Christopher Lee is perhaps the only actor of his generation to have starred in so many films. Although most notable for personifying bloodsucking vampire, Dracula, on screen, Christopher Lee has portrayed other varied characters on screen, most of which were villains.

Christopher Lee is possibly the only actor in cinematic history to have achieved a unique trifecta. He has played a Star Wars villain (Count Dooku), a James Bond villain (Francisco Scaramanga), and a classic movie horror monster (Dracula, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster).

Although Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing were often mortal enemies on-screen, off screen they were inseparable friends. According to his friend Norman Lloyd, Christopher Lee has a somewhat eccentric hobby:

Christopher Lee is fascinated by public executioners and knows the names of every official executioner England has had since the middle of the 15th century.

Christopher Lee wasa distant cousin and frequent golfing partner of Bond creator Ian Fleming. Christopher Lee was the author's personal pick for the role of Dr. No (1962) in the first 007 film. The part, of course, went to actor Joseph Wiseman, who was brilliant. However, fans of the literary Bond might want to check out Christopher Lee 's portrayal of Chinese master criminal Fu Manchu, for an idea of how Ian Fleming himself envisioned Dr. No.

In a radio interview in South Africa, Christopher Lee claimed that he held the record for number of film roles by an actor.