Christopher Lee had one of the most fascinating lives of all time - From fighting Nazis to holding not one but THREE Guinness World Records to playing some truly iconic film roles, beloved actor
00:59 War Hero
02:08 Guinness World Record Holder
03:31 Related to Charlemagne
05:05 Witness to History
06:07 Opera Singer
07:02 Mt Vesuvius
07:26 Met Rasputin's Assassins
08:10 Met Tolkien
08:37 Heavy Metal Singer
09:48 Dracula
10:47 The Occult
11:20 The Wicker Man
12:21 Man of Many Languages
12:57 Band on the Run
13:58 Hosted SNL
#christopherlee #reallifebadass #weirdhistory
What was Christopher Lee's most impressive accomplishment?
I think the last public execution in France was also the last public execution by guillotine. Not just in France but in general.
It is said that he got permission from Tolkien to play in a movie version of Lord of the rings but I really doubt that because he wasn't acting back then. Maybe he met Tolkien again when he was acting. Great Video! I love Sir Christopher Lee and everything he has ever done. He truly is the most interesting man on earth. I would have loved to meet him.
Weird History Kicking Ass at Everything. Like friggin' Lord Dunsany or sumn!
I first saw him in the Man with the golden gun he had that charisma
Living to 93.
When Christopher Lee turns on his pc, google accepts his terms and conditions
This is so underrated !
if he was that smart he would be using hardened Firefox
lmao
With his Gentlemen & stern voice! He could command without any intent to do so. RIP Christopher Lee! A class of men long gone !!
Please use a comma
Christopher Lee is the type of person that complete all of his side quests
Facts
Such a nice comment hahaha
And shows up at the final boss 40 levels overleveled.
And explore the map until every crevice is shown.
He finished the main questline at age 25.
he missed 2 days of school and now they’re called saturday and sunday
that's funny haha :)
Nice one
Haha that made me laugh out loud really hard hahahaha
Good one
Lol!
"He was knighted" Me:"ok" "He hunted nazis in world war II" Me:"pretty dope" "AND he released several heavy metal albums" Me:"HE DID *W* *H* *A* *T*
He shed the blood of the Saxon men
Exactly my reaction
Literally my reactions in order except I was impressed by him being knighted
Exactly my reaction 😂
I knew he was knighted. I knew he fought Nazi's. But when I say I whipped my head at my phone when they said he released heavy metal albums i was shook.
Plot Twist: he never played any characters, people just keep filming normal days in his life and calling It a movie
Even Star Wars
@@johntrish1685 especially Star Wars
He used his magic as a White Wizard to teleport the cast and crew to whatever location the film was set in
@@wolfgangallanalhazred802 yeah that’s why he was a great jedi/Sith cause he already was a wizard
Absolutely hilarious...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 And very accurate..😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Christopher Lee didn't die. He just completed the life and went on to re-start it on extreme hardcore difficulty.
It's just New Game Plus for him
LIFE ITSELF gonna play Christopher lee difficulty
NG+
So now he's a Palestinian woman?
Никто из ниоткуда on 7 June 2015
So Christopher Lee is a: -Soldier -Pilot -Knight -Musician -Sith Lord -Wizard -Vampire -and Actor? That is badass.
A sith lawd?
@@aishikmukherjee8438 yes the one they have been searching for
@@loathfluctuation1191 How do you know this?
@@aishikmukherjee8438 he was well versed in the force
not to mention he could have done better than Google translator lololol
Count Dracula Count Dooku He's mum was a countess He's even a Count in real life
I could be wrong, but I think they made Dooku a count because he was played by Lee.
but his achievements are count-less
Nice.
Hm, I don't know if that counts... ;)
There's just too many to count!
"Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I." Smooth as hell ;)
*metal as hell
totally gonna use that line too. ominous, yet respectable i think. just enough to keep em wondering "what has this guy seen?"
That made me LOL.
Now I'm just a waiting to use this line somewhere..
buurrnn
Basically he's the guy she tells you not to worry about.
lmao
He could pronounce VIDE-man correctly. Not to mention TOLE-keen.
? Who?
@John Waters Why would he go to Norway?
xd
Fun Fact: Count Dooku's lightsaber hilt was inspired by king charlemagne's sword and lee was a direct descendant of the king
That man was a living legend, god damn.
Impossible. Star wars was long ago.
