Paul du mol biography of christopher lee

As a student at Wellington College, Christopher Lee excelled in the classics, winning scholarships for his studies in Ancient Greek and Latin. After a brief stint working as an office clerk for United States Lines, Lee attempted to become a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force after being called up for World War II, but was disqualified due to medical issues.

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Nevertheless, Lee persevered and found success as an intelligence officer in the RAF, where he used his multilingual skills to serve the Special Operations Executive. He also starred in other horror films for other companies between and , including I, Monster and The Wicker Man Despite being famous for his horror roles, Lee later turned away from the genre and pursued other roles, including Bond villain Francesco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun He also played Dr.

After 35 years, Lee appeared in another Hammer film, The Resident , in , and also in the critically acclaimed Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese. Lee also reprised his role as Saruman for the prequel film The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey in the same year, and then again in for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies , his last major appearance in a movie.

Aside from acting, Christopher Lee lent his voice to numerous films and video games.

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Lee was also an accomplished opera singer and a lifelong heavy metal fan. He released his first full-fledged heavy metal album, titled Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross , in at the age of He also released a metal Christmas album in and became the oldest metal performer and the oldest musician to ever make it onto the Billboard charts. This marks his final appearance on a musical record, recorded shortly before his death.

He was briefly engaged to Countess Henriette Ewa Agnes von Rosen, but ended the engagement before the wedding due to his financial insecurity. He died at the age of 93 from respiratory problems and heart failure, shortly after celebrating his 93rd birthday.