Christopher Lee as Saruman the white witch. ( Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture)
Christopher Lee tub Film Gods. Lifelong actor who died June 7, and it has been more than 200 movies played. Lee began his career around 1940, when his cousin Nicolo Carandini gave him the suggestion to be an actor.
Finally in 1948, he tested the first role in the Corridor of Mirrors. Roles for a role he lived, although there is not shown and his name is not listed in the credits. Lee continued his career until the age of 90s. There was even a movie that aired, in 2015.
Year, Lee can play in more than one film. Not to mention his career in television since 1955 to about 2008. Several awards were obtained Lee, especially from The Lord of the Rings, where he became a white wizard Saruman.
Lee died at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital at 08.30 on June 7, due to respiratory and cardiac problems. His wife put off reporting the sad news until yesterday (11/6). Lee left a good name in the world of cinema. The following works are unforgettable.
Dracula (CNNIndonesia gettyimages / Keystone)
Lee successfully revive Dracula movie, or the alternate title Horror of Dracula, in 1958. He played an important role as Count Dracula. Thanks to his acting, the film was immediately received reviews the percentage to 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Lee made the film a profit.
His face was then identified with Dracula. In 1966, when there was a movie Dracula: Prince of Darkness, he was lined up as a key character Count Dracula. Two years later, he appeared in Dracula Has Risen from the Grave.
Lee even be used as a spin off. In 1970, there was a movie called Count Dracula and still use him as a player. The role of Count Dracula is still inherent in the Taste the Blood of Dracula, One More Time, and Scars of Dracula. The trio released in 1970.
Lee still be Count Dracula years later. When the film appeared in 1972, 1973, and 1976 he played the same character.
Christopher Lee and Tim Burton (REUTERS / Tony Gentile)
Vampire image that might make Lee synonymous with horror movies. Directed by Tim Burton then had him play in Sleepy Hollow, in 1999. It is an American horror film about a headless ghost who kills serial by beheading.
In the movie, starring Johnny Depp, Lee plays burgomaster. It is sort of a local mayor. Small role, because it only served to send Ichabod Crane (Depp) to the town of Sleepy Hollow.
Sleepy Hollow is one of the famous horror films from America. The film won many prestigious awards, including the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, and many other film awards.
The Lord of the Rings (CNNIndonesia Internet / Doc. New Line Productions, Inc.)
Role in the film is what makes the name Lee skyrocketed. He became Saruman, the white witch who occupies the highest level in Middle Earth. One key role of antagonist in the movie adaptation of the fantasy works of JRR Tolkien was.
Saruman a leader Istari, wizards human form that was sent to Middle Earth.
In the book Tolkien, Saruman is one that describes the corruption of power. His desire to always lead deliver Saruman in the fall. Saruman himself had a special meaning, ie, those with the power. It is represented by a white hand.
Some of the awards he received when he became Saruman in The Lord of the Rings during 2001 to 2002. He was awarded the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor and the Online Film Critics Society Award.
Star Wars (CNNIndonesia Internet / Doc. Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM)
Lee also contribute in Star Wars Episode II since. He plays Count Dooku or Darth Tyranus. Its role is then maintained since the release of the second episode of 2002 to release the third episode of 2005. Three years later, the production of Star Wars: The colone Wars also still wearing Lee as Darth Tyranus.
When I became Darth Tyranus in Star Wars Episode II, Lee won the award. MTV Movie Award in 2002 role as the best fight scenes.
The Hobbit (CNNIndonesia Internet / Photo by Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture)
Because the story of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit regard, Lee as Saruman also appeared in the film about the little people. He also still plays Saruman, as written in the second Tolkien fantasy book.
Lee appeared as Saruman since 2012 in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies were released last year. There are funny moments the process of shooting The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in New Zealand.
When all the players shoot in extreme locations typical Middle Earth, Lee left behind in London. That relates to the already frail condition of his body. Due to health problems, he can not fly away.
Lee and Ian Holm then had to stay and finish the scene at Pinewood Studios, London.
(NNIndonesia)
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