Actor Christopher Lee Was A Real Life Badass

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  • Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024

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  • @WeirdHistory
    @WeirdHistory  5 лет назад +4031

    What was Christopher Lee's most impressive accomplishment?

    • @ziyaerolklc2649
      @ziyaerolklc2649 5 лет назад +111

      I think the last public execution in France was also the last public execution by guillotine. Not just in France but in general.

    • @ziyaerolklc2649
      @ziyaerolklc2649 5 лет назад +86

      It is said that he got permission from Tolkien to play in a movie version of Lord of the rings but I really doubt that because he wasn't acting back then. Maybe he met Tolkien again when he was acting. Great Video! I love Sir Christopher Lee and everything he has ever done. He truly is the most interesting man on earth. I would have loved to meet him.

    • @MrJJBhizzle
      @MrJJBhizzle 5 лет назад +59

      Weird History Kicking Ass at Everything. Like friggin' Lord Dunsany or sumn!

    • @danielcollins4926
      @danielcollins4926 5 лет назад +31

      I first saw him in the Man with the golden gun he had that charisma

    • @davidisaacson5993
      @davidisaacson5993 5 лет назад +51

      Living to 93.

  • @НиктоизНиоткуда-м1я
    @НиктоизНиоткуда-м1я 5 лет назад +9857

    Christopher Lee didn't die. He just completed the life and went on to re-start it on extreme hardcore difficulty.

  • @Francisco-fw5fe
    @Francisco-fw5fe 3 года назад +4087

    Plot Twist: he never played any characters, people just keep filming normal days in his life and calling It a movie

    • @johntrish1685
      @johntrish1685 3 года назад +122

      Even Star Wars

    • @Francisco-fw5fe
      @Francisco-fw5fe 3 года назад +177

      @@johntrish1685 especially Star Wars

    • @wolfgangallanalhazred802
      @wolfgangallanalhazred802 3 года назад +91

      He used his magic as a White Wizard to teleport the cast and crew to whatever location the film was set in

    • @austinwise6961
      @austinwise6961 3 года назад +46

      @@wolfgangallanalhazred802 yeah that’s why he was a great jedi/Sith cause he already was a wizard

    • @jumpstart55million
      @jumpstart55million 3 года назад +8

      Absolutely hilarious...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
      And very accurate..😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @dominikb8273
    @dominikb8273 3 года назад +6200

    When Christopher Lee turns on his pc, google accepts his terms and conditions

    • @hidrislim1459
      @hidrislim1459 3 года назад +73

      This is so underrated !

    • @goyslop-consumer
      @goyslop-consumer 3 года назад +21

      if he was that smart he would be using hardened Firefox

    • @Nugcon
      @Nugcon 3 года назад +6

      lmao

    • @lahoku
      @lahoku 3 года назад +12

      With his Gentlemen & stern voice! He could command without any intent to do so.
      RIP Christopher Lee! A class of men long gone !!

    • @sebho5756
      @sebho5756 3 года назад

      Please use a comma

  • @Rabbit-zs7sr
    @Rabbit-zs7sr 3 года назад +4174

    "He was knighted"
    Me:"ok"
    "He hunted nazis in world war II"
    Me:"pretty dope"
    "AND he released several heavy metal albums"
    Me:"HE DID *W* *H* *A* *T*

    • @brandonporter8509
      @brandonporter8509 3 года назад +185

      He shed the blood of the Saxon men

    • @akunekochan
      @akunekochan 3 года назад +34

      Exactly my reaction

    • @MMfish_
      @MMfish_ 3 года назад +28

      Literally my reactions in order except I was impressed by him being knighted

    • @tiktak3559
      @tiktak3559 3 года назад +5

      Exactly my reaction 😂

    • @dangomez5649
      @dangomez5649 3 года назад +58

      I knew he was knighted. I knew he fought Nazi's. But when I say I whipped my head at my phone when they said he released heavy metal albums i was shook.

  • @MRawesom100
    @MRawesom100 4 года назад +11136

    Christopher Lee is the type of person that complete all of his side quests

  • @CitizenDuarte
    @CitizenDuarte 4 года назад +4199

    "Can you keep a secret?"
    "Yes."
    "So can I."
    Smooth as hell ;)

    • @robinduplessis1326
      @robinduplessis1326 4 года назад +61

      *metal as hell

    • @moo-snuckle
      @moo-snuckle 4 года назад +93

      totally gonna use that line too. ominous, yet respectable i think. just enough to keep em wondering "what has this guy seen?"

    • @Dragonblaster1
      @Dragonblaster1 3 года назад +9

      That made me LOL.

    • @Jmatad21
      @Jmatad21 3 года назад +8

      Now I'm just a waiting to use this line somewhere..

    • @wellafaciol3538
      @wellafaciol3538 3 года назад +2

      buurrnn

  • @francescofulghieri9608
    @francescofulghieri9608 3 года назад +1603

    he missed 2 days of school and now they’re called saturday and sunday

  • @Klexxxxx
    @Klexxxxx 3 года назад +2889

    So Christopher Lee is a:
    -Soldier
    -Pilot
    -Knight
    -Musician
    -Sith Lord
    -Wizard
    -Vampire
    -and Actor?
    That is badass.

  • @captainjacksparrow1518
    @captainjacksparrow1518 3 года назад +3424

    Christopher Lee: The only man to complete 100% of the Life game

    • @gembocobo9484
      @gembocobo9484 3 года назад +61

      platinum completionist confirmed

    • @besmondlo5507
      @besmondlo5507 3 года назад +7

      Ahh.. Jack Sparrow

    • @captainjacksparrow1518
      @captainjacksparrow1518 3 года назад +23

      @@besmondlo5507 Captain... Captain Jack Sparrow.

    • @beejayca
      @beejayca 3 года назад +15

      A real man. He walked over the finish line with grace to spare. God bless him.

    • @andylymbo
      @andylymbo 3 года назад +4

      @@gembocobo9484 lol came to say exactly that too 😂

  • @cringyboring
    @cringyboring 3 года назад +3353

    Christopher Lee is the main character of the world.

