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Christopher Lee
English actor and singer (1922–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor. He was a direct descendent of the Italian aristocrat Marie Carandini.
Christopher Lee CBE, CStJ | |
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![]() Lee at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2013. | |
Born | Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (1922-05-27)27 May 1922 Belgravia, London, England |
Died | 7 June 2015(2015-06-07) (aged 93) Chelsea, London, England |
Nationality | British |
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Years active | 1948–2015 |
Spouse |
Birgit Krøncke (m. 1961) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Marie Carandini (great-grandmother) Harriet Walter (niece) |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Finnish Army (1939) British Home Guard (1940) Royal Air Force (1941–1946) |
Years of service | 1939–1946 |
Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
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Lee was best known for his many movie characters. For example, Dracula and Fu Manchu in many movies during the 1950s through the 1970s. He became even better known as Scaramanga in the Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun, Saruman the White in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Count Dooku in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
He performed roles in 275 movies since 1948. He appeared in over 75 television programs. Lee was also a voice actor, providing his voice in over 50 movies. This made him the Guinness World Record holder for most movie acting roles ever.[1] Lee was also a singer and his latest album was released in 2013.
Lee lived in London. He was married to Danish model Birgit Kroencke.