Very sadly we lost the great Sir Christopher Lee today.
My sole consolation is The Most Interesting Man in the Galaxy is reunited with some of his good friends.
God speed Sir Dracula Dooku Scaramaga Saruman.
The Empire will Fly Flags at Half Mast Today
SARUMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He was an amazing guy.
British special forces in WWII
then an actor
then he did his own heavy metal albums
A true legend.
I don't think the Empire or the Rebels would be very likely to honor Dooku.
I am sad to lose Sir Christopher Lee.
Great actor. **** George for giving him a horrible name in Star Wars. True, Dooku was a Separatists. He was actually against the Republic that became the Empire. In reality the Separatists were on the good side when you look at it.
Edited by Jo JoOne of the greatest actors ever.
Your fan forever.
RIP
Great actor. **** George for giving him a horrible name in Star Wars. True, Dooku was a Separatists. He was actually against the Republic that became the Empire. In reality the Separatists were on the good side when you look at it.
He was a pawn of Palpatine, really, even if he didn't know what the eventual end result would be.
If the Seperatists hadn't started that war, the empire wouldn't have come to be. Conflict was necessary for Sheev's plans.
My favourite story of him is from one of the commentaries on the Lord of the Rings extended editions, of how Jackson was coaching him on what sound to make as Saruman was being stabbed by Grima. Lee rejected Jackson's direction, and explained that the sound of a body being stabbed through the lungs from behind is very nearly a gasping sound. SAS FTW!
My favourite story of him is from one of the commentaries on the Lord of the Rings extended editions, of how Jackson was coaching him on what sound to make as Saruman was being stabbed by Grima. Lee rejected Jackson's direction, and explained that the sound of a body being stabbed through the lungs from behind is very nearly a gasping sound. SAS FTW!
Legit BAMF.
On of the few to have actually read Tolkiens works before being cast.
Being Willy Wonka's crazy dentist dad was probably my favorite role for him. The feels!
Dude was a total badass lived an absolutely amazing life. One of the lesser known things he did during his career I found pretty amazing after listening to it was doing all voices for the entire unabridged audiobook for "The Children of Hurin," a great read btw.
On of the few to have actually read Tolkiens works before being cast.
Being Willy Wonka's crazy dentist dad was probably my favorite role for him. The feels!
Not only read it but apparently actually met him.
Dude was a total badass lived an absolutely amazing life. One of the lesser known things he did during his career I found pretty amazing after listening to it was doing all voices for the entire unabridged audiobook for "The Children of Hurin," a great read btw.
I've read Children of Hurin but I'm willing to give audiobooks a shot because of this. OMFG.
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Dude was a total badass lived an absolutely amazing life. One of the lesser known things he did during his career I found pretty amazing after listening to it was doing all voices for the entire unabridged audiobook for "The Children of Hurin," a great read btw.
I've read Children of Hurin but I'm willing to give audiobooks a shot because of this. OMFG.
It's well worth it - listened to about an hour of it on a roadtrip with a buddy, and just that was amazing.
On of the few to have actually read Tolkiens works before being cast.
Being Willy Wonka's crazy dentist dad was probably my favorite role for him. The feels!
Not only read it but apparently actually met him.
Not only met Tolkien but was given the great author's approval to play Gandalf "if the version was ever made."
Some amazing facts about Sir Christopher Lee.
1. Was Knighted and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and the Venrable Order of St. John.
2. Help fight (and defeat!) the Soviet Union being on the side of the Finns.
3. Help fight Nazi Germany on FOUR theaters of the European and African war.
4. Actually met with Rasputin's conspiratorial killers and was present at the final execution in France that would use the guillotine.
5. He is a cousin to Ian Flemming, who was encouraged by Lee to publish James Bond. Later Flemming would want Lee to portray 007, but he would become the James Bond Villain Saramanga instead.
6. Is related to by blood to the family branch that would come to the Americas, including Robert E. Lee.
7. These and all of his interesting relations pale in comparison to another one. Christopher Lee is a descendant of Charlemagne himself.
Sir Christopher Lee also entered the Star Wars saga Long before his portrayal of Count Dooku.
While the art for the character never seemed to realize this properly, Christopher Lee was the inspiration for Grand Moff Ardus Kaine in 1994, as the Grand Moff who would take over Grand Moff Tarkin, who was portrayed by his life long friend, Peter Cushing.
Another of our childhood heroes passes but won't be forgotten.
Dooku was a Separatist. The side opposite of the side that became the Empire.
But yes, farewell to Mr. Lee.
My favourite story of him is from one of the commentaries on the Lord of the Rings extended editions, of how Jackson was coaching him on what sound to make as Saruman was being stabbed by Grima. Lee rejected Jackson's direction, and explained that the sound of a body being stabbed through the lungs from behind is very nearly a gasping sound. SAS FTW!
I think the detail of the story was that Jackson said to him 'I need you to imagine what it's like when someone is stabbed in the back with a dagger' and Lee said 'I dont need to imagine it , i know exactly what it sounds like'
(or so the story i heard went when working on LOTR marketing for GW)
I think he was actually with SOE not the SAS from what i've read. He certainly didn't say very much about those years.
A few obituries are confusing the SOE, SAS and LRDG. They all worked with each other but were very much different agencies and regiments.
Given the places Lee was in that he *did* speak about and the amazing variety of theatres he served in SOE is the more likely of the three.
Edited by GadgeA few obituries are confusing the SOE, SAS and LRDG. They all worked with each other but were very much different agencies and regiments.
They're all correct, for Christopher Lee can be found on all battlefields. For he is Death itself.
****. We lose yet another great actor.
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Dooku was a
SeparatistSith Lord.
But yes, farewell to Mr. Lee.
I think it would have been scarier if he kept on living. Dude was old.