Christopher Lee filmography

Lee at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival

The following is the filmography of English actor Sir Christopher Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015).

With a career spanning nearly seven decades, Lee was a credited actor in at least 266 feature theatrical films. He was well known for portraying Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror films, beginning with Dracula (1958). His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond action film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002–2005), and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014).

Lee was knighted for services to drama and charity in 2009. He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011 and the BFI Fellowship in 2013.[1] He considered his best performance to be that of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the biopic Jinnah (1998), and his best film to be the British cult film The Wicker Man (1973).[2] He frequently appeared opposite his friend Peter Cushing in numerous horror films, and late in his career had roles in five Tim Burton films.[3]

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1948 Corridor of Mirrors Charles
One Night with You Pirelli's Assistant
Hamlet Spear Carrier Uncredited
A Song for Tomorrow Auguste
Penny and the Pownall Case Jonathan Blair
My Brother's Keeper Second Constable Scenes deleted
Saraband for Dead Lovers Bit Part Uncredited
Scott of the Antarctic Bernard Day
1949 Trottie True Hon. Bongo Icklesham
1950 They Were Not Divided Chris Lewis
Prelude to Fame Newsman
1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. Spanish Captain
Valley of Eagles Det. Holt
Quo Vadis Chariot Driver Uncredited[2]
1952 The Crimson Pirate Joseph
Top Secret Russian Agent
Paul Temple Returns Sir Felix Raybourne
Babes in Bagdad Slave Dealer
Moulin Rouge Georges Seurat Uncredited
1953 Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot Unknown (voice)
Innocents in Paris Lieutenant Whitlock
1954 Destination Milan Svenson
1955 Cross-Roads Harry Cooper Short film
That Lady Captain
Final Column Larry Spence Archive footage
Man in Demand Martell
Contraband Spain Narrator Uncredited
The Dark Avenger French Patrol Captain at Tavern
The Cockleshell Heroes Lt. Cdr. Dick Raikes, RN
Alias John Preston John Preston
Police Dog Police Constable Johnny
Storm Over the Nile Karaga Pasha
1956 Private's Progress Major Schultz Uncredited
Alexander the Great Nectenabus (voice)
Port Afrique Franz Vermes
Beyond Mombasa Gil Rossi
The Battle of the River Plate Manolo
1957 Ill Met by Moonlight German Officer at Dentist's
Fortune Is a Woman Charles Highbury
The Traitor Dr. Neumann
The Curse of Frankenstein The Creature
Manuela Unknown (voice) Uncredited
Bitter Victory Sgt. Barney
The Truth About Women Francois Thiers
1958 A Tale of Two Cities Marquis St. Evremonde
Dracula Count Dracula Alternative title: Horror of Dracula
Battle of the V-1 Brunner
Corridors of Blood Resurrection Joe
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Henry Baskerville
The Man Who Could Cheat Death Pierre Gerard
The Treasure of San Teresa Jaeger
The Mummy Kharis / The Mummy
Uncle Was a Vampire Baron Roderico da Frankurten
1960 Too Hot to Handle Novak
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll Paul Allen Alternative titles: House of Fright and Jekyll's Inferno
Beat Girl Kenny King Alternative title: Wild for Kicks
The City of the Dead Prof. Alan Driscoll Alternative title: Horror Hotel
The Hands of Orlac Nero the magician
1961 The Terror of the Tongs Chung King
Taste of Fear Doctor Pierre Gerrard
The Devil's Daffodil Ling Chu
Hercules in the Haunted World King Lico (Licos) Alternative title: Ercole al centro della terra
1962 The Puzzle of the Red Orchid Captain Allerman Alternative title: The Secret of the Red Orchid
The Pirates of Blood River Captain LaRoche
The Devil's Agent Baron von Staub
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace Sherlock Holmes
1963 Stranglehold
Katarsis Mephistoles Alternative title: Challenge the Devil
The Virgin of Nuremberg Erich Alternative titles: Castle of Terror and La vergine di Norimberga
La frusta e il corpo Kurt Menliff Alternative titles: The Whip and the Body and Night Is the Phantom
1964 Terror in the Crypt Count Ludwig Karnstein Alternative titles: Crypt of the Vampire and Crypt of Horror
The Devil-Ship Pirates Captain Robeles
Il castello dei morti vivi Count Drago Alternative title: Castle of the Living Dead
The Gorgon Prof. Karl Meister
1965 Dr Terror's House of Horrors Franklyn Marsh Segment: "Disembodied Hand"
She Billali
The Face of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu
The Skull Sir Matthew Phillips
Ten Little Indians Mr. U.N. Owen (voice) Uncredited
1966 Dracula: Prince of Darkness Count Dracula
Rasputin, the Mad Monk Grigori Rasputin
Circus of Fear Gregor Alternative title: Psycho Circus
The Brides of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu
