Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee was born on May 27, 1922 in Belgravia, London. Of course, the parents of the boy could not even think that their son would be listed in the Guinness Book of Records as an actor, whose name was indicated in the credits of the largest number of films. But it was much later, and Christopher grew up, like many children of his generation. Graduated from Wellington College. Then he worked as an employee in loading companies in London. This was followed by his participation in the Soviet-Finnish more

Christopher Lee was born on May 27, 1922 in Belgravia, London. Of course, the parents of the boy could not even think that their son would be listed in the Guinness Book of Records as an actor, whose name was indicated in the credits of the largest number of films. But it was much later, and Christopher grew up, like many children of his generation. Graduated from Wellington College. Then he worked as an employee in loading companies in London. This was followed by his participation in the Soviet-Finnish War, when he volunteered and was on the side of the Finns. During the Second World War he received the rank of lieutenant, and then was in British intelligence.

1947 marked the beginning of his training in acting school. A year later he starred in the film “Hamlet”. And although the role was episodic, but during the filming, Christopher met Peter Cushing, with whom he later very often starred. In 1957, he accepted the offer of the studio “Hummer” regarding filming in the film. "The Curse of Frankenstein" . As a result, this film was the beginning of a fruitful cooperation of the actor with this studio. In 1958 he played a role in the film. Dracula. The one who made him famous. By the way, in this role he was able to feel nine times. This was followed by participation in no less well-known films: “The Baskerville Dog”, “Blood Corridors”, “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes”, etc.

1972 saw the creation of his own company, Charlemagne Productions, through which Christopher financed the shooting of two of his films. The actor also starred in the well-known “Bondian”. "The man with the golden gun" ), where he appeared before the audience as an opponent of James Bond. Of course, participation in the filming of Star Wars and the Tolkien trilogy only increased the popularity of the actor. Also among the achievements of Christopher can be noted that in 2009 he was knighted of the British Empire, and led the ceremony Prince Charles.
Christopher Lee died on June 7, 2015.