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   In 1939 he volunteered for the Soviet-Finnish War on the Finnish side, where he stayed for two weeks and did not take part in combat operations.

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   Christopher Lee is one of the few actors who brought to life three different characters from Sherlock Holmes: Sir Henry Baskerville in The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes in the film Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace, and Mycroft Holmes in the film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.

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   Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

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   Christopher Lee is one of the few actors to have brought to life three different characters from Sherlock Holmes: Sir Henry Baskerville in "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1959), Sherlock Holmes in the film "Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace" (1962), and Mycroft Holmes in the film "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" (1970).

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   During the filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Lee broke his left arm after hitting a door in a hotel.

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   His full name is Christopher Frank Carandini Lee.

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   Full name - Christopher Frank Carandini Lee.

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   In 1939, Christopher Lee volunteered to fight in the Soviet-Finnish war on the Finnish side, where he stayed for two weeks and did not take part in combat.

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   He belonged to an aristocratic family; on his mother's side, his ancestors include Emperors Charlemagne and Frederick Barbarossa.

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    Served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II.

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    Cousin of writer Ian Fleming. Fleming wanted Christopher Lee to play Dr. No, but Lee did not pass the audition.

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    His father was a colonel in the British Royal Corps, a hero of several wars, including World War I. And his mother was Countess Estelle Marie Carandini di Sarzano.

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    In 1926, his parents divorced, after which Christopher's mother took him and his older sister Xandra to Switzerland.

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    Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

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    In 1978, Lee turned down the role of Dr. Loomis in Carpenter's film "Halloween"; he later called it his biggest mistake.

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    In June 2009, he received a knighthood.

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    Christopher Lee reread The Lord of the Rings trilogy every year since its first publication, and he is the only person from the crew of the film "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001) who personally met Tolkien.

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    His father was a colonel in the British Royal Corps, a hero of several wars, including World War I. And his mother was Countess Estelle Marie Carandini di Sarzano.

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    Christopher Lee died on June 7, 2015, at the age of 93 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London, where he was being treated for respiratory and heart problems.

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    In June 2009, he received a knighthood.

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    He acted in many school productions with actor Patrick McNamee.