Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee has exited the stage for good.
Lee passed away on June 7th at approximately 8:30 a.m. after being hospitalized for respiratory problems and heart failure. He had lived to the admirable age of 93.
There is hardly a person alive today who has not benefited from the entertaining talents of Sir Christopher Lee. According to IMDb, Lee has been credited in over 280 films, television shows and video games, and that doesn't take into account his years of theater acting, music recording, book and poem narrating, etc.
One thing I admired about him most was that Lee was never afraid of any role. He played everything from major title heroes and villains to less recognized support roles where he only had a few lines in an entire movie. Some of his most popular roles in film include Francisco Scaramanga, Count Dooku, Saruman, and Count Dracula. And I'm sure you gamers out there recognized his voice behind Ansem the Wise (or DiZ) in Kingdom Hearts II and 358/2. And who can forget that Lee took on the worlds of opera, musical theater, symphonic rock and heavy metal?
Lee was born in Belgravia, London, England on May 27, 1922. He lived a long life full of activity and service, and we will miss him dearly.
May he rest in peace, and may his family be blessed with comfort.
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