How old was Christopher Lee in the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring?

Christopher Lee was 78 in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring when he played the character 'Saruman'.

That was over 22 years ago in 2001.

In 2015 he died aged 93, starring in 288 films in his career, 66 of those after The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was first released. If he were alive today he would be 101.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, I think Christopher Lee looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Peter Jackson has worked with Christopher Lee a total of 5 times in his career.
  • Christopher Lee's first movie was as 'Charles' in Corridor of Mirrors, released in 1948 when he was 24
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring scores 8.39 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Christopher Lee's other movies