Wow, I did not know about this... at least he lived a long life...

Sevatarion said:

Wow, I did not know about this... at least he lived a long life...

Fought with the Finnish against the Soviets in 1939.
Fought with the Long Range Desert Patrol against the Nazis in North Africa.
Sealed service record of his time spent with the SAS and Special Operations Executive.
Master fencer.
Spoke eight languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Swedish, Russian and Greek.
Nine if you count "conversationally fluent" in Mandarin.
274 movie appearances.
Most on-screen sword fights.
Commander of the Order of St. John's of Jerusalem.
Direct lineage from Charlemagne.
Sang lead vocals at age 88 and 90 for two metal albums, one chronicling the life of Charlemagne.
Knighted in 2009.

Yet another great loss. An all around cool old guy.

Gundaago said:

Sealed service record of his time spent with the SAS and Special Operations Executive.

I'm personally fond of the story of him correcting Peter Jackson on what a man sounds like when stabbed in the back.

This is news to me ;_;

Saruman was definitely one of the roles he nailed, and I speak as a book purist.

A great man... a great man has passed.

*salute*

You will be missed, Christopher Lee ;_;

He even made the Star Wars movies fun when he was on screen (even if the script was still flaccid schlock).