Who is Christopher Lee?

Born on May 27, 1922, in Belgravia, England, Christopher Lee is an English actor who became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films.  He is the son of Contessa Estelle Marie and Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Trollope Lee of the 60th King’s Royal Rifle Corps.  His best-known role was the vampire Dracula, which he played in 10 films ranging from Dracula (1958) to Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) to Dracula and Son (1976). But his remarkable filmography included more than 250 films, including The Mummy (1959); The Hands of Orlac (1961); The Gorgon(1964); The Face of Fu Manchu (1962); The Devil Rides Out(1968); and The Wicker Man (1973). In the 21st century, he was introduced to a new generation of fans in the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings films. In the latter, he played the villainous wizard Saruman in The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003). He reprised the role for the prequels The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). He was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2001 and then knighted in 2009.

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