@@Ottophil theres this cool section of star wars called prequels that were filmed in 1999-2005
@@SubayAdamm2 I think he is referring to the "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away" thing
@@nonameman7114 charlemange or lee?
My man playing Skyrim real life edition. He saved the world then did a bunch of side guest and then ending with the bards guild
sorry but you're wrong... he did the side quests first and THEN saved the world.
well to make good song you need inspiration
@@demongoddess2012 your both wrong. He saved the world, did the side quests. And by making his way into our hearts, he saved the world again.
Christopher Lee is the main character of the world.
Must be why everything is going downhill from 2015. Must be the phase before the sequel where everything is terrible.
@@lordcypher5889 totally
@@lordcypher5889 genius
@@lordcypher5889 exactly
one of the greatest men that I know of I loved everything he did
Christopher Lee: The only man to complete 100% of the Life game
platinum completionist confirmed
Ahh.. Jack Sparrow
@@besmondlo5507 Captain... Captain Jack Sparrow.
A real man. He walked over the finish line with grace to spare. God bless him.
@@gembocobo9484 lol came to say exactly that too 😂
Christopher Lee was a modern-day Renaissance man in the fullest sense of the word.
Addition to the J.R.R. Tolkien story, Tolkien actually wanted Lee to play Gandalf in any future adaptations of his work
Christopher Lee is the player and we are all just NPCs.
I see no lies here 🧐
And I'm okay with that
True. And I can accept that.
If that's the case then it really sucks to be trapped in this crappy post-game DLC.
he didn’t die. He just stopped playing the game because he already did everything
Chuck Norris: I am a legend Sir Lee: Hold my world records and ww2 medals. And while you're at it, my heavy metal albums.
Damn right. Norris is nothing compared to Lee.
chuck Norris shakes he's head
Lee & Norris played in a Film together called " An Eye for an Eye "!
Also, see if you can be a legend in multiple languages, Chuck.
Chuck Norris actually has a sense of humor about his rep and not a big ego
"He could have been an opera singer" Honestly, not surprising. You could just hear it in his voice. Even in his Count Dooku performance, you could hear the potential in his voice. Truly an astounding man.
Some men aspire to greatness. Others are born to greatness. Christopher was both.
"Can you keep a secret ?" "Yes !" "So can I" " *Alright then, keep your secrets...* "
found thr underated comment. 😂
Its sounds badass
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😁😁
One comment to rule them all
Christopher Lee reached 90% on life before he decided to move on
I'm more than positive he completed this game on 99%, if not 100%
Imagine if he went to 100%
YES "Move on" is exactly right as opposed to all those morons chanting "RIP" which Is a Christian term that concerns the Earthly remains we all leve behind because there comes a time when the Entity no longer can translform a portion of itself into physical form and indeed has to move on to focus fully in the other dimension but most people identify their whole being so completely with the image they see in the mirror that they can"t imagine an existence without it or what that existence will be like.Can you?
Ah lando calrssian the friend of han solo I know nothing about
93 %
The world lost a truly great man... I feel honored to have been alive during his lifetime and to have witnessed a part of his career as an actor and Heavy Metal singer. 🤘🏼
What could be in the bucket list of a persona like this? He had it all. RIP, Sir Christopher.
Christopher Lee was more bad-ass than the villains he portrayed in his films.
@Ironclaw XII no one cares
@Ironclaw XII Lol ok bud.
@Ironclaw XII You must be a such a big man. Entitled. Dumb. Attention craving. Nah I think you are whats wrong with the world guy.
@Ironclaw XII The fuck do you mean "Don't reply to you"? Nobody asked for you opinion in the first place, nor does anyone want to hear it. So instead of giving us your opinion, how about you shove it up your ass? 😂
@Ironclaw XII You are the only one triggered here. You also have a problem assuming things from nothing, me supporting Christopher Lee? I said nothing about him. Playing PS4? You have put a stone wall of ideological garbage in front of yourself and proceed to yell at it. Im a human not an unshifting wall. No one gives a shit about your garbage analysis that some rando actor is a 'liar' spending apparently (your words) years of life to work on. He's an actor who did some iconic roles; even *if* he over exaggerated some details of his life are you seriously so pathetic and insecure you have to challenge people on the internet to feel vindicated. Ill gladly debate anyone who wants to know more? What a lousy meme. Im sorry that you are sad but like I said, no one cares. Even if you are right who gave you the impression truth matters at all in this world. If he was a con man or whatever you think he was damn good enough to get praise on YT, global fame and recognition of some of the most iconic roles so he clearly is doing it better then you ever will. TLDR no one cares dude
7:00 Mt. Vesuvius waited 3 days before erupting because it was afraid of Lee.
daniel280456 4**
@@70mjc no it was 3 days
Wow! It appears as though Chuck Norris has been given a run for his money.
