Christopher Lee Passes at Age 93

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dpowell
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Sad to see an amazing actor pass who brought many memorable characters to life on the silver screen.

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2015/06/11/98395-sir-christopher-lee-passes-at-age-93/
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  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,314
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    I have watched him since his Hammer days in the '60's. Sad to see him go.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 9,981
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    What a role as Saruman. RIP.
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  • MrBuhl
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    Saruman and lets not forget his golden bullets! RIP
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  • drumminman
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    First movie I ever saw was his first Dracula movie. Scare the holy crap out of me! Spent all the scary scenes with my face buried in my dad's side.

    RIP - great actor.
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  • Jimbo18
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    drumminman wrote: »
    First movie I ever saw was his first Dracula movie. Scare the holy crap out of me! Spent all the scary scenes with my face buried in my dad's side.

    RIP - great actor.

    Not sure where it falls in his list of Dracula roles, but I went to see Dracula, Prince of Darkness and did pretty much the same thing.

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  • Mikey081057
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    To me he was the most believable vampire as Count Dracula... So much so that I think someone needs to open his coffin tonight to see if he is still in there.

    RIP!
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  • Nightfall
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    Did you guys know he was into metal? He did some metal renditions of Christmas songs, they're not very good but that's still about as cool as a 93 year old gets in my book. RIP Saruman, thanks for my favorite movies.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TnFIDKyX50
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • voltz
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    Christopher Lee & Vincent Price were two of a kind! RIP!
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  • vmaxer
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    Loved him in LOTR.
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  • scottyboy76
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    drumminman wrote: »
    First movie I ever saw was his first Dracula movie. Scare the holy crap out of me! Spent all the scary scenes with my face buried in my dad's side.

    RIP - great actor.

    and that was just last year.
    humpty dumpty was pushed
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  • oldrocker
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    drumminman wrote: »
    First movie I ever saw was his first Dracula movie. Scare the holy crap out of me! Spent all the scary scenes with my face buried in my dad's side.

    RIP - great actor.

    Scared the bajeebers out of me back in the day.

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  • Polkie2009
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    What a wonderful star of stage and screen, R.I.P. Christopher, we will miss you.
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  • MrBuhl
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    @Nightfall is that real? That's stepping out there badass for 93!

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  • Nightfall
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    MrBuhl wrote: »
    @Nightfall is that real? That's stepping out there badass for 93!

    It's real. He was really into music, actually. He covered Johnny Cash even.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PWuvHPGsjI
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • Nightfall
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    22 Facts about Christopher Lee

    http://io9.com/22-incredible-facts-about-the-life-and-career-of-sir-ch-1710917366
    19) He’s always been a big metal fan, but he released his first full heavy metal album in 2010 at the age of 88. Titled Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross, which won the “Spirit of Metal” award from the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden Gods ceremony. He made a metal Christmas album in 2012. He was the oldest metal performer, and the oldest musician to ever hit the Billboard music charts.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvKRbi2ovDY
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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