How old was Christopher Lee in the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Christopher Lee was 82 in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when he played the character 'Dr. Wonka'.

That was over 19 years ago in 2005.

In 2015 he died aged 93, starring in 288 films in his career, 53 of those after Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first released. If he were alive today he would be 101.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I think Christopher Lee looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Tim Burton has worked with Christopher Lee a total of 7 times in his career.
  • Christopher Lee's first movie was as 'Charles' in Corridor of Mirrors, released in 1948 when he was 24
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory scores 7.03 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Christopher Lee's other movies