Christopher Lee
Acting 1922–2015 Westminster, London, England, UK
230 credits
Christopher Lee (May 5, 1922 – June 7, 2015) 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. Read the full biography
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Series Tim Burton: Life in the Line
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Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024
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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
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The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022
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Series La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
2019
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
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Extraordinary Tales
2015
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Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
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Face of Unity
2014
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Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025
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Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2025
as Self (footage)
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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
as Self (archive footage)
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024
as Saruman (voice)
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The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022
as Self (archive footage)
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La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
2019
as Self (archive footage)
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
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Extraordinary Tales
2015
as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
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Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Face of Unity
2014
as Self
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
as Saruman the White
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Night Train to Lisbon
2013
as Father Bartholomeu
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Dark Shadows
2012
as Clarney
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Everything or Nothing
2012
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
as Saruman the White
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Hugo
2011
as Monsieur Labisse
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Season of the Witch
2011
as Cardinal D'Ambroise
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The Resident
2011
as August
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Alice in Wonderland
2010
as Jabberwocky (voice)
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Boogie Woogie
2010
as Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
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Burke & Hare
2010
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The Color of Magic 2in1
2010
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The Heavy
2010
as Mr. Mason
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Triage
2009
as Joaquín Morales
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Count Dooku (voice)
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The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008
as Death (synchro)
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The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
2008
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Series The Colour of Magic
2008
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Beloved Count
2007
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Bloody Jess
2007
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Hollywood Chinese
2007
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The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
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The Golden Compass
2007
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Semperopernball
2006
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The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2006
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Dr. Wonka
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
2005
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Corpse Bride
2005
as Pastor Galswells (voice)
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Series Pope John Paul II
2005
as Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Count Dooku
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The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
as The Lord Provost
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A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
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Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004
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The Story of Star Wars
2004
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Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004
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100 Greatest Scary Moments
2003
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J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
2003
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Best Ever Bond
2002
as Self / Scaramanga
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Count Dooku
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The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002
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The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002
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The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
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Aeschbacher
2001
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R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
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The Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle Alcatraz
2001
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
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Series Ghost Stories for Christmas
2000
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Series Gormenghast
2000
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Series In the Beginning
2000
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Sleepy Hollow
1999
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999
as Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
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Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
as Sir Richard Turkel
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Series Ivanhoe
1997
as Lucas de Beaumanoir
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Series Soul Music
1997
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Series The Odyssey
1997
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Series Wyrd Sisters
1997
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Series 100 Years of Horror
1996
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Series Alisea and the Dream Prince
1996
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Series Moses
1996
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The Stupids
1996
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Series Tales of Mystery and Imagination
1995
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Series Brisant
1994
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Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994
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Series The World of Hammer
1994
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Series Blue Heelers
1993
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Death Train
1993
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Innocent Blood
1992
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Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
1992
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Series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
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Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
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Series Stern TV
1990
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Treasure Island
1990
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Series Around the World in 80 Days
1989
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The French Revolution
1989
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Series The French Revolution
1989
as Sanson (« Les Années terribles »)
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The Return of the Musketeers
1989
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Nase vorn
1988
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Casanova
1987
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
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Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987
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Seitenblicke
1987
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The Girl
1987
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Series Shaka Zulu
1986
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Series Un métier de seigneur
1986
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Wedden, dat..?
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Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
1984
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Series The Far Pavilions
1984
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House of the Long Shadows
1983
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New Magic
1983
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Series Champs-Elysées
1982
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Series Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as King Vladimir V
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The Last Unicorn
1982
as King Haggard (voice)
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An Eye for an Eye
1981
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Series Goliath Awaits
1981
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The Salamander
1981
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Series Wetten, dass..?
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Once Upon a Spy
1980
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Serial
1980
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1941
1979
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Arabian Adventure
1979
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Bear Island
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Captain America II: Death Too Soon
1979
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The Passage
1979
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Caravans
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Circle of Iron
1978
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Return from Witch Mountain
1978
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Airport '77
1977
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Series Auf los geht's los
1977
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Series How the West Was Won
1977
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Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
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Series The Pirate
1977
as Samir Al Fay
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Series Charlie's Angels
1976
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Dracula and Son
1976
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Killer Force
1976
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To the Devil a Daughter
1976
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Series Saturday Night Live
1975
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Series Space: 1999
1975
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The Four Musketeers
1974
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The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
as Francisco Scaramanga
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Series Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
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Poor Devil
1973
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The Creeping Flesh
1973
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
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The Three Musketeers
1973
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The Wicker Man
1973
as Lord Summerisle
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Death Line
1972
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Dracula A.D. 1972
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Horror Express
1972
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Vampir Cuadecuc
1972
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Film '72
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Hannie Caulder
1971
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I, Monster
1971
as Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
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Series Theatre Macabre
1971
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The House That Dripped Blood
1971
as John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
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Count Dracula
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Eugenie
1970
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Julius Caesar
1970
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One More Time
1970
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Scars of Dracula
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Scream and Scream Again
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Taste the Blood of Dracula
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The Bloody Judge
1970
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
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Treffpunkte
1970
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The Magic Christian
1969
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The Oblong Box
1969
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Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968
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Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
1968
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The Devil Rides Out
1968
as Duc de Richleau
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The Movie Orgy
1968
as Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
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Five Golden Dragons
1967
as Dragon #4
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Night of the Big Heat
1967
as Godfrey Hanson
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The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
1967
as Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
as Count Dracula
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Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
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She
1965
as Billali
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Ten Little Indians
1965
as Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
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The Face of Fu Manchu
1965
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The Skull
1965
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Crypt of the Vampire
1964
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Horror!!!
1964
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The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964
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The Gorgon
1964
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Horror Castle
1963
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The Whip and the Body
1963
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Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
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Series The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
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The Pirates of Blood River
1962
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Series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Hercules in the Haunted World
1961
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Taste of Fear
1961
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Series The Avengers
1961
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The Avengers
1961
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The Devil's Daffodil
1961
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Series The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Beat Girl
1960
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The City of the Dead
1960
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The Hands of Orlac
1960
as Nero the magician
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The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960
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Too Hot to Handle
1960
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Series One Step Beyond
1959
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Series Stars in der Manege
1959
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Sir Henry Baskerville
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The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959
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The Mummy
1959
as Kharis, the Mummy
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Uncle Was a Vampire
1959
as Baron Roderico da Frankurten
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Series Whicker's World
1959
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A Tale of Two Cities
1958
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Dracula
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as Count Dracula
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Series Ivanhoe
1958
as Sir Otto from the Rhine
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Series The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Prince Erik
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Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
as German officer at The Dentist's office
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Manuela
1957
as Voice (voice)
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The Curse of Frankenstein
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as The Creature
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Alexander the Great
1956
as Nectenabus (voice)
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Series Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956
as Jeanpierre
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The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Manolo
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Series The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
as Maurice Gabet
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The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
as The Visitant
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The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
as General Hamelin
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The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
as Compte de Merret
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Alias John Preston
1955
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Final Column
1955
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Series The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
as Louis the Executioner (uncredited)
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The Cockleshell Heroes
1955
as Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
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The Dark Avenger
1955
as French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
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Series Mark Saber
1954
as Larry Spence
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Moulin Rouge
1952
as Georges Seurat (uncredited)
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The Crimson Pirate
1952
as Joseph - Military Attaché
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The Crimson Pirate
1952
as Joseph (attache)
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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951
as Spanish Captain
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Quo Vadis
1951
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
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Hamlet
1948
as Palace Guard (uncredited)
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Scott of the Antarctic
1948
as Bernard Day
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Series Science Fiction Film Awards
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