Christopher Lee

The illustrious Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was born in 1922 to a prestigious family of London, England. From a young age, he and his elder sister, Xandra, were raised by their aristocratic parents, Contessa Estelle Marie (Carandini di Sarzano) and Geoffrey Trollope Lee, a professional soldier. His mother later married Harcourt George St.-Croix, a prominent banker, who gave him the nickname "Ingle". He went on to become an iconic figure, known for his formidable roles as a villain in various films, such as Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film, The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), and Count Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002). His most renowned role remains that of a bloodsucking vampire in the Hammer Horror film, The Mummy (1959). Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee remains the only actor of his time to have starred in such a vast number of films and cult sagas.