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</html>";s:4:"text";s:34048:"[18] After enrolling in Miss Fisher's Academy in Territet, he played his first role, as Rumpelstiltskin. Lee's first film for Hammer was The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), in which he played Frankenstein's monster, with Peter Cushing as Baron Victor Frankenstein. [188], On 14 June 2010, Lee was presented with the Spirit of Hammer award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, for his contribution to the metal genre. [58] After the Axis surrender in North Africa in May 1943, the squadron moved to Zuwarah in Libya in preparation for the Allied invasion of Sicily. Video of TRIAGE - Christopher Lee - WWII Memories - Rome Film Fest 2009 for fans of Christopher Lee. Christopher Lee, the resonant-voiced British actor who lent his forbidding basso to seven decades of horror, fantasy and adventure films, has died at age 93. [146] After media attention, the song rose to No. 2007: Gerard Butler vs. Robert Maillet, 2008: Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet [54] As the North African Campaign progressed, the squadron "leapfrogged" between Egyptian airstrips, from RAF El Daba to Maaten Bagush and on to Mersa Matruh. That immediately gave me a name and a face to go with … [21] One night, he was introduced to Prince Yusupov and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, the assassins of Grigori Rasputin, whom Lee was to play many years later. Christopher Lee.. Community. Quotes/Christopher Lee; If you meant one of those, just click and go. I'll forever miss that smile. [33] On his way there he stopped briefly in Paris, where he stayed with the journalist Webb Miller, a friend of Rose, and witnessed Eugen Weidmann's execution by guillotine – the last public execution performed in France. "The Christopher Lee Filmography: All Theatrical Releases, 1948–2003". The heavy metal follow-up Charlemagne: The Omens of Death was released on 27 May 2013, Lee's 91st birthday. [15] Lee's maternal great-grandfather was an Italian political refugee whose wife, Lee's great-grandmother, was English-born opera singer Marie Carandini (née Burgess). [127], Lee spoke fluent English, Italian, French, Spanish, and German, and was moderately proficient in Swedish, Russian, and Greek. The Larry Davis Show: Rambo Rocks the House. And I said, "Why?" Movie. [143] He released a second in December 2013, entitled A Heavy Metal Christmas Too. He was wounded in his left knee during filming, an injury he still felt many years later. "[139], His first complete metal album was Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross, which was released on 15 March 2010. [65] During the final assault on Monte Cassino, the squadron was based in San Angelo, and Lee was nearly killed when one of the planes crashed on takeoff, and he tripped over one of its live bombs. [133] Lee recorded special dialogue, in addition to serving as the Narrator, for the Lego The Hobbit video game released in April 2014; at 91 years and 316 days old he appears in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest video game narrator. He served as the narrator on The Nightmare Before Christmas' poem, written by Tim Burton as well. They all had their clothes on. Although most notable for personifying bloodsucking vampire, Dracula, on screen, he portrayed other varied characters on screen, most of which were villains, whether it be Francisco Scaramanga in the James … His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002–2005), and Saruman in both the Lord of the Rings film trilogy(… [30] Lee was frequently beaten at school, including once at Wellington for "being beaten too often," though he accepted them as "logical and therefore acceptable" punishments for knowingly breaking the rules. He also worked with Manowar while they were recording a new version of their first album, Battle Hymns. 22, thus becoming the second oldest living performer to ever enter the music charts, at 91 years and 6 months. Lucreto 3667d ago . [167] Politically, Lee supported the Conservative Party. [128] He was the original voice of Thor in the German dubs of the Danish 1986 animated film Valhalla, and of King Haggard in both the English and German dubs of the 1982 animated adaptation of The Last Unicorn. Power Music Fantasy. Visible Ink Press. Yandere Simulator (Video Game 2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ, (May 27, 1922 — June 7, 2015) was a veteran British actor who initially made his name playing villains - most famously Count Dracula in Hammer Horror films (although he was a hero in The Devil Rides Out).He became well known for his horror work, and was good friends with Vincent Price and Peter Cushing, and the three were known as the "Unholy Trinity of … [97][98] Lee was so keen to get the film made, he gave his services for free, as the budget was so small. [2] Lee credited three films "for bringing me to the fore" as an actor, A Tale of Two Cities (1958), in which he played the villainous marquis, and two horror films, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and Dracula (1958). Karen LAMBERT Friend. So when the time came I was ready... Oddly enough, to play a character who said nothing [The Creature in The Curse of Frankenstein]. When I had left Spain that day everyone