Legendary Actor Sir Christopher Lee Passed Away At 93

Legendary actor Sir Christopher Lee, proud owner of one of the most remarkable acting careers ever, has passed away on Sunday. The screen icon died in a hospital, after being admitted due to pulmonary and respiratory problems, at the amazing age of 93.

Lee lived a truly unbelievable life, filled with things that most people never even dreamed of doing. Apart from acting, which was his greatest passion and his ultimate calling in life, Sir Lee served as a Special Forces soldier, heavy metal vocalist, author and husband for more than 50 years.

His immensely rich acting career included roles in practically every genre imaginable – from horror to spy, action to fantasy, for which he had won numerous awards.

Born in 1922 as Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, the legend of film got his big break in 1957 as the monster in Terence Fisher’s The Curse Of Frankenstein, which later on landed him scary roles in a whole array of horror movies, including Dracula, Fu Manchu, the Mummy, and Rasputin.

After the horror-themed part of his career, Lee mixed things up a bit and made a series of appearances in mainstream popular franchises, including James Bond: The Man With The Golden Gun as Francisco Scaramanga, as Count Dooku in Star Wars – Episode II: Attack Of The Clones and Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith, and as Saruman The White in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.

However, the role that won his heart over was one of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, who he had portrayed in 1998’s feature film Jinnah.

The veteran of film is survived by wife Gitte and daughter Cristina.