Lmao
it did not wait, it started shivering when CL stepped on it and broke out because of that 3 days later.
Actually, he was a complete gentleman when I met him, and my goodness what a supreme presence and Charisma, and this was in his advanced years. Out of all the celebrities I have met, Lee was the one that left me with the greatest sense of awe.
YOU MET HIM?!?!
He sounds like a main character in real life.
He was even greater than the characters he portrayed.
He was also more fictional.
@nickolie flippo His accomplishments were probably more hard to believe them of his own characters in the movies...
He was awesome but he wasn't a wizard so na 😅
@@Joe-xf5ot are you sure he wasn't a wizard?
@@kuroazrem5376 well now that you mention it 😂
I bet he could even drink orange juice after he brushed his teeth.
Or eat an apple 💀
You just broke the internet. lmfao I don't think even Deadpool could do that.
He can take apart the remote control and he can put it all the way back together.
or drink cold water after a mint
NO! only Chuck Norris can do that!
Man, if Christopher Lee was alive today, I would’ve loved to have had a conversation with him and asked him all about his past.
Honestly when a film will be made about his life, it would be extremely difficult to find an actor capable of embodying the pure awesomeness of Sir Christopher Lee
"Chuck Norris? Never heard of her..."
😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣
You just screwed up
are you living in a cave?
I think your not joking so im going to r/woooosh you
💀💀
when there are people like this in the world, I find myself wondering why so many obsess over the kardashians and house wives or popstar documentaries
VolumeImpact don’t you think it just makes people like him more interesting? Like you have to reach a really good level of knowledge to understand how charming he is ✨
you can obsess over all of them... no need to choose
one word pop, like in hs or middle school whoever is pop(popular) gets the attention. Luckily both my parents saw horror as pop-ular so I got a nice dose of Sir Lee early in my life.
Because these celebrities got to fame and wealth without much effort. It was a lot of luck, then good communication. It's easier to fantasize about that kind of life. It seems more accessible. When you look at Christopher Lee, you see a man who not only has impeccable manners and is quite the gentleman, you see a nazi killer, a spy, a metal writer, an iconic actor. There is nothing to hate about him, and he just succeeds. A lot of people might envy him for what he did, but it seems like it would take a hundred lifetimes to even come close to his achievements. He is a reminder that some people are just better all around. It's easier to dream about winning the lottery of life, so that's what the media sell instead.
Kardashians are temporary fame. They're only relevant here and now. Time reveals the real heroes while the Kardashians will be completely forgotten.
If someone would say Christopher Lee hasn't lived his life to the fullest, then I would say no one has.
This is a man we should all strive to be like. Charming, intelligent, well spoken and always a true gentleman.
Kids check under their bed for the boogieman. The boogieman checks under his bed for Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris checks under his bed for Christopher Lee
No Chuck Norris looks under his bed for Bruce Lee Bruce Lee checks under his bed for Christopher lee
Dominic Carrano We don't know who Christopher Lee looked for under his bed
And Bruce Lee
Christopher Lee looks under his bed for Peter Cushing
Christopher Lee checked the bed, the closet, the whole house and your life records in his pursuit for former Nazis.
I only recently downloaded the audiobook version of "The Children of Húrin" by J. R. R. Tolkien and it turns out it is narrated by Christopher Lee. I mean... Christopher Lee reading a Tolkien book to you. Can you ask for more?
Well he was a great fan of Tolkien, i think he even met him at one point in his life.
No Sir, there is not
@Peter Ang and let us not forget he was also the only actor who knows what sound a man makes when he is stabbed in the back.
I like to imagine that it's actually Saruman recounting the events, while he was still Saruman the White.
Fact; James bonds character is based on Lee..
