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SARUMAN
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Saruman
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Actor Name:
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Christopher Lee
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Date of Birth:
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May 27, 1922
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Place of Birth:
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Belgravia, London, England
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Character Bio:
Like Gandalf, Saruman is the Chief of the 'ISTARI',
a brotherhood of wizards sent to Middle Earth by Valar from the Undying
Lands into the mortal world in the form of a man. With the purpose
to guide the free people of Middle Earth in their fight against the
growing evil of the Dark Lord, Sauron. His white color denotes his
high status among the brotherhood.
Unfortunately Saruman has held
a secret desires for power and glory. He desired to have the 'One
Ring', and has spent many years building armies, in preparation for
war. Saruman despises Gandalf since he knows where the 'one ring'
is hidden (in the possession of Bilbo Baggins) but Saruman could never
get him to follow in his evil plots for conquest. His chief power
is his voice, to an unaware listener, it sounded sweeter than elvish
singing, and he could persuade nearly anyone to do his bidding...
Saruman was the chief Maia dispatched to Middle-Earth by the Valar to combat the evils of Morgoth and his servants. The Edain called him Curunir, and he was the head of the White Council, the collective group of wizards who each had a specialty in which they were well trained. On Middle-Earth, Saruman appeared as an old man, a great and powerful wizard who was wise and strong in sorcery.
Yet Saruman's heart was corrupted by the allure of the One Ring, and he sought and desired it for himself. He captured Gandalf the Grey in the high tower of Orthanc, revealing his mind and intent for the Ring. It was later discovered that he was under the influence of Sauron, who had seduced Saruman through his illicit use of the Palantir, a seeing stone of great power and peril.
Saruman worked great evil in his quest for the Ring, including the destruction of the Forest of Fangorn and the breeding of a horrible race of half-men, half-orc. His evils are revenged by the Ents of Fangorn who destroy his tiny kingdom.
After the destruction of the Ring, Saruman was ejected from the Council of wizards, and he and his servant Grima Wormtongue wandered to the Shire where they attempted to destroy the Shire through Industrialization. He was in the end destroyed by Grima Wormtongue, who himself was killed by archers.
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Actor Bio:
| He was born in Belgravia,
London on 27th May 1922. Lee was educated at Summer Fields preparatory
school, took a scholarship at Eton College and Wellington College
where he was a classical scholar in Greek and Latin. During five years
of World War II he served in the Royal Air Force and Special Forces
in 1946. He entered the film industry in 1947 and was for a time under
contract to the Rank Organization. He has appeared in the theater
and in operatic performances and has recorded for radio world-wide.
This gaunt, handsome, deep-voiced actor has become one of the icons
of the horror film industry. With his imposing presence he has played
many villainous roles including the Frankenstein Monster, Dracula
and Fu Manchu. His most famous role is the blood-thirsty Count Dracula
opposite Peter Cushing's Professor Van Helsing in the Hammer horror
films. He has rarely varied his approach to his roles. He portrays
characters who are intelligent, unsympathetic, aggressive, humorless,
ruthless and totally evil. |
Actor Commentary:
| "He is the most
brilliant, the most powerful, the most accomplished of the wizards.