behind me had taken their clothes off! The Christopher Lewis Memorial Golf Tournament. "[88] The film magazine Empire ranked Lee's portrayal as Dracula the 7th Greatest Horror Movie Character of All Time. [190], In 2011, accompanied by his wife Birgit, and on the 164th anniversary of the birth of Bram Stoker, Lee was honoured with a tribute by University College Dublin, and described his honorary life membership of the UCD Law Society as "in some ways as special as the Oscars. The head of Two Cities Films, part of the Rank Organisation, Giudice, "looked me up and down... [and] concluded that I was just what the industry had been looking for." Sir. He was an actor, singer and author. I can think of twenty adjectives – fatuous, pointless, absurd. These were not commercially successful: Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) and The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973). Although financially successful, it was Hammer's last horror film, and marked the end of Lee's long association with the studio that had a major impact on his career. Lee's rich baritone voice lead to him becoming a popular choice for narrations, as well as making several voice acting appearances, notably as the cruel but melancholic King Haggard in The Last Unicorn. Shaffer had a series of conversations with Hardy, and the two decided that it would be fun to make a horror film centring on "old religion," in sharp contrast to the popular Hammer films of the day. Thank you for the memories. His appeals were fruitless, and he was left with nothing to do. Directed by Robin Hardy. TV. [145] Tony Bennett was among the living artists he surpassed, who was 85 when he recorded "Body and Soul" with Amy Winehouse in March 2011 (Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" charted when Armstrong would have been 86 years old in 1987, but Armstrong had recorded the song 20 years prior, and was already dead by the time the song became a hit). [80] He finally made his film début in Terence Young's Gothic romance Corridor of Mirrors (1947). Sure, I've played plenty of heavies, but as Anthony Hopkins says, "I don't play villains, I play people. [137] The new album, Battle Hymns MMXI, was released on 26 November 2010. [23] He continued acting in school plays, though "the laurels deservedly went to Patrick Macnee. Christopher Lee at the post-screening press conference for TRIAGE at the Rome Film Festival on October 15, 2009. Christopher Lee. "[109] In 2010, Lee received the Steiger Award (Germany) and, in February 2011, Lee was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship. Lee introduced American classic radio mystery, sci-fi and detective programs in a series produced, written and directed by Carl Amari. But the role that Lee … In 1956, the success of the Hammer films kick-started my career. [87] Lee also introduced a dark, brooding sexuality to the character, with Tim Stanley stating, "Lee's sensuality was subversive in that it hinted that women might quite like having their neck chewed on by a stud. [136] His most notable musical work on film, however, appears in the superhero comedy/rock musical The Return of Captain Invincible (1983), in which Lee performs a song and dance number called "Name Your Poison," written by Richard O'Brien. Actor, voice actor, musician, and author Christopher Lee's artistic career started in 1945. Later he appeared as a narrator and backing vocalist on the band's four albums Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret, Triumph or Agony, The Frozen Tears of Angels, and From Chaos to Eternity, as well as on the EP The Cold Embrace of Fear – A Dark Romantic Symphony, portraying the Wizard King. 2000: Keanu Reeves vs. Laurence Fishburne The process went like this: The telephone would ring and my agent would say, "Jimmy Carreras [President of Hammer Films] has been on the phone, they've got another Dracula for you." Lee enthusiastically accepted, but by the time Fleming told the producers, they had already chosen Joseph Wiseman for the role. I couldn't see anything happening here except a continuation of what had gone before. His superiors praised his initiative, and he was seconded into the British South Africa Police and was posted as a warder at Salisbury Prison. Lee was considered for the role of comic book villain/hero Magneto in the screen adaptation of the popular comic book series X-Men, but he lost the role to Sir Ian McKellen, his co-star in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. A friend said: 'Do you know you are in a film in Old Compton Street?' Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was perhaps the only actor of his generation to have starred in so many films and cult saga. "[72] He retired from the RAF in 1946 with the rank of flight lieutenant.[71]. Entire bar Sir Christopher Lee receives the insgnia of Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. 