Christopher Lee

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922) is an English actor. He 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 the Star Wars series, as well as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Lee considers his most... more

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  • May 27, 1922 (age 87 years)

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  • 1.96 m (6.43 ft )

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  • Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
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