Film · Music · Military · 1922–2015
Born: 27 May 1922 · Died: 7 June 2015 · Age at death: 93
Christopher Lee died aged 93. He was born on 27 May 1922 and died on 7 June 2015.
English actor of towering presence who played Dracula for Hammer, Saruman in The Lord of the Rings and Count Dooku in Star Wars
Did you know?During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Air Force and worked with the precursors to the modern special forces.
Christopher Lee had one of the longest careers in film history. He served in the RAF and intelligence during the Second World War. At Hammer Films he became Dracula and many other monsters. He played the Bond villain Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun. In his eighties he played Saruman in The Lord of the Rings and Count Dooku in Star Wars. He spoke several languages. He even released heavy metal albums in his nineties.
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a career spanning over 60 years, he became known as an actor with tremendous screen presence and a deep and commanding voice, who often portrayed villains in horror and franchise films.
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English actor, 1922–2015
Christopher Lee was born in Belgravia, London, on 27 May 1922.
He served in the RAF in the war.
He played Dracula from 1958.
He played Saruman in The Lord of the Rings.
Career highlights
Did you know?He was the step-cousin of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond.
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