British actor Christopher Lee , famous for its legendary interpretation of “ Count Dracula” and “ Saruman” The Lord of the Ring , has died in London at age 93, the newspaper reported today The Daily Telegraph.
According to the newspaper, the singer died last Sunday at 7.30 GMT at the Hospital of Chelsea and Westminster, where he joined days prior respiratory and heart problems and where on May 27 turned 93.
His wife, the Danish former model Birgit Kroencke, whom he married in 1961, hoped to make the news public to inform family and close friends first, the paper said.
Born May 27, 1922 into a wealthy family in Belgravia, London, Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was famous worldwide in addition to its imposing height of 1.96 meters-for having played some of the most anthological villains of the film world.
A part of playing a terrifying Count Dracula several times between 50 and 60, also played Frankenstein in 1957, before making the leap to Hollywood in the 70s.
There participated in numerous horror films, fantasy and adventure, as “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970) by Billy Winder, in which he played the brother of the famous detective, Mycroft Holmes.
His consecration as “the bad guy” was reaffirmed with the production of “The Man With the Golden Gun” (1974) James Bond, where he played Francisco Scaramanga, one of the most famous rivals 007.
In 2011, he returned to the big screen giving life to the various adaptations of the fantasy trilogy “The Lord of Rings” Saruman, leader of the Istari wizards.
With over 80 years age, accepted the request of the director of Star Wars, George Lucas, to play the role of Count Dooku in the second and third installments of the trilogy.
Before you jump to fame, Lee studied at school Wellington English until age 17 and two years later joined the Royal Air Force (RAF), coinciding with the key moments of the Second World War.
It was the late ’40s when He began his film career and debuted as a supporting actor in the film “Corridor of Mirrors” by Terence Young and the famous adaptation of the Shakespeare classic “Hamlet” in 1948.
His dedication to the world of film translated in many distinctions throughout his career and in 2001 he received the Prince of Wales Order of the British Empire (OBE, acronym in English) for their “services to interpretation”.
Married since 1961 with Kroencke, with whom he has a daughter, Lee is honored to be included in the Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest leading actor and is considered the second most films made in the history of Hollywood, only behind Rod Steiger.
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