As you've no doubt heard, acting legend Christopher Lee died on Sunday at the age of 93. With nearly 300 acting credits to his name and roles in some of the most famous franchises in movie history -- from "Dracula" to James Bond to "Star Wars" to "Lord of the Rings" -- he left an indelible footprint on cinema history and will sorely be missed for his elegance, charm, and formidable, multi-faceted talent. To commemorate the passing of the prolific British thespian, below are 11 things you may not have known about this brilliant performer of stage and screen, culled from various interviews he's given over the years. 1. He only appeared in the last few Hammer "Dracula" movies out of a sense of obligation. "This happened with the third film, and the fourth film, and the fifth film. I turned them all down. I said 'no.' And I got these terrible telephone calls from Hammer,...
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