Rest in peace.
Christopher Lee has died.
BREAKING: Legendary British actor Christopher Lee has died, aged 93. His incredible career: http://t.co/9og6Lvvw0Q pic.twitter.com/cOD8MNgZfm
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 11, 2015
According to The Telegraph, the actor “died at 8.30am on Sunday at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He had been treated there for respiratory problems and heart failure over the preceding three weeks and turned 93 in hospital.”
The actor was an undeniable screen legend who, after making his name as a star of Hammer Horror films, went on to play iconic roles in films like The Wicker Man, The Man With The Golden Gun and he played key roles in two of the biggest cinematic sagas of all time, as Saruman in The Lord Of The Rings and as Count Dooku in the Star Wars Prequels.
Here’s Lee accepting his BAFTA Fellowship Award back in 2011:
And here’s just one tiny example of the actor using his distinctive voice to display his awesome oratory skills in The Two Towers:
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