Christopher Lee
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| - | '''Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee''', {{post-nominals|size=100%|post-noms=[[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Venerable Order of Saint John|CStJ]]}} (27 May 1922 – <!-- Sources confirm that he died on Sunday, 7 June -->7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer, and author. With a career spanning nearly seventy years, Lee initially portrayed villains and became best known for his role as [[Count Dracula]] in a sequence of [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer Horror]] films. His other film roles include [[Francisco Scaramanga]] in the [[James Bond (film series)|James Bond film]] ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun (film)|The Man with the Golden Gun]]'' (1974), [[Saruman]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] (2001–2003) and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]] (2012–2014), and [[Count Dooku]] in the final two films of the [[Prequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy]] (2002 and 2005). | + | '''Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee''' (27 May 1922 – <!-- Sources confirm that he died on Sunday, 7 June -->7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer, and author. With a career spanning nearly seventy years, Lee initially portrayed villains and became best known for his role as [[Count Dracula]] in a sequence of [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer Horror]] films. His other film roles include [[Francisco Scaramanga]] in the [[James Bond (film series)|James Bond film]] ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun (film)|The Man with the Golden Gun]]'' (1974), [[Saruman]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] (2001–2003) and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]] (2012–2014), and [[Count Dooku]] in the final two films of the [[Prequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy]] (2002 and 2005). |
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Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer, and author. With a career spanning nearly seventy 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 (1974), Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), and Count Dooku in the final two films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002 and 2005).
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