    • @lordcypher5889
      @lordcypher5889 3 года назад +155

      Must be why everything is going downhill from 2015. Must be the phase before the sequel where everything is terrible.

    • @readwithJoey
      @readwithJoey 3 года назад +13

      @@lordcypher5889 totally

    • @2Dotmusic
      @2Dotmusic 3 года назад +6

      @@lordcypher5889 genius

    • @Bellee702
      @Bellee702 3 года назад +2

      @@lordcypher5889 exactly

    • @wildbill7081
      @wildbill7081 3 года назад +3

      one of the greatest men that I know of I loved everything he did

  • @mattj2081
    @mattj2081 5 лет назад +4220

    Basically he's the guy she tells you not to worry about.

  • @paulallensdemise2533
    @paulallensdemise2533 3 года назад +998

    Count Dracula
    Count Dooku
    He's mum was a countess
    He's even a Count in real life

    • @Tommy9834
      @Tommy9834 3 года назад +91

      I could be wrong, but I think they made Dooku a count because he was played by Lee.

    • @Ardyotha
      @Ardyotha 3 года назад +109

      but his achievements are count-less

    • @1516Spinola6040
      @1516Spinola6040 3 года назад +7

      Nice.

    • @puddlejumper6103
      @puddlejumper6103 3 года назад +21

      Hm, I don't know if that counts... ;)

    • @laurikaunisto7403
      @laurikaunisto7403 3 года назад +17

      There's just too many to count!

  • @anotherdrummingenigma2882
    @anotherdrummingenigma2882 3 года назад +2663

    Chuck Norris: I am a legend
    Sir Lee: Hold my world records and ww2 medals. And while you're at it, my heavy metal albums.

    • @Amp661
      @Amp661 3 года назад +92

      Damn right. Norris is nothing compared to Lee.

    • @badreedinedjellali1328
      @badreedinedjellali1328 3 года назад +7

      chuck Norris shakes he's head

    • @lordbison
      @lordbison 3 года назад +22

      Lee & Norris played in a Film together called " An Eye for an Eye "!

    • @bass1bone
      @bass1bone 3 года назад +18

      Also, see if you can be a legend in multiple languages, Chuck.

    • @Andrew-zq3ip
      @Andrew-zq3ip 3 года назад +12

      Chuck Norris actually has a sense of humor about his rep and not a big ego

  • @jmace2424
    @jmace2424 3 года назад +1884

    Christopher Lee is the player and we are all just NPCs.

    • @readwithJoey
      @readwithJoey 3 года назад +36

      I see no lies here 🧐

    • @tricboy4791
      @tricboy4791 3 года назад +32

      And I'm okay with that

    • @gandalf_thegrey
      @gandalf_thegrey 3 года назад +15

      True. And I can accept that.

    • @garganrose
      @garganrose Год назад +3

      If that's the case then it really sucks to be trapped in this crappy post-game DLC.

    • @Kev24
      @Kev24 Год назад +6

      he didn’t die. He just stopped playing the game because he already did everything

  • @iamkocka6457
    @iamkocka6457 5 лет назад +2398

    I only recently downloaded the audiobook version of "The Children of Húrin" by J. R. R. Tolkien and it turns out it is narrated by Christopher Lee. I mean... Christopher Lee reading a Tolkien book to you. Can you ask for more?

    • @kingrichardiii6280
      @kingrichardiii6280 5 лет назад +52

      Well he was a great fan of Tolkien, i think he even met him at one point in his life.

    • @MrZiva82
      @MrZiva82 5 лет назад +3

      No Sir, there is not

    • @kingrichardiii6280
      @kingrichardiii6280 5 лет назад +52

      @Peter Ang and let us not forget he was also the only actor who knows what sound a man makes when he is stabbed in the back.

    • @DigitalVanquish
      @DigitalVanquish 5 лет назад +25

      I like to imagine that it's actually Saruman recounting the events, while he was still Saruman the White.

    • @thealienfiles
      @thealienfiles 5 лет назад +5

      Fact; James bonds character is based on Lee..

  • @SubayAdamm2
    @SubayAdamm2 3 года назад +351

    Fun Fact: Count Dooku's lightsaber hilt was inspired by king charlemagne's sword and lee was a direct descendant of the king

    • @nonameman7114
      @nonameman7114 2 года назад +23

      That man was a living legend, god damn.

    • @Ottophil
      @Ottophil 2 года назад +8

      Impossible. Star wars was long ago.

    • @SubayAdamm2
      @SubayAdamm2 2 года назад +2

      @@Ottophil theres this cool section of star wars called prequels that were filmed in 1999-2005

    • @aridabaginindabag9970
      @aridabaginindabag9970 Год назад +9

      @@SubayAdamm2 I think he is referring to the "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away" thing

    • @s66s46
      @s66s46 Год назад

      ​@@nonameman7114 charlemange or lee?

  • @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y
    @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y 5 лет назад +980

    7:00 Mt. Vesuvius waited 3 days before erupting because it was afraid of Lee.

    • @70mjc
      @70mjc 5 лет назад +3

      daniel280456 4**

    • @willkirkoff1333
      @willkirkoff1333 4 года назад +6

      @@70mjc no it was 3 days

    • @ragingriccor9999
      @ragingriccor9999 4 года назад +11

      Wow! It appears as though Chuck Norris has been given a run for his money.

    • @mabrams8740
      @mabrams8740 4 года назад +1

      Lmao

    • @ulrichkalber9039
      @ulrichkalber9039 3 года назад +2

      it did not wait, it started shivering when CL stepped on it and broke out because of that 3 days later.

  • @kakarroto007
    @kakarroto007 5 лет назад +3514

    Christopher Lee was more bad-ass than the villains he portrayed in his films.

    • @obbiem9274
      @obbiem9274 5 лет назад +43

      @Ironclaw XII no one cares

    • @obbiem9274
      @obbiem9274 5 лет назад +26

      ​@Ironclaw XII Lol ok bud.

    • @obbiem9274
      @obbiem9274 5 лет назад +36

      @Ironclaw XII You must be a such a big man. Entitled. Dumb. Attention craving. Nah I think you are whats wrong with the world guy.