It's an anecdote, but one of the most interesting things I'd heard that tied into his time as a proto SAS soldier; during the filming of the Lord of the rings trilogy, during the filming of Sauramans death by stabbing there was a moment when Peter Jackson was describing the way he should behave and move after being stabbed. Apparently, Lee paused and told Jackson "I know what a man sounds like when he's stabbed in the back"
He needs his own biopic what a LEGEND 👑🙌🏽
Nazi war criminal: *exists* Sir Christopher Lee: So you have chosen death
Hahahahahaha
Good one
Now for the first time i approve using this quote. Since it's Saruman's!
I heard that on count doukus voice
Sir Christopher Lee's veins were filled with molten Metal and his heart was made of steel! 🤘😁🍺
Damn... Does anyone else here suddenly feel frighteningly inadequate?
not remotely, im working my way to becoming a renaissance man myself; Im into golf, archery, game development, writing, rapping and professional masturbation
@@Chaka_J hahahaha that last one caught me off guard made bust out laughing
@@Chaka_J NOICE
DEEZNUTS cragmiar but are you a master of the Dark Side?
Why would you? He was related to CHARLEMAGNE! That's a huge head start.
I wonder how many people (myself included) clicked on this video thinking, "I've been looking forward to this."
What a character Lee was. Truly the definition of "Renaissance Man."
he didn’t die, he became one with the force
when Palpatine go's to bed he check he's closet for Christopher Lee
@@badreedinedjellali1328 yea
Sith can’t become one with the force
@@mightysheev3511 yea I know I was just joking man
@@mightysheev3511 no y’all just try and cheat death with attempted sith immortality and clone pods.
Christophe Lee: "Can you keep a secret?" Journalist: "Yes." Christopher Lee: "So can I." Epic response!!!
Also scary
I read this exactly as it was spoken in the video lol
This man was a living legend. Such a shame that he's gone now 😪. RIP!
You forgot to mention that the man counted to infinity on 3 separate occasions. The man was an absolute unit! Winter War vet, fought in the Battle of Monte Cassino, was knighted, is related to Charlemagne (among many others), played Count Dooku and Saruman, then volunteers his acting prowess to help a friend. Oh yeah, and the metal albums he put out exist, just as a side note.
Peter Jackson: "Just imagine what someone getting stabbed in the back sounds like..." Christopher Lee: "Young man, I don't need to imagine it. I know what it sounds like. It's not a scream, like 'AAAaaah," it's a gasp, like "hgkkkk," because it drives the air out of your lungs." Lee lived quite a life that qualifies him as having been an absolute badass.
i remember seeing that take in the making of of lotr. He explained how people sound when they get stabbed yeah.
"I don't often stab another man in the back, but when I do, I know the sound he makes as he dies. Stay deadly, my friends." Wow, Lee really was The Most Interesting Man In The World!
@@louisduarte8763 Great comment; I needed a laugh, thanks. Very clever
"do you know what's the sound of men being stabbed in the back like? Because i do" epic.
@@sergionuno you know after he said that no one would allow him behind them for weeks
Dude is a prime example of ‘living your life to the fullest’
Christopher Lee is the guy that plays the main character that is based off the accomplishments of a badass who just happens to be himself.
"Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I."
When Chuck Norris goes to bed at night, he checks his closet for Christopher Lee.
Because he played Dracula. Nice
When Chuck Norris goes to bed at night, Christopher Lee tucks him in.
Yes
Audie Murphy tells them both when to go to bed
😵🤣
Random person: "What do you want to do with your life?" Christopher Lee: "Yes."
Honestly, just listening to stories about Christopher Lee’s life really makes you think of how you live everyday. Christopher Lee was one of those rare individuals of people who truly lived life to the fullest. Always achieved something worthwhile everyday. I can say at least for myself, it helped to lend a different perspective of everyday life.
Apparently when Christopher Lee was in Prague to film The Howling II, the director saw a military order forming up to welcome someone. When he wondered who it was for, Lee said "It's for me; I was one of the team that helped plan the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich." Totally badass.
Holy Shit
That's insane
He probably did claim, however he was a liar.
@Rabbit Snare lol like the very anecdote we are talking about? The guy who constantly brought it up just was vague on actual details?
@@stevenobrien557 Can you prove that?
