Christopher Lee

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author film actor human singer stage actor television actor voice actor

Christopher Lee was an English actor renowned for his deep voice and imposing presence, best known for iconic roles such as Count Dracula in Hammer Horror films and Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → film actor → human → singer → stage actor → television actor → voice actor →
ageAtDeath	93 →
awardReceived	Commander of the Order of the British Empire → Knight Bachelor →
birthName	Christopher Frank Carandini Lee →
causeOfDeath	heart failure →
conflictParticipatedIn	Second World War →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1922-05-27 →
dateOfDeath	2015-06-07 →
employer	Hammer Film Productions →
familyName	Lee →
gender	male →
genre	fantasy film → heavy metal music → horror film →
givenName	Christopher →
height	1.96 m →
honorificPrefix	Sir →
knownFor	portrayal of Count Dooku in Star Wars prequel films → portrayal of Count Dracula in Hammer Horror films → portrayal of Saruman in The Hobbit film trilogy → portrayal of Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy →
languageSpoken	English →
militaryBranch	Royal Air Force →
name	Christopher Lee →
nationality	English →
notableFeature	deep voice → imposing screen presence →
notableWork	Dracula (1958 film) → Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones → Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith → The Curse of Frankenstein → The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring → The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King → The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers → The Man with the Golden Gun → The Mummy (1959 film) → The Wicker Man (1973 film) →
numberOfChildren	1 →
occupation	actor → author → singer → soldier → voice actor →
placeOfBirth	Belgravia, London, England →
placeOfDeath	Chelsea, London, England →
portrayed	Count Dooku → Count Dracula → Francisco Scaramanga → Saruman →
publishedWork	autobiography "Tall, Dark and Gruesome" →
recordLabel	Charlemagne Productions →
residence	London, England →
spouse	Birgit Kroencke →
yearsActive	1940s–2010s →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 film) → Season of the Witch → Sleepy Hollow (1999 film) → Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones →	starring
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith → The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies → The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring →	stars
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers →	castMember
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy →	mainCastMember
Christopher Lee →	name
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey →	starredActor
Corpse Bride →	voiceActor