And he becomes corrupted by his lust for power." |
Filmography:
Star Wars: Episode
II (2002) .... Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus
Star Wars: Episode III (2005) .... Count Dooku
Last Unicorn, The (2003) .... King Haggard
The Return of the King, The (2003) .... Saruman the White
To the Devil... The Death of Hammer (2002) (V) .... Himself
The Two Towers, The (2002) .... Saruman the White
Cries in the Night: Orlof 2001 (2001)
Wicker Man Enigma, The (2001) (V) .... Himself
The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) .... Saruman the White
Picture, The (2001) (USA: promotional title)
Passage to Middle-earth: Making of Lord of the Rings, A (2001) (TV)
Quest for the Ring (2001) (TV) .... Himself/Saruman
Once Upon a Time in Europe (2001) (TV) .... Presenter/Introduction
"Redoutables, Les" (2001) TV Series .... Death
"Ghost Stories for Christmas" (2000) (mini) TV Series
(voice)
... aka "Christopher Lee's Ghost Stories for Christmas"
(2000)
"In the Beginning" (2000) (mini) TV Series .... Rameses
I
"Gormenghast" (2000) (mini) TV Series .... Flay
Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service,
The (1999) (V) .... Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
Rocky Interactive Horror Show, The (1999) (VG) .... Narrator
Sleepy Hollow (1999) .... The Burgomeister
Jinnah (1998) .... Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Tale of the Mummy (1998) .... Sir Richard Turkel
... aka Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (1999)
"Ivanhoe" (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Lucard de Beaumanoir
"Strictly Supernatural" (1997) TV Series .... Narrator
Odyssey, The (1997) (TV) .... Tiresias
"Wyrd Sisters" (1996) TV Series (voice) .... Death
100 Years of Horror (1996) (V) .... Narrator
100 Years of Horror: Freaks (1996) (V) .... Host/Narrator
100 Years of Horror: Giants and Dinosaurs (1996) (V)
100 Years of Horror: Maniacs (1996) (V) .... Host/Narrator
100 Years of Horror: Scream Queens (1996) (V) .... Host/Narrator
100 Years of Horror: Sorcerers (1996) (V) .... Host/Narrator
100 Years of Horror: The Aristocrats of Evil (1996) (V)
100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company (1996) (V)
100 Years of Horror: The Double Demons (1996) (V)
100 Years of Horror: The Evil Unseeable (1996) (V) .... Host/Narrator
100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family (1996) (V)
100 Years of Horror: The Monster Makers (1996) (V)
100 Years of Horror: The Walking Dead (1996) (V) .... Host/Narrator
100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons (1996) (V)
Century of Science Fiction, A (1996) (V) .... Narrator
Many Faces of Christopher Lee, The (1996) (V) .... Himself
Sorellina e il principe del sogno (1996) (TV) .... Azaret
Soul Music (1996) .... Death
Welcome to the Discworld (1996) .... Death
Stupids, The (1996) .... Evil Sender
Moses (1996) (TV) .... Ramses
"Tomorrow People, The" (1992) TV Series .... Rameses (1995)
Feast at Midnight, A (1994) .... V. E. Longfellow, aka Raptor
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994) (TV)
Funny Man (1994) .... Callum Chance
Vampire Interviews, The (1994) (V) .... Himself
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994) .... Commandant
Death Train (1993) (TV) .... General Konstantin Benin
Double Vision (1992) (TV) .... Mr. Bernard
Jackpot (1992) .... Cedric
Journey of Honor (1992) .... King Philip
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice (1991) .... Doctor Pearson
Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV) .... Narrator
Incident at Victoria Falls (1991) .... Sherlock Holmes
Care of Time, The (1990) (TV) .... Zander
Rainbow Thief, The (1990) .... Uncle Rudolf
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1990) Sherlock Holmes
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) .... Doctor Catheter
Honeymoon Academy (1990) .... Lazos
Treasure Island (1990) (TV) .... Blind Pew Avaro, L' (1989) ....
Cardinale Spinosi
Chute des aigles, La (1989) .... Walter Strauss
Murder Story (1989) .... Willard Hope
Révolution française, La (1989) .... Sanson
Return of the Musketeers, The (1989) .... Rochefort
"Around the World in 80 Days" (1989/I) (mini) TV Series
.... Stuart
Dark Mission (Operación cocaína) (1988) .... Luis
Morel
Jocks (1987) .... President White
Shaka Zulu (1987) .... Lord Bathurst
Mio min Mio (1987) .... Kato
Valhalla (1987) .... Thor/Odin (Voice) (German version)
Adventure Video: The Three Musketeers (1986) (V) .... Count de Rochefort
Disputation, The (1986) (TV) .... King James of Aragon
Girl, The (1986) .... Peter Storm
Un métier du seigneur (1986) (TV) .... Fog
Mask of Murder (1985) .... Chief Rich
Howling II (1985) .... Stefan Crosscoe
... aka Stirba the Werewolf Bitch (1985) (UK)
"Shaka Zulu" (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Lord Bathurst
Rosebud Beach Hotel, The (1984) .... Mr. Clifford King
"Far Pavilions, The" (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Kaka-ji
Rao
House of the Long Shadows (1983) .... Corrigan/Roderick Grisbane
New Magic (1983) .... Mr. Kellar
Return of Captain Invincible, The (1983) .... Mr. Midnight
"Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982) TV Series .... Boy Who Left
Home ...
