Saruman... Count Dooku... the man... the myth... the legend... Christopher Lee!Be nice, have fun!Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire">CBE</a> <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_John">CStJ</a> (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer.<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lee#cite_note-1">[1]</a> In a long career which spanned over 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula">Count Dracula</a> in seven <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Film_Productions">Hammer Horror</a> films, ultimately playing the role nine times. His other film roles include <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Scaramanga">Francisco Scaramanga</a> in the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_of_the_James_Bond_films">James Bond film</a> <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_with_the_Golden_Gun_(film)">The Man with the Golden Gun</a> (1974), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dooku">Count Dooku</a> in several <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_films">Star Wars films</a> (2002–2008), and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saruman">Saruman</a> in both the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)">Lord of the Rings film trilogy</a> (2001–2003) and the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit_(film_series)">Hobbit film trilogy</a> (2012–2014).Lee was <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Bachelor">knighted</a> for services to drama and charity in 2009, received the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Fellowship">BAFTA Fellowship</a> in 2011, and received the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Film_Institute_Fellowship">BFI Fellowship</a> in 2013. He credited three films for making his name as an actor, <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities_(1958_film)">A Tale of Two Cities</a> (1958), in which he played the villainous marquis, and two horror films, <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curse_of_Frankenstein">The Curse of Frankenstein</a> (1957), and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_(1958_film)">Dracula</a> (1958). He considered his best performance to be that of Pakistan's founder <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah">Muhammad Ali Jinnah</a> in the biopic <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinnah_(film)">Jinnah</a> (1998), and his best film to be the British cult film <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wicker_Man">The Wicker Man</a> (1973). He frequently appeared opposite his friend <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cushing">Peter Cushing</a> in horror films, and late in his career had roles in <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_frequent_Tim_Burton_collaborators">five Tim Burton films</a>.Prior to his acting career, Lee served in the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force">Royal Air Force</a> as an intelligence officer, attached to the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._260_Squadron_RAF">No. 260 Squadron RAF</a> as a liaison officer for the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Operations_Executive">Special Operations Executive</a>. Following his <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II</a> service he retired from the RAF in 1946 with the rank of <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_lieutenant">flight lieutenant</a>.Known as an actor with a deep, strong voice, Lee also sang, recorded opera and musical pieces between 1986 and 1998, and the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphonic_metal">symphonic metal</a> album <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne:_By_the_Sword_and_the_Cross">Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross</a> in 2010, after having worked with several metal bands since 2005. The <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music">heavy metal</a> follow-up <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne:_The_Omens_of_Death">Charlemagne: The Omens of Death</a> was released in 2013 on Lee's 91st birthday. He was honoured with the "Spirit of Hammer" award at the 2010 <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Hammer_Golden_Gods_Awards">Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards</a> ceremony.

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