Christopher Lee
Country: United Kingdom
Gender: M
Birthday: 1922-05-27
Died: 2015-06-07
Biography
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (born May 27, 1922, died 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, strong 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.
Actor:
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1. Hamlet (1948), film...Palace Guard
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2. My Brother's Keeper (1948), film...Constable in patrol car at garage (rehearsed only)
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3. Corridor of Mirrors (1948), film...Charles
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4. Penny and the Pownall Case (1948), film...Jonathan Blair
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5. Trottie True (1949), film...Hon. Bongo Icklesham
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6. Prelude to Fame (1950), film...Newsman
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7. Valley of Eagles (1951), film...Det. Holt
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8. Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951), film...Spanish Captain
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9. Top Secret (1952), film...Russian Agent (uncredited)
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10. The Crimson Pirate (1952), film...Joseph - Military Attaché
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11. Paul Temple Returns (1952), film...Sir Felix Raybourne
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12. The Cockleshell Heroes (1955), film...Commander Dick Raikes - Submarine Commander
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13. Police Dog (1955), film...August
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14. Storm Over the Nile (1955), film...Karaga Pasha
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15. Cross-Roads (1955), film...Harry Cooper
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16. Alias John Preston (1955), film...John Preston
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17. The Battle of the River Plate (1956), film...Manolo
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18. Port Afrique (1956), film...Franz Vermes
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19. Beyond Mombasa (1956), film
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20. Bitter Victory (1957), film...Sergeant Barney
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21. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), film...The Creature
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22. The Truth About Women (1957), film...Francois Thiers
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23. She Played With Fire (1957), film...Charles
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24. The Traitor (1957), film...Doctor Neumann
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25. Corridors of Blood (1958), film...Resurrection Joe
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26. A Tale of Two Cities (1958), film...Marquis St. Evremonde
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27. Missiles from Hell (1958), film...Brunner
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28. Dracula (1958), film...Dracula / Count Dracula
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29. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), film...Sir Henry
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30. The Mummy (1959), film...The Mummy / Kharis
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31. The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959), film...Dr. Pierre Gerrard
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32. The Treasure of San Teresa (1959), film...Jaeger
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33. The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960), film...Paul Allen
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34. Horror Hotel (1960), film...Alan Driscoll
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35. Beat Girl (1960), film...Kenny King
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36. Terror of the Tongs (1961), film...Chung King
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37. The Devil's Daffodil (1961), film...Ling Chu
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38. Taste of Fear (1961), film...Doctor Pierre Gerrard
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39. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961), film
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...Sherlock Holmes
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41. The Pirates of Blood River (1962), film...Capt. LaRoche
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42. Secret of the Red Orchid (1962), film...Capt. Allerman
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43. The Whip and the Flesh (1963), film...Kurt Menliff
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44. Katarsis (1963), film...Mephistoles
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45. The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), film...Captain Robeles
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46. The Castle of the Living Dead (1964), film...Count Drago
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47. The Gorgon (1964), film...Prof. Karl Meister
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48. Crypt of Horror (1964), film...Count Ludwig Karnstein
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49. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965), film...Franklyn Marsh
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50. The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), film...Fu Manchu
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51. She (1965), film...Billali
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52. The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966), film...Fu Manchu
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53. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), film...Dracula
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54. Circus of Fear (1966), film...Gregor
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55. Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966), film...Grigori Rasputin
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56. Five Golden Dragons (1967), film...Dragon #4
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57. The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967), film...Fu Manchu
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58. Night of the Big Heat (1967), film...Godfrey Hanson
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59. The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967), film
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60. Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), film...Morley
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61. The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968), film...Fu Manchu
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62. The Devil's Bride (1968), film...Duc de Richleau
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63. Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), film...Dracula
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64. Eve (1968), film...Colonel Stuart
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...Fu Manchu
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66. The Magic Christian (1969), film...Saruman
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67. The Oblong Box (1969), film...Dr. Newhartt
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...Mycroft Holmes
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69. Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), film...Dracula
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70. Scars of Dracula (1970), film...Dracula
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71. Count Dracula (1970), film...Count Dracula
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72. Julius Caesar (1970), film...Artemidorus
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73. The Bloody Judge (1970), film...Judge Jeffries
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74. Eugenie (1970), film...Dolmance
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75. Scream and Scream Again (1970), film...Fremont
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76. Hannie Caulder (1971), film...Bailey
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77. I, Monster (1971), film...Marlowe / Blake
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78. The House That Dripped Blood (1971), film...Reid
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79. Vampir Cuadecuc (1971), film...Self / Count Dracula
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80. Horror Express (1972), film...Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
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81. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), film...Count Dracula
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82. Death Line (1972), film...Stratton-Villiers, MI5
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83. Umbracle (1972), film...The Man
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84. The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973), film...Count Dracula
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85. Nothing But the Night (1973), film...Colonel Bingham
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86. The Three Musketeers (1973), film...Rochefort
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87. The Wicker Man (1973), film...Lord Summerisle
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88. The Creeping Flesh (1973), film...James Hildern
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89. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), film...Scaramanga
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90. The Four Musketeers (1974), film...Rochefort
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91. Dark Places (1974), film...Dr. Ian Mandeville
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92. In Search of Dracula (1974), film...Self / Count Dracula / Prince Vlad Tepes Dracula