    • @DeNihility
      @DeNihility 5 лет назад +43

      @Ironclaw XII The fuck do you mean "Don't reply to you"? Nobody asked for you opinion in the first place, nor does anyone want to hear it. So instead of giving us your opinion, how about you shove it up your ass? 😂

    • @obbiem9274
      @obbiem9274 5 лет назад +36

      @Ironclaw XII You are the only one triggered here. You also have a problem assuming things from nothing, me supporting Christopher Lee? I said nothing about him. Playing PS4? You have put a stone wall of ideological garbage in front of yourself and proceed to yell at it. Im a human not an unshifting wall. No one gives a shit about your garbage analysis that some rando actor is a 'liar' spending apparently (your words) years of life to work on. He's an actor who did some iconic roles; even *if* he over exaggerated some details of his life are you seriously so pathetic and insecure you have to challenge people on the internet to feel vindicated. Ill gladly debate anyone who wants to know more? What a lousy meme. Im sorry that you are sad but like I said, no one cares. Even if you are right who gave you the impression truth matters at all in this world. If he was a con man or whatever you think he was damn good enough to get praise on YT, global fame and recognition of some of the most iconic roles so he clearly is doing it better then you ever will.
      TLDR no one cares dude

  • @MrNathuss
    @MrNathuss 3 года назад +1534

    "Can you keep a secret ?"
    "Yes !"
    "So can I"
    " *Alright then, keep your secrets...* "

  • @VolumeImpact
    @VolumeImpact 4 года назад +1544

    when there are people like this in the world, I find myself wondering why so many obsess over the kardashians and house wives or popstar documentaries

    • @freepalestine7687
      @freepalestine7687 4 года назад +61

      VolumeImpact don’t you think it just makes people like him more interesting? Like you have to reach a really good level of knowledge to understand how charming he is ✨

    • @cait3196
      @cait3196 4 года назад +5

      you can obsess over all of them... no need to choose

    • @schwarzwald6672
      @schwarzwald6672 4 года назад +19

      one word pop, like in hs or middle school whoever is pop(popular) gets the attention. Luckily both my parents saw horror as pop-ular so I got a nice dose of Sir Lee early in my life.

    • @CreepyHandedMan
      @CreepyHandedMan 4 года назад +48

      Because these celebrities got to fame and wealth without much effort. It was a lot of luck, then good communication. It's easier to fantasize about that kind of life. It seems more accessible.
      When you look at Christopher Lee, you see a man who not only has impeccable manners and is quite the gentleman, you see a nazi killer, a spy, a metal writer, an iconic actor. There is nothing to hate about him, and he just succeeds. A lot of people might envy him for what he did, but it seems like it would take a hundred lifetimes to even come close to his achievements. He is a reminder that some people are just better all around.
      It's easier to dream about winning the lottery of life, so that's what the media sell instead.

    • @fiora2930
      @fiora2930 4 года назад +25

      Kardashians are temporary fame. They're only relevant here and now. Time reveals the real heroes while the Kardashians will be completely forgotten.

  • @gejopohl5102
    @gejopohl5102 3 года назад +165

    I met Christopher Lee in Febuary 1989 and got the chance to talk with him for almost two hours. A most impressive man but above all a human being with great interest in other people's thoughts, dreams and hopes. A meeting that changed my life - and I'm still greatful for his open ear and wide heart on this very afternoon more than 30 years ago. God bless his soul!

    • @gokaury
      @gokaury 2 года назад +7

      He was most certainly a very personable man.

    • @brandonsutton7474
      @brandonsutton7474 Год назад +15

      Sat there and talked to you for 2 hours? That's awesome. Most celebrities wouldn't take 5 minutes out of their day for anyone but themselves.

    • @sgtpepper3161
      @sgtpepper3161 Год назад +5

      I envy that. He was one if the ones I looked up to. Amazing life and talent.

    • @redbarchetta8782
      @redbarchetta8782 11 месяцев назад +2

      Love stories like this. He was one of my favorite people growing up.

    • @pagan_wanderer8861
      @pagan_wanderer8861 10 месяцев назад +1

      👏👏

  • @KageNoTora74
    @KageNoTora74 3 года назад +1069

    Peter Jackson: "Just imagine what someone getting stabbed in the back sounds like..."
    Christopher Lee: "Young man, I don't need to imagine it. I know what it sounds like. It's not a scream, like 'AAAaaah," it's a gasp, like "hgkkkk," because it drives the air out of your lungs."
    Lee lived quite a life that qualifies him as having been an absolute badass.

    • @maurice587
      @maurice587 3 года назад +21

      i remember seeing that take in the making of of lotr. He explained how people sound when they get stabbed yeah.

    • @louisduarte8763
      @louisduarte8763 3 года назад +43

      "I don't often stab another man in the back, but when I do, I know the sound he makes as he dies. Stay deadly, my friends." Wow, Lee really was The Most Interesting Man In The World!

    • @wmnoffaith1
      @wmnoffaith1 2 года назад +4

      @@louisduarte8763 Great comment; I needed a laugh, thanks. Very clever

    • @sergionuno
      @sergionuno Год назад +2

      "do you know what's the sound of men being stabbed in the back like? Because i do" epic.

    • @cliffcorson4000
      @cliffcorson4000 Год назад +9

      @@sergionuno you know after he said that no one would allow him behind them for weeks

  • @johnnyneal5501
    @johnnyneal5501 3 года назад +144

    Addition to the J.R.R. Tolkien story, Tolkien actually wanted Lee to play Gandalf in any future adaptations of his work

    • @dustbin5044
      @dustbin5044 3 месяца назад +2

      True story. Tolkien said when Lee passes all the LOTR property rights were supposed to be sealed away never to be touched again.

  • @Chris.starfleet
    @Chris.starfleet 5 лет назад +818

    Christophe Lee: "Can you keep a secret?" Journalist: "Yes." Christopher Lee: "So can I." Epic response!!!

