The legendary British actor Christopher Lee, famous for playing Dracula and the evil Saruman in “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”, died on Sunday (7), aged 93, tells this quinta- Thursday (11) the newspaper “The Telegraph”.
According to the publication, he was interned had three weeks in a hospital in London, England, for treatment of cardiac and respiratory failure. The “Telegraph” also said that Lee’s wife chose to postpone the announcement of death because I wanted before, warn the family.
Lee’s agent said in a statement that the family “does not want to comments. “
Christopher Lee was born in London on May 27, 1922. His early work as an actor are 1940s, but it was in the following decade he became a star.
From the period, highlight “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957), his Dracula in “Vampire Night” (1958) and “The Mummy” (1959). With the popular British producer Hammer Film Productions, specializing in long horror repeated the role of Dracula in films released in the 1960s and 1970s.
‘I’m more than a villain’
The villain image, however, seem to bother him. “Please, do not describe myself as a ‘horror legend’. I left it behind,” he said in an interview with “Telegraph”.
Another important role was the villain Scaramanga in “007 against Man with the Golden Gun “(1974). Interestingly, Lee was a cousin of Ian Fleming, writer who created James Bond.
Over the past 15 years, Christopher Lee was introduced to a new generation of fans. Besides working in “The Lord of the Rings” appeared in another franchise that is among the most popular in the history of cinema:. “Star Wars” (“Star wars” in the original), as Count Dooku
He also worked in films of cult American filmmaker Tim Burton, as “The Rider legend headless” (1999), the remake of “Fantastic Chocolate Factory” (2005), Johnny Depp’s father’s skin, and ” Shadows of the Night “(2012).
Known for his very distinctive voice, Lee also voiced numerous films, including Tiim Burton. Voiced characters in “The Corpse Bride” (2005) and “Alice in Wonderland” (2010), among others.
He served in the 2nd War
In 2001, Christopher Lee was named Empire Order of the Commander British for his services as an actor. In 2009 he was knighted for his services as an actor and philanthropist.
In 2011, upon receiving an award for lifetime achievement at the Bafta, considered the British Oscar, she said that never retire.
“I hate to be an idol. As I said dear [actor] Boris [Karloff], I will not hang up his boots until I die,” he said at the time.
Christopher Lee also served the operations division . special of Britain in World War 2
“I was part of the Special Air Service [SAS, the original acronym], but we are forbidden – whether past, present or future – to talk any specific operations. Let’s just say I was in the Special Forces and leave it at that, “he said once.
Christopher Lee leaves his wife, Birgit, known as Gitte, who was married since 1961 and a daughter, Christina.
heavy metal fan
Throughout his career, Christopher Lee singer explored his hand and released albums, EPs and singles. Was very fond of heavy metal.
The most recent work was the EP “Metal knight,” released in 2014. “I associate the heavy metal costume for the tremendous power that conveys” he said in a statement at the time of release.
“Metal knight” had four songs and three alternative versions of the same. Two of them were original musical “Man of La Mancha”: “I, Don Quixote” and “The impossible dream”. “Don Quixote is the character of most heavy metal fiction I know,” said Lee.
The other tracks were “The Toreador March” from the opera “Carmen” by George Bizet, and “My Way” , popularized by Frank Sinatra.
In December 2013, Lee had become the oldest performer with a song on the charts in the United States. The song is called “Jingle Hell”, a kind of parody of Christmas “Jingle bells”.
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