Lee gained fame for portraying Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in three Star Wars films (2002–2008) and Saruman in both The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014).

The beginning of the new millennium relaunched his career to some degree, during which he has played Count Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and as Saruman the White in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Christopher Lee, English actor known for his film portrayals of villains ranging from Dracula to J.R.R. Tolkien’s wizard Saruman. His movies included The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Man with …

Saruman was portrayed by Christopher Lee in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies.

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (May 27, 1922 — June 7, 2015) was an English actor, author, and singer who portrayed the wizard Saruman in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings (2001 - 2003) and The Hobbit (2012 - 2014) trilogies.

2 hours ago · Despite this eclectic mix, there is an unusual distinction that three of The Hobbit’s stars -- namely Sir Christopher Lee, Luke Evans, and Graham McTavish, who portrayed Saruman the White, Bard the Bowman, and Dwalin, respectively -- happen to share. Each of these actors has played a version of Count Dracula. They did so many years apart from ...

Jul 28, 2024 · Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE (1922-2015) was an English actor, who portrayed Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The Hobbit film trilogy, and read the The Children of Húrin audiobook.

Most people know Sir Christopher Lee for his outstanding performances as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings, Count Dooku in Star Wars, Scaramanga in The Man with a Golden Gun, and his most iconic role as Dracula in ten Hammer Horror films.

Saruman : The world is changing. Who now has the strength to stand against the armies of Isengard... and Mordor? To stand against the might of Sauron and Saruman... and the union of the Two Towers? Together, my Lord Sauron, we shall rule this Middle-earth.

Jun 11, 2015 · The British actor Christopher Lee, perhaps best known for his roles as Dracula and the renegade wizard Saruman in the Lord of the Rings trilogy has died aged 93.