[PAR] [TLE] Christopher Lee [SEP] Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English character actor, singer, and author.  With a career spanning nearly 70 years, Lee was well known for portraying villains and became best known for his role as Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror films.  His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974), Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy (2001–2003) and "The Hobbit" film trilogy (2012–2014), and Count Dooku in the second and third films of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy (2002 & 2005). [PAR] [TLE] Horror Express [SEP] Horror Express, a.k.a Pánico en el Transiberiano in Spain ("Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express"), is a 1972 Spanish-British science fiction-horror film produced by Bernard Gordon and Gregorio Sacristan, directed by Eugenio Martín, that stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Tortosa and Telly Savalas.  The screenplay was written by Arnaud d'Usseau and Julian Zimet (credited as Julian Halevy).
[PAR] [TLE] Christopher Lee [ SEP ] Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee { ' 1 ' : " , ' 2 ' : " , ' 3 ' : " , ' 4 ' : " } ( 27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015 ) was an English character actor , singer , and author . With a career spanning nearly 70 years , Lee was well known for portraying villains and became best known for his role as Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror films . His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film " The Man with the Golden Gun " ( 1974 ) , Saruman in " The Lord of the Rings " film trilogy ( 2001–2003 ) and " The Hobbit " film trilogy ( 2012–2014 ) , and Count Dooku in the second and third films of the " Star Wars " prequel trilogy ( 2002 & 2005 ) . [PAR] [TLE] Horror Express [ SEP ] Horror Express , a.k.a Pánico en el Transiberiano in Spain ( " Panic on the Trans - Siberian Express " ) , is a 1972 Spanish - British science fiction - horror film produced by Bernard Gordon and Gregorio Sacristan , directed by Eugenio Martín , that stars Christopher Lee , Peter Cushing , Alberto de Mendoza , Silvia Tortosa and Telly Savalas . The screenplay was written by Arnaud d'Usseau and Julian Zimet ( credited as Julian Halevy ) .
The actor who played Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy also starred in a 1972 science fiction-horror film directed by whom?
The actor who played Saruman in " The Lord of the Rings " trilogy also starred in a 1972 science fiction - horror film directed by whom ?
Eugenio Martín
Eugenio Martín