Christopher Lee

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Christopher Lee was born May 27, 1922 in London, England, UK.  He stands 6'5" tall.

He studied at Summerfield Preparatory School and attended Wellington College then went to work in business in the City of London after school.  During the second world war he served in the Royal Air Force and in British Intelligence.  Lee is a classically trained singer but didn't often use his talent in film (a shame really - scroll down to CDs and listen to a recent recording of Mr. Lee singing) but, did manage to use his vocal training in a 1983 spoof called The Return of Captain Invincible.

Christopher Lee has had a prolific film and TV career, see below, including some of the most famous classic horror movies ever made.  He has shared the screen with equally famous fellow Hammer mates Peter Cushing (Tarkin: Star Wars), Vincent Price and John Carradine.   Two roles that made him a star were of Count Dracula and Sherlock Holmes (he is one of the only actors to have portrayed three different Sherlock Holmes characters: Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes and Henry Baskerville.  He has also demonstrated a flair for comedy, playing a Nazi officer in, Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979).  And has played in the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Count Ottokar Graf Czerin (Lee knew members of the real Czerin family so gladly played the role of the Count). 

Lee found the role of Count Dooku intriguing and was eager to immerse himself in the role.

He married Birgit (Gitte) Kroencke in 1961 and is still married to her.  They have one child, Christina.  He is also the Uncle of actress Harriet Walter. (Fanny Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility)

 

 

Film

Mummies: Secrets of the Pharoahs~2007 - narrator

Sweeney Todd~2008? - ghost

Cowboys for Christ~2007 - Sir Lachlan Morrison

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote~200? - In talks.

Greyfriars Bobby~2006 -Lord Provost Chambers

Benjamin's Struggle~2006 - 

Last Unicorn, The~2006 - King Haggard

Christopher Lee Live II~2005 - himself

Corpse Bride, The~2005 - Pastor Galswells

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory~2005 - Mr. Wonka (Willy Wonka's father) (see Actor Connections - Film)

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith~2005 - Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus

May Day~2005 - Town Magus

Christopher Lee Live~2004 - himself

vières pourpres II - Les anges de l'apocalypse, Les~2004 - Heinrich von Garten

The Making of a Legend: Christopher Lee - Volume 1~2003 - himself (unprecedented coverage)

 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The~2003 - Saruman (scenes cut)
Actor's Notebook: Christopher Lee~2002 - Himself

To the Devil... The Death of Hammer~2002 (V) - Himself

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The~2002 - Saruman the Wise
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones~ 2002 - Count Dooku

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The~2001 - Saruman

I Surrender All~2001 - Bad Guy #1

Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service, The~1999 (V) - Count Ottokar Graf Czernin

Rocky Interactive Horror Show, The~ 1999 - Narrator

Sleepy Hollow~1999 - The Burgomaster (see Actor Connections - Film)

Jinnah~1998 - Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Tale of the Mummy~ 1998 - Sir Richard Turkel

100 Years of Horror~ 1996 (V) - Host/Himself/Narrator

Freaks; Giants and Dinosaurs; Maniacs; Scream Queens; Sorcerers; The Aristocrats of Evil; The Count and Company; The Double Demons; The Evil Unseeable; The Frankenstein Family; The Monster Makers; The Walking Dead; Witchcraft and Demons

Century of Science Fiction, A~1996 (V) - Narrator

Many Faces of Christopher Lee, The~1996 (V) - Himself

Soul Music~1996 - Death

Stupids, The~1996 - Evil Sender

Feast at Midnight, A~1994 - V. E. Longfellow, aka Raptor

Funny Man~1994 - Callum Chance

Vampire Interviews, The~1994 (V)  - Himself

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow~1994 - Commandant Alexandrei Nikolaivich Rakov

Jackpot~1992 - Cedric

Journey of Honor~1992 - King Philip

Curse III: Blood Sacrifice~ 1991 - Doctor Pearson

Incident at Victoria Falls~1991 - Sherlock Holmes

Honeymoon Academy~1990  - Lazos

Rainbow Thief, The~1990 - Uncle Rudolf

Gremlins 2: The New Batch~1990 - Doctor Catheter 

Avaro, L'~1989 - Cardinale Spinosi

Chute des aigles, La~1989 - Walter Strauss

Murder Story~1989 - Willard Hope (see Actor Connections - Film)

Révolution française, La~1989 - Sanson (segment Annees Terribles, Les)

Return of the Musketeers, The~1989 - Rochefort

Dark Mission (Operación cocaína)~1988 - Luis Morel.