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93. To the Devil a Daughter (1976), film...Father Michael Raynor
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94. Killer Force (1976), film
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95. Airport '77 (1977), film...Martin Wallace
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96. End of the World (1977), film...Father Pergado / Zindar
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97. Circle of Iron (1978), film...Zetan
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98. Return from Witch Mountain (1978), film...Victor
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99. Caravans (1978), film
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100. Bear Island (1979), film...Lechinski
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101. The Passage (1979), film...The Gypsy
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102. 1941 (1979), film...Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
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103. Arabian Adventure (1979), film...Alquazar
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104. Jaguar Lives! (1979), film...Adam Caine
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105. Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979), film...Miguel
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106. Serial (1980), film...Stewart Luckman / Skull
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107. An Eye for an Eye (1981), film...Morgan Canfield
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108. Desperate Moves (1981), film...Dr. Carl Boxer
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109. Morris West's The Salamander (1981), film...Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligen
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110. Safari 3000 (1982), film...Count Borgia
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111. House of the Long Shadows (1983), film...Corrigan
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112. The Return of Captain Invincible (1983), film...Mr. Midnight
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113. The Far Pavilions (1984), series
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114. Fright Night (1985), film...Dracula (archive footage)
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...Stefan
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116. Old Russian Kino: Mio min Mio (1987), film
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117. Mask of Murder (1988), film...Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
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118. The Return of the Musketeers (1989), film...Rochefort
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119. Around the World in 80 Days (1989), film...Stuart
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120. For Better Or For Worse (1989), film...Lazos
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121. The French Revolution (1989), film...Sanson
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122. Around the World in 80 Days (1989), series...Stuart
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123. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), film...Doctor Catheter
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124. Treasure Island (1990), film...Blind Pew
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125. The Miser (1990), film...Cardinale Spinosi
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126. The Rainbow Thief (1990), film...Uncle Rudolf
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127. Panga (1991), film...Dr. Pearson
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128. Sherlock Holmes: The Leading Lady (1991), film...Sherlock Holmes
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...Sherlock Holmes
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130. Double Vision (1992), film...Mr. Bernard
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131. Detonator (1993), film...General Benin
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132. Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994), film...Commandant Rakov
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133. Funny Man (1994), film...Callum Chance
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134. Brisant (1994), series...Self
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135. Moses (1995), film
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136. Alisea and the Dream Prince (1996), film...Azaret
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137. A Century of Science Fiction (1996), film
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138. 100 Years of Horror (1996), series
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139. L'odyssée (1997), film...Tiresias
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140. The Odyssey (1997), series...Tiresias
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141. Tale of the Mummy (1998), film...Sir Richard Turkel
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142. Jinnah (1998), film...Mohammed Ali Jinnah
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143. Sleepy Hollow (1999), film...Burgomaster
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144. In the Beginning (2000), series...Rameses I
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145. Ghost Stories for Christmas (2000), series...M R James
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...Saruman
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147. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), film...Saruman
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...Count Dooku / Darth Tyranus
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...Heinrich von Garten
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150. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), film...Dr. Wonka
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151. Star Wars III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), film...Count Dooku
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152. Faith: Pope John Paul II (2005), film...Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
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153. The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005), film...The Lord Provost
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154. Science of Star Wars (2005), series...(archive footage)
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155. Faith: Pope John Paul II (2005), series...Stefan
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156. Prominent! (2006), series...Self
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157. The Golden Compass (2007), film...First High Councilor
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158. Hollywood Chinese (2007), film...Self
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159. The Colour of Magic (2008), film...Death
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160. The Colour of Magic (2008), series...Death
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161. Glorious 39 (2009), film...Walter
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162. Triage (2009), film...Joaquín Morales
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163. The Heavy (2009), film...Mr. Mason
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164. Boogie Woogie (2009), film...Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
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165. Burke and Hare (2010), film...Old Joseph
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166. Season of the Witch (2011), film...Cardinal D'Ambroise
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167. The Resident (2011), film...August
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168. Hugo (2011), film...Monsieur Labisse
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169. Dark Shadows (2012), film...Clarney
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170. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), film...Saruman
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171. Frankenweenie (2012), film...Movie Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited)
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...Self
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173. Frankenweenie (2012), film...Movie Dracula (archive footage)
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174. Night Train to Lisbon (2013), film...Father Bartolomeu
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...Saruman
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...Self
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177. Drácula Barcelona (2017), film...Self (archive footage)
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...Movie Dracula (archive footage)
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179. Peter Cushing: In His Own Words (2019), film...Self
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180. Nosferatu - Ein Film wie ein Vampir (2022), film...Self
Producer:
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1. Nothing But the Night (1973), film...producer (uncredited)
Voice:
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1. Alexander the Great (1956), film...Nectenabus
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2. Manuela (1957), film...Voice
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3. The Last Unicorn (1982), film...King Haggard
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4. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005), film...Pastor Galswells
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5. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), film...Count Dooku
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6. Alice in Wonderland (2010), film...Jabberwocky
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7. Angels in Notting Hill (2016), film...The Boss / Mr. President
Narrator:
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1. Contraband Spain (1955), film
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4. Extraordinary Tales (2013), film
Director:
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1. Big Sky (1997), series