Born on this day – Christopher Lee:

Christopher Lee

Actor

Writer

Singer

Military officer

May 27, 1922 – June 7, 2015

Credits:

Books:

Christopher Lee's Archives of Evil (1975); Christopher Lee's Omnibus of Evil / aka The Great Villains: An Omnibus of Evil (1975 / 1980); Christopher Lee's X Certificate / aka From the Archives of Evil (1976); From the Archives of Evil 2 (1976); Tall, Dark and Gruesome / aka Lord of Misrule: The Autobiography of Christopher Lee (1977 / 2003).

Music:

A Heavy Metal Christmas (2012); A Heavy Metal Christmas Too (2013); Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross (2010); Charlemagne: The Omens of Death (2013); Christopher Lee Sings Devils, Rogues & Other Villains (1998); Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing (2014); Jingle Hell (2013); Let Legend Mark Me as the King (2012); Metal Knight (2014); Revelation (2006); The Ultimate Sacrifice (2012).

Movies and television:

100 Years of Horror: The Aristocrats of Evil (1996); 100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company (1996); 100 Years of Horror: The Double Demons (1996); 100 Years of Horror: The Evil Unseeable (1996); 100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family (1996); 100 Years of Horror: The Monster Makers (1996); 100 Years of Horror: The Walking Dead (1996); 100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons (1996); 100 Years Under the Sea: Shipwrecks of the Caribbean (2007); 1941 (1979); 2002 World Awards (2002); 2003 World Awards (2003); 2005 Women's World Awards (2005); 2006 Women's World Awards (2006); 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2016); 56th BFI London Film Festival (2012); A Century of Science Fiction (1996); A Conversation with Jack Taylor (2015); A Feast at Midnight (1994); A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'the Return of the King' (2004); A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010); A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghost of M.R. James (1995); A Song for Tomorrow (1948); A Tale of Two Cities (1958); Actor's Notebook: Christopher Lee (2002); Aeschbacher (2001); Aggie (1956); Airport '77 (1977); Això és massa! (1991); Alexander the Great (1956); Alias John Preston (1955); Alice in Wonderland (2010); Alisea and the Dream Prince (1996); Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets (2007); American Masters (2009); An Evening at the Improv (1981); An Eye for an Eye (1981); An Interview with Christopher Lee (2001); An Invitation to Remember (1989); And the Word Was Bond (1999); Àngel Casas Show (1984); Angels in Notting Hill (2016); Apropos Film (1970); Arabian Adventure (1979); ARD-Mittagsmagazin (1990); Around the World in 80 Days (1989); Assignment Foreign Legion (1956–1957); Auf los geht's los (1983); Avroskoop (1971); A-Z of Horror (1997); Babes in Bagdad (1952); Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness (2012); Bear Island (1979); Beat-Club (1969); Beauty and the Beast (1992); Beloved Count (2007); Best Ever Bond (2002); Beyond Mombasa (1956); Big-atures / The Passing of an Age / From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter / Editorial: Completing the Trilogy (2004); Biography (1993); Bitter Victory (1957); Blood Rites: Inside 'Scars of Dracula' (2019); Bloody Jess (2007); Blow up: Le web magazine cinéma d'Arte (2021); Bombay Waterfront (1952); Bond Girls Are Forever (2002); Bond. Classic Bond. (2008); Boogie Woogie (2009); Breakfast (2003–2006); Brisant (2013); British Film Forever (2007); British Legends of Stage and Screen (2012); Burke and Hare (2010); Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man (2001); Caiga quien caiga (2007); Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007); Cameras in Middle-Earth (2004); Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979); Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951); Caravans (1978); Casanova (1987); Cast & Crew (2005); Celebrity Squares (1975); Challenge the Devil (1963); Champs-Elysées (1986–1989); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors (2005); Charlie's Angels (1980); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Christopher Lee - Gentleman des Grauens (2010); Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror (2012); Christopher Lee: A Life in Films (2003); Christopher Lee: Mr. Holmes, Mr. Wilder (2003); Christopher Lee: The Bloody Verdict of Verden (2012); Cineficción Radio (2020); Cinema (1971); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007–2021); Circle of Iron (1978); Clapper Board (1974); Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954); Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (2007); Conquest: Frontier