Jocks~1987 - President White

Shaka Zulu~1987 - Lord Bathurst

Mio min Mio~1987 - Kato

Girl, The~1986 - Peter Storm

Mask of Murder~1985 - Chief Rich

Howling II~1985 - Stefan Crosscoe

Rosebud Beach Hotel, The~1984 - Mr. King, the father

House of the Long Shadows~1983 - Corrigan/Roderick Grisbane (see Actor Connections - Film)

New Magic~1983 - Mr. Kellar

Return of Captain Invincible, The~1983 - Mr. Midnight

Last Unicorn, The~1982 (voice) - King Haggard 

Safari 3000~1982 - Count Borgia (see Actor Connections - Film) 

(see Actor Connections - Film)

Desperate Moves~1981 - Dr. Carl Boxer

Salamander, The~1981 - Rector of Counterintelligence Major General Prince Magusari

Eye for an Eye, An~1981 - Morgan Canfield

Fade to Black~1980 (uncredited) - Footage from 'Horror of Dracula'

Serial~1980 - Luckman Skull

Arabian Adventure~1979 - Alquazar (see Actor Connections - Film)

Jaguar Lives!~1979 - Adam Caine

Nutcracker Fantasy~1979 - Uncle Drosselmeyer/Street Singer/Puppeteer/Watchmaker (see Actor Connections - Film)

1941~1979 - Captain Wolfgang Von Kleinschmidt (see Actor Connections - Film)

Bear Island~1979 - Lechinski

Passage, The~1979 - Head Gypsy

Circle of Iron~1979 - Zetan

Caravans~1978 - Sardar Khan

Return from Witch Mountain~1978 - Dr. Victor Gannon

End of the World~1977 - Father Pergado/Zindar

Meatcleaver Massacre~1977 - On-screen narrator

Starship Invasions~1977 - Captain Rameses

Dracula père et fils~1977 - Dracula

Airport '77~1977 - Martin Wallace

Albino~1976 - Bill

Keeper, The~1976 - The Keeper

To the Devil a Daughter~1976 - Father Michael Rayner

Diagnosis: Murder~1975 - Doctor Hayward

Killer Force~1975 - Major Chilton

Vem var Dracula?~1975 - Himself/Vlad Tepes/Count Dracula

Dark Places~1974 - Dr. Mandeville

Satanic Rites of Dracula, The~1974 - Count Dracula (see Actor Connections - Film)

Four Musketeers, The~1974 - Rochefort

Man with the Golden Gun, The~1974 - Francisco Scaramanga

Boucher, la star et l'orpheline, Le~1973 - Van Krig/Himself

Creeping Flesh, The~1973 - James Hildern (see Actor Connections - Film)

Wicker Man, The~1973 - Lord Summerisle

Three Musketeers, The~1973 - Rochefort

Death Line~1972 - Stratton-Villiers, MI5

Horror Express~1972 - Professor Alexander Saxton (see Actor Connections - Film)

Nothing But the Night~1972 - Colonel Charles Bingham (see Actor Connections - Film)

Dracula A.D. 1972~1972 - Count Dracula (see Actor Connections - Film)

Hannie Caulder~1971 - Bailey

I, Monster~1971 - Dr Charles Marlowe/Edward Blake (right) (see Actor Connections - Film)

House That Dripped Blood, The~1970 - John Reid in Sweets to the Sweet (see Actor Connections - Film)

Julius Caesar~1970 -Artemidorus

One More Time~1970 - (uncredited) Dracula (see Actor Connections - Film)

Taste the Blood of Dracula~1970 - Dracula

Umbracle, El~1970 - Himself

Vampir-Cuadecuc~1970 - Himself/Count Dracula

Scars of Dracula~1970 - Dracula (see Actor Connections - Film)

Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The~1970 - Mycroft Holmes (see Actor Connections - Film)

Conde Drácula, El~1970 - Count Dracula

Isla de la muerte, La~1969 - Dolmance

Night of the Blood Monster~1969 - Lord George Jeffreys

Oblong Box, The~1969 - Dr. J. Neuhart

Scream and Scream Again~1969 - Fremont (see Actor Connections - Film)

Magic Christian, The~1969 - Ship's vampire (see Actor Connections - Film)

Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu, Die~1969 - Fu Manchu

Curse of the Crimson Altar~1968 - Morley

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave~1968 - Dracula

Blood of Fu Manchu, The~1968 - Fu Manchu

Face of Eve, The~1968 - Colonel Stuart

Devil Rides Out, The~1968 - Duc de Richleau

Five Golden Dragons~1967 - Dragon #4

Night of the Big Heat~1967 - Godfrey Hanson (see Actor Connections - Film)

Schlangengrube und das Pendel, Die <Blood Demon>~1967 - Count Frederic Regula, Graf von Andomai

Theatre of Death~1967 - Philippe Darvas (see Actor Connections - Film)

Vengeance of Fu Manchu, The~1967 - Fu Manchu

Victims of Terror~1967  - On-screen narrator

Dracula: The Prince of Darkness~1966 - Count Dracula

Brides of Fu Manchu, The~1966 - Fu Manchu

Psycho-Circus~1966  - Gregor

Rasputin: The Mad Monk~1966  - Grigori Rasputin

Dracula: Prince of Darkness~1966 - Dracula

10 Little Indians~1965 - voice of Mr. Owen (on recording)

Sfida al diavolo~1965 - Mephistoles

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors~1965 - Franklyn Marsh

Skull, The~1965 - Sir Matthew Phillips

Face of Fu Manchu, The~1965 - Dr. Fu Manchu

She~1965 - Billali

 

Castello dei morti vivi, II~1964 - Count Drago

Gorgon, The~1964 - Prof. Karl Meister

Devil-Ship Pirates, The~1964 - Captain Robeles

Frusta e il corpo, La~1963 - Kurt Menliff

Maldición de los Karnstein, La~1963 - Count Ludwig Karnstein

Vergine di Norimberga, La~1963 - Erich

Longest Day, The~1962  (uncredited) - Several bits

Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes~ 1962 - Sherlock Holmes

Doctor from Seven Dials~1962 - Resurrection Joe

Pirates of Blood River, The~1962 - Captain LaRoche

Rätsel der roten Orchidee, Das~1962 - Captain Allerman

Ercole al centro della terra~1961 - Lyco

Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen, Das~1961 - Ling Chu

Hands of Orlac, The~1961 - Nero

Taste of Fear~1961 - Doctor Gerrard

Devil's Agent, The~1961  - Baron von Staub (see Actor Connections - Film)

Terror of the Tongs, The~1961 - The Tong Leader

City of the Dead, The~1960  - Professor Alan Driscoll

Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, The~1960 - Paul Allen

Beat Girl~1960  - Kenny

Tempi duri per i vampiri~1959 - Baron Rodrigo/Uncle Rinaldo

Too Hot to Handle~1959 - Novak

Man Who Could Cheat Death, The~1959 - Dr. Pierre Gerard

Treasure of San Teresa, The~1959 - Jaeger

Mummy, The~1959 - Kharis, the Mummy (see Actor Connections - Film)

Hound of the Baskervilles, The~1959 - Sir Henry Baskerville (see Actor Connections - Film)

Truth About Women, The~1958 - François

Battle of the V.1, The~1958 - Brunner

Dracula~1958  - Count Dracula (see Actor Connections - Film)

Tale of Two Cities, A~1958 - Marquis St. Evremonde

Amère victoire~1957 - Sergeant Barney

Traitor, The~1957 - Doctor Neumann

Curse of Frankenstein, The~1957 - The Creature (see Actor Connections - Film)

