How old was Christopher Lee in the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?

Christopher Lee was 80 in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King when he played the character 'Saruman (Extended Edition)'.

That was over 20 years ago in 2003.

In 2015 he died aged 93, starring in 288 films in his career, 57 of those after The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 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 Return of the King, 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 Return of the King scores 8.48 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Christopher Lee's other movies