By Rob Bricken in
Movies
Monday, Nov. 2 2009 @ 9:45AM
On October 30th, actor Christopher Lee was knighted by Prince Charles on behalf of the Queen for his services to drama and charity. I couldn't be more delighted, because it couldn't happen to a more awesome actor. Lee's 60+-year film and theater career covers every genre, and by all accounts he is incredibly nice, humble, and very likely the pretentious actor of his immense stature that ever was. This has been long overdue, but I'm so, so happy for him that it happened. Congratulation, Sir Christopher! You've more than earned it. (Via The British Monarchy)
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Drunken Fist said:
I'm pleased to see this, as Christopher Lee has been one of my very favorite actors for as long as I can remember. He's the first Dracula I can recall seeing as well; for some reason, it seemed that some of the Hammer Dracula movies were always being shown on one of the local stations here when I was growing up. He and Peter Cushing are easily one of the greatest cinematic duos of all time, as well.
Bingo said:
I`m glad to know that too, he is an awesome actor and a great person too. Congratulations!
Neal Snow said:
Congrats to one of the legit legends of cinema.
MattK said:
Geez, I've always considered him "Sir Christopher Lee." It took them THIS long to give him a truly earned knighthood? The man's military career BEFORE acting should have earned him an automatic "Sir" before his name!
Anonymous said:
Congratulations! We should drink in his honor... (not to get us drunk but to join in the Celebration...)
Bill said:
HA! Dracula is now a knight!
Abe said:
I'm with MattK on this one, I thought he was already knighted.
I mean just listen to him, he already has the whole knighthood thing down pat!
Geoff said:
He was a CBE before, which is the rank below a full-fledged knighthood on the honours list.
Of course, he was already a "Count" to everyone else (I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist)
Amber said:
Yah I thought he was knighted already as well. Huh.
thrivingdead said:
surely "least" pretentious?
The Admiral said:
About damned time, to my way of thinking. It's too bad Peter Cushing was never knighted because he most certainly deserved it too.
Wotcher said:
Congrats to Sir Christopher Dooku Saruman Wonka Lee
Mike said:
This is awesome. Thanks Topless Robot.
bort said:
Awesome! I just watched a bunch of his Dracula movies for Halloween! He just commands the scene whenever he was on screen, sometimes without even saying anything. Best story about him is when Peter Jackson was giving him advice on the sound to make in Saruman's death scene, and he cut him off with "Peter, do you know what sound a man makes when he is stabbed in the back? Because I do." It is also really touching to hear him talk about Peter Cushing :"He really was the most gentle and generous of men. I have often said he died because he was too good for this world." God bless you, Sir Christopher!
Darth Mario said:
Aristocracy is full of vampires, lets put stakes through all of them.
DrPluton said:
My favorite James Bond villain is a knight! Long live Sir Scaramanga!
NeoXorn said:
Yeah!!!
Dalf said:
Rock on, you Evil Dracula Wizard Jedi Master!
Raine said:
Congrats!
outburst said:
So Charles must be standing on something... isn't Lee like 6'4"?
