Most Typecast Actor No. 5

Sir Christopher Lee is an instantly recognizable English actor whose filmography dates back 60 years. So does his typecasting.

Lee's big breakthrough came with the Hammer horror films that saw him play a series of gruesome supernatural baddies, such as Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula, and The Mummy. More recently, he sent shivers down the backs of a younger generation with his portrayal of the evil wizard Saruman in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

And when Lee landed a role in a galaxy far, far away, did he get the chance to play the hero Jedi knight? Not a chance. He played the evil Count Dooku, a sith lord so evil he not only tries to feed a young Darth Vader to wild space animals but also nearly kicks Yoda's green behind too.

Lee's stature (he's 6-feet-5-inches tall) and his gravelly voice marked him out as a natural to play film villains, a type of pigeon holing all too common within the film industry.

It's also been noted that English actors quite often get cast as baddies in American films -- maybe it's payback for all those years of colonial rule? Or maybe it's the bad teeth?!

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