He was a motherfucking badass. I bet in his final moments he treated Death like an old life time friend. Godspeed Sir Christopher Lee
Pierre LeDouche More like Grim Reaper waiting for mr Lee soul as he passes in the hospital, awaiting him next to the doors of ghostly rolls royce with complete service and hellhounds taking out any sould out of the way so mr Lee have peacefull ride to the heaven of badasses. Mr Lee spirit see the Grim Reaper as he wait for him and steps out and stops next to Grim Reaper and says: Lee: i must apologize but im driving Grim Reaper: but sire i cant let you Lee: I AM DRIVING (in count duku tone) Grim Reaper: here are the keys please enjoy the ride i will catch up with you before the heavens gate Lee: no need you can jsut sit the back Grim Reaper: "screams as highschool kid in its mind" ok, and sits into the ghostly RR mr lee sits onto the driver seat and turn back on reaper and says: dont forget to fasten your belts Grim reaper AT THAT MOMENT GRIM REAPER KNEW IT FCKD UP Mr Lee ground the gas and the two of them embarks onto the most epic WAY TO HEAVEN in history of ways to heavens PS upon arriving to destination Grim Reaper had to reasemble itself while Mr Lee was looking rather lively and asked : Want another round? GRIM REAPER : NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! And thats dear children the end of the tale of most epic baddass man of humankind
He actually played Death in near all Animated version of Discworld, so I imagine him greeting Death with a smile and a prepared Curry.
Dude, why do you think Lee lived as long as he did? Death was outside the perimeter waiting for backup.
I bet he dropped ice cubes down the neck of the grim reaper.
Christopher Lee is John Wick.
Just take my like you verified fuck
@@biggiecheese1931 Thank you for the like. I have quit KZhead so I can appreciate your like everyday.
@@OfentseMwaseFilms you are very welcome
Only resemblance they share is that they are both are about as fictious.
@@blurgle9185 Someone's salty because they're life sucks huh?
It’s impossible to describe how badass Sir Christopher really is
He was more Bond than Bond.
He was the cousin of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond. It’s very possible that Fleming was inspired by Lee when writing it
God: "Chris, how cool you wanna be?" Lee: "Yes"
Lee:nah fam am already the coolest
Lee had died because he wanted to know what a normal life feels like (rip)
Haha
I think about the film The Wicker Man (1973) all the time, it hasn't received the attention it deserves. He was absolutely fantastic in the film, just incredible!
He knew the name of every public executioner in England since the 1500's. He WAS the Public Executioner of England since the 1500's.
God Speed Christopher Lee, you magnificent badass.
LOL! Bullshit! LOLZ
Dan Bilzerian: Every man wants to be me Sir Christopher Lee: Hold my sword
I really, REALLY don't want to be Dan Bilzerian.
Meh, Dan Bilzerian is just some fuccboi While Christopher Lee is a real life knight
dan bilzerian is more like a girl who wants others to appreciate her for whatever she is. Typical gambling/drugg addict no more. I fear christopher would fuck him up at bluffing in poker, shooting a gun, fucking girls and even being dan bilzerian, just by his shear intelect alone.
No Dan bilzerian:Every man wants to be me Christopher Lee:who the fook is that guy?!?!
Well now I have to see who this Dan Bliz is hold on Yeah he's got nothing on even semi awesome people why is he even a comparison
He was a real life superhero. Larger than life, yes, but always so humble and so human. He was a remarkable man.
I saw an interview with him on KZhead, The interviewer was asking Lee about his career in german, Lee responded back in german then answered the questions in fluent German and the told the interviewer that he didn’t speak German, Lee had a great sense of humor.
Imagine a parallel world where Christopher Lee becomes an opera singer and opera becomes the thing everyone is obsessed with and they’re like “Whatever happened to movies?”
Imagine that all the classic movies he was in were still made… But as Operas. The thought of LOTR as an Operetta cracks me up.
@@megandunnett7900 Why doesn't it surprise me to picture the Star Wars saga as Opera performances?
@@yohumanfrisk because it’s sometimes described as a space opera
@@megandunnett7900 Oh I know. I mean, even George described it as a Space Family Soap Opera or something like that.
Basically, Mt. Vesuvius decided "I've just met Christopher Lee, nothing can top that, I can die happy now". *pop*
*pop*
*pop pop pop*
*pop*
*skipiddy pop mmpopa* *pop*
Sir Christopher Lee is a proper legend, he completed 99% of life. Only thing he missed was going to space!
a loved person by everyone, a loved person surely missed by everyone
I met Christopher Lee in Febuary 1989 and got the chance to talk with him for almost two hours. A most impressive man but above all a human being with great interest in other people's thoughts, dreams and hopes. A meeting that changed my life - and I'm still greatful for his open ear and wide heart on this very afternoon more than 30 years ago. God bless his soul!
