Christopher Lee (1922–2015) – the 6'5" legend who played Dracula, Saruman, Count Dooku & Scaramanga
WWII hero: RAF, special ops, hunted Nazis, volunteered in Finland's Winter War.
Royal blood: Direct descendant of Charlemagne; distant relative of Robert E. Lee.
Bond link: Ian Fleming's step-cousin; wanted him as Bond; later played the villain in The Man with the Golden Gun.
Tolkien fan: Kinda Met J.R.R. Tolkien; only LOTR actor to do so; brought real passion (and battle sounds) to Saruman.
Record holder: Most screen credits ever (>260), most sword-fight films, oldest person to chart on Billboard (age 91 with metal Christmas song).
Metal grandpa: Released symphonic metal albums in his 80s/90s (Charlemagne saga) and loved the genre.
Dracula king: Played the Count (or equivalent) ~10 times; fluent in 5 languages; expert fencer.
Wild youth: Saw Rasputin's assassins as a boy; witnessed France's last public guillotine execution.