Lee, who was knighted in 2009, put out his first metal album in 2010. "I associate heavy metal with fantasy because of the tremendous power that the music delivers," he has said.
Lee's 250 movie roles include Dracula in a series of Hammer Films thrillers, Bond villain Scaramanga in The Man With The Golden Gun, the founder of Pakistan in Jinnah and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings.
Happy birthday you splendid chap.
Christopher Lee
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Christopher Lee releases new album"Metal Knight"
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Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
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Saruman - The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - 2001
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CD Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
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The Man with the Golden Gun 1974
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1998 epic biographical film directed by Jamil Dehlavi about founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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Space 1999' TV - Earthbound - 1976
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The Wicker Man 1973 British horror film directed by Robin Hardy
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Christopher Lee as Count Dooku / Darth Tyranus in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.