1967 Five Golden Dragons Dragon No. 4
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu
Night of the Big Heat Godfrey Hanson
Theatre of Death Philippe Darvas
The Blood Demon Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai Alternative titles: Die Schlangengrube Und Das Pendel and The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
1968 Eve Colonel Stuart Alternative title: The Face of Eve
The Devil Rides Out Duc de Richleau Alternative title: The Devil's Bride
The Blood of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave Count Dracula
Curse of the Crimson Altar Morley Alternative title: The Crimson Cult
1969 The Castle of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu
The Oblong Box Dr J. Neuhart
The Magic Christian Ship's Vampire
1970 Scream and Scream Again Fremont
Eugenie… The Story of Her Journey into Perversion Dolmance
The Bloody Judge Lord George Jeffreys Alternative title: Night of the Blood Monster
Count Dracula Count Dracula
Taste the Blood of Dracula Count Dracula
Julius Caesar Artemidorus
One More Time The Vampire Cameo
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Mycroft Holmes
Scars of Dracula Count Dracula
1971 The House That Dripped Blood John Reid Segment: "Sweets to the Sweet"
Cuadecuc, vampir Count Dracula / Himself
I, Monster Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
Hannie Caulder Bailey
1972 Umbracle The Man
Dracula A.D. 1972 Count Dracula
Horror Express Sir Alexander Saxton
Death Line Stratton-Villiers, MI5 Alternative title: Raw Meat
1973 Nothing But the Night Col. Charles Bingham
The Creeping Flesh James Hildern
The Satanic Rites of Dracula Count Dracula
The Wicker Man Lord Summerisle [2]
The Three Musketeers Rochefort
1974 Dark Places Dr. Mandeville
The Four Musketeers Rochefort
The Man with the Golden Gun Francisco Scaramanga
1975 Le boucher, la star et l'orpheline Van Krig / Himself
In Search of Dracula Narrator
Diagnosis Murder Stephen Hayward
The Story of Heidi Unknown (voice) English dub
1976 Killer Force Major Chilton Alternative title: The Diamond Mercenaries
To the Devil, A Daughter Father Michael Rayner
Albino Bill Alternative titles: Whispering Death and Death in the Sun
Dracula père et fils The Prince of Darkness Alternative title: Dracula and Son
The Keeper The Keeper
1977 Airport '77 Martin Wallace
Meatcleaver Massacre Narrator / Himself Alternative titles: Evil Force and Revenge of the Dead
End of the World Father Pergado / Zindar
Starship Invasions Captain Rameses
1978 Circle of Iron Zetan Alternative title: The Silent Flute
Return from Witch Mountain Victor Gannon
Caravans Sardar Khan
1979 The Passage Gypsy
Captain America II: Death Too Soon General Miguel
Nutcracker Fantasy Various voices [4]
Arabian Adventure Alquazar
Jaguar Lives! Adam Caine
Bear Island Lechinski
1941 Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
1980 Serial Luckman Skull
Safari 3000 Count Borgia
1981 An Eye for an Eye Morgan Canfield
Desperate Moves Carl Boxer
The Salamander Prince Baldasar
1982 The Last Unicorn King Haggard (voice)
1983 House of the Long Shadows Corrigan
The Return of Captain Invincible Mr. Midnight
New Magic Mr. Kellar Short film
1984 The Rosebud Beach Hotel Clifford King
The Bengal Lancers! Sir James Hunter Unfinished film
1985 Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf Stefan Crosscoe
Mask of Murder Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
1986 Jocks President White
1987 Mio min Mio Kato
The Girl Peter Storm
1988 Dark Mission Luis Morel
Olympus Force: The Key Filly
1989 The Return of the Musketeers Rochefort
La Révolution française Sanson Segment: "Années Terribles, Les"
La chute des aigles Walter Strauss
Murder Story Willard Hope
Honeymoon Academy Lazos
1990 L'avaro Cardinale Spinosi
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Doctor Catheter
The Rainbow Thief Uncle Rudolf
1991 Kabuto King Philip
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice Doctor Pearson Alternative title: Panga
Jackpot Cedric
1994 Funny Man Callum Chance
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow Cmndt. Alexander Nikolaevich Rakov
A Feast at Midnight V. E. Longfellow
Flesh and Blood Narrator / Himself Documentary film
1996 The Stupids Mr. Sender
Welcome to the Discworld Death (voice) Short film
1998 Tale of the Mummy Sir Richard Turkel
Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah [5]
1999 Sleepy Hollow Burgomaster
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Saruman
2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Count Dooku
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Saruman
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Extended Edition only
2004 Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse Heinrich von Garten
2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Count Dooku
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dr. Wilbur Wonka
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby The Lord Provost
