Category Archives: Christopher Lee

LONDON (AP) Christopher Lee, an actor who brought dramatic gravitas and aristocratic bearing to screen villains from Dracula to the wicked wizard Saruman in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has died at age 93. Continue reading →

Christopher Lee, the mystical British actor whose haunting, intimidating performances as Count Dracula, the Frankenstein monster and Fu Manchu made him an icon of horror films and the cinematic embodiment of villainy, has died. Continue reading →

Sir Christopher Lee, known as the master of horror, has died at the age of 93 after being hospitalised for respiratory problems and heart failure. The veteran actor, immortalised in films from Dracula to The Wicker Man, and via James Bond villainy to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, died at 8.30am on Sunday morning at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. His wife, the former Danish model Birgit Kroencke, decided to hold back the information for four days until all family members and friends were informed. Continue reading →

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE (1922-2015)[1]was an English actor, who portrayed Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The Hobbit film trilogy, and read the The Children of Hrin audiobook. Lee had a long history with Tolkien's fiction; he read The Hobbit after leaving the Royal Air Force in 1945, and since The Fellowship of the Ring came out, he read all Tolkien's books once a year Continue reading →

No.YearTitleRoleNotes11948Corridor of MirrorsCharles2One Night with YouPirelli's Assistant3HamletSpear CarrierUncredited4A Song for TomorrowAuguste5Penny and the Pownall CaseJonathan Blair6My Brother's KeeperSecond ConstableScenes deleted7Saraband for Dead LoversBit PartUncredited8Scott of the AntarcticBernard Day91949Trottie TrueBongo101950They Were Not DividedChris Lewis11Prelude to FameNewsman121951Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Spanish Captain13Valley of EaglesDet. Holt14Quo VadisChariot DriverUncredited[2]151952The Crimson PirateJosephUncredited16Top SecretRussian AgentUncredited17Paul Temple ReturnsSir Felix Raybourne18Babes in BagdadSlave Dealer19Moulin RougeGeorges SeuratUncredited201953Les Vacances de Monsieur HulotUnknown (voice)Uncredited21Innocents in ParisLieutenant WhitlockUncredited221954Destination MilanSvenson231955Cross-RoadsHarry CooperShort film24That LadyCaptain25Final ColumnLarry SpenceArchive footage26Man in DemandMartellArchive footage27Contraband SpainNarratorUncredited28The Dark AvengerFrench Patrol Captain at TavernUncredited29The Cockleshell HeroesLt. Continue reading →

Indeed, where to start with Christopher Lee? is a question that deserves pondering, for even when completely ignoring Lees illustrious film career his personal life can be considered by most as extraordinary. Descended from Italian aristocracy with a lineage that traces back to Charlemagne, even his childhood contained unbelievable encounters, including meeting the men who assassinated Rasputin Continue reading →

Girls talk, baking a wedding cake and visiting a traditional banquet venue Rebecca Lim had invited her idol, local actress Fann Wong, for all of these and more on her new show With Love, Becks. In the series, Rebecca who is currently engaged herself invites six married female celebrities to discuss marriage, relationships and life in general. Other guests include Xiang Yun, Zoe Tay, Jesseca Liu, Annette Lee and Minister of State Sun Xueling Continue reading →

EXCLUSIVE: Almost 50 years after the release of Robin Hardys horror classic, Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendishs The Imaginarium and Studiocanal-backed Urban Myth Films are turning The Wicker Man into a TV series. Continue reading →

With a hoard of fans spanning across the world, the work of American filmmaker Tim Burton has always been spiked with remarkable individuality. Continue reading →

As the seven members of South Korean pop sensation BTS prepare to start their mandatory military service, they are following in the footsteps of many other celebrities who have served their countries. From acclaimed The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars actor Christopher Lees Second World War service to Song Joong-kis reconnaissance missions, here are 10 famous people who have earned their stripes Before he found fame as Hannahs boyfriend Adam Sackler in the TV show Girls, Adam Driver spent two and a half years in the US military. Continue reading →