1998: Will Smith vs. Cockroach The song was featured on his album Revelation in 2007. In addition to more than a dozen feature films together for Hammer Films, Amicus Productions, and other companies, Lee and Peter Cushing both appeared in Hamlet (1948) and Moulin Rouge (1952), albeit in separate scenes; and in separate instalments of the Star Wars films: Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin in the original film and Lee decades later as Count Dooku. Lee sings on two tracks in the film ("Name Your Poison" and "Mister Midnight"), written by Richard O'Brien (who had written The Rocky Horror Picture Show seven years previously) and Richard Hartley. [122] He also narrated an advertising campaign for Age UK, reading a poem by Roger McGough. His "apprenticeship" lasted ten years, as he mostly played supporting and background characters. I don't see the point. He has also lent his voice to the album Heavy Metal Christmas. Voice Artist, Voice Director, Damsel with Many voices. The Christopher M Honor Foundation. [28] He was a "passable" racquets player and fencer and a competent cricketer but did not do well at the other sports played: hockey, football, rugby and boxing. Thinking he should "do something constructive for my keep," he applied to join RAF Intelligence. Other notable roles include Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man (1973), Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in the Star Wars series, and Saruman in the Lord of the Rings film … The latter film was tentatively titled Dracula Is Dead... and Well and Living in London, a parody of the stage and film musical revue Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, but Lee was not amused. 260 Squadron RAF as an intelligence officer. From 2008 until 2010, Lee was the host and narrator of "Mystery Theater" which aired on radio worldwide. [19] They then returned to London, where Lee attended Wagner's private school in Queen's Gate, and his mother married Harcourt George St-Croix Rose, a banker and uncle of Ian Fleming. Lee plays The Boss / Mr President and the film premiered in the Regent Street Cinema, London on Saturday 29 October 2016. He reprised his role as Ansem the Wise for Kingdom Hearts III. [115] Lee had originally said that he would have liked to have shown Saruman's corruption by Sauron,[116] but that he wouldn't be comfortable flying to New Zealand at his age. He shows no signs of slowing down at anything, despite his advancing … Unrest spread and threatened to turn into mutiny. 1997: Fairuza Balk vs. Robin Tunney His step-father was not prepared to pay the higher fees that being an Oppidan Scholar meant, and so he did not attend. The Christopher Lowell Show. [156] However, shortly before the wedding, Lee ended the engagement. I was born in Maidenhead , Berkshire and my wife Lindi was born in the North East into a show business family. He had one sister, Xandra Carandini Lee (1917–2002). [57] After breaking through the Mareth Line, the squadron made their final base in Kairouan. James for the BBC in 2000, J Gordon Melton (2010). Best Man Done. Sir. [102][103][104] In addition, he performed for the album The Lord of the Rings: Songs and Poems by J.R.R. [22], When Lee was nine, he was sent to Summer Fields School, a preparatory school in Oxford whose pupils often later attended Eton. "[149] He explained: "It's light-hearted, joyful and fun... At my age, the most important thing for me is to keep active by doing things that I truly enjoy. Some had not. I wish I could here your voice one more time. These songs were recorded, but eventually cut since Burton felt that the songs were too theatrical for the film. Music. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the Main namespace are tropes and should be created through the YKTTW system. [73] Lee mentioned that during the war he was attached to the Special Operations Executive and the Long Range Desert Group, the precursor of the SAS,[74][75] but always declined to go into details. * Numbers above and below reflect titles and credits on BTVA that VAs have both voiced a character or more in (excludes Additional Voices). In those days that was where the mackintosh brigade watched their films. [31] At age 17, and with one year left at Wellington, the summer term of 1939 was his last. Lee, by now an expert on Russia, talked them into resuming their duties, which much impressed his commanding officer. Lee said in an interview in 2005, "all they do is write a story and try and fit the character in somewhere, which is very clear when you see the films. If Sir Christopher Lee had just been a movie star, he would still have been an icon. I played him like the dark side of Bond."[4]. May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief. Brainiac. Stories vary as to the reason for this: Lee states he refused to speak the poor dialogue he was given, but screenwriter Jimmy Sangster claims that the script did not contain any lines for the character. Sir. [9], Lee was born in Belgravia, London,[10] the son of Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Trollope Lee (1879–1941) of the 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps, and his wife, Countess Estelle Marie (née Carandini di Sarzano; 1889–1981). [11] Lee's father fought in the Boer War and First World War,[12] and his mother was an Edwardian beauty who was painted by Sir John Lavery, Oswald Birley, and Olive Snell, and sculpted by Clare Sheridan;[13][14] her lineage can be traced to Charlemagne. Christopher Lee and Heather Graham to voice EverQuest II SOE brings the erstwhile Saruman and Rollergirl on board its upcoming MMORPG. Johnson, Tom (2009). Making films has never just been a job to me, it's my life. Lee's appearance was completely cut from the film, but Head still had an uncredited one-line cameo. I'd have to live in a bath! 