Corpse Bride Pastor Galswells (voice) [4]
2007 The Golden Compass First High Councillor
2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Count Dooku (voice) [4]
2009 Boogie Woogie Alfred Rhinegold
The Heavy Mr. Mason
Triage Joaquín Morales
Glorious 39 Walter
2010 Alice in Wonderland Jabberwock (voice) [4]
Burke & Hare Joseph
2011 Season of the Witch Cardinal d’Ambroise
The Resident August
The Wicker Tree Old Gentleman
Grave Tales Himself Cameo
Hugo Monsieur Labisse
2012 Dark Shadows Silas Clarney
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Saruman [6]
2013 Night Train to Lisbon Father Bartolomeu
Extraordinary Tales Narrator Segment: "The Fall of the House of Usher"
The Girl from Nagasaki Old Officer Pinkerton [7]
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics Narrator Documentary film[8]
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Saruman Final live-action role and final work released in his lifetime[9]
2016 Angels in Notting Hill God / Mr. President (voice) Posthumous release[10]
2017 The Hunting of the Snark Narrator Short film; posthumous release
2024 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Saruman (voice) Archival recording; posthumous release[11]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1953–1956 Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents Various roles 13 episodes
1955 Moby Dick—Rehearsed A Stage Manager / Flask Television film
The Vise Various roles 3 episodes
Tales of Hans Anderson 2 episodes
1956 Chevron of Fallen Stars Governor Episode: "Captain Kidd"
The Scarlet Pimpernel Louis Uncredited; Episode: "The Elusive Chauvelin"
Colonel March of Scotland Yard Jean-Pierre Episode: "At Night All Cats Are Grey"
Sailor of Fortune Various roles 2 episodes
The Adventures of Aggie Inspector Hollis Episode: "Cut Glass"
1956–1957 Assignment Foreign Legion Various roles 2 episodes
1957 The Errol Flynn Theatre 4 episodes
The Gay Cavalier Colonel Jeffries Episode: "The Lady's Dilemma"
1958 OSS Dessinger Episode: "Operation Firefly"
Ivanhoe Sir Otto Episode: "The German Knight"
White Hunter Mark Caldwell Episode: "This Hungry Hell"
1959 The Adventures of William Tell Prince Erik Episode: "Manhunt"
1960 Tales of the Vikings Norman Knight Episode: "The Bull"
1961 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond Wilhelm Reitlinger Episode: "The Sorcerer"
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Karl Jorla Episode: "The Sign of Satan"
1967 The Avengers Professor Stone Episode: "Never, Never Say Die"
1969 Colonel Mannering Episode: "The Interrogators"
Light Entertainment Killers Unknown Television film
1971 Theatre Macabre Self — Host Season 1 of Theatre Macabre premiered on October 1, 1971.
1973 Poor Devil Lucifer
Orson Welles Great Mysteries Arnaud Episode: "The Leather Funnel"
1976 Space: 1999 Captain Zandor Episode: "Earthbound"
1978 How the West Was Won The Grand Duke 2 episodes
The Pirate Samir Al Fay Television film
Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Christopher Lee/Meat Loaf"
1979 Captain America II: Death Too Soon General Miguel Television film
1980 Once Upon a Spy Marcus Valorium
Charlie's Angels Dale Woodman Episode: "Angel in Hiding"
1981 Evil Stalks This House Host Television film
Goliath Awaits John McKenzie
1982 Massarati and the Brain Victor Leopold
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story Prince Philip
1984 The Far Pavilions Kaka-ji Rao 3 episodes
Faerie Tale Theatre King Vladimir V Episode: "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers"
1986 Un métier du seigneur Fog Television film
The Disputation King James I of Aragon
Shaka Zulu Lord Bathurst 10 episodes
1989 Around the World in 80 Days Stuart 3 episodes
La Révolution française Sanson Segment: "Les Années Terribles"
1990 The Care of Time Karlis Zander Television film
Treasure Island Blind Pew
1991 Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady Sherlock Holmes
1992 Incident at Victoria Falls
Beauty and the Beast Monsieur Renard (voice)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Count Ottokar Graf Czerin Episode: "Austria, March 1917"
Double Vision Mr. Bernard Television film
1993 Death Train General Konstantin Benin
1995 The Tomorrow People Rameses Serial: "The Rameses Connection"
Moses Ramesses II Television film
Tales of Mystery and Imagination Himself (host) 2 episodes
1996 Alisea and the Dream Prince Azaret Mini-series
100 Years of Horror Himself (host) 26 episodes
1997 Ivanhoe Lucas de Beaumanoir 4 episodes
Soul Music Death (voice) 7 episodes
Wyrd Sisters 6 episodes
The Odyssey Tiresias 2 episodes
1997 The New Adventures of Robin Hood Olwyn 6 episodes
2000 Gormenghast Flay 4 episodes
In the Beginning Rameses I Television film
Ghost Stories for Christmas M. R. James Episode: "The Stalls of Barchester"
2001 Les Redoutables Death Segment: "Confession"
2005 Pope John Paul II Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński 2 episodes
2008 The Colour of Magic Death (voice)