  • @crook7493
    @crook7493 4 года назад +2266

    Christopher Lee reached 90% on life before he decided to move on

    • @rudolfogar1886
      @rudolfogar1886 4 года назад +130

      I'm more than positive he completed this game on 99%, if not 100%

    • @ShailaYll
      @ShailaYll 4 года назад +33

      Imagine if he went to 100%

    • @ethericboy
      @ethericboy 4 года назад +20

      YES "Move on" is exactly right as opposed to all those morons chanting "RIP" which Is a Christian term that concerns the Earthly remains we all leve behind because there comes a time when the Entity no longer can translform a portion of itself into physical form and indeed has to move on to focus fully in the other dimension but most people identify their whole being so completely with the image they see in the mirror that they can"t imagine an existence without it or what that existence will be like.Can you?

    • @generalgrievous631
      @generalgrievous631 4 года назад +1

      Ah lando calrssian the friend of han solo I know nothing about

    • @lennertvandyck5185
      @lennertvandyck5185 4 года назад +4

      93 %

  • @kuroazrem5376
    @kuroazrem5376 4 года назад +559

    He was even greater than the characters he portrayed.

    • @stevenobrien557
      @stevenobrien557 4 года назад +9

      He was also more fictional.

    • @endryl08
      @endryl08 3 года назад +10

      @ His accomplishments were probably more hard to believe them of his own characters in the movies...

    • @Joe-xf5ot
      @Joe-xf5ot 3 года назад

      He was awesome but he wasn't a wizard so na 😅

    • @kuroazrem5376
      @kuroazrem5376 3 года назад +4

      @@Joe-xf5ot are you sure he wasn't a wizard?

    • @Joe-xf5ot
      @Joe-xf5ot 3 года назад +1

      @@kuroazrem5376 well now that you mention it 😂

  • @godblessedsaxman5347
    @godblessedsaxman5347 3 года назад +271

    Christopher Lee was a modern-day Renaissance man in the fullest sense of the word.

  • @cmacdhon
    @cmacdhon 4 года назад +2218

    I bet he could even drink orange juice after he brushed his teeth.

    • @obiwankenobi6655
      @obiwankenobi6655 4 года назад +34

      Or eat an apple 💀

    • @MasterPhilip616
      @MasterPhilip616 4 года назад +22

      You just broke the internet. lmfao
      I don't think even Deadpool could do that.

    • @trixstermillion2190
      @trixstermillion2190 4 года назад +14

      He can take apart the remote control
      and he can put it all the way back together.

    • @tby8323
      @tby8323 4 года назад +13

      or drink cold water after a mint

    • @stephenlacher587
      @stephenlacher587 4 года назад

      NO! only Chuck Norris can do that!

  • @dominiccarrano9513
    @dominiccarrano9513 4 года назад +1281

    Kids check under their bed for the boogieman. The boogieman checks under his bed for Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris checks under his bed for Christopher Lee

    • @knucklessammich3875
      @knucklessammich3875 4 года назад +48

      No Chuck Norris looks under his bed for Bruce Lee Bruce Lee checks under his bed for Christopher lee

    • @neckbeardthepyromancer5639
      @neckbeardthepyromancer5639 4 года назад +6

      Dominic Carrano We don't know who Christopher Lee looked for under his bed

    • @yagibolillos96
      @yagibolillos96 4 года назад

      And Bruce Lee

    • @coloneljackmustard
      @coloneljackmustard 4 года назад +9

      Christopher Lee looks under his bed for Peter Cushing

    • @xaraxen
      @xaraxen 4 года назад +20

      Christopher Lee checked the bed, the closet, the whole house and your life records in his pursuit for former Nazis.

  • @REChronic54
    @REChronic54 3 года назад +669

    Dude is a prime example of ‘living your life to the fullest’

  • @minecraftoverlordpe2842
    @minecraftoverlordpe2842 3 года назад +76

    "He could have been an opera singer"
    Honestly, not surprising. You could just hear it in his voice. Even in his Count Dooku performance, you could hear the potential in his voice. Truly an astounding man.

  • @shaitarn1869
    @shaitarn1869 5 лет назад +374

    Apparently when Christopher Lee was in Prague to film The Howling II, the director saw a military order forming up to welcome someone. When he wondered who it was for, Lee said "It's for me; I was one of the team that helped plan the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich." Totally badass.

    • @devinsweeting4978
      @devinsweeting4978 4 года назад +29

      Holy Shit

    • @filiprozmanek6359
      @filiprozmanek6359 4 года назад +7

      That's insane

    • @stevenobrien557
      @stevenobrien557 4 года назад +1

      He probably did claim, however he was a liar.

    • @stevenobrien557
      @stevenobrien557 4 года назад

      @Rabbit Snare lol like the very anecdote we are talking about? The guy who constantly brought it up just was vague on actual details?

    • @markbeetham5118
      @markbeetham5118 4 года назад

      @@stevenobrien557 Can you prove that?

  • @helpmereach690subscribers3
    @helpmereach690subscribers3 4 года назад +1631

    God: okay so what skill set do you want to invest in?
    Christopher Lee: yes.

    • @theshwagins4734
      @theshwagins4734 4 года назад +62

      Christopher Lee when he was born:
      “I’ve been looking forward to this”

    • @earendurvoneinzbern7585
      @earendurvoneinzbern7585 4 года назад +10

      Christopher Lee was isskai'd into our world!

    • @Taylor-kh1mf
      @Taylor-kh1mf 4 года назад +11

      @@earendurvoneinzbern7585 he had every ability unlocked at level 1

    • @BoulderCreekSteve
      @BoulderCreekSteve 4 года назад

      Help me reach 420 Subscribers Me: Must you do these idiotic faux-conversation replies?
      You: Yes, I am derivative, want to appear witty/cool, and, on my own, have nothing interesting to comment.
      Me: Oh, I see, yet another douchebag . . .
      You: Of course, what did you expect?
      Me: You’re right, what was I even thinking

    • @ulrichkalber9039
      @ulrichkalber9039 3 года назад +1

      @@BoulderCreekSteve no

  • @DarthScrewtape27
    @DarthScrewtape27 5 лет назад +648

    I believe it was in early 2002 I was going about my day listening to the radio. When the announcer came on they said “up next we have film actor Christopher Lee, you’ll know him as Gandalf in lord of the rings, magneto, in X-men etc” I was confused so I called the radio station and said who are you having on? Because you said Christopher Lee, but you named off Ian McKellan’s filmography. The screener said shit!!! It’s lee but someone gave me the wrong research, I said I’m something of an expert on his career and I can help, he said thank you. And asked for my number in case he had any questions. The time passed Mr. Lee’s interview went on all was well.
    Less than 5 minutes after the interview my phone rang I answered and heard “Hello is this Aaron?” In his unmistakable baritone. Turns out the radio station asked if he would call me as a thank you. It was less than 5 minutes. But even in that time he told me something interesting, this was right before Star Wars came out and the web was abuzz with arguments about how to pronounce Dooku. And I asked him he said “that’s interesting because everyone on set is pronouncing it Doo-Koo but it’s based off of the Japanese word Doku meaning poison which is pronounced D’ku. Which was pretty neat because that’s how yoda wound up pronouncing it. Such a wonderful actor. I’ll forever miss his presence!

    • @SueDNim
      @SueDNim 5 лет назад +15

      That's very cool.

    • @hostilehostile5073
      @hostilehostile5073 4 года назад +7

      cool story

    • @twiznizzlenore7822
      @twiznizzlenore7822 4 года назад +35

      Wow that’s a really cool story , i’m not trying to one up you were anything but here’s a funny story that happened to me. Along time ago when I was younger my mom worked at American Airlines at the ticket counter, she still does but whatever LOL, but anyways she was clocking out for lunch and the rapper 50 Cent came up with this whole Crew , they were running late for a flight and They asked my mom to help her out, so my mom was like sorry guys I’m going on break and I have to wake my kids up for school so 50 Cent said to her here give me the phone I’ll wake them up and you could help us out lol so my mom gave him the phone and she started fixing their tickets or whatever and it was kind of an awkward talk with him but he sounded like a pretty cool dude , I remember being late oh wow you’re 50 Cent ? And he was like ya yup that’s me man and I was like oh wow that’s cool I think I have one of your Cd’s and he was like o Thanks bro well here’s your mom and I said ok see ya . My mom always meets a lot of famous people at work and she always tells me which ones are super nice and which ones are assholes. It’s like a blessing and a curse cause when she tells me someone I like is really nice it makes me like them even more , but if she says they were rude I don’t care for their stuff anymore lol. Well if you got this far have a nice day & thanks for sharing :)

    • @lmc2664
      @lmc2664 4 года назад +5

      Aaron Hoover such a wonderful encounter. Thank you for sharing. you’re a good story teller.

    • @ToxicSkull0
      @ToxicSkull0 4 года назад +3

      Lucky asf

  • @RockyLaRock
    @RockyLaRock 2 года назад +46

    The world lost a truly great man... I feel honored to have been alive during his lifetime and to have witnessed a part of his career as an actor and Heavy Metal singer. 🤘🏼

  • @cristianrios8804
    @cristianrios8804 4 года назад +1884

    Nazi war criminal: *exists*
    Sir Christopher Lee: So you have chosen death

    • @skzanarchist
      @skzanarchist 4 года назад +22

      Hahahahahaha

    • @andryemkha6232
      @andryemkha6232 4 года назад +14

      Good one

    • @PresidentialWinner
      @PresidentialWinner 4 года назад +47

      Now for the first time i approve using this quote. Since it's Saruman's!

    • @djlaw56what
      @djlaw56what 4 года назад +14

      I heard that on count doukus voice

    • @MDMetal
      @MDMetal 4 года назад +10

      Sir Christopher Lee's veins were filled with molten Metal and his heart was made of steel! 🤘😁🍺

  • @Peanutjoepap24
    @Peanutjoepap24 5 лет назад +1453

    You left out my favorite anecdote from the Return of the King behind the scenes. While filming Saruman's his death scene on top of Isengard, Peter Jackson directed Lee to yell out in pain when Grima Wormtongue stabs him from behind, to which Christopher responded "Have you any idea what kind of noise happens when somebody’s stabbed in the back?" Peter Jackson, not being a murderer, said, well no. "Because I do." Lee said, and went on to explain how when a man is stabbed in the back it forces all of the air out of his lungs and results in more of a wheezing sound than a scream. To which Peter Jackson, probably terrified, said something to the effect of "Oh, well, do whatever you think is best then". So, regardless of secrecy, we have pretty solid reason to believe that Christopher Lee preformed at least one stealth kill on some clueless Nazi guardsman, which makes me very, very happy.

    • @warknightmike1
      @warknightmike1 5 лет назад +60

      I love this about him as well. Adds to the mystery eh?

    • @tomnorton4277
      @tomnorton4277 5 лет назад +124

      Christopher Lee played many sinister roles but he was a charming and generous man in real life. Knowing that he must have killed people during the war is kind of like thinking about the fact that my dad, who fought in a couple of wars as a pilot, dropped bombs on people.

    • @70mjc
      @70mjc 5 лет назад +3

      JustinDL97 that’s something not terribly unknown. 45 seconds of research can tell you that. Way to jump to conclusions roflmao

    • @dollykatz9301
      @dollykatz9301 5 лет назад +22

      It makes you very happy if he killed someone? Really?

    • @Jdigg55
      @Jdigg55 5 лет назад +26

      @@dollykatz9301 yes. They were the nazis, fuck em

  • @gaelicwarrior5064
    @gaelicwarrior5064 5 лет назад +1245

    Damn... Does anyone else here suddenly feel frighteningly inadequate?

    • @Chaka_J
      @Chaka_J 5 лет назад +65

      not remotely, im working my way to becoming a renaissance man myself; Im into golf, archery, game development, writing, rapping and professional masturbation

    • @deeznutscragmiar6968
      @deeznutscragmiar6968 5 лет назад +29

      @@Chaka_J hahahaha that last one caught me off guard made bust out laughing

    • @BakaryD
      @BakaryD 5 лет назад +3

      @@Chaka_J NOICE

    • @Xpistos510
      @Xpistos510 5 лет назад

      DEEZNUTS cragmiar but are you a master of the Dark Side?

