Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee is one of the most profilic and most memorable screen actors of cinema history. His vast amount of work has ranged from Shakespeare to Tolkien, from Jodorowsky to George Lucas. He has portrayed Sherlock Holmes, Rasputin, Fu Manchu, Dracula, the Frankenstein monster, The Mummy, Saruman, Rochefort, Death, Mycroft Holmes, Mohammed Ali Jinnah and countless other classic roles.
Lee has also appeared in three Tim Burton movies, all which starred Johnny Depp: Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Facory, and Corpse Bride. He was also set to have a small role in Sweeney Todd, but it was deleted before filming begun.
Some selected movies from his filmography that consists over 200 feature films:
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Jinnah (1998)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Treasure Island (1990)
The Last Unicorn (1982)
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
The Hound of Baskervilles (1959)
The Mummy (1959)
Dracula (1958)
Hamlet (1948)
Christopher Lee Quotations:
"There are many vampires in the world today - you only have to think of the film business."
"One should try anything he can in his career, except folkdance and incest"