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Christopher Lee
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Born: Jul 23, 1971
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Christopher Lee is perhaps the only actor of his generation to have starred in so many films. Although most notable for personifying bloodsucking vampire, Dracula, on screen, he has portrayed other varied characters on screen, most of which were villians, whether it be Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film, The Man With the Golden Gun (1974), or Count Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), or as the title monster in the Hammer horror picture, The Mummy (1959).
Born in England on May 27, 1922, Lee attended Wellington Colege for three years, and then worked as a office clerk in a couple of London shipping companies. He subsequently elisted in the RAF during the Second World War and on finishing his army services, sought to become an actor. He struggled initially in his new career because he was discriminated as being taller than the leading male actors of his time and being too foreign-looking. However, it was when playing the monster in the Hammer film, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) that proved to be a blessing in disguise, since the movie did successfully, leading to him being signed on for future roles in Hammmer Films Productions.
Lee's association with Hammer Productions brought him into contact with Peter Cushing and they became good friends. Lee and Cushing often than not played contrasting roles in Hammer films, where Cushing was the protagonist and Lee the villain, whether it be Van Helsing and Dracula respectively in Dracula (1958), o...[MORE]
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Christopher Lee Nude and Sexy
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