    • @colonelbuendias
      @colonelbuendias 5 лет назад

      Why would you? He was related to CHARLEMAGNE! That's a huge head start.

  • @Vespiria67
    @Vespiria67 3 года назад +68

    Some men aspire to greatness. Others are born to greatness. Christopher was both.

  • @eoinslattery9449
    @eoinslattery9449 4 года назад +402

    I met him when he was golfing once years ago. An absolute gentleman & such a presence about him.

    • @jonnypeter5435
      @jonnypeter5435 3 года назад +10

      Very Well. Was he good?

    • @eoinslattery9449
      @eoinslattery9449 3 года назад +32

      @@jonnypeter5435 he wasn't bad even though he duffed on the playoff hole. Proceeded to apologise to his playing partner (I think Sam Torrence from memory) who didn't mind as they drove a par 4 in one.

    • @qq-lw2vp
      @qq-lw2vp 3 года назад +3

      Lucky

    • @peterward2275
      @peterward2275 3 года назад +6

      Glad I am not the only one to feel that 'presence and charisma' upon meeting the man!

    • @crownprincesebastianjohano7069
      @crownprincesebastianjohano7069 3 года назад +2

      @@jonnypeter5435 in the 60s and 70s he was considered one of the top amateur golfers in the world. He golfed in the Pro AM and was paired with Jack Nicholas once.

  • @luisfrau9810
    @luisfrau9810 5 лет назад +380

    Since I was a kid, I liked/feared Christopher Lee. I have a whole other level of respect for him now.

  • @KOLDBLU3ST33L
    @KOLDBLU3ST33L 5 лет назад +431

    WOW...I've watched most of his career and never had a clue he was SO BAD ASS.
    R.I.P. MR. LEE

  • @brycecharles3856
    @brycecharles3856 3 года назад +14

    This is a man we should all strive to be like. Charming, intelligent, well spoken and always a true gentleman.

  • @observationsincars5083
    @observationsincars5083 5 лет назад +1176

    Dan Bilzerian: Every man wants to be me
    Sir Christopher Lee: Hold my sword

    • @simp-slayer
      @simp-slayer 5 лет назад +73

      I really, REALLY don't want to be Dan Bilzerian.

    • @TMthe33rd
      @TMthe33rd 5 лет назад +58

      Meh, Dan Bilzerian is just some fuccboi
      While Christopher Lee is a real life knight

    • @kk198t5ful
      @kk198t5ful 5 лет назад +25

      dan bilzerian is more like a girl who wants others to appreciate her for whatever she is. Typical gambling/drugg addict no more. I fear christopher would fuck him up at bluffing in poker, shooting a gun, fucking girls and even being dan bilzerian, just by his shear intelect alone.

    • @cristianluna6908
      @cristianluna6908 5 лет назад +13

      No
      Dan bilzerian:Every man wants to be me
      Christopher Lee:who the fook is that guy?!?!

    • @Wilsonite00
      @Wilsonite00 5 лет назад +8

      Well now I have to see who this Dan Bliz is hold on
      Yeah he's got nothing on even semi awesome people why is he even a comparison

  • @JaxJordan35
    @JaxJordan35 5 лет назад +637

    He was a motherfucking badass. I bet in his final moments he treated Death like an old life time friend. Godspeed Sir Christopher Lee

    • @dalonzodan
      @dalonzodan 5 лет назад +22

      ​ Pierre LeDouche More like Grim Reaper waiting for mr Lee soul as he passes in the hospital, awaiting him next to the doors of ghostly rolls royce with complete service and hellhounds taking out any sould out of the way so mr Lee have peacefull ride to the heaven of badasses.
      Mr Lee spirit see the Grim Reaper as he wait for him and steps out and stops next to Grim Reaper and says:
      Lee: i must apologize but im driving
      Grim Reaper: but sire i cant let you
      Lee: I AM DRIVING (in count duku tone)
      Grim Reaper: here are the keys please enjoy the ride i will catch up with you before the heavens gate
      Lee: no need you can jsut sit the back
      Grim Reaper: "screams as highschool kid in its mind" ok, and sits into the ghostly RR
      mr lee sits onto the driver seat and turn back on reaper and says: dont forget to fasten your belts Grim reaper
      AT THAT MOMENT GRIM REAPER KNEW IT FCKD UP
      Mr Lee ground the gas and the two of them embarks onto the most epic WAY TO HEAVEN in history of ways to heavens
      PS
      upon arriving to destination Grim Reaper had to reasemble itself while Mr Lee was looking rather lively and asked : Want another round?
      GRIM REAPER : NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
      And thats dear children the end of the tale of most epic baddass man of humankind

    • @AngelCakes1997
      @AngelCakes1997 5 лет назад +14

      He actually played Death in near all Animated version of Discworld, so I imagine him greeting Death with a smile and a prepared Curry.

    • @gaelicwarrior5064
      @gaelicwarrior5064 5 лет назад +12

      Dude, why do you think Lee lived as long as he did? Death was outside the perimeter waiting for backup.

    • @dameceliamolestrangler3379
      @dameceliamolestrangler3379 Год назад

      I bet he dropped ice cubes down the neck of the grim reaper.

  • @arthursampaiodelucena1256
    @arthursampaiodelucena1256 3 года назад +1148

    he didn’t die, he became one with the force

  • @kongandbasses8732
    @kongandbasses8732 3 года назад +59

    What could be in the bucket list of a persona like this?
    He had it all.
    RIP, Sir Christopher.

  • @jmace2424
    @jmace2424 3 года назад +397

    Imagine a parallel world where Christopher Lee becomes an opera singer and opera becomes the thing everyone is obsessed with and they’re like “Whatever happened to movies?”

    • @megandunnett7900
      @megandunnett7900 3 года назад +11

      Imagine that all the classic movies he was in were still made… But as Operas.
      The thought of LOTR as an Operetta cracks me up.

    • @yohumanfrisk
      @yohumanfrisk Год назад +2

      ​@@megandunnett7900 Why doesn't it surprise me to picture the Star Wars saga as Opera performances?

