Christopher Lee

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ , is an English actor and singer. Lee initially portrayed villains and became best known for his role as Count Dracula in a string of popular Hammer Horror films. His other notable roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun , Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit film trilogy , and Count Dooku in the final two films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy .