Christopher Lee
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| Christopher Lee | |
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Hammer House of Horror Films |
Christopher Lee (born May 27, 1922) is the actor who played Count Dooku in both Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. He is best known for his work in horror films produced by Hammer Studios. These films often had him collaborating with his good friend Peter Cushing, who played Grand Moff Tarkin in A New Hope. He has also appeared as Francisco Scaramanga, the primary villain in the Roger Moore James Bond film, The Man With the Golden Gun. Despite a critically acclaimed career that spans 70 years, he has never been nominated for an Academy Award.
Interestingly, in Attack of the Clones he portrayed a character with superhuman powers who had once been on the side of good but had fallen to evil. In 2002, the same year that movie was released, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was also released, in which he portrayed a character, Saruman the White, a wizard with superhuman powers who had once been on the side of good but had fallen to evil.
Christopher Lee also worked with George Lucas on Lucas's 1992 television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, in which he portrayed Count Ottokar Graf Czerin in the episode "Austria, March 1917."
Christopher Lee has also recently branched out into music with his CD Revelation.
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[edit] Recent Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | DiZ/Ansem the Wise (voice) | Video Game |
| 2005 | Pope John Paul II | Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski | TV |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride | Pastor Galswells (voice) | |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Dr. Wonka | |
| 2005 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | Count Dooku | |
| 2005 | Greyfriars Bobby | The Lord Provost | |
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth | Saruman (voice) | Video Game |
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | Saruman the White (voice) | Video Game |
| 2004 | GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | Francisco Scaramanga (voice) | Video Game |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King | Saruman | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Saruman | |
| 2002 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | Count Dooku | |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Saruman the White |
[edit] Recent Bibliography
| Year | Title | Other notes |
| 2003 | Lord of Misrule: The Autobiography of Christopher Lee | Includes some information about Lee's work on Attack of the Clones |