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
1994 Ghosts Dr. Marcus Grimalkin / Himself
1999 The Rocky Interactive Horror Show Narrator
2001 Conquest: Frontier Wars Anvil / Headquarters
2003 Freelancer Narrator
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Saruman
2004 EverQuest II Lucan D'Lere
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent Francisco Scaramanga [4]
2005 The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age Saruman
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
2006 Kingdom Hearts II DiZ / Ansem the Wise [4]
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II Saruman
2007 Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix DiZ / Ansem the Wise Archive footage
2008 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king Saruman
2009 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days DiZ [4]
2014 Lego The Hobbit Saruman / Narrator
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix DiZ / Ansem the Wise Archive footage
2015 Deus Ex Machina 2 The Programmer / Narrator [4]
2017 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix DiZ / Ansem the Wise Archive footage

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1947 The Constant Nymph Roberto Connaught Theatre, Worthing
1948 Design for Living Henry Carver
As You Like It Jaques de Boys / First Lord
1949 Wishing Well John Pugh
See Naples and Die Angelo de Medici

Audiobooks

Year Title
1994 The Exorcist
1998 The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire and Other Stories
2000 The Adventure of the Lion's Mane and Other Stories
2007 The Children of Húrin
2009 Dracula
Frankenstein
Phantom of the Opera
2010 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

Awards and nominations

No. Year Nominated work Award Results
1 1973 The Wicker Man Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated
2 1979 Arabian Adventure Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated
3 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Won
4 MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Ian McKellen) Nominated
5 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated
6 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
7 2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Won
8 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Won
9 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Won
10 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
11 2010 Alice in Wonderland Teen Choice Award for Movie – Choice Fight (shared with Mia Wasikowska) Won
12 2011 Hugo Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated

References

  1. ^ *"Hammer Horror star Lee knighted". BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2012
  2. ^ a b c "The Total Film Interview – Christopher Lee". Total Film. 1 May 2005. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Christopher Lee filmography". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Christopher Lee (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 16 April 2025. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  5. ^ Lindrea , Victoria (11 October 2004). "Christopher Lee on the making of legends & Jinnah". BBC. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Christopher Lee Talks Saruman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  7. ^ McNary, Dave (21 November 2012). "Girl From Nagasaki revisits Puccini opera". Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  8. ^ Vejvoda, Jim (26 March 2013). "New Documentary on DC Supervillains Announced". IGN. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  9. ^ Collinson, Gary (25 August 2015). "Details on The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies R-rated extended edition". Flickering Myth. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  10. ^ Rosser, Michael (11 June 2015). "Christopher Lee dies aged 93". Screen. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  11. ^ Pak, Jaron (28 October 2024). "The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim Anime Will Have Christopher Lee's Voice – But Not How You Think". SlashFilm. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
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