During a career spanning five decades, Lee has appeared in dozens of film and television productions. Expressed interest in playing Gandalf.
Reads LOTR twice a year.
Character Description Christopher Lee stars as Saruman, the chief of all wizards who hopes to snare the magic ring for himself. He was said to be the eldest of the order, and Gandalf acknowledged him as the chief of the Istari. For a thousand years, and maybe more, he journeyed in the East of Middle-earth, and was little heard of in the West. It was at about this time that Saruman began to study the Rings of Power, their history and the means of their making. He continued his researches into ring-lore, and the making of devices, and was accustomed to watch the stars from the pinnacle of the Tower.