: He became an international star with Hammer Horror, most notably as Count Dracula (starting in 1958). He also played other classic monsters like the Frankenstein Monster and The Mummy .
: Beyond horror, he played the James Bond villain Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) and cited his role as Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man (1973) as his favorite. Christopher Lee
: He was knighted in 2009 for his contributions to drama and received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship in 2011. A Polymath's Life : He became an international star with Hammer