... aka "Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982)
(USA)
Last Unicorn, The (1982) (voice) .... King Haggard (also in german
language version)
Safari 3000 (1982) .... Lorenzo Borgia
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982) (TV) .... Prince
Philip
Massarati and the Brain (1982) (TV) .... Victor Leopold
Desperate Moves (1981) .... Dr. Carl Boxer
Evil Stalks This House (1981) (TV)
Salamander, The (1981) .... Rector of Counterintelligence Major
General Prince Magusari
Goliath Awaits (1981) (TV) .... John McKenzie
Eye for an Eye, An (1981) .... Morgan Canfield
Fade to Black (1980) (uncredited) .... Footage from 'Horror of Dracula'
Once Upon a Spy (1980) (TV) .... Marcus Valorium
Serial (1980) .... Luckman Skull
Arabian Adventure (1979) .... Alquazar
Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) (TV) .... Miguel
Jaguar Lives! (1979) .... Adam Caine
Nutcracker Fantasy (1979) .... Uncle Drosselmeyer/Street Singer/Puppeteer/Watchmaker
1941 (1979) .... Captain Wolfgang Von Kleinschmidt
Bear Island (1979) .... Lechinski
Passage, The (1979) .... Head Gypsy
Circle of Iron (1979) .... Zetan
Return from Witch Mountain (1978) .... Dr. Victor Gannon
Pirate, The (1978) (TV) .... Samir Al Fay
... aka Harold Robbins' The Pirate (1978) (TV) (USA: complete title)
Caravans (1978) .... Sardar Khan
End of the World (1977) .... Father Pergado/Zindar
Meatcleaver Massacre (1977) .... On-screen narrator
Starship Invasions (1977) .... Captain Rameses
Dracula père et fils (1977) .... Dracula
... aka Dracula and Son (1977) (USA)
Airport '77 (1977) .... Martin Wallace
Albino (1976) .... Bill
Keeper, The (1976) .... The Keeper
To the Devil a Daughter (1976) .... Father Michael Rayner
Diagnosis: Murder (1975) .... Doctor Hayward
Killer Force (1975) .... Major Chilton
Vem var Dracula? (1975) .... Himself/Vlad Tepes/Count Dracula
Satanic Rites of Dracula, The (1974) .... Count Dracula
Four Musketeers, The (1974) .... Rochefort
Man with the Golden Gun, The (1974) .... Francisco Scaramanga
Boucher, la star et l'orpheline, Le (1973) .... Van Krig/Himself
Creeping Flesh, The (1973) .... James Hildern
Dark Places (1973) .... Dr. Mandeville
Wicker Man, The (1973) .... Lord Summerisle
Three Musketeers, The (1973) .... Rochefort (USA)
Poor Devil (1973) (TV) .... Lucifer
Death Line (1972) .... Stratton-Villiers, MI5
Horror Express (1972) .... Professor Alexander Saxton
Nothing But the Night (1972) .... Colonel Charles Bingham
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) .... Count Dracula
Hannie Caulder (1971) .... Bailey
I, Monster (1971) .... Dr. Charles Marlowe/Edward Blake
House That Dripped Blood, The (1970) .... John Reid (segment "Sweets
to the Sweet")
Julius Caesar (1970) .... Artemidorus
One More Time (1970) (uncredited) .... Dracula
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) .... Dracula
Umbracle, El (1970) .... Himself
Vampir-Cuadecuc (1970) .... Himself/Count Dracula
Scars of Dracula (1970) .... Dracula
Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The (1970) .... Mycroft Holmes
Conde Drácula, El (1970) .... Count Dracula
Trono di fuoco, Il (1970) .... Lord George Jeffreys
Isla de la muerte, La (1969) .... Dolmance
Light Entertainment Killers (1969) (TV)
Oblong Box, The (1969) .... Dr. J. Neuhart
Scream and Scream Again (1969) .... Fremont
Magic Christian, The (1969) .... Ship's vampire
Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu, Die (1969) .... Fu Manchu
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) .... Morley
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) .... Dracula
Blood of Fu Manchu, The (1968) .... Fu Manchu
Face of Eve, The (1968) .... Colonel Stuart
Devil Rides Out, The (1968) .... Duc de Richleau
Five Golden Dragons (1967) .... Dragon #4