Fortune Is a Woman~1957 -Charles Highbury

Ill Met by Moonlight~1957 - German officer at dentists

Alias John Preston~1956 - David Garrity, alias John Preston

Battle of the River Plate, The~1956  - Manolo

Beyond Mombasa~1956 - Gil Rossi

Port Afrique~ 1956 - Franz Vermes

Private's Progress~1956 - General Von Linbeck's Aide

Crossroads~1955 - The Ghost

Dark Avenger, The~1955  - Captain of the Guards

Final Column~1955 

Man in Demand~1955

Police Dog~1955 - Johnny, a constable

Storm Over the Nile~1955 - Karaga Pasha

Cockleshell Heroes, The~1955  - Submarine Commander

That Lady~1955 - Segovian Groom/Aide-de-Camp to the King/Captain of the Guard/Salamancan Assassin/Rider on Arab Horse

Destination Milan~1954 

Innocents in Paris~1952  (uncredited) - Lieutenant Whitlock

Moulin Rouge~1952 (uncredited) - Georges Seurat (see Actor Connections - Film)

Top Secret~1952

Babes in Bagdad~1952 - Slave dealer

Paul Temple Returns~1952  - Sir Felix Raybourne

Crimson Pirate, The~1952  - Joseph (Attache)

Valley of Eagles~1951- Det. Holt

Captain Horatio Hornblower~1951 - Spanish Captain (Nativadad)

Prelude to Fame~1950  - Newsman

They Were Not Divided~1950 - Chris Lewis

Trottie True~1949- Bongo

Penny and the Pownall Case~1948 - Jonathan Blair

Scott of the Antarctic~1948 - Bernard Day

Saraband for Dead Lovers~1948 - Duke Anthony von Wolfenbuttel

Hamlet~1948 - Spear carrier (see Actor Connections - Film)

My Brother's Keeper~1948 - Second Constable

Song of Tomorrow~1948 - Auguste

One Night with You~1948 - Pirelli's Assistant

Corridor of Mirrors~1948  - Charles

 

Film Producer

Making of a Legend, The~2003

Nothing But the Night~1972 (producer) (uncredited) 

 

Film Stunts (driver)

Man With The Golden Gun, The~1974

 

TV

Pope John Paul II~2005 - Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

Star Wars: Feel the Force~2005 - Himself

Ultimate Film, The~2004 - Himself

100 Greatest Movie Stars, The~2003 - Himself

Dracula's Bram Stoker~2003 - Himself

Making of a Legend, The~2003 - Himself

From Hollywood to Borehamwood~2003 - Himself

Christopher Lee: A Life in Films~2003  - Himself

This Morning~1988 - 11/12/03

Breakfast~2000 - Himself 11/11/03

Richard & Judy~2001 - Himself 11/4/03

James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute~2002  - Himself

Best Ever Bond~2002  - Himself/Scaramanga

Big Breakfast, The~1992 - Himself 12/11/02

Heaven and Earth Show, The~2000  - Himself 6/23/02

Leute heute~1997 - Himself 5/27/02

Richard and Judy~2001 - Himself 5/02

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome~2001 - Himself

Quest for the Ring~2001 - Himself/Saruman

National Geographic: Beyond the Magic - The Lord of the Rings~2001 - Himself/Saruman the White

Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings', A~2001 - Himself/Saruman

Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man~2001 - Himself

Once Upon a Time in Europe~2001 - Presenter/Introduction

Redoutables, Les~2001 - Death in Confession

Big Breakfast, The~1992 - Himself  12/11/01

Midsomer Murders~1997 - Count Dracula in  Who Killed Cock Robin? (# 4.4) 9/9/01

Turning Points~2000 - Himself (# 1.10)

Ghost Stories for Christmas~2000 mini   (voice) -  M.R James

In the Beginning~2000 (mini) - Rameses I

Gormenghast~2000 (mini) - Flay

Legends~2000 - Himself

Blue Heelers~1994 - Richard Elliot in Lies and Whispers (#6.14) 5/12/99

Blue Heelers~1994 - Richard Elliot in All in the Family (#5.38) 11/4/98

New Adventures of Robin Hood, The~1996 - Olwyn in

The Auction (#3.13) 12/13/98

The Sceptre (#2.10) 10/11/97

Legend of Olwyn, The (# 1.4) 1996 

Race Against Death, A (# 1.5) 1996 

Robin and the Golden Arrow (# 1.1) 1996 

Ivanhoe~1997 (mini)  - Lucard de Beaumanoir (see Actor Connections - TV)

