Time for some Christopher Lee trivia!
Christopher Lee was a British SS commando in World War II. He has refused to disclose any detail.
In
this scene, Peter Jackson told Lee off for not screaming enough, to which he replied "Have you ever heard the sound a man makes when he's stabbed in the back? I have."
He is the only member of the
Lord of the Rings cast to have met J.R.R. Tolkein.
He once recorded a metal album. (
THIS)
He often played golf with Ian Flemming (author of the
James Bond novels).
He lived next door to Boris Karloff (the origional Frankenstein's Monster).
He is a master swordsman.
He has had more sword-fight scenes than any other actor, and it was not until his role as Count Dooku that he used a double.
He can speak nine languages fluently.
He belongs to the Italian nobility.
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