Lee dreamed of being Gandalf

Lord Of The Rings star Christopher Lee always dreamed of playing Gandalf as a young boy - but by the time JRR Tolkien's novels made it to the big screen he was too old.

Sat, 10 Jun, 2006 - 11:55

Lord Of The Rings star Christopher Lee always dreamed of playing Gandalf as a young boy - but by the time JRR Tolkien's novels made it to the big screen he was too old.

The Dracula star, 84, conceded the role to a younger man, Ian McKellen, and instead took up the more mature mantle of rival wizard Saruman in Peter Jackson's movie trilogy.

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