Strictly Supernatural~ 1997   - Narrator

Odyssey, The~1997 - Tiresias 

Blue Heelers~1994 - Mr. Elliott in  Gold (# 4.12) 4/29/97

Sorellina e il principe del sogno~1996  - Azaret

Moses~1996  - Ramses

Wyrd Sisters~1996  (voice) - Death

Blue Heelers~1994 - Richard in  Miss Mount Thomas (# 3.41) 11/19/96

Tomorrow People, The~1992  - Rameses (1995) (see Actor Connections - TV)

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror~1994  - Himself/Narrator

Death Train~1993  - General Konstantin Benin

Double Vision~1992  - Mr. Bernard (see Actor Connections - TV)

Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The~1992 - Count Ottokar Graf Czerin in Austria, March 1917(# 2.1) 9/21/1992 

Tomorrow People, The~1992 - Sam Rees in Rameses Connection, The: Part 4, 3, 2, 1 1992

Fear in the Dark~1991  - Narrator

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady~1990  - Sherlock Holmes

Care of Time, The~1990  - Zander

Treasure Island~1990  - Blind Pew (see Actor Connections - TV)

Around the World in 80 Days~1989 (mini)  - Stuart

Nase vorn~1988 - Himself (# 1.1)

Wetten, dass..?~1981 - Himself in  Wetten, dass..? aus Kiel (# 41) 10/31/87

Disputation, The~1986  - King James of Aragon

Shaka Zulu~1984 (mini)  - Lord Bathurst

Far Pavilions, The~1984 (mini)  - Kaka-ji Rao (see Actor Connections - TV)

Faerie Tale Theater~1982 - King Vladimir V in Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers, The (# 3.7) 9/17/1984 

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story~1982  - Prince Philip

Massarati and the Brain~1982  - Victor Leopold

Goliath Awaits~1981  - John McKenzie (see Actor Connections - TV)

Once Upon a Spy~1980  - Marcus Valorium

Charlie's Angels~1976 - Dale Woodman in  Angel in Hiding: Part 2, 1 ( # 5.2 and 5.1) 11/16/1980 

Captain America II: Death Too Soon~1979  - Miguel 

Pirate, The~1978  - Samir Al Fay

Saturday Night Live~1975 - Host (# 3.15) 3/25/78

How the West Was Won~1978 (mini) - The Grand Duke Dimitrij (# 3, 2, 1) 2/26, 2/19, 2/12/1978 

Space: 1999~1975 - Captain Zandor in Earthbound 1975 

Great Mysteries~1973 - Arnaud in  The Leather Funnel 7/13/74

Poor Devil~1973  - Lucifer

Avengers, The~1961 - 

    Colonel Mannering in Interrogators, The (# 7.14) 1/1/1969 

    Prof. Frank N. Stone in  Never, Never Say Die (# 5.10) 3/11/1967 

Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The~1962 - Karl Jorla in  The Sign of Satan (# 2.27) 5/8/64

Alcoa Presents~1959 - Wilhelm Reitlinger in  Sorcerer, The (# 3.31) 5/23/1961

Tales of the Vikings~1960 - Norman Knight in  The Bull 1960

William Tell~1958 - Prince Erik in  Manhunt (# 1.21) 2/2/59

White Hunter~1957 - Mark Caldwell in  This Hungry Hell (# 1.22) 3/1/58

Ivanhoe~1958 - Sir Otto in  German Knight, The (# 1.7) 2/16/1958

O.S.S.~1957 - Dessinger in  Operation Firefly (# 1.17) 1/13/58

Assignment Foreign Legion~1957 

    Gardener in  As We Forgive 1958

    Arab in  The Anaya (# 1.12) 12/24/57

Errol Flynn Theater~1957 -

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