decades, Lee was well known for portraying villains, gaining recognition for appearing as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films—ultimately playing the role nine times in total. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in the Star Wars films Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), and Saruman in both the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014).

Film

No. Year Title Role Notes
1 1948 Corridor of Mirrors Charleseieio
2 One Night with You Pirelli's Assistant
3 Hamlet Spear Carrier Uncredited
4 A Song for Tomorrow Auguste
5 Penny and the Pownall Case Jonathan Blair
6 My Brother's Keeper Second Constable Scenes deleted
7 Saraband for Dead Lovers Bit Part Uncredited
8 Scott of the Antarctic Bernard Day
9 1949 Trottie True Bongo
10 1950 They Were Not Divided Chris Lewis
11 Prelude to Fame Newsman
12 1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. Spanish Captain
13 Valley of Eagles Det. Holt
14 Quo Vadis Chariot Driver Uncredited<ref name=TFInterview />
15 1952 The Crimson Pirate Joseph Uncredited
16 Top Secret Russian Agent Uncredited
17 Paul Temple Returns Sir Felix Raybourne
18 Babes in Bagdad Slave Dealer
19 Moulin Rouge Georges Seurat Uncredited
20 1953 Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot Unknown (voice) Uncredited
21 Innocents in Paris Lieutenant Whitlock Uncredited
22 1954 Destination Milan Svenson
23 1955 Cross-Roads Harry Cooper Short film
24 That Lady Captain
25 Final Column Larry Spence Archive footage
26 Man in Demand Martell Archive footage
27 Contraband Spain Narrator Uncredited
28 The Dark Avenger French Patrol Captain at Tavern Uncredited
29 The Cockleshell Heroes Lt. Cdr. Dick Raikes, RN
30 Alias John Preston John Preston
31 Police Dog Police Constable Johnny
32 Storm Over the Nile Karaga Pasha
33 1956 Private's Progress Major Schultz Uncredited
34 Alexander the Great Nectenabus (voice) Uncredited
35 Port Afrique Franz Vermes
36 Beyond Mombasa Gil Rossi
37 The Battle of the River Plate Manolo
38 1957 Ill Met by Moonlight German Officer at Dentist's
39 Fortune Is a Woman Charles Highbury
40 The Traitor Dr. Neumann
41 The Curse of Frankenstein The Creature
42 Manuela Unknown (voice) Uncredited
43 Bitter Victory Sgt. Barney
44 The Truth About Women Francois Thiers
45 1958 A Tale of Two Cities Marquis St. Evremonde
46 Dracula Count Dracula Alternative title: Horror of Dracula
47 Battle of the V-1 Brunner
48 Corridors of Blood Resurrection Joe
49 1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Henry Baskerville
50 The Man Who Could Cheat Death Pierre Gerard
51 The Treasure of San Teresa Jaeger
52 The Mummy Kharis / The Mummy
53 Uncle Was a Vampire Baron Roderico da Frankurten
54 1960 Too Hot to Handle Novak
55 The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll Paul Allen Alternative titles: House of Fright and Jekyll's Inferno
56 Beat Girl Kenny King Alternative title: Wild for Kicks
57 The City of the Dead Prof. Alan Driscoll Alternative title: Horror Hotel
58 The Hands of Orlac Nero the magician
59 1961 The Terror of the Tongs Chung King
60 Taste of Fear Doctor Pierre Gerrard
61 The Devil's Daffodil Ling Chu
62 Ercole al centro della terra King Lico (Licos) Alternative title: Hercules in the Haunted World
63 1962 The Puzzle of the Red Orchid Captain Allerman
64 The Pirates of Blood River Captain LaRoche
65 The Devil's Agent Baron von Staub
66 Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace Sherlock Holmes
67 1963 Stranglehold
68 Katarsis Mephistoles
69 The Virgin of Nuremberg Erich Alternative titles: Castle of Terror and La vergine di Norimberga
70 La frusta e il corpo Kurt Menliff Alternative titles: The Whip and the Body and Night Is the Phantom
71 1964 Terror in the Crypt Count Ludwig Karnstein Alternative titles: Crypt of the Vampire and Crypt of Horror
72 The Devil-Ship Pirates Captain Robeles