He was most certainly a very personable man.
Sat there and talked to you for 2 hours? That's awesome. Most celebrities wouldn't take 5 minutes out of their day for anyone but themselves.
I envy that. He was one if the ones I looked up to. Amazing life and talent.
Love stories like this. He was one of my favorite people growing up.
👏👏
I met him when he was golfing once years ago. An absolute gentleman & such a presence about him.
Very Well. Was he good?
@@jonnypeter5435 he wasn't bad even though he duffed on the playoff hole. Proceeded to apologise to his playing partner (I think Sam Torrence from memory) who didn't mind as they drove a par 4 in one.
Lucky
Glad I am not the only one to feel that 'presence and charisma' upon meeting the man!
@@jonnypeter5435 in the 60s and 70s he was considered one of the top amateur golfers in the world. He golfed in the Pro AM and was paired with Jack Nicholas once.
He was knighted, fought in WWII against Nazis, broke several world records, was very successful actor.... And here I am watching this on my couch
Sometimes I think that's the most restful way to experience Sir Christopher ... Definite powerhouse of a human being.
I can completely respect his metal career and creative writing skills. That is most bad ass bro.
1:55 - "Can you keep a secret? So can I." The epitome of badass. Truly a man's man.
He told Peter Jackson: "have you any idea how a man sounds when he's stabbed? Because i do." (or something similar)
I swear I am the only one who has come away with serious concerns about Christopher Lee after watching this.
@@AJR-vn2um Your opinion of him is lowered, while mine only rises. Considering that he was talking about the part he played in the effort to ruthlessly hunt down and kill Nazi leadership during WWII, it's impossible to have a problem with his past.
@@Gunners_Mate_Guns I'm not necessarily saying that, (the pic with Clement Freud is a bit concerning) but it sounds like the guy was a stone faced killer😆 he's in kids films. That's a terrifying thought imo
@@AJR-vn2um if he had any fascination for death, the war most likely cured it. And, as far as we know, he never behaved violently after returning.
Since I was a kid, I liked/feared Christopher Lee. I have a whole other level of respect for him now.
Christopher Lee was a legendary man - thanks for compiling all of this information on him.
A+ video! LOVE IT! What a fascinating and successful life, what a warrior!
WOW...I've watched most of his career and never had a clue he was SO BAD ASS. R.I.P. MR. LEE
RIP
It's Sir Christopher Lee
17 76 Thats SIR mr lee
"RIP"? There ain"t no such thing
This guy is LITERALLY what every man wants to be.
Literally what every man used to want to be.
Freedoman im a damn woman and i wish i were him. What a true savage
@@dfoster2513 Most men nowadays have soy in their blood and produce estrogen instead of testosterone. It's a sad time we live in.
@@MaxsonAtTheFort Oh fuck off the world isn't your dumb country
@@calvotama6460 Yeah he's just being dramatic. It's very american to be this way. As an american man living in the midwest I can tell you he is wrong. There are plenty of "manly men" still around.
Christopher Lee is one of the few famous individuals who I find so fascinating that I can't help but want to know as much as I can find about him, and this video was a great start. I don't usually follow many famous people in general, but other than Christopher Lee, I'm equally a huge fan of Bruce Lee. My admiration for them as people and fascination with their life stories are on equal levels for me. Although I've never met either of them, I'm fully convinced that the world is a different and less fortunate place without them. For the record, the fact they both have the same last name hadn't really dawned on me until now lol
This was accurate Christopher Lee was the best omg We wanna go see more of his movies now! :) Thank you for this history on him!
He has the background that I would imagine Alfred Pennyworth would have in the comics.
Christ! He would've been an AMAZING Alfred Pennyworth
Damn now I want to see him playing Alfred. But who would you cast as Batman without having him look like a pussy compared to Lee?