Wars (2001); Contraband Spain (1955); Corpse Bride (2005); Corridor of Mirrors (1948); Corridors of Blood (1958); Count Dracula (1970); Creepshow (2021); Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004); Cross-Roads (1955); Crypt of the Vampire (1964); Cuadecuc, vampir (1971); Curse III: Blood Sacrifice (1991); Cyber Eden (1992); Damian's Dreadfuls (2018); Dante's Domicile (2015); Dare to Dream (1998); Dark Arts: Inside 'To the Devil a Daughter' (2018); Dark Mission: Evil Flowers (1988); Dark Places (1974); Dark Shadows (2012); Daughter of Shanghai (2019); De película (1986–1987); Death Line (1972); Death of an Empire (2000); Der grosse Preis (1990); Destination Milan (1954); Detonator (1993); Deus ex Machina 2 (2015); Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle Alcatraz (2001); Diagnosis: Murder (1974); Dieter & Andreas (1989); Dix de der (1976); Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie! (1985); Double Vision (1992); Dr. Terror's House of Horrors / Segment: Disembodied Hand (1965); Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972); Dracula and Son (1976); Drácula Barcelona (2017); Drácula en la Hammer (2003); Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968); Dracula in the Movies (1992); Dracula Nazi Hunter: How I Learned to Love Christopher Lee and Drink Atomic Bombs (2021); Dracula vs. Vampir (2012); Dracula: Prince of Darkness - Behind the Scenes Footage (1997); Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966); Dracula's Bram Stoker (2003); Drakul (2017); Drowning Mona (2000); E! Mysteries & Scandals (2000–2001); Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007); Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014); End of the World (1977); Entertainment Tonight (2015); Episode II: Crew and Cast Interviews (2011); Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (1983); Eugenie (1970); Eve (1968); Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993); EverQuest II (2004); Everything or Nothing (2012); Ex-S (1998); Extraordinary Tales (2013); Face of Unity (2014); Faerie Tale Theatre (1984); Faith: Pope John Paul II (2005); Fanex Files: Hammer Films (2008); Fear in the Dark (1991); Film '77 (1977); Film Review (1968); Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005); Final Column (1955); Five Golden Dragons (1967); Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994); For Better or for Worse (1989); Frankenstein and Me (1996); Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic (2012); Frankenweenie (2012); Freelancer (2003); Fright Night (1985); From Hollywood to Borehamwood (2003); From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002); Funny Man (1994); Gary Curtis: O Sole Mio - It's Now or Never (1999); Gary Curtis: She'll Fall for Me (2001); Gentleman Gothic: Gordon Hessler at American International Pictures (2015); Ghost Stories for Christmas (2000); Ghosts (1994); Ghosts: A Journey Into the Paranormal (1991); Glorious 39 (2009); GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (2004); Goliath Awaits (1981); Gormenghast (2000); Gottschalk Late Night (1995); Gottschalks Haus-Party (1996); Greasepaint and Gore, Part 2: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton (2004); Greasepaint and Gore: The Hammer Monsters of Phil Leakey (2004); Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990); Halloween Monster Bash (1991); Halloween: The Inside Story (2010); Hamlet (1948); Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood! (1987); Handsome Harker (2015); Handy Bean (2018); Hannie Caulder (1971); Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales (1952); Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond (2002); Have I Got News for You (2007); Hercules in the Haunted World (1961); Hinter der Leinwand (1967); Hollywood Chinese (2007); Hollywood Insider (2020); Horror Castle (1963); Horror Express (1972); Horror of Dracula (1958); Horror!!! (1964); Hot Money Girl (1959); House of the Long Shadows (1983); How the West Was Won (1978); Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985); Hugo (2011); I, Monster (1971); Ian Fleming: 007's Creator (2000); In Search of Dracula (1974); In Search of Dracula with Jonathan Ross (1996); In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes (1996); Innocents in Paris (1953); Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (2000); International Pro-Celebrity Golf (1975–1987); It's All for Real: The Stunts of Episode III (2005); Ivanhoe (1958 / 1997); Jaguar Lives! (1979); James Bond 007 at the Movies (1986); James Bond Special Edition DVD Sampler (2002); James Bond Stars (2002); James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002); James Bond: Licence