LONDON (AP) — Christopher Lee, an actor who brought dramatic gravitas and aristocratic bearing to screen villains from Dracula to the wicked wizard Saruman in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, has died ...

Christopher Lee, the Lord of the Rings actor who portrayed Saruman in the fantasy movie adaptation franchise and The Hobbit film series, spent his last night watching LOTR. The latest documentary on ...

"Great things were expected of him, and here he was playing monsters." BritFlicks has revealed the official trailer for a cinema documentary called The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee, examining ...

It might seem difficult to believe at first, but few men lived as extraordinary a life as Christoper Lee, the prolific actor who appeared in over 200 films throughout his 60-year career. The ...

Christopher Lee is one of the most beloved actors of all time, and throughout his 92 years, he had nearly 300 acting credits to his name. The actor was known for playing Dracula in various projects, ...

To resurrect a late actor — as recent franchise films have done using CGI — is akin to an act of puppetry, and The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee tackles this idea with mischievous literalism. It ...

If Christopher Lee hadn’t died at age 93 in 2015, he would have turned 103 on May 27. In his 93 years on this planet, however, Lee lived many lives, including a screen career that included his roles ...

Christopher Lee lived a life that was almost out of legend. He was friends with both JRR Tolkien and Ian Fleming and eventually portrayed iconic characters from their respective worlds. Lee portrayed ...

With Halloween right around the corner, there is no better time to revisit the classical tale of Dracula. The original vampire overlord, Count Dracula, has become a mainstay in popular culture as one ...

Now that we’re positively swimming in adaptations of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, it’s easy to forget just how much of our cultural understanding of the character was built around one actor for decades.

Sir Christopher Lee has died at the age of 93. The actor was best known for his work with Hammer Horror, as well as The Wicker Man and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. What to Read Next Pier Marco Tacca ...