Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer and author. With a career spanning nearly seven decades, Lee was well known for portraying villains, gaining recognition for appearing 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 (1974), Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002–2005), and Saruman in both the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014).
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| Full name at birth | Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
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| Claim to fame | Dracula,Frankenstien,The Mummy.
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| Date of birth | 27 May 1922
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| Place of birth | Belgravia, Westminster England
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| Date of death | 7 June 2015
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| Age | 93 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Chelsea, London, England
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| Cause of death | Heart Failure and Respiratory Problems
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| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes scattered
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| Occupation | Actor, singer, author
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 6' 4" (193 cm)
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| Weight | 88 lbs (40 kg)
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| Shoe size | 9
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $25,000,000 USD
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| High school | Summer Fields School
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| University | Wellington College,
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- Is an honorary member of three stuntmen's unions.
- According to his friend Norman Lloyd, he has a somewhat eccentric hobby: he is fascinated by public executioners and knows the names of every official executioner England has had since the middle of the 15th century.
- Has worked with three James Bonds: Roger Moore in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Pierce Brosnan in "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989/I) (mini), and Daniel Craig in The Golden Compass (2007).
- The white coffin used in one of his Dracula films was later used in Bananarama 's pop video "Venus".
- Has worked with three different Gollums. The first Gollum, Brother Theodore, provided a voice in The Last Unicorn (1982). The second, Peter Woodthorpe, appeared with him in The Odyssey (1997) (TV). The last, Andy Serkis, appeared with him in the Lord of the Rings films.
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