Christopher Lee

Military Officer, Film actor

1922 –

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Who is Christopher Lee?

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ, is an English actor and singer. Lee initially portrayed villains and became best known for his role as Count Dracula in a string of popular Hammer Horror films. His other notable roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit film trilogy, and Count Dooku in the final two films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

He was knighted for services to drama and charity in 2009, received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011 and received the BFI Fellowship in 2013. Lee considers his best performance to be that of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the biopic Jinnah, and his best film to be the British horror film The Wicker Man.

Always noted as an actor for his deep, strong voice, he has, more recently, also been known for using his singing ability, recording various opera and musical pieces between 1986 and 1998 and the symphonic metal album Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross in 2010 after having worked with several metal bands since 2005. The heavy metal follow-up titled Charlemagne: The Omens of Death was released on 27 May 2013. He was honoured with the "Spirit of Metal" award in the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden God awards ceremony.

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Born
May 27, 1922
Belgravia
Also known as
  • Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
  • Cristopher Lee
  • Sir Christopher Lee
  • Chris Lee
  • Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
  • Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ
  • Chris
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Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Anglo-Catholicism
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Wellington College, Berkshire
Lived in
  • London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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