Christopher Lee Overview:

Character actor, Christopher Lee, was born Christopher Frank Carandini Lee on May 27, 1922 in Belgravia, London. Lee died at the age of 93 on Jun 7, 2015 in Chelsea, London .

MINI BIO:

Tall, dark-haired British actor with deep, resonant voice. Spent ten years in British films playing relatively minor (often aristocratic) villains, then burst through to stardom with his fine portrayal of Dracula. Has remained happily typed in chillers, with one or two interesting character roles along the way.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Character Actors: an Illustrated Directory).

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THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF On Blu-ray From Severin

By Dan Day, Jr. on Feb 14, 2026 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Included in Severin's THE EUROCRYPT OF COLLECTION 3 box set is the 2023 documentary THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF , written and directed by Jon Spira. Jon Spira also wrote and directed ELSTREE 1976, a film that I enjoyed. With ELSTREE 1976, Spira looked at the making of STAR ... Read full article


THE EUROCRYPT OF COLLECTION 3 On Blu-ray From Severin

By Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 10, 2026 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Severin once again delves into the voluminous career of screen legend Sir with THE EUROCRYPT OF COLLECTION 3, a massive set featuring six movies. This set arrived earlier this week, and I've barely been able to wade into it. I'll be writing blog posts on some of the i... Read full article


THE EUROCRYPT OF COLLECTION 2 On Blu-ray From Severin

By Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 7, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Last year Severin's THE EUROCRYPT OF Blu-ray box set was my pick for home video release of the year. The company is back with THE EUROCRYPT OF 2, a seven-disc collection containing six rare films featuring Lee. (This set is not available yet for general release, but I... Read full article


Rating The Hammer Dracula Films Starring

By Dan Day, Jr. on May 27, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Today marks the 100th anniversary of . I've decided to mark this occasion by ranking the Hammer Dracula films which starred Lee. The format is much the same as yesterday's ranking of the Hammer Frankenstein films starring Peter Cushing. One aspect of the Hammer Draculas that doesn't g... Read full article


THE EUROCRYPT OF COLLECTION On Blu-ray From Severin

By Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 5, 2021 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

is a legend of English Gothic cinema--but he's also a legend of Euro Gothic cinema, which is made abundantly clear in this new fantastic Blu-ray set from Severin. THE EUROCRYPT OF COLLECTION collects five rare and somewhat obscure films that were made in continental E... Read full article


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Christopher Lee Quotes:

Duc de Richleau: [fearfully] Do you realise what today's date is Rex?
Rex Van Ryn: April the, er, 29th, why?
Duc de Richleau: Mocata isn't going to miss the chance of giving Simon his Devil's baptism at the Grand Sabbat of the year!
Rex Van Ryn: [puzzled] What are you talking about?
Duc de Richleau: Tomorrow night! It's the eve of May Day. Within 24 hours, Simon could be lost to us forever.
Rex Van Ryn: What can we do?
Duc de Richleau: [referring to Tanith] We find the girl!


Prof. Karl Meister: Well, I hadn't seen you for some considerable time, so I thought I'd come see what you're doing.
Paul Heitz: It's a long story.
Prof. Karl Meister: I've come a long way to hear it.


Fu Manchu: I have brought you here to save the life of someone whose knowledge I require as a thirsty man needs water. Crystal clear water, doctor Kessler. The name of the person to whom I refer is professor Heracles.


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Christopher Lee Facts
In a bonding of two generations of Frankenstein's monsters, Lee and his wife were good friends with Boris Karloff and his wife. This friendship wasn't as a result of them working together (they made two films together, Corridors of Blood (1958) and Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)) but by the coincidence that they lived next door to each other in England.

In various interviews over the years has referred to all three actors to play "James Bond" that he has worked with - Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig - as the best and most close to Ian Fleming's intentions. However, he has also criticized Fleming's weak characters when discussing his own Bond film, The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) and described the screen adaptation as considerably better written.

Although he and Peter Cushing were often mortal enemies on-screen, off screen they were inseparable friends.

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