In Pictures: Christopher Lee, the Man who Immortalised Saruman

The Quint takes you through a pictorial journey of British actor Christopher Lee, who passed away on June 11, at 93.

British actor Christopher Lee, who played the character of Saruman in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy

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Christopher Lee, the British actor famous for his portrayal of Count Dracula has also portrayed the role of Pakistan’s founding father Mohammad Ali Jinnah in a movie on his life, and said that he had studied archives on Jinnah from the way that he used to talk to how he moved his hands.

The shooting of the film was done under tight police security because of strong objections from various lobbies in Pakistan that an actor who played Dracula is playing Jinnah’s role.

(Photo: Reuters) 

British actor Christopher Lee plays golf as he attends the Monaco pro-celebrity golf tournament in Monaco. (Photo: Reuters)

Director George Lucas, actor Christopher Lee and producer Rick McCallum (L-R) pose for the media during a photocall on their film Star Wars - Episode III - Revenge of the Sith in Berlin. (Photo: Reuters)

British actor Christopher Lee and his wife pose during the Marrakesh 8th International Film Festival. (Photo: Reuters)

Christopher Lee arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the movie “Night Train to Lisbon” at the 63rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin

Actress Liv Tyler (C) stands between veteran British actor Christopher Lee (L) and New Zealand director Peter Jackson (R) at a photo call for The Lord of the Rings.

Christopher Lee, who played villian Scaramanga in the James Bond movie The Man With The Golden Gun poses with the original gun in London. (Photo: Reuters)