Lee played the corrupted wizard Saruman in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. The role has been described as "one of the most powerful villains in cinema history", relying on Lee's "physical appearance", in contrast to the Dark Lord Sauron.

The beginning of the new millennium relaunched his career to some degree, during which he has played Count Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and as Saruman the White in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

2024年12月7日 · Much to fans' surprise, Christopher Lee returns as Saruman the White in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. Lee originated the character in 2001's The Fellowship of the Ring and returned for The Two Towers and The Return of the King, though his scene in the latter was cut and later restored in the extended edition of the film.

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (May 27, 1922 — June 7, 2015) was an English actor, author, and singer who portrayed the wizard Saruman in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings (2001 - 2003) and The Hobbit (2012 - 2014) trilogies.

Sir Christopher played Saruman in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which won him high accolades. He also tried his hand at music and came up with his CD Revelation. He also worked with the Italian power metal band Rhapsody of Fire, singing few of …

2024年7月28日 · Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE (1922 - 2015) [1] was an English actor, who portrayed Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The Hobbit film trilogy, and read the The Children of Húrin audiobook.

In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Saruman is played by Sir Christopher Lee and is the secondary antagonist of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, primary antagonist of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and the opening antagonist of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Extended Edition.

Saruman. Played by Christopher Lee. A wizard who joins forces with Sauron. A former friend of Gandalf, Saruman has been tempted by evil and has allied with Sauron. At his mighty tower, Orthanc, he creates countless Uruk-hai, monsters that terrorize Middle-earth. Théoden. Played by Bernard Hill. The king of Rohan.

2024年10月28日 · Christopher Lee is one of the integral elements of the cinematic Middle-earth experience. The Saruman actor breaks bad in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and is the central...

2024年10月28日 · Lee played Saruman in both The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy, with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies being the final movie released in his lifetime. Saruman is the...