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Christopher Lee
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Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (born May 27, 1922, died 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, strong 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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Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (born May 27, 1922, died 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, strong 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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Saturday Night Live
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Blue Heelers
Top Gear
Faerie Tale Theatre
Charlie's Angels
Space: 1999
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Alice in Wonderland
Sleepy Hollow
Serial
The Story of Star Wars
Frankenweenie
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Around the World in 80 Days
The Golden Compass
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Dark Shadows
In the Beginning
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Odyssey
Corpse Bride
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
The Last Unicorn
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Hugo
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
1941
Pope John Paul II
The Far Pavilions
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
The Resident
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Poor Devil
Dracula
The Man with the Golden Gun
Return from Witch Mountain
The Wicker Man
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
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