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Interested in performing from an early age, it was not until 1947 that he turned professional. He had already appeared in nearly 30 films when he heard that Hammer was looking for someone to play the Creature in THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN. The film began his warm reltionship, both professional and personal, with Peter Cushing.

It was also this performance that led to his being cast as Dracula, the role with which he would forever be associated. Wary of being typecast, he passed on the offer to immediately film a DRACULA sequel. Instead, he chose to seek out different roles to broaden his scope as an actor.

In 1965, he at last agreed to reprise the role in DRACULA-PRINCE OF DARKNESS. This was followed immediately by RASPUTIN-THE MAD MONK (on the same sets), one of Lee's strongest and most critically acclaimed performances. He went on to appear in numerous films, both mainstream and genre.

Lee's other popular roles include The Mummy, Fu Manchu, Sherlock Holmes and Scaramonga, the foe of James Bond in THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN.

Despite his many successful portrayals of the King of the Vampires, Lee regrets that he was never able to play the role as it was originally written by Bram Stoker.

A new CD has just been released from Wolfslair entitled "Christopher Lee Sings Devils, Rogues and Other Villains". Mr. Lee recently held a CD signing at Forbidden Planet in London which was a great success. The CD is available for $15.95 by Visa or Mastercard, money order or cashier's check by e-mail to [email protected], by mail at Wolfslair, 8033 Sunset Blvd. # 1313, Los Angeles, CA 90046, or telephone orders to (213)465-0550.

• CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS (1948)
• HAMLET (1948)
• ONE NIGHT WITH YOU (1948)
• PENNY AND THE POWNALL CASE (1948)
• SARABAND/SARABAND FOR DEAD LOVERS (1948)
• SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC (1948)
• A SONG FOR TOMORROW (1948)
• THE GAY LADY/TROTTIE TRUE (1949)
• MY BROTHER'S KEEPER (1949)
• PRELUDE TO FAME (1950)
• THEY WERE NOT DIVIDED (1950)
• CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER (1951)
• VALLEY OF EAGLES (1951)
• BABES IN BAGDAD (1952)
• THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1952)
• MOULIN ROUGE (1952)
• MR. POTTS GOES TO MOSCOW/TOP SECRET (1952)
• PAUL TEMPLE RETURNS (1952)
• INNOCENTS IN PARIS (1953)
• THOUGHT TO KILL (1953)
• THE TRIANGLE (1953)
• THE DEATH OF MICHAEL TURBIN (1954)
• DESTINATION MILAN (1954)
• THE FINAL COLUMN (1954)
• ALIAS JOHN PRESTON (1955)
• MAN IN DEMAND (1955)
• POLICE DOG (1955)
• THAT LADY (1955)
• THE WARRIORS/THE DARK AVENGER (1955)
• THE COCKLESHELL HEROES (1956)
• PORT AFRIQUE (1956)
• PRIVATE'S PROGRESS (1956)
• PURSUIT OF THE GRAF SPEE/BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE (1956)
• STORM OVER THE NILE (1956)
• BEYOND MOMBASA (1957)
• BITTER VICTORY/AMERE VICTOIRE (1957)
• THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)
• NIGHT AMBUSH/ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT (1957)
• SHE PLAYED WITH FIRE/FORTUNE IS A WOMAN (1957)
• THE TRAITOR (1957)
• CORRIDORS OF BLOOD/DOCTOR FROM SEVEN DIALS (1958)
• HORROR OF DRACULA/DRACULA (1958)
• MISSILES FROM HELL/BATTLE OF THE V-1 (1958)
• A TALE OF TWO CITIES (1958)
• THE TRUTH ABOUT WOMEN (1958)
• THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1959)
• THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH (1959)
• THE MUMMY (1959)
• TEMPI DURI PER I VAMPIRI (1959)
• THE TREASURE OF SAN TERESA (1959)
• THE HANDS OF ORLAC/HANDS OF THE STRANGLER/LES MAINS D'ORLAC (1960)
• HORROR HOTEL/CITY OF THE DEAD (1960)
• TOO HOT TO HANDLE/PLAYGIRL AFTER DARK (1960)
• THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL/HOUSE OF FRIGHT (1960)
• DAS GEHEIMNIS DER GELBEN NARZISSEN (1961)
• HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD/ERCOLE AL CENTRO DELLA TERRA (1961)
• SCREAM OF FEAR/TASTE OF FEAR (1961)
• TERROR OF THE TONGS (1961)
• IN NAMEN DES TEUFELS (1962)
• THE PIRATES OF BLOOD RIVER (1962)
• THE PUZZLE OF THE RED ORCHID/DAS RATSEL DER ROTEN ORCHIDEE/THE SECRET OF THE RED ORCHID (1962)
• SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE DEADLY NECKLACE/SHERLOCK HOLMES UND DER HALSBAND DES TODES (1962)
• WILD FOR KICKS/BEAT GIRL (1962)
• HORROR CASTLE/TERROR CASTLE/LA VERGINE DI NORIMBERGA (1963)
• NIGHT IS THE PHANTOM/LA FRUSTA E IL CORPO/WHAT! (1963)
• SFIELA AL DIAVOLO (1963)
• CASTLE OF THE LIVING DEAD/IL CASTELLO DEI MORTI VIVI (1964)
• DEVIL-SHIP PIRATES (1964)
• THE GORGON (1964)
• LA CRIPTA E L'INCUBO (1964)
• DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS (1965)
• THE FACE OF FU MANCHU (1965)
• SHE (1965)
• THE SKULL (1965)
• THE BRIDES OF FU MANCHU (1966)
• DRACULAùPRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966)
• RASPUTINùTHE MAD MONK (1966)
• FIVE GOLDEN DRAGONS (1967)
• ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED/NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT/ISLAND OF THE BURNING DOOMED (1967)
• PSYCHO-CIRCUS/CIRCUS OF FEAR (1967)
• THEATRE OF DEATH/BLOOD FIEND (1967)
• THE TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR. SADISM/DIE SCHLANGENGRUBE UND DAS PENDEL/CASTLE OF THE WALKING DEAD/BLOOD DEMON (1967)
• THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU/KISS AND KILL (1968)
• THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU/DIE FOLTERKAMMER DES DOKTOR FU MANCHU (1968)
• THE CRIMSON CULT/CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR/CRIMSON ALTAR (1968)
• THE DEVIL'S BRIDE/THE DEVIL RIDES OUT (1968)
• DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1968)
• THE FACE OF EVE (1968)
• THE VENGEANCE OF FU MANCHU (1968)
• VICTIMS OF TERROR (short) (1968)
• EL PROCESO DE LOS BRUJAS (1969)
• THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN (1969)
• THE OBLONG BOX (1969)
• COUNT DRACULA (1970)
• CUADECUC (VAMPIR) (1970)
• EUGENIE (1970)
• JULIUS CAESAR (1970)
• THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1970)
• SCARS OF DRACULA (1970)
• SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN (1970)
• TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970)
• UMBRACLE (1970)
• THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (1971)
• DRACULA A.D. 1972/DRACULA TODAY (1972)
• HANNIE CAULDER (1972)
• HORROR EXPRESS/PANICO EN EL TRANSIBERIANO/PANIC ON THE TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS (1972)
• I, MONSTER (1972)
• NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT/THE DEVIL'S UNDEAD/THE RESURRECTION SYNDICATE (1972)
• COUNT DRACULA AND HIS VAMPIRE BRIDE/THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA (1973)
• THE CREEPING FLESH (1973)
• RAW MEAT/DEATHLINE (1973)
• THE WICKER MAN (1973)
• DARK PLACES (1974)
• LA BOUCHER, LA STAR ET L'ORPHELINE/BUTCHER, THE STAR AND THE ORPHAN (1974)
• THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974)
• THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1974)
• THE DIAMOND MERCENARIES (1975)
• THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (1975)
• IN SEARCH OF DRACULA (1975)
• THE KEEPER (1975)
• KILLER FORCE (1975)
• WHISPERING DEATH (1975)
• DIAGNOSIS: MURDER (1976)
• TO THE DEVIL-A DAUGHTER/CHILD OF SATAN (1976)
• AIRPORT '77 (1977)
• END OF THE WORLD (1977)
• STARSHIP INVASIONS (1977)
• CARAVANS (1978)
• RETURN FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN (1978)
• 1941 (1979)
• ARABIAN ADVENTURE (1979)
• CIRCLE OF IRON/THE SILENT FLUTE (1979)
• DRACULA AND SON/DRACULA PERE ET FILS (1979)
• JAGUAR LIVES! (1979)
• NUTCRACKER FANTASY (1979)
• THE PASSAGE (1979)
• BEAR ISLAND (1980)
• DESPERATE MOVES (1980)
• SERIAL (1980)
• AN EYE FOR AN EYE (1981)
• THE SALAMANDER (1981)
• THE LAST UNICORN (1982)
• SAFARI 3000 (1982)
• HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS (1983)
• THE RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE/LEGEND IN LEOTARDS (1983)
• THE ROSEBUD BEACH HOTEL/BIG LOBBY (1984)
• HOWLING II: YOUR SISTER IS A WEREWOLF (1985)
• THE GIRL (1986)
• JOCKS (1987)
• MIO IN THE LAND OF FARAWAY/MIO MIN MIO (1987)
• DARK MISSION (1988)
• LA REVOLUTION FRANCAISE (1989)
• MASK OF MURDER (1989)
• MURDER STORY (1989)
• THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS (1989)
• CURSE III: BLOOD SACRIFICE (1990)
• GREMLINS 2 THE NEW BATCH (1990)
• HONEYMOON ACADEMY (1990)
• L'AVARO (1990)
• THE RAINBOW THIEF (1990)
• JOURNEY OF HONOR/SHOGUN MAYEDA (1991)
• DOUBLE VISION (1992)
• DEATH TRAIN (1993)
• THE NO-TELL HOTEL (1994)
• ROUGH DIAMONDS (1994)