The Legendary Sir Christopher Lee Has Passed Away

He played the Bond villain, Francisco Scaramanga, in The Man with the Golden Gun. The wicked Saruman in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He was also a GOD to those who followed the Hammer Horror genre. Let's not forget Count Dooku in Star Wars. The one and only, Sir Christopher Lee has passed away.

As announced by The Telegraph, he died due to respiratory problems and heart failure on Sunday.

This man was a legend and his passing led to several loyal fans expressing their remorse on Twitter.

RIP Sir Christopher Lee. You were a god amongst mortals.

— Metal Hammer (@MetalHammer) June 11, 2015

Rest in peace Christopher Lee - He will forever be a legend!

— Ross Hornby (@djh3max) June 11, 2015

Sad to hear of the passing of acting legend Christopher Lee. He was in many great films, but will always be #LOTR #Dracula to me #RIP

— Raj Lyall (@lyallr) June 11, 2015

christopher lee was one of the actors who shaped my childhood/early teens and i'm so sad to hear of his death :/ r.i.p

— ren. (@abriikoska) June 11, 2015

Wat, but Christopher Lee was supposed to be an immortal vampire or something :(

— José Angel Orendain (@gastlichu) June 11, 2015

You were a great actor and a brilliant man. #RIP Sir Christopher.

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