Christopher Lee, 93, dies after half a century as the face of evil

The man behind a pantheon of villains made his name as a ‘rough and muscular’ update of Dracula

Christopher Lee, 93, dies after half a century as the face of evil
Fri, 12 Jun, 2015 - 01:00
Jill Lawless

Christopher Lee brought dramatic gravitas and aristocratic bearing to screen villains from Dracula to James Bond enemy Scaramanga.

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