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Some parts of the conversation in the trailer didn't sound like his voice. [134], With his operatic bass voice, Lee sang on The Wicker Man soundtrack, performing Paul Giovanni's composition, "The Tinker of Rye. "Jim, I don't want to do it, and I don't have to do it." [140] In June 2012, he released a music video for the song "The Bloody Verdict of Verden. A couple of friends, Dick Widmark and Billy Wilder, told me I had to get away from London otherwise I would always be typecast. [138] The same year, he produced a music video for his cover version of the song "My Way. The thing about Sir Christopher Lee being dead is that it doesn’t immediately strike you as being much of a career setback. Lee had previously appeared with Karloff in 1955 in the "At Night, All Cats are Grey" episode of the British television series Colonel March of Scotland Yard. [154] Her father, Count Fritz von Rosen, proved demanding, getting them to delay the wedding for a year, asking his London-based friends to interview Lee, hiring private detectives to investigate him, and asking Lee to provide him with references, which Lee obtained from Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Boulting, and Joe Jackson. When giving a speech at the University College Dublin on 8 November 2011, he said: "Somebody wrote I have 20,000 books. [96] According to Lee, Wheatley was so pleased with it, that he offered the actor the film rights to his remaining black magic novels, free of charge. [32], His mother separated from Rose, and Lee had to get a job, his sister already working as a secretary for the Church of England Pensions Board. Always noted as an actor for his deep, strong voice, Lee was also known for his singing ability, recording various opera and musical pieces between 1986 and 1998, and the symphonic metal album Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross in 2010, after having worked with several metal bands since 2005. In an related note Hugo Strange looks awesome in the trailer. Because of his voice and his presence, Lee fell victim to typecasting, playing the role of either Dracula or villains in several movies. Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was perhaps the only actor of his generation to have starred in so many films and cult saga. Christopher Lee, Ansem the Wises voice actor in Kingdom Hearts II has sadly passed away today, aged 93. He's hypnotic, physically powerful, well-spoken, but Lee also understood – crucially – that an important layer from Bram Stoker's novel had been missing from Lugosi's performance: sexuality. Lee provided the voice for the role of Ansem the Wise/DiZ in the video games Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix, but veteran voice actor Corey Burton (who would also take over for Lee in Star Wars: The Clone Wars) took over for Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, as well as the version of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days that was released as part of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix. In the 1980s, during the height of Italo disco, he provided vocals to Kathy Joe Daylor's song "Little Witch.". For the cinematic version of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, he re-dubbed Lee's lines for the Nintendo DS version. He said in an interview in 2011: Peter and Vincent made some wonderful serious movies but are only known for horror. 1999: Ben Stiller vs. Storyline Monsieur Renard (Sir Christopher Lee), an independently wealthy man in seventeenth century France, prepares to go into business with his cousin, a jeweller who has has lost much of his work after being robbed by a highwayman. By Barry Michael Cooper. "[128][153], Lee was engaged for a time in the late-1950s to Henriette von Rosen, whom he had met at a nightclub in Stockholm. Treebeard, or Fangorn in Sindarin, is a tree-giant character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.He is an Ent and is said by Gandalf to be "the oldest living thing that still walks beneath the Sun upon this Middle-earth." With Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland. His Cadogan Square home was briefly featured in the music video accompanying his cover of "My Way" from his album Revelation. Lee had met J. R. R. Tolkien once (making him the only person involved in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy to have done so) and made a habit of reading the novels at least once a year. Think of all the people you know so well, that you will put out of work!" Lee made his last appearances as Sherlock Holmes in Incident at Victoria Falls (1991) and Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1992). His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002–2005), and Saruman in both the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014). There were lots of people behind me. TV Show. [128] Both Lee and his daughter Christina provided spoken vocals on Rhapsody of Fire's album From Chaos to Eternity. Musician/Band. [187] In 2010, he was identified as the IMDb member with the most impressive closeness centrality. I was told it was about the Marquis de Sade. [59] They then moved to Malta, and, after its