Christopher Lee, the British actor owns a long career, died at age 93 in a London hospital after suffering breathing problems, according to the newspaper The Telegraph . The legendary artist became popular for starring in films such as Dracula, The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars saga.
The actor He was admitted to the Chelsea and Westminster hospital for three weeks with breathing problems and heart failure. Finally, he died last Sunday morning, but the news recently met Thursday because his wife, Birgit Kroencke, decided to delay the announcement to give the news first to his family and friends.
He was born on May 27, 1922 in London and began his film career in the 1940s with The strange appointment, a film directed by Terence Young. Worked on Hammer producer and starred in The Curse of Frankenstein . A year later, first he performed the role of Count Dracula that gave him worldwide fame. He played the vampire in over twenty films like Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1965), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), The Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969) and Dracula is dead (1973), among others.
But the legend of cinema that has been involved in 250 productions throughout her career, she will not only be remembered for his participation in horror movies, but also was highlighted in 1974 when he starred as Francisco Scaramanga in The man with the golden gun in the saga of James Bond . He had a special connection because the writer Ian Fleming (creator of Bond) was his cousin.
In 2001, Christopher Lee returned to the big screen with the character Saruman, the leader of the Wizards Istari in the successful trilogy The Lord of the Rings . He himself had said to be an admirer of the work of Tolkien, whom he knew personally. At age 80, he accepted the offer of George Lucas to participate in the series of Star Wars where he stood out for the role of Count Dooku , name that was chosen by Luke as derivation of Count Dracula.
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