to Thrill (1987); Jinnah (1998); Jocks (1986); Journey of Honor (1991); Julius Caesar (1970); Just a Nimmo (1974); Kaleidoscope (1946–1947); Killer Force / aka The Diamond Mercenaries (1976); Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (2017); Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (2014); Kingdom Hearts II (2005); Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (2007); Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (2009); La boîte à questions (2006–2007); L'avaro (1990); Le boucher, la star et l'orpheline (1975); Le divan (1993); Le grand journal de Canal+ (2006); Legends (2000–2002); Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (2005); Lego the Hobbit (2014); Lego the Lord of the Rings (2012); Les Chroniques du Mea (2014–2021); Les redoutables (2001); Leute heute (2002); Lieblingskinder (1973); Light Entertainment Killers (1969); Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema (1996); Lindsay Ellis' Essay Collection (2018); Live Lunch (2001); Llámale Jess (2000); Lolita (1962); London aktuell (1970); Looks Familiar (1978); Man in Demand (1955); Mansome (2012); Mask of Murder (1988); Massarati and the Brain (1982); Meatcleaver Massacre (1976); Memòries de la tele (2009); Metalliquoi? (2016); Midnight Madness: The History of Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films (2010); Midsomer Murders (2001); Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987); Miss World 1995 (1995); Missiles from Hell (1958); Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955); Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953); Monster Movie Trivia Quiz (2004); Monsters & Maniacs (1988); Morning Glory (2006); Moses (1995–1996); Moulin Rouge (1952); Movie Magic: Behind the Scenes - Monsters & Mayhem (1998); Movies with Mikey (2019); Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs (2007); Murder Story (1989); My Brother's Keeper (1948); Mysteries of the Unknown: The Occult (1977); Na plovárne (2009); Nase vorn (1989); National Geographic Explorer (2001); National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003); Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013); Neil Sean Meets... (2015); Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010); Neverwhere (2013); New Magic (1983); Night Ambush (1957); Night of the Big Heat (1967); Night of the Blood Monster (1970); Night of the Eagles (1989); Night Train to Lisbon (2013); Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror (1996–1997); Nosferatu - Ein Film wie ein Vampir (2022); Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008); Nothing But the Night (1973); Nulle part ailleurs cinéma (2001); Nutcracker Fantasy (1979); O.S.S. (1958); Olympus Force: The Key (1988); On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (2006); On the Edge of War: Uncovering 'Glorious 39' (2010); On the Set: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002); Once Upon a Spy (1980); Once Upon a Time in Europe (2001); One More Time (1970); One Night with You (1948); One Step Beyond (1961); Oops, those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982); Orson Welles Great Mysteries (1973); Ouija Are You There? (2013); Paul Murray Live (2015); Penny and the Pownall Case (1948); Perversion Stories (2002); Peter Cushing: In His Own Words (2019); Planet Voice (2005); Playboy's Playmate Party (1977); Playgirl After Dark (1960); Police Dog (1955); Poor Devil (1973); Port Afrique (1956); Prelude to Fame (1950); Private's Progress (1956); Prominent! (2007); Psycho-Circus (1966); Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956); Quelle horreur mon saigneur Dracula (1969); Quest for the Ring (2001); R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001); Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966); Rembob'Ina (2021); Return from Witch Mountain (1978); Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands (2007); Rheingold Theatre (1953–1956); Richard & Judy (2003); Robin Hardy on 'The Wicker Man' (2013); Russell Harty Plus (1973); Sadat (1983); Safari 3000 (1982); Sailor of Fortune (1956); Saraband (1948); Saturday Night Live (1978); Scars of Dracula (1970); Science Fiction Film Awards (1978); Science of Star Wars (2005); Scott of the Antarctic (1948); Scream and Scream Again (1970); Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft (1986); Scream of Fear (1961); Season of the Witch (2011); Secret of the Red Orchid (1962); Secret World (1988); Seitenblicke (2008–2011); Semperopernball - Die große Ballnacht aus Dresden (2011); Sendung ohne Namen (2002); Serial (1980); Shaka Zulu (1986); She (1965); She Played with Fire (1957); Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962); Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991); Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992); Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' (2012); Skyfall: Modern Day Bond (2013); Sleepy Hollow (1999); Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2001); Soledad Miranda, una flor en el desierto (2015); Soul Music (1997); Space: 1999 (1975); Stake Holders: An Appreciation of Jess Franco's 'Count Dracula' (2015); Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002); Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones / Episode II: Behind the Scenes (2002); Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005); Star Wars: Feel the Force (2005); Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008); Stars in der Manege (1987); Stars on Sunday (1975); Starship Invasions (1977); Steigler and Steigler (1980); Stéphane Audran, la complice de Chabrol (2024); stern TV (1994); Stone of Destiny (2008); Storm Over the Nile (1955); Stowaway Girl (1957); Stranglehold (1963); Street Gear (1995); Strictly Supernatural (1997); Sunday, Sunday (1983); Sunrise (2011); Tale of the Mummy (1998); Tales of Hans Anderson (1953–1955); Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1995); Tales of the Haunted (1981); Tales of the Vikings (1959); Talking Pictures (2015); Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007); Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970); TCM Remembers 2015 (2015); Tele-Illustrierte (1984); Ten Little Indians (1965); Terreur et glamour: Montée et déclin du studio Hammer (2017); That Lady (1955); The 100 Greatest Movie Stars (2003); The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003); The 11 O'Clock Show (1999); The Accursed (1957); The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005); The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999); The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2009); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); The American Movie Awards (1980); The Animators: The Breath of Life (2006); The Avengers (1967–1969); The Bengal Lancers! (1984); The Best of All Time Horror Classics (1985); The Big Breakfast (2001); The Big Picture (1993–1995); The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968); The Bob Wilkins Lost Film Collection (2009); The Bob Wilkins Super Horror Show (1979); The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966); The Care of Time (1990); The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969); The Castle of the Living Dead (1964); The City of the Dead (1960); The Cockleshell Heroes (1955); The Color of Magic (2008); The Creeping Flesh (1973); The Crimson Cult (1968); The Crimson Pirate (1952); The Culture Show (2013); The Curse of Frankenstein (1957); The Devil Rides Out (1968); The Devil's Agent (1962); The Devil's Daffodil (1961); The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964); The Disputation (1986); The Drunken Peasants (2015); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1968); The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956–1957); The Face of Fu Manchu (1965); The Fall of Fu Manchu (2003); The Far Pavilions (1984); The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974); The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (2002); The Freddy Jenkins Show (2015); The French Revolution / Segment: Les Années Terribles (1989); The Gay Cavalier (1957); The Gay Lady (1949); The Girl (1987); The Girl from Nagasaki (2013); The Golden Compass (2007); The Gorgon (1964); The Greatest Show You Never Saw (1996); The Guardian Interview with Christopher Lee (1994); The Hands of Orlac (1960); The Heaven and Earth Show (2002); The Heavy (2009); The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012); The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014); The Hobbit: Video Blog 3 - Shooting Block One (2011); The Horror Show (1979); The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959); The House That Dripped Blood / Segment: Sweets to the Sweet (1971); The Hunting of the Snark (2017); The Keeper (1976); The Larry Solway Show (1975); The Last Unicorn (1982); The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024); The Little Picture Show (1994); The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004); The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king (2006); The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II (2006); The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001); The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring / A Passage to Middle-earth: The Making of 'Lord of the Rings' (2001); The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring / Cameras in Middle-Earth / Weta Workshop/ Costume Design / The Fellowship of the Cast / From Book to Script (2002); The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Special Extended Edition Scenes (2004); The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003); The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004); The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002); The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers / J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth (2003); The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers / The Soundscapes of Middle-Earth (2003); The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024); The Magic Christian (1969); The Making of a Legend (2003); The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Video Game' (2003); The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959); The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry (1996); The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry (2010); The Man with the Golden Gun (1974); The Man with the Golden Gun: Filming of the First James Bond Film in Hong Kong (1974); The Many Faces of Christopher Lee (1996); The Many Faces of Dracula (2000); The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985); The McCartney Years (2007); The Mike Douglas Show (1975–1979); The Mind of David Berglas (1986); The Mirror and Markheim (1954); The Movie Quiz (1972); The Movies That Made Us (2021); The Mummy (1959); The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1997–1998); The Night of the Askari (1976); The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem (2008); The Oblong Box (1969); The Odyssey (1997); The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2011); The Oscars (2016); The Other Dracula - The Vampire Films of John Carradine (2016); The Passage (1979); The Pirate (1978); The Pirates of Blood River (1962); The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970); The Rainbow Thief (1990); The Real Casino Royale (2006); The Resident (2011); The Return of Captain Invincible (1983); The Return of the Musketeers (1989); The Rise of Fu Manchu (2003); The Rocky Interactive Horror Show (1999); The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984); The Royal World Premiere of 'Skyfall' (2012); The Salamander (1981); The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973); The Scarlet Pimpernel (1955); The Skull (1965); The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2022); The South Bank Show (2008); The Stupids (1996); The Terror of the Tongs (1961); The Three Musketeers (1973); The Time War (2024); The Tomorrow People (1995); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1974); The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967); The Trail of Dracula (2017); The Truth About Women (1957); The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960); The Ultimate Film (2004); The Vampire Interviews (1995); The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967); The Vise (1955); The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985); The Warriors (1955); The Whip and the Body (1963); The Wicker Man (1973); The Wicker Man Enigma (2001); The Wicker Tree (2011); The Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006); The World Is Not Enough: The Making of a Blockbuster (1999); The World of Hammer (1994); The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992); Theatre Macabre (1971–1972); Theatre of Death (1967); They Were Not Divided (1950); This Is Your Life (1974–2003); This Morning (2003); Tim Burton est mort? (2019); Tim Burton: Dark vs. Light (2006); Timeshift (2005 / 2014); To the Devil a Daughter (1976); To the Devil... The Death of Hammer (2002); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1978); Tonight with Dave Allen (1967); Top Gear (2012); Treasure Island (1990); Treffpunkte (1971); Triage (2009); Troldspejlet (2001–2009); Tuesday's Documentary (1982); Turning Points (2001); Two Wizards (2002); Umbracle (1972); Un métier de seigneur (1986); Uncle Was a Vampire (1959); Uta Screams Again!: Interview with Uta Levka (2015); Valhalla (1986); Valley of the Eagles (1951); Victims of Vesuvius (1967); Voices from the Underworld (2006); Wahre Wunder (1991); Wedden, dat..? (1989); Welcome to the Basement (2013–2018); Welcome to the Discworld (1996); Wetten, dass..? (1987); Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick (2003); When Celebrities Go Pop (2016); White Hunter (1958); Wild for Kicks (1960); William Tell (1959); Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel (2005); Witness the Impossible (1983); Wogan (1985–1988); Wogan Now & Then (2006); Wogan: The Best Of (2015); WWF Club (1988); Wyrd Sisters (1997).