FrameThrower · Actors · Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
21 films · 1,176 frames · top-billed in 8 · 1957–2011
Born 27 May 1922 · Westminster, London, England, UK · died 7 June 2015
Christopher Lee 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.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 21 films · 1,176 frames · top-billed in 8 · 1957–2011
- BAFTA Fellowship2011
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire2001
- Commander of the Order of Saint John1997
- Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres2011
- Knight Bachelor2009
- Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement1994
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award1983
- War Medal 1939–1945
- Italy Star
- Defence Medal
- France and Germany Star
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,176 frames from the 21 films we hold. This is the look of the work Christopher takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 21 films we hold, 50% of their frames are night, 46% low key — the look of the work Christopher takes.
Time of day
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Shot size
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
To The Devil a Daughter
1976 · Father Michael
The Man With the Golden Gun
1974 · Francisco Scaramanga
Cuadecuc, Vampir
1971 · Self
Night of the Blood Monster
1970 · Lord George Jeffreys
The Devil Rides Out
1968 · Duc de Richleau
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968 · J.D. Morley
The Whip and The Body
1963 · Kurt Menliff
The Wicker Man
· Lord Summerisle
Hugo
2011 · Monsieur Labisse
Burke & Hare
2010 · Old Joseph
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
2005 · Dr. Wonka
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Count Dooku
Corpse Bride
2005 · Pastor Galswells (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
2002 · Count Dooku
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Saruman
The Rainbow Thief
1990 · Uncle Rudolf
1941
1979 · Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
The Three Musketeers
1973 · Rochefort
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957 · The Creature
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
· Doctor Catheter
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
· Mycroft Holmes
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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