Yes, but no - not exactly
@@leonrobinson8180 absolutely yes
@@svenk5221 a young cgi lee will play batman and every other character
You left out my favorite anecdote from the Return of the King behind the scenes. While filming Saruman's his death scene on top of Isengard, Peter Jackson directed Lee to yell out in pain when Grima Wormtongue stabs him from behind, to which Christopher responded "Have you any idea what kind of noise happens when somebody’s stabbed in the back?" Peter Jackson, not being a murderer, said, well no. "Because I do." Lee said, and went on to explain how when a man is stabbed in the back it forces all of the air out of his lungs and results in more of a wheezing sound than a scream. To which Peter Jackson, probably terrified, said something to the effect of "Oh, well, do whatever you think is best then". So, regardless of secrecy, we have pretty solid reason to believe that Christopher Lee preformed at least one stealth kill on some clueless Nazi guardsman, which makes me very, very happy.
I love this about him as well. Adds to the mystery eh?
Christopher Lee played many sinister roles but he was a charming and generous man in real life. Knowing that he must have killed people during the war is kind of like thinking about the fact that my dad, who fought in a couple of wars as a pilot, dropped bombs on people.
JustinDL97 that’s something not terribly unknown. 45 seconds of research can tell you that. Way to jump to conclusions roflmao
It makes you very happy if he killed someone? Really?
@@dollykatz9301 yes. They were the nazis, fuck em
Lee's life is unbelievably amazing. He was a count that played as a count that fought in a war.
Christopher Lee is the kind of man every person can’t help but be in awe of. It’s unreal how much he accomplished in life.
“It’s said his passing was a peaceful one.” Salute sir (the lights go dark and the curtain closes).
He is a soldier, and went into the dark places where many of us, could dare not go. And in doing so, became himself, a legend and hero.
@No Drama Lama Plays Taps in the background with respect
heavy metal: exist Christopher Lee: *I've been looking forward to this.*
He had been waiting for Heavy Metal his entire life. It’s like he knew it would become a thing 🙂
Tony Iommi: "Glad I could oblige."
I read that in his voice
@Father Ted his whole album about charlemagne the great is on youtube. Its so so heavy metal, but its fun if your a fan of him.
With all the things that he did and was accomplished at especially speaking 5 languages and being fluent in 3 others. Not to mention be a war hero, musician. Can' t think of him as just an old actor. We need more people like this now. RIP Sir Lee. 😮😮😮😮 14:56
Mr Lee was a amazing actor I didn't know he was an army hero and had a historical blood line rip 🙏
I believe it was in early 2002 I was going about my day listening to the radio. When the announcer came on they said “up next we have film actor Christopher Lee, you’ll know him as Gandalf in lord of the rings, magneto, in X-men etc” I was confused so I called the radio station and said who are you having on? Because you said Christopher Lee, but you named off Ian McKellan’s filmography. The screener said shit!!! It’s lee but someone gave me the wrong research, I said I’m something of an expert on his career and I can help, he said thank you. And asked for my number in case he had any questions. The time passed Mr. Lee’s interview went on all was well. Less than 5 minutes after the interview my phone rang I answered and heard “Hello is this Aaron?” In his unmistakable baritone. Turns out the radio station asked if he would call me as a thank you. It was less than 5 minutes. But even in that time he told me something interesting, this was right before Star Wars came out and the web was abuzz with arguments about how to pronounce Dooku. And I asked him he said “that’s interesting because everyone on set is pronouncing it Doo-Koo but it’s based off of the Japanese word Doku meaning poison which is pronounced D’ku. Which was pretty neat because that’s how yoda wound up pronouncing it. Such a wonderful actor. I’ll forever miss his presence!
That's very cool.
cool story
Wow that’s a really cool story , i’m not trying to one up you were anything but here’s a funny story that happened to me. Along time ago when I was younger my mom worked at American Airlines at the ticket counter, she still does but whatever LOL, but anyways she was clocking out for lunch and the rapper 50 Cent came up with this whole Crew , they were running late for a flight and They asked my mom to help her out, so my mom was like sorry guys I’m going on break and I have to wake my kids up for school so 50 Cent said to her here give me the phone I’ll wake them up and you could help us out lol so my mom gave him the phone and she started fixing their tickets or whatever and it was kind of an awkward talk with him but he sounded like a pretty cool dude , I remember being late oh wow you’re 50 Cent ? And he was like ya yup that’s me man and I was like oh wow that’s cool I think I have one of your Cd’s and he was like o Thanks bro well here’s your mom and I said ok see ya . My mom always meets a lot of famous people at work and she always tells me which ones are super nice and which ones are assholes. It’s like a blessing and a curse cause when she tells me someone I like is really nice it makes me like them even more , but if she says they were rude I don’t care for their stuff anymore lol. Well if you got this far have a nice day & thanks for sharing :)
Aaron Hoover such a wonderful encounter. Thank you for sharing. you’re a good story teller.
