BuzzFeed - The veteran British actor appeared in hundreds of films. Sir Christopher Lee has died aged 93, according to a report from The Telegraph. Pier Marco Tacca / Getty Images Lady Lee, his wife of 50 years, chose to delay the announcement of his death, The Telegraph reported. Lee's career spanned eight decades and took him from TV to cult cinema to the globe-conquering blockbusters of the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars franchises. Modern fans may know him best as the evil wizard Saruman from the LOTR films, but his performances as Count Dracula in the Hammer films of the 1950s ? a role he reprised over the next two decades ? made his name. Baron / Getty Images In all he made 281 screen appearances, and continued to act well into his nineties. Lee received a knighthood in 2009 and became a BAFTA fellow in 2011. Christopher Lee in 1948. Baron / Getty Images View Entire List âº
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