About Christopher Lee:
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was an English actor, singer, author, and World War II veteran. With a career spanning nearly 70 years, Lee initially portrayed villains and became best known for his role as Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror films. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), and Count Dooku in the final two films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002 and 2005).
I did play Ramses II once, who lived to be 91 and had 120 children, but he died 4,000 years ago.
Christopher LeeA whole new career opened up for me when I was in 'Lord Of The Rings' and 'Star Wars.'
Christopher LeeI didn't want to be known as a man who only made horror films. I made some - very few.
Christopher LeeThe first 'Charlemagne' album is metal, of course, but what I sang was more symphonic.
Christopher Lee