There are few actors in the history of cinema who have embodied the face of villainy quite like Christopher Lee. Over the course of his amazing 244 screen credits in films and TV shows, the great British actor has portrayed bad guys from literature, fantasy, science fiction, Shakespeare, and some of the most popular franchises of all-time.
6. Frankenstein's Monster, The Curse of Frankenstein There have been countless adaptations of the Frankenstein story, but the Hammer Film Productions version from Lee’s frequent collaborator Terrence Fischer is one of the few that captures the tragic nature of Mary Shelley’s original source material. In The Curse of Frankenstein, Peter Cushing portrays the titular character as a curious, sensitive researcher, and not the “mad scientist” that he became in the pulpier adaptations.
4. Count Dooku, The Star Wars Franchise Although the Star Wars prequel trilogy didn’t dedicate much time to developing its villains, Lee brought a depth to the second apprentice of Darth Sidious . Count Dooku, a former Jedi Master who also goes by the Sith name Darth Tyrannus, is given a fascinating backstory; once the mentor to Liam Neeson’s Qui-Gon Jinn, Dooku abandoned the Jedi Order to lead the Separatist movement and reclaim his family fortune.
2. Lord Summerisle, The Wicker Man Compared to the larger-than-life monsters that Lee is best known for, The Wicker Man’s Lord Summerisle is a more subtle evil. In the classic 1973 cult horror film, the Police Sergeant Neil Howie leads an investigation into the disappearance of a young girl by traveling to the enigmatic, secluded island of Summerisle.
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