Christopher Lee
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 Movies
Discover the best Christopher Lee movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Christopher Lee ranked by year and score.
1
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Smaug has fallen, and the chaos left behind pulls every faction in Middle-Earth toward Erebor like a tide. The men of Laketown want compensation. The elves of Mirkwood want what...
Score
7.3
2
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Bilbo Baggins wants nothing more than a warm fire and a full pantry. What he gets instead is Gandalf the Grey on his doorstep and a company of thirteen dwarves...
Score
7.4
3
Hugo (2011)
Adventure
Drama
Family
Somewhere behind the clocks of a Paris train station in the 1930s, a boy named Hugo Cabret keeps the gears turning and a secret close to his chest. Left with...
Score
7.2
4
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
The fall had been building for three films, and here it arrives with full weight. Anakin Skywalker, gifted beyond measure and stretched thin by war, grief, and suspicion, makes the...
Score
7.5
5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
The Fellowship has splintered, and Middle-earth is running out of time. Frodo and Sam push deeper into hostile terrain with only the treacherous Gollum as their guide, while Aragorn, Legolas,...
Score
8.4
6
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
Someone wants Senator Padmé Amidala dead, and the investigation that follows pulls young Jedi Anakin Skywalker and his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi in opposite directions. Obi-Wan traces the conspiracy to a...
Score
6.6
7
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
A quiet corner of the world called the Shire is where Frodo Baggins begins an impossible errand: carrying a ring of ancient, corrupting power across a continent that wants it...
Score
8.4
8
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
When a string of gruesome beheadings rattles the remote village of Sleepy Hollow, the city of New York sends its most analytically minded constable to bring modern reason to the...
Score
7.2
9
Moses (1995)
Adventure
Crime
Drama
When Pharaoh Ramses II orders the slaughter of every Hebrew newborn, one desperate mother sets her infant son adrift on the Nile in a reed basket, trusting the river to...
Score
8.0
10
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Comedy
Fantasy
Horror
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of...
Score
6.5
11
An Eye for an Eye (1981)
Action
Adventure
Crime
After his partner is gunned down by drug traffickers, Sean Kane's grief tips into rage that costs him his badge on the San Francisco narcotics squad. Cut loose from the...
Score
5.2
12
The Wicker Man (1973)
Horror
A devout Scottish police sergeant travels to the remote island of Summerisle to investigate a missing child, only to find a community that denies the girl ever existed. What begins...
Score
7.3
13
The Gorgon (1964)
Fantasy
Horror
In a fog-draped Central European village at the turn of the century, young men keep dying in the most peculiar way: they are found turned to stone. A Gorgon from...
Score
6.3
14
Bitter Victory (1957)
Drama
War
Two British officers with no battlefield experience are handed a critical wartime mission in the North African desert. The trouble is not the enemy. It is each other. When it...
Score
6.3
15
Quo Vadis (1951)
Drama
History
Romance
A decorated Roman commander, hardened by conquest and loyal to empire, finds his certainties crumbling when he falls for a young Christian woman living under threat of Nero's court. Robert...
Score
7.1
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the highest-rated movies starring Christopher Lee?
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Christopher Lee are The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and Hugo.
How many movies and TV shows has Christopher Lee starred in?
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 15 titles starring Christopher Lee, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring Christopher Lee worth watching?
Yes! The overall filmography starring Christopher Lee maintains a strong average user rating of 7.1 out of 10 across all tracked titles.