Lucky asf
In 1994 I was in Cannes covering the Film Festival for an Australian newspaper. I was in a hurry for an interview that I was late for but had run out of cigarettes. I saw a Tabacs shop across the road and dashed toward the shop; just before I entered the building I hit something that felt like a metal pole and went base over apex onto the red carpets they have on the sidewalks in the main street during the festival. The seemingly immovable object I ran into was, indeed, Sir Christopher Lee as he exited the shop. I clearly wasn't looking properly, distracted by crossing the heavy traffic. A large pair of strong hands helped me to my feet and this man started to try to clean me down. (It had been raining and in Cannes there are a large population of small French poodles... you work that one out for yourselves). Once to my feet I realised, gobsmacked, who I had literally ran into. He was so kind and apologetic even though it was my fault, "Oh, my dear chap, I'm so terribly sorry etc." As soon as I spoke he deftly picked up on my Australian accent and observed I was, "...a long way from home...". Firstly, I gushed and told him I was a film critic and that one of my all time favourite films was 'The Wicker Man', and that I'd met Edward Woodward in 1980. (I think he almost blushed.) Not wanting to miss the opportunity of a life time I blurted out a request for an interview. I told him I was 'stringing' for one of Rupert Murdoch's Australian papers. This cut short that idea. Sir Christopher told me he wasn't too keen on Mr Murdoch and apologised. He did suggest, however, that as it was nearly lunch time that we share a quick aperitif at the nearby Petit Carlton. He had a Dubonnet and I had a G&T (He paid.) We chatted all too briefly, after I promised our little meeting was 'off the record'. We were both extremely late for our appointments so we parted company. I've interviewed big movie stars, well known actors and directors but, apart from the gorgeous Audrey Hepburn, my 'run in' with Sir Christopher Lee was truly one of the highlights of my time as a film critic. I was deeply saddened by his eventual passing. What a wonderful, intelligent, witty man and what a true gentleman in every sense of the word. RIP Sir Chris. BH
Bill Halliwell What a delightful story! Thank you!
Brilliant story shows you what kind of a person he was. I met him too once when I was very young in a book shop both he an Peter Cushing were my idols ( and Vincent Price) to this day I can still recall how in awe I was of this giant of a man he asked my Dad "Isn't he a little young to be watching these sorts of films" I can't recall how Old I was and my Dad replied "in truth there are worse things out there and I always watch them with him" but as you say here he was so nice --- imposing but a real gentleman of the old school
Nice story. Thanks for sharing it.
Wow! What a dream-come-true! I once got to ask Kirk Douglas one question at a press conference at the Berlinale, and before answering me he called it "the best question I've heard yet" - that was great, but yours… wow! I feel the LUCKY emanating through time and space!
Thanks for sharing that.
Just being started an huge Heavy Metal Fan at that age makes of this Man a real legend. What a life this Great Brilliant Man had. And living his life to the fullest. The One of a kind, Christopher Lee
I knew he did some amazing things but i didnt know half of these things, he truly was amazing.
LOL, WAIT WHAT. *HEAVY METAL ALBUMS?!*
RuleEmpire They’re really really good!
Wait, this had more likes before.
RuleEmpire 🤯🤯🤯🤯
Amps up the cool factor big time!
Yes,he worked with Manowar & Rhapsody on their albums and took a liking on epic Power-metal,so he decided to record 2 concept albums,about Charlemagne. He recorded the second at 90 years old,making him the oldest Metal singer in the world,according to Guiness World Records! The 2 Charlemagne albums are legit Symphonic/Power Metal,featuring various very well known Metal musicians who played on them,incl. Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest,who did the arrangements for the 2nd album.
So many vintage stars were more heroic than their fans realized.
Audie Murphy - Badass, sometimes you've just got to have balls. Nut up or shut up.
I believe Alan Badel was in the French resistance. I'll stand corrected, however.
That's because they were raised in a time where you couldn't make excuses for yourself and actually had to go out and do stuff.
Yes, we were...
Now we have idiots like Logan Paul, Kanye west
An absolutely amazing man. But what's really amazing is how little of this I knew before watching this video. Good job. Thumbs up for sure.
RIP Mr. Lee thank you for all your great roles. You’ll always be my Count Dooku