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Place of birth London, England
Year of debut 1948
Christopher Lee joined the army during the Second World War. After his army service, he trained as an actor at J. Arthur Ranks Charm School. He got his big break in The Curse of Frankenstein. He became well known for his roles as Dracula and in the Hammer horror movies. In 1973 he stared as Lord Summerisle in the cult movie The Wicker Man. He has since starred in a variety of movies from Sleepy Hollow to Boogie Woogie. In 2001, he was awarded a CBE and in 2009 he was knighted.
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£3.9912 Certificate 2012 162 MinsDirected by Peter Jackson. A hobbit (Martin Freeman) goes on a dangerous journey. With Ian McKellen. Moderate violence.
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£2.49PG Certificate 2005 110 MinsDirected by Tim Burton. Johnny Depp plays the owner of an amazing chocolate factory. Contains mild language and peril.
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£2.4915 Certificate 2010 91 MinsA group of warriors must transport a witch to trial. With Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman and Christopher Lee. Contains fantasy violence and gore.
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£2.4912 Certificate 2009 123 MinsAnne Keyes (Romola Garai) discovers a Nazi appeasement plot. Co stars Bill Nighy and David Tennant. Contains strong language and one gory image.
Did you know?
- In 2010, Christopher Lee recorded a metal album about the Roman Emperor King Charlemagne.
- He has perfomed more sword fights onscreen than any other actor in the past forty years.
- In 1995, he was a judge of the Miss World contest.
- His mother is from a family of Italian aristocrats, the Carandinis.
- He married Danish model Birgit Kroencke in 1961. They have a child together.
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