Sir Christopher Lee.
What a life.
Special Forces in WWII.
Knighted.
Dracula.
The Man With the Golden Gun.
Saruman.
Jedi.
Heavy Metal singer.
He was a Tolkien scholar, and the only person involved with the Lord of the Rings film who had actually met J.R.R. Tolkien.
He spoke several languages, including the fictional ones created by Tolkien.
He was a serious man, and a serious actor, but not too serious to host Saturday Night Live, or show up in Spielberg’s WWII comedy 1942, or even Police Academy: Mission to Moscow. He was offered the Leslie Nielsen role in Airplane!, but turned it down. He later called it a mistake and said it would have been fun.
My grandparents watched him in the Hammer horror films, and my kids watch him in Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Hugo, and Alice in Wonderland.
His filmography lists over 200 films, many TV appearances, and even a dozen voice roles in video games.
He celebrated his 92nd birthday by releasing the heavy metal album, his third, and holds the distinction of being the oldest living performer to enter the music charts.
A great man. Husband of 53 years, father, actor, singer, spy……
RIP Sir Christopher Lee….
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