Christopher Lee's Television Roles

4th June 2002, 11:26 AM

Any thoughts on this topic.

ONE STEP BEYOND - from what I recall (havent seen this episode for a few years) a pretty offbeat 25mins

ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - never seen it, but would love to

THE AVENGERS - NEVER SAY DIE - Very good, with Lee playing Dr Frank N Stone

THE AVENGERS - THE INTERROGATORS - another good non-horror role as the suave villain

SPACE 1999 - One of his best, playing a very friendly alien. Given the time of filming (1974) it was probably this reason that Lee took the role. I think if it had been a villainous alien I have a feeling he may not have appeared

100 YEARS OF HORROR - Enjoyable series with some good rare interviews/footage

Any others..........

Josslyn · 4th June 2002, 02:52 PM

There was also the episode "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out about the Shivers" of Shelley Duvall's Fairy Tale Theater. It aired in the 1980s (I believe) on US cable. Peter McNichols and Frank Zappa were in it as well.

4th June 2002, 05:49 PM

Yes Josslyn, I have that on tape somewhere - didn't Vincent Price do the narration for this episode ???

mllprncss · 4th June 2002, 10:08 PM

Believe it or not, Mr. Lee was in a two-part episode of "Charlie's Angels." I can barely remember it and only watched it because he was appearing. Can't remember all of the details but for some reason, I DO recall that Mr. Lee was a "big time" owner of a modeling agency and was corrupt...or something like that. Wish I could remember more.

5th June 2002, 12:13 AM

I read about this a few years ago, and could barely believe that Christopher would appear in such a series - it would have been more preferable to have seen him in FANTASY ISLAND.

elizabeth vanharlingen · 5th June 2002, 01:36 AM

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I read about this a few years ago, and could barely believe that Christopher would appear in such a series - it would have been more preferable to have seen him in FANTASY ISLAND.

Maybe...But I'm quite sure that TPTB at the time would've tried to get him to play something like the Devil. And this at a time when he was really trying to get away from the stereotyping that has pretty much plagued his entire career.

Vandevere

**Jacob Remery** · 5th June 2002, 06:58 AM

Checking the www.imdb.com there are quite a few titles which
shows the parts Mr Lee had done for t.v.
It's probably not complete, or some error here and there.
Some t.v. titles are mentioned between his normal movies.

http://us.imdb.com/Name?Lee,+Christopher#guest