Christopher Lee’s debut as the vampire in 'The Horror of Dracula' is the scariest performance that he has ever given.

In 1970, Christopher Lee had a busy year. The icon who rose to prominence 12 years earlier thanks to Hammer Films' first Dracula entry re-donned the fangs and cape three times across 365 days.

Before Christopher Lee starred in Star Wars,Lord of the Rings, and Tim Burtonâ s movies, he was a British horror movie star. In 1957, Lee got his big break by starring in The Curse of ...

Christopher Lee, an actor who brought dramatic gravitas and aristocratic bearing to screen villains from Dracula to James Bond enemy Scaramanga, has died at age 93.

As a result, Lee constructs a version of Dracula that felt uniquely his own, predating the more explicit overtones of ‘60s horror a decade later. The Lord of The Rings Image Credit: New Line Cinema.