73 Il castello dei morti vivi Count Drago Alternative title: Castle of the Living Dead
74 The Gorgon Prof. Karl Meister
75 1965 Dr Terror's House of Horrors Franklyn Marsh Segment: "Disembodied Hand"
76 She Billali
77 The Face of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu
78 The Skull Sir Matthew Phillips
79 Ten Little Indians Mr. U.N. Owen (voice) Uncredited
80 1966 Dracula: Prince of Darkness Count Dracula
81 Rasputin, the Mad Monk Grigori Rasputin
82 Circus of Fear Gregor Alternative title: Psycho Circus
83 The Brides of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu
84 1967 Five Golden Dragons Dragon No. 4
85 The Vengeance of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu
86 Night of the Big Heat Godfrey Hanson
87 Theatre of Death Philippe Darvas
88 The Blood Demon Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai Alternative title: Die Schlangengrube Und Das Pendel
89 1968 Eve Colonel Stuart Alternative title: The Face of Eve
90 The Devil Rides Out Duc de Richleau Alternative title: The Devil's Bride
91 The Blood of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu
92 Dracula Has Risen from the Grave Count Dracula
93 Curse of the Crimson Altar Morley Alternative title: The Crimson Cult
94 1969 The Castle of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu
95 The Oblong Box Dr J. Neuhart
96 The Magic Christian Ship's Vampire
97 1970 Scream and Scream Again Fremont
98 Eugenie… The Story of Her Journey into Perversion Dolmance
99 The Bloody Judge Lord George Jeffreys Alternative title: Night of the Blood Monster
100 Count Dracula Count Dracula
101 Taste the Blood of Dracula Count Dracula
102 Julius Caesar Artemidorus
103 One More Time Count Dracula Cameo
104 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Mycroft Holmes
105 Scars of Dracula Count Dracula
106 1971 The House That Dripped Blood John Reid Segment: "Sweets to the Sweet"
107 Cuadecuc, vampir Count Dracula / Himself
108 I, Monster Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
109 Hannie Caulder Bailey
110 1972 Umbracle The Man
111 Dracula A.D. 1972 Count Dracula
112 Horror Express Sir Alexander Saxton
113 Death Line Stratton-Villiers, MI5 Alternative title: Raw Meat
114 1973 Nothing But the Night Col. Charles Bingham
115 The Creeping Flesh James Hildern
116 The Satanic Rites of Dracula Count Dracula
117 The Wicker Man Lord Summerisle <ref name=TFInterview />
118 The Three Musketeers Rochefort
119 1974 Dark Places Dr. Mandeville
120 The Four Musketeers Rochefort
121 The Man with the Golden Gun Francisco Scaramanga
122 1975 Le boucher, la star et l'orpheline Van Krig / Himself
In Search of Dracula Narrator
123 Diagnosis Murder Stephen Hayward
124 The Story of Heidi Unknown (voice) English dub
125 1976 Killer Force Major Chilton Alternative title: The Diamond Mercenaries
126 To the Devil, A Daughter Father Michael Rayner
127 Albino Bill Alternative titles: Whispering Death and Death in the Sun
128 Dracula père et fils The Prince of Darkness Alternative title: Dracula and Son
129 The Keeper The Keeper
130 1977 Airport '77 Martin Wallace
131 Meatcleaver Massacre Narrator / Himself Alternative titles: Evil Force and Revenge of the Dead
132 End of the World Father Pergado / Zindar
133 Starship Invasions Captain Rameses
134 1978 Circle of Iron Zetan Alternative title: The Silent Flute
135 Return from Witch Mountain Victor Gannon
136 Caravans Sardar Khan
137 1979 The Passage Gypsy
138 Nutcracker Fantasy Various voices
139 Arabian Adventure Alquazar
140 Jaguar Lives! Adam Caine
141 Bear Island Lechinski
142 1941 Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
143 1980 Serial Luckman Skull
144 Safari 3000 Count Borgia
145 1981 An Eye for an Eye Morgan Canfield
146 Desperate Moves Carl Boxer
147 The Salamander Prince Baldasar
149 1982 The Last Unicorn King Haggard (voice)