Night of the Big Heat (1967) .... Godfrey Hanson
Schlangengrube und das Pendel, Die (1967) .... Count Frederic Regula,
Graf von Andomai
Theatre of Death (1967) .... Philippe Darvas
Vengeance of Fu Manchu, The (1967) .... Fu Manchu
Victims of Terror (1967) .... On-screen narrator
Circus of Fear (1966) .... Gregor
Ten Little Indians (1966) (uncredited) .... Voice of 'Mr. Owen'
Brides of Fu Manchu, The (1966) .... Fu Manchu
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) .... Grigori Rasputin
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) .... Dracula
Sfida al diavolo (1965) .... Mephistoles
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) .... Franklyn Marsh
Skull, The (1965) .... Sir Matthew Phillips
Face of Fu Manchu, The (1965) .... Dr. Fu Manchu
She (1965/I) .... Billali
Castello dei morti vivi, Il (1964) .... Count Drago
Gorgon, The (1964) .... Prof. Karl Meister
Devil-Ship Pirates, The (1964) .... Captain Robeles
Maldición de los Karnstein, La (1963) .... Count Ludwig Karnstein
Vergine di Norimberga, La (1963) .... Erich
Frusta e il corpo, La (1963) .... Kurt Menliff
Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes (1962) .... Sherlock
Holmes
Doctor from Seven Dials (1962) .... Resurrection Joe
Pirates of Blood River, The (1962) .... Captain LaRoche
Rätsel der roten Orchidee, Das (1962) .... Captain Allerman
Ercole al centro della terra (1961) .... Lyco
English title: literal title)
Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen, Das (1961) .... Ling Chu
Mains d'Orlac, Les (1961) .... Néron
Taste of Fear (1961) .... Doctor Gerrard
Devil's Agent, The (1961) .... Baron von Staub
Terror of the Tongs, The (1961) .... The Tong Leader
City of the Dead, The (1960) .... Professor Alan Driscoll
Hands of Orlac, The (1960) .... Nero
Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, The (1960) .... Paul Allen
Beat Girl (1960) .... Kenny
Tempi duri per i vampiri (1959) .... Baron Rodrigo/Uncle Rinaldo
Too Hot to Handle (1959) .... Novak
Man Who Could Cheat Death, The (1959) .... Dr. Pierre Gerard
Treasure of San Teresa, The (1959) .... Jaeger
Mummy, The (1959) .... Kharis, the Mummy
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959) .... Sir Henry Baskerville
Truth About Women, The (1958) .... François
Battle of the V.1, The (1958) .... Labor Camp Captain, Men's Section
Dracula (1958) .... Count Dracula
Tale of Two Cities, A (1958/I) .... Marquis St. Evremonde
Amère victoire (1957) .... Sergeant Barney
Traitor, The (1957) .... Doctor Neumann
Stowaway Girl (1957) (uncredited) .... Voice
Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957) .... The Creature
Fortune Is a Woman (1957) .... Charles Highbury
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) .... German officer at dentists
Alias John Preston (1956) .... David Garrity, alias John Preston
Battle of the River Plate, The (1956) .... Manolo
Beyond Mombasa (1956) .... Gil Rossi
Port Afrique (1956) .... Franz Vermes
Private's Progress (1956) .... General Von Linbeck's Aide
Crossroads (1955/I) .... The Ghost
Final Column (1955)
Man in Demand (1955)
Police Dog (1955) .... Johnny, a constable
Storm Over the Nile (1955) .... Karaga Pasha
Cockleshell Heroes, The (1955) .... Submarine Commander
Dark Avenger, The (1955) .... Captain of the Guards
That Lady (1955) .... Segovian Groom/Aide-de-Camp to the King/Captain
of the Guard/Salamancan Assassin/Rider on Arab Destination Milan
(1954) .... Svenson
Vacances de M. Hulot, Les (1953) (uncredited) .... Voices in English
language version
Innocents in Paris (1952) (uncredited) .... Lieutenant Whitlock
Moulin Rouge (1952) (uncredited) .... Georges Seurat
Top Secret (1952)
Babes in Bagdad (1952) .... Slave dealer
Paul Temple Returns (1952) .... Sir Felix Raybourne
