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Christopher Lee
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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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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.
Known For
The Avengers
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Saturday Night Live
Blue Heelers
Top Gear
Faerie Tale Theatre
Charlie's Angels
Space: 1999
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Movie Orgy
Lolita
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sleepy Hollow
The Story of Star Wars
Serial
Frankenweenie
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Around the World in 80 Days
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Golden Compass
Alice in Wonderland
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Dark Shadows
In the Beginning
Corpse Bride
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
The Odyssey
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Hugo
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
1941
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Death Train
The Last Unicorn
Pope John Paul II
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Mio in the Land of Faraway
The Far Pavilions
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Season of the Witch
The Resident
Ivanhoe
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
The Rank Charm School
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
The Wicker Man
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dracula
Poor Devil
Beauty and the Beast
Return from Witch Mountain
The Man with the Golden Gun
Count Dracula
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
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