R.I.P Christopher Lee - Tribute
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer, and author. With a career spanning nearly 70 years, Lee initially portrayed villains and became best known for his role as Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror films. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), and Count Dooku in the final two films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002 and 2005) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008).
Lee was knighted for services to drama and charity in 2009, received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011 and received the BFI Fellowship in 2013. Lee considered his best performance to be that of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the biopic Jinnah (1998), and his best film to be the British horror film The Wicker Man (1973).
Always noted as an actor for his deep strong voice, Lee was also known for 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.[3][4] He was honoured with the "Spirit of Metal" award in the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden God awards ceremony.
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| # | Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1948 | Corridor of Mirrors | Charles | |
| 2 | 1948 | One Night with You | Pirelli's Assistant | |
| 3 | 1948 | Hamlet | Spear Carrier | Uncredited |
| 4 | 1948 | Penny and the Pownall Case | Jonathan Blair | |
| 5 | 1948 | A Song for Tomorrow | Auguste | |
| 6 | 1948 | My Brother's Keeper | Second Constable | Deleted scenes |
| 7 | 1948 | Saraband for Dead Lovers | Bit Part | Uncredited |
| 8 | 1948 | Scott of the Antarctic | Bernard Day | |
| 9 | 1949 | Trottie True | Bongo | |
| 10 | 1950 | They Were Not Divided | Chris Lewis | |
| 11 | 1950 | Prelude to Fame | Newsman | |
| 12 | 1951 | Valley of Eagles | Det. Holt | |
| 13 | 1951 | Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. | Spanish Captain | |
| 14 | 1951 | Quo Vadis | Chariot Driver | Uncredited[1] |
| 15 | 1952 | The Crimson Pirate | Joseph (attache) | |
| 16 | 1952 | Top Secret | Russian Agent | Uncredited |
| 17 | 1952 | Paul Temple Returns | Sir Felix Raybourne | |
| 18 | 1952 | Babes in Bagdad | Slave Dealer | |
| 19 | 1952 | Moulin Rouge | Georges Seurat | |
| 20 | 1953 | Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot | Voice | Uncredited |
| 21 | 1953 | Innocents in Paris | Lieutenant Whitlock | Uncredited |
| 22 | 1954 | Destination Milan | Svenson | |
| 23 | 1955 | Man in Demand | ||
| 24 | 1955 | Crossroads | Harry Cooper | |
| 25 | 1955 | Final Column | ||
| 26 | 1955 | That Lady | Captain | |
| 27 | 1955 | Police Dog | Johnny, a constable | |
| 28 | 1955 | The Dark Avenger | French Patrol Captain at Tavern | Uncredited |
| 29 | 1955 | The Cockleshell Heroes | Submarine Commander | |
| 30 | 1955 | Storm Over the Nile | Karaga Pasha | |
| 31 | 1956 | Alias John Preston | John Preston | |
| 32 | 1956 | Private's Progress | Gen. von Linbeck's aide | Uncredited |
| 33 | 1956 | Port Afrique | Franz Vermes | |
| 34 | 1956 | Beyond Mombasa | Gil Rossi | |
| 35 | 1956 | The Battle of the River Plate | Manolo | |
| 36 | 1957 | Ill Met by Moonlight | German Officer at Dentists | |
| 37 | 1957 | Fortune Is a Woman | Charles Highbury | |
| 38 | 1957 | The Traitor | Dr. Neumann | |
| 39 | 1957 | The Curse of Frankenstein | The Creature | |
| 40 | 1957 | Manuela | Voice | Uncredited |
| 41 | 1957 | Bitter Victory | Sgt. Barney | |
| 42 | 1957 | The Truth About Women | François | |
| 43 | 1958 | A Tale of Two Cities | Marquis St. Evremonde | |
| 44 | 1958 | Dracula | Count Dracula | Alternative title: Horror of Dracula |
| 45 | 1958 | Battle of the V-1 | Labor Camp Captain, Men's Section | |
| 46 | 1958 | Corridors of Blood | Resurrection Joe | |
| 47 | 1959 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sir Henry Baskerville | |
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Great 66 year film career. I thought he was great as Karis in the title roll of The Mummy. R.I.P. Sir Christopher.
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