Crimson Pirate, The (1952) .... Joseph (Attache)
Valley of Eagles (1951) .... Det. Holt
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) .... Spanish Captain (Nativadad)
They Were Not Divided (1950) .... Chris Lewis
Prelude to Fame (1950) .... Newsman
Trottie True (1949) .... Bongo
Hamlet (1948) (uncredited) .... Spear carrier
Penny and the Pownall Case (1948) .... Jonathan Blair
Scott of the Antarctic (1948) .... Bernard Day
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) (scenes deleted) .... Duke Anthony
Von Wolfenbuttel
My Brother's Keeper (1948) (scenes deleted) .... Second Constable
Song of Tomorrow (1948) .... Auguste
One Night with You (1948) .... Pirelli's Assistant
Corridor of Mirrors (1948) .... Charles
Producer - filmography
Nothing But the Night (1972) (producer)
Notable TV guest appearances
"Leute heute" (1997) playing "Himself" 5/27/2002
"Richard and Judy" (2001) playing "Himself"
5/2002
"Big Breakfast, The" (1992) playing "Himself"
12/11/2001
"Nightmare Room, The" (2001) playing "Evil Substitute
Teacher"
"New Adventures of Robin Hood, The" (1997) playing "Olwyn"
in episode: "Legend of Olwyn, The" (episode # 1.7) 2/24/1997
"New Adventures of Robin Hood, The" (1997) playing "Olwyn"
in episode: "Robin and the Golden Arrow" (episode # 1.3)
1/27/1997
"New Adventures of Robin Hood, The" (1997) playing "Olwyn"
in episode: "Time Machine, The" (episode # 4.11)
"New Adventures of Robin Hood, The" (1997) playing "Olwyn"
in episode: "Godiva" (episode # 4.3)
"New Adventures of Robin Hood, The" (1997) playing "Olwyn"
in episode: "Race Against Death, A" (episode # 1.5) 1996
"Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The" (1992) playing "Count
Ottokar Graf Czerin" in episode: "Austria, March 1917"
"Tomorrow People, The" (1992) playing "Sam Rees"
in episode: "Rameses Connection, The: Part 2" 1992
"Tomorrow People, The" (1992) playing "Sam Rees"
in episode: "Rameses Connection, The: Part 1" 1992
"Tomorrow People, The" (1992) playing "Sam Rees"
in episode: "Rameses Connection, The: Part 4" 1992
"Tomorrow People, The" (1992) playing "Sam Rees"
in episode: "Rameses Connection, The: Part 3" 1992
"Wetten, daß...?" (1981) playing "Himself"
in episode: "Wetten, dass..? aus Kiel" (episode # 41)
10/31/1987
"Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982) playing "King Vladimir
V" in episode: "Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the
Shivers, The"
"Charlie's Angels" (1976) playing "Dale Woodman"
in episode: "Angel in Hiding" (episode # 5.1) 11/16/1980
"How the West Was Won" (1978) (mini) playing "The
Grand Duke"(episode # 3) 2/26/1978
"How the West Was Won" (1978) (mini) playing "The
Grand Duke"(episode # 2) 2/19/1978
"How the West Was Won" (1978) (mini) playing "The
Grand Duke"(episode # 1) 2/12/1978
"Space: 1999" (1975) playing "Captain Zandor"
in episode: "Earthbound" 1975
"Great Mysteries" (1973) playing "Arnaud" in
episode: "Leather Funnel, The"
"Avengers, The" (1961) playing "Colonel Mannering"
in episode: "Interrogators, The" (episode # 7.14) 1/1/1969
"Avengers, The" (1961) playing "Prof. Frank N. Stone"
in episode: "Never, Never Say Die" (episode # 5.10) 3/18/1967
"Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The" (1962) playing "Karl
Jorla" in episode: "Sign of Satan, The" (episode
# 2.27) 5/8/1964
"Alcoa Presents" (1959) playing "Wilhelm Reitlinger"
in episode: "Sorcerer, The" (episode # 3.31) 5/23/1961
"Ivanhoe" (1958) playing "Sir Otto" in episode:
"German Knight, The" (episode # 1.7) 2/16/1958
"Errol Flynn Theater" (1957) in episode: "Evil Thought,
The" (episode # 1.3) 1957
"Errol Flynn Theater" (1957) in episode: "Fortunes
Of War" (episode # 1.2) 1957
"Gay Cavalier, The" (1957) in episode: "Lady's Dilemma,
The" 1956
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