RIP: Sir Christopher Lee has passed away at the age of 93
Movie News | Jun 11th, 2015
Legendary actor Sir Christopher Lee has passed away at the age of 93. Lee was famous for playing many movie villains over the years like Count Dracula, Francisco Scaramanga in the Man with the Golden Gun, Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit film trilogy, and Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequels. Later in his years, he did a few metal albums…yes, you read that right. He will be sorely missed!
Christopher Lee, the mystical British actor whose haunting, intimidating performances as Count Dracula, the Frankenstein monster and Fu Manchu made him an icon of horror films and the cinematic embodiment of villainy, has died. He was 93.
Lee, who as bad guy Scaramanga battled Roger Moore’s James Bond in The Man With the Golden Gun (1974) and re-ignited his career in his late 70s with what would be recurring roles in the Lord of the Rings, Hobbit and Star Wars franchises.
Incredibly, the London native had more than 275 credits on IMDb, making him perhaps the most prolific feature-film actor in history. He did many of his own stunts, likely appeared in more on-screen swordfights than anyone else and was the only member of the Lord of the Rings cast to have actually met author J.R.R. Tolkien, who was born in 1892.
[Hollywood Reporter]
