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Christopher Lee
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That is real horror and blood. When the Second World War finished I was 23 and already I had seen enough horror to last me a lifetime.
— Sir Christopher Lee interview: 'I’m softer than people think' (2011)
Christopher Lee
English actor and singer (1922–2015)
- Fame70.3
- Momentum0.9
- Global rank#246
Source-basedFalling
- Fame70.3
- Momentum0.9
- Global rank#246
- United Kingdom rank#245
- Actors rank#219
- Wikipedia276.7K
Lived 1922–2015, aged 93United Kingdom
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He gave Dracula a voice that could freeze blood, then spent six decades proving a villain could command any room — from Hammer Horror to Middle-earth, playing the antagonist so well that franchises kept calling him back.
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Christopher Lee served as a Royal Air Force intelligence officer attached to No. 260 Squadron during the Second World War, working as a liaison for the Special Operations Executive before being discharged in 1946 as a flight lieutenant. He gained fame portraying Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, often appearing opposite his friend Peter Cushing, and his deep commanding voice and screen presence made him the go-to for villainy across generations. The roles grew larger: Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Saruman across both The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and…
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Christopher Lee
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He looked like a miniature Edward G.
— On ; as quoted in Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies (2003) by Leslie Halliwell (ed. John Walker), p. 471
Christopher Lee
said
Fun seems to be a three-letter word these days, although with directors like Tim Burton and George Lucas, it's fun, fun, fun while working yourself to death.
— Work hard - and play plenty of golf (February 23, 2001)
Christopher Lee
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I never thought of him as a vampire, ever. I mean, the blood is the life. That's one thing you have to bear in mind. And it is for all of us, isn't it?
— Listen Back To A 1990 Interview With Actor Christopher Lee (1990)
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- BAFTA Fellowship
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
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- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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