150 1983 House of the Long Shadows Corrigan
151 The Return of Captain Invincible Mr. Midnight
152 New Magic Mr. Kellar Short film
153 1984 The Rosebud Beach Hotel Clifford King
154 The Bengal Lancers! Sir James Hunter Unfinished film
155 1985 Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf Stefan Crosscoe
156 1986 Jocks President White
157 1987 Mio min Mio Kato
158 The Girl Peter Storm
159 1988 Dark Mission Luis Morel
160 Mask of Murder Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
161 Olympus Force: The Key Filly
162 1989 The Return of the Musketeers Rochefort
163 La Révolution française Sanson Segment: "Années Terribles, Les"
164 La chute des aigles Walter Strauss
165 Murder Story Willard Hope
166 Honeymoon Academy Lazos
167 1990 L'avaro Cardinale Spinosi
168 Gremlins 2: The New Batch Doctor Catheter
169 The Rainbow Thief Uncle Rudolf
170 1991 Kabuto King Philip
171 Curse III: Blood Sacrifice Doctor Pearson Alternative title: Panga
172 Jackpot Cedric
173 1994 Funny Man Callum Chance
174 Police Academy: Mission to Moscow Cmndt. Alexander Nikolaevich Rakov
175 A Feast at Midnight V. E. Longfellow
176 Flesh and Blood Narrator / Himself Documentary film
177 1996 The Stupids Mr. Sender
178 Welcome to the Discworld Death (voice) Short film
179 1998 Tale of the Mummy Sir Richard Turkel
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}}</ref> |- | 181 || 1999 || Sleepy Hollow || Burgomaster || |- | 182 || 2001 || The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring || Saruman || |- | 183 || rowspan="2" | 2002 || Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones || Count Dooku / Darth Tyranus || |- | 184 || The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers || rowspan=2| Saruman || |- | 185 || 2003 || The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King || Extended Edition only |- | 186 || 2004 || Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse || Heinrich von Garten || |- | 187 || rowspan="4" | 2005 || Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith || Count Dooku / Darth Tyranus || |- | 188 || Charlie and the Chocolate Factory || Dr. Wilbur Wonka || |- | 189 || The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby || The Lord Provost || |- | 190 || Corpse Bride || Pastor Galswells (voice) || |- | 191 || 2007 || The Golden Compass || First High Councillor || |- | 192 || 2008 || Star Wars: The Clone Wars || Count Dooku / Darth Tyranus (voice) || |- | 193 || rowspan="4" | 2009 || Boogie Woogie || Alfred Rhinegold || |- | 194 || The Heavy || Mr. Mason || |- | 195 || Triage || Joaquín Morales || |- | 196 || Glorious 39 || Walter || |- | 197 || rowspan="2" | 2010 || Alice in Wonderland || Jabberwock (voice) || |- | 198 || Burke & Hare || Joseph || |- | 199 || rowspan="5" | 2011 || Season of the Witch|| Cardinal d’Ambroise || |- | 200 || The Resident || August || |- | 201 || The Wicker Tree || Old Gentleman || |- | 202 || Grave Tales || Himself || Cameo |- | 203 || Hugo || Monsieur Labisse || |- | 204 || rowspan="2" | 2012 || Dark Shadows || Silas Clarney || |- | 205 || The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey || Saruman || |- | 206 || rowspan="4" | 2013 || Night Train to Lisbon || Father Bartolomeu || |- | 207 || Extraordinary Tales || Narrator || Segment: "The Fall of the House of Usher" |- | 208 || The Girl from Nagasaki || Old Officer Pinkerton || |- | 209 || Necessary Evil || Narrator || Documentary film |- | 210 || 2014 || The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies || Saruman || Final role in a film released in his lifetime |- | 211 || 2015 || Angels in Notting Hill || God / Mr. President (voice) || Posthumous release |- | 212 || 2017 || The Hunting of the Snark || Narrator || Short film
Posthumous release |- | 214 || 2018 || The Time War || Narrator || Posthumous release |}





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