Died actor Christopher Lee – TVI24

British actor Christopher Lee died on Sunday, aged 93, after three weeks in hospital Chelsea and Westminster in London, where he was receiving treatment for heart and respiratory problems, advances the British press, citing the family.

The actor’s wife, with whom he was married more than 50 years, wanted to wait a few days to spread the news to first to inform the family.

Born in 1912, Lee had a long career as an actor started in 1948, and became a familiar face soon in the 50 and 60 when entering several “long” the film production company “Hammer” such as “Frankenstein Mask” (1957), where he played the Frankenstein monster, and the series of films “Dracula”, where he played the iconic vampire. More recently, Lee returned to the limelight, when entering several blockbusters as “Star Wars” (2002/2005), “The Lord of the Rings” (2001, 2002, 2003) and “The Hobbit” (2012/2014).

In 2001 he received a CBE and in 2009 received the title of Royal Knight.

(Christopher Lee as Saruman in “The Lord of the Rings”, photo: playback)

Although it became famous mainly thanks to Dracula, Lee said in an interview with “The Telegraph” in 2011 no longer like to be seen that way.

“I describe myself as a legend of horror [film]. I have been through that stage. “

(Christopher Lee as “Dracula” Photo: Playback)

In fact, the movie you liked to do, confessed, was “Jinnah”, where he played the founder of Pakistan .

“It was certainly the most important role ever played, the responsibility was on my shoulders.”

In of “Dracula”, the “creature” Frankenstein and “Saruman” (“Lord of the Rings”), Lee had other memorable roles in about 200 films participated. They are also, for the story the villain Scaramanga in the James Bond movie of James Bond “The Man with the Golden Gun” (1974), Lord Summerisle in “The Wicker Man” (1973) and “Count Dooku” in ” Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith “(2005).

(Christopher Lee in “007 : The Man with the Golden Gun “Photo: Playback)
Lee that he intended to work” to death “was selected to enter the film” The 11th, “which begins shooting in November and will debut in in 2016, where he would star opposite Uma Thurman.