capture by the British Eighth Army, the Sicilian town of Pachino, before making a permanent base in Agnone Bagni. [97] Shaffer read the David Pinner novel Ritual, in which a devout Christian policeman is called to investigate what appears to be the ritual murder of a young girl in a rural village, and decided that it would serve well as the source material for the project. Realising that he had no inclination to follow his father into the Army, Lee decided to join up while he still had some choice of service, and volunteered for the Royal Air Force. He auditioned for a part in the film The Longest Day (1962), but was turned down because he did not "look like a military man." [37][38], When the Second World War broke out in 1939, Lee had enrolled in a military academy and volunteered to fight for the Finnish Army against the Soviet Union during the Winter War. She understood, and they called the wedding off. In late November 2009, Lee narrated the Science Fiction Festival in Trieste, Italy. [107] Also in 2009, Lee starred in Stephen Poliakoff's British period drama Glorious 39 with Julie Christie, Bill Nighy, Romola Garai, and David Tennant, Academy Award-nominated director Danis Tanović's war film Triage with Colin Farrell and Paz Vega, and Duncan Ward's comedy Boogie Woogie alongside Amanda Seyfried, Gillian Anderson, Stellan Skarsgård, and Joanna Lumley.[108]. Film director Robin Hardy and British Lion head Peter Snell became involved in the project. In brief: Christopher Lee 'most bankable' star. Category page | < Category:Christopher Lee Edit He was cast when the director asked him if he could speak Spanish and fence, which he was able to do. [29] He disliked the parades and weapons training and would always "play dead" as soon as possible during mock battles. 2018: Gal Gadot vs. German soldiers Very disappointed, director Robin Hardy recast the role, but Lee was determined to appear in the film, so Hardy wrote a small scene specially for him. [85] CNN listed the performance third in their top 10 British villains, noting his "chilling, sonorous tone. Christopher Lee, Actor: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. Community. Looking for results for christopher lee voice actors? After the mid-1970s, Lee eschewed horror roles almost entirely. [100] He turned down the role of Dr. Barry Rumack (finally played by Leslie Nielsen) in the disaster spoof Airplane! — Johnny Depp who worked with Lee in five Tim Burton films, from Sleepy Hollow in 1999 to Dark Shadows in 2012.[3]. In 2005, Lee provided the voice of Pastor Galswells in The Corpse Bride, co-directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson. On 11 January 2011, Lee announced on his website that he would be reprising the role of Saruman for the prequel film The Hobbit. Charlene, Sincere sympathy & prayers at the loss of your son. 2010: Beyoncé Knowles vs. Ali Larter [36] He worked as an office clerk for United States Lines, taking care of the mail and running errands. [16], Lee's parents separated when he was four and divorced two years later. The Armed Forces were sending veterans with an education in the Classics to teach at universities, but Lee felt his Latin was too rusty and didn't care for the strict curfews. See the CV for Christopher Lee, a copywriter/ghostwriter who has produced articles and blog posts for medium.com, experttexan.com, and fourwalls.rentler.com. Number of Comparisons: 4 Franchise: Alice in Wonderland The Jabberwock is the titular creature of the nonsensical poem "Jabberwocky". The film was produced by Harry Alan Towers, for whom Lee had worked repeatedly in the 1960s. Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer and author. "[4] Although Lee may not have liked what Hammer was doing with the character, worldwide audiences embraced the films, which were all commercially successful. Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 - 7 June 2015), was an English actor who became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films. Number of Comparisons: 6 Franchise: Lord of the Rings Saruman the White Wizard is the leader of a group of wizards sent to challenge the Dark Lord Sauron. During this lockdown, I have had the chance to focus more on my VOICE OVER work and have been involved in many great projects, including working for Hollywood Producer Adi Shankar. There didn't seem to be anything peculiar or strange. Category page | < Category:Christopher Lee Edit The Lord of the Rings marked the beginning of a major career revival that continued in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), in which he played the villainous Count Dooku. People can read in to that what they like. Listen to other actors who have also voiced the following, Christopher Lee is a voice actor known for voicing. Even though he was not credited on the film, his voice is unmistakable. 2011: Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel Shaffer and Lee paid Pinner £15,000 for the rights to the novel, and Schaffer set to work on the screenplay. Welcome to my world of Multiplicity. He played a role in the made-for-TV series La Révolution française (1989) in part 2, "Les Années Terribles," as the executioner, Charles-Henri Sanson, who beheaded King Louis XVI, Maximilien de Robespierre, and others. 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