Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBEwas an English actor, singer, and author. With a career spanning nearly 70 years, Lee initially portrayed 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, Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogyand The Hobbit film trilogy, and Count Dooku in the final two films of...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth27 May 1922
CityLondon, England
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I occasionally used to pop into Hammer House to say hello, cadge a drink or something and Jim was always great I also used to see a lot of him at Variety Club things, where he did wonderful work. He thoroughly deserved his knighthood.
I was always fascinated by fairy stories, fantasy, you know, demons, necromancers, gods and goddesses, everything that is out of our kin and out of our everyday world. I was always interested in enchantment and magicians and still am.
In Britain, any degree of success is met with envy and resentment.
When I first read “Lord of the Rings”, I wanted to see a film of it. But at that time, the technology wasn't there, there was no such thing as CGI.
Johnny Depp, as far as I'm concerned, is number one. Of his generation, there's no one who can touch him. Some performers, today, it's like looking at holes in the air.
We threw a lot of rock yesterday, and we're throwing more rock this afternoon.
It's what you don't see that keeps you on the edge of your seat in any kind of film - leave it to the imagination of the viewer.
A whole new career opened up for me when I was in 'Lord Of The Rings' and 'Star Wars.'
The first 'Charlemagne' album is metal, of course, but what I sang was more symphonic.
I was attached to the SAS from time to time, but we are forbidden - former, present, or future - to discuss any specific operations.
In 1956, the success of the Hammer films kick-started my career. That immediately gave me a name and a face to go with it. I will always be grateful to Hammer for that.