    • @megandunnett7900
      @megandunnett7900 Год назад +3

      @@yohumanfrisk because it’s sometimes described as a space opera

    • @yohumanfrisk
      @yohumanfrisk Год назад +1

      @@megandunnett7900 Oh I know. I mean, even George described it as a Space Family Soap Opera or something like that.

  • @BillHalliwell
    @BillHalliwell 5 лет назад +590

    In 1994 I was in Cannes covering the Film Festival for an Australian newspaper. I was in a hurry for an interview that I was late for but had run out of cigarettes. I saw a Tabacs shop across the road and dashed toward the shop; just before I entered the building I hit something that felt like a metal pole and went base over apex onto the red carpets they have on the sidewalks in the main street during the festival. The seemingly immovable object I ran into was, indeed, Sir Christopher Lee as he exited the shop. I clearly wasn't looking properly, distracted by crossing the heavy traffic. A large pair of strong hands helped me to my feet and this man started to try to clean me down. (It had been raining and in Cannes there are a large population of small French poodles... you work that one out for yourselves). Once to my feet I realised, gobsmacked, who I had literally ran into. He was so kind and apologetic even though it was my fault, "Oh, my dear chap, I'm so terribly sorry etc."
    As soon as I spoke he deftly picked up on my Australian accent and observed I was, "...a long way from home...". Firstly, I gushed and told him I was a film critic and that one of my all time favourite films was 'The Wicker Man', and that I'd met Edward Woodward in 1980. (I think he almost blushed.) Not wanting to miss the opportunity of a life time I blurted out a request for an interview. I told him I was 'stringing' for one of Rupert Murdoch's Australian papers. This cut short that idea. Sir Christopher told me he wasn't too keen on Mr Murdoch and apologised. He did suggest, however, that as it was nearly lunch time that we share a quick aperitif at the nearby Petit Carlton. He had a Dubonnet and I had a G&T (He paid.) We chatted all too briefly, after I promised our little meeting was 'off the record'. We were both extremely late for our appointments so we parted company. I've interviewed big movie stars, well known actors and directors but, apart from the gorgeous Audrey Hepburn, my 'run in' with Sir Christopher Lee was truly one of the highlights of my time as a film critic. I was deeply saddened by his eventual passing. What a wonderful, intelligent, witty man and what a true gentleman in every sense of the word. RIP Sir Chris. BH

    • @AJManol
      @AJManol 5 лет назад +16

      Bill Halliwell What a delightful story! Thank you!

    • @andrewtate4897
      @andrewtate4897 5 лет назад +14

      Brilliant story shows you what kind of a person he was. I met him too once when I was very young in a book shop both he an Peter Cushing were my idols ( and Vincent Price) to this day I can still recall how in awe I was of this giant of a man he asked my Dad "Isn't he a little young to be watching these sorts of films" I can't recall how Old I was and my Dad replied "in truth there are worse things out there and I always watch them with him" but as you say here he was so nice --- imposing but a real gentleman of the old school

    • @Dr_Do-Little
      @Dr_Do-Little 5 лет назад +1

      Nice story. Thanks for sharing it.

    • @ulalaFrugilega
      @ulalaFrugilega 5 лет назад +1

      Wow! What a dream-come-true!
      I once got to ask Kirk Douglas one question at a press conference at the Berlinale, and before answering me he called it "the best question I've heard yet" - that was great, but yours… wow! I feel the LUCKY emanating through time and space!

    • @MojoPup
      @MojoPup 5 лет назад +1

      Thanks for sharing that.

  • @RCAvhstape
    @RCAvhstape 3 года назад +741

    When Chuck Norris goes to bed at night, he checks his closet for Christopher Lee.

    • @leonrobinson8180
      @leonrobinson8180 3 года назад +17

      Because he played Dracula. Nice

    • @tremendousyeet3467
      @tremendousyeet3467 3 года назад +16

      When Chuck Norris goes to bed at night, Christopher Lee tucks him in.

    • @rawn9234
      @rawn9234 3 года назад +1

      Yes

    • @wes3527
      @wes3527 3 года назад +3

      Audie Murphy tells them both when to go to bed

    • @GodlessVoice
      @GodlessVoice 3 года назад +1

      😵🤣

  • @peterward2275
    @peterward2275 3 года назад +31

    Actually, he was a complete gentleman when I met him, and my goodness what a supreme presence and Charisma, and this was in his advanced years. Out of all the celebrities I have met, Lee was the one that left me with the greatest sense of awe.

  • @BeckVMH
    @BeckVMH 4 года назад +365

    “It’s said his passing was a peaceful one.” Salute sir (the lights go dark and the curtain closes).

    • @Questknight12
      @Questknight12 4 года назад +17

      He is a soldier, and went into the dark places where many of us, could dare not go. And in doing so, became himself, a legend and hero.

    • @jackthorton10
      @jackthorton10 4 года назад +2

      @ Plays Taps in the background with respect

  • @MistCellaneous-5
    @MistCellaneous-5 5 лет назад +689

    God Speed Christopher Lee, you magnificent badass.

  • @eventhor7524
    @eventhor7524 5 лет назад +2213

    "Chuck Norris? Never heard of her..."

  • @ulfberht4431
    @ulfberht4431 Год назад +14

    Man, if Christopher Lee was alive today, I would’ve loved to have had a conversation with him and asked him all about his past.

  • @richardrussell7082
    @richardrussell7082 4 года назад +645

    Basically, Mt. Vesuvius decided "I've just met Christopher Lee, nothing can top that, I can die happy now". *pop*

  • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
    @Gunners_Mate_Guns 5 лет назад +389

    1:55 - "Can you keep a secret? So can I."
    The epitome of badass.
    Truly a man's man.

    • @carlosbaldellou
      @carlosbaldellou 5 лет назад +8

      He told Peter Jackson: "have you any idea how a man sounds when he's stabbed? Because i do." (or something similar)

    • @AJR-vn2um
      @AJR-vn2um 5 лет назад +3

      I swear I am the only one who has come away with serious concerns about Christopher Lee after watching this.

    • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
      @Gunners_Mate_Guns 5 лет назад +3

      @@AJR-vn2um Your opinion of him is lowered, while mine only rises.
      Considering that he was talking about the part he played in the effort to ruthlessly hunt down and kill Nazi leadership during WWII, it's impossible to have a problem with his past.

    • @AJR-vn2um
      @AJR-vn2um 5 лет назад +2

      @@Gunners_Mate_Guns I'm not necessarily saying that, (the pic with Clement Freud is a bit concerning) but it sounds like the guy was a stone faced killer😆 he's in kids films. That's a terrifying thought imo

    • @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y
      @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y 5 лет назад +2

      @@AJR-vn2um if he had any fascination for death, the war most likely cured it. And, as far as we know, he never behaved violently after returning.

  • @TheTroystreet
    @TheTroystreet 3 года назад +360

    He has the background that I would imagine Alfred Pennyworth would have in the comics.

    • @leonrobinson8180
      @leonrobinson8180 3 года назад +52

      Christ! He would've been an AMAZING Alfred Pennyworth

    • @svenk5221
      @svenk5221 3 года назад +33

      Damn now I want to see him playing Alfred. But who would you cast as Batman without having him look like a pussy compared to Lee?

    • @GodlessVoice
      @GodlessVoice 3 года назад +2

      Yes, but no - not exactly

    • @GodlessVoice
      @GodlessVoice 3 года назад +3

      @@leonrobinson8180 absolutely yes

    • @javiersanders5110
      @javiersanders5110 3 года назад +5

      @@svenk5221 a young cgi lee will play batman and every other character

  • @MrDreiPner
    @MrDreiPner 3 года назад +79

    He sounds like a main character in real life.

  • @ign0bilium
    @ign0bilium 5 лет назад +139

    Christopher Lee was such a good opera singer he brought down the biggest mountain of Middle-Earth. He did not waste his talent.

  • @mr.personhumanson6871
    @mr.personhumanson6871 5 лет назад +316

    RIP Christopher Lee: Wizard,Vampire, SAS, Polyglot, Heavy Metal Christmas Caroler.

  • @zeemer7040
    @zeemer7040 4 года назад +452

    heavy metal: exist
    Christopher Lee: *I've been looking forward to this.*

    • @LamNguyen-pb9mt
      @LamNguyen-pb9mt 4 года назад +15

      He had been waiting for Heavy Metal his entire life. It’s like he knew it would become a thing 🙂

    • @j800r_aswell
      @j800r_aswell 4 года назад +5

      Tony Iommi: "Glad I could oblige."

    • @GrosvnerMcaffrey
      @GrosvnerMcaffrey 3 года назад

      I read that in his voice

    • @421less1
      @421less1 3 года назад

      @Father Ted his whole album about charlemagne the great is on youtube. Its so so heavy metal, but its fun if your a fan of him.

  • @Leisurelee53
    @Leisurelee53 3 года назад +46

    It's an anecdote, but one of the most interesting things I'd heard that tied into his time as a proto SAS soldier; during the filming of the Lord of the rings trilogy, during the filming of Sauramans death by stabbing there was a moment when Peter Jackson was describing the way he should behave and move after being stabbed.
    Apparently, Lee paused and told Jackson "I know what a man sounds like when he's stabbed in the back"

  • @philipcallicoat9947
    @philipcallicoat9947 3 года назад +268

    "Can you keep a secret?"
    "So can I"...
    It was the perfect James Bond reply.😎

  • @Heelturnkayfabe
    @Heelturnkayfabe 4 года назад +358

    "I have become more powerful than any jedi"
    "The sith control everything"
    So your telling me his mom was a countess and he played The Count in II and III

    • @grandadoboman1995
      @grandadoboman1995 4 года назад +8

      @ Count Dookuracula

    • @25Erix
      @25Erix 4 года назад +2

      And he's related to a degree to an American Confederate general. I went "wait, what!?" Because I didn't know. And I was stupidly wondering if Robert E. Lee had any relation to Continental Army general Charles Lee. If I find out there's a shared relation between all three, I will legit bow out of the interwebs and paint "idiot" on my forehead.

    • @jonnymak1079
      @jonnymak1079 4 года назад

      Luciferians...

  • @patrickkubinec7026
    @patrickkubinec7026 3 года назад +616

    God: "Chris, how cool you wanna be?"
    Lee: "Yes"

    • @charisma7268
      @charisma7268 3 года назад +5

      Lee:nah fam am already the coolest

    • @OverlyScarce
      @OverlyScarce 3 года назад +6

      Lee had died because he wanted to know what a normal life feels like (rip)

    • @reallysmallguy3871
      @reallysmallguy3871 2 года назад +1

      Haha

  • @TheCrazeace
    @TheCrazeace Год назад +6

    Honestly when a film will be made about his life, it would be extremely difficult to find an actor capable of embodying the pure awesomeness of Sir Christopher Lee

  • @davidhirschv7903
    @davidhirschv7903 5 лет назад +607

    This guy is LITERALLY what every man wants to be.

    • @dfoster2513
      @dfoster2513 5 лет назад +28

      Literally what every man used to want to be.

    • @sarikatimmi
      @sarikatimmi 5 лет назад +21

      Freedoman im a damn woman and i wish i were him. What a true savage

    • @MaxsonAtTheFort
      @MaxsonAtTheFort 5 лет назад +14

      @@dfoster2513 Most men nowadays have soy in their blood and produce estrogen instead of testosterone. It's a sad time we live in.

    • @horsepuncher95
      @horsepuncher95 5 лет назад +24

      @@MaxsonAtTheFort Oh fuck off the world isn't your dumb country

    • @DaxianPreston
      @DaxianPreston 5 лет назад +8

      @@horsepuncher95 Yeah he's just being dramatic. It's very american to be this way. As an american man living in the midwest I can tell you he is wrong. There are plenty of "manly men" still around.

  • @poopooeater6894
    @poopooeater6894 3 года назад +172

    My man playing Skyrim real life edition. He saved the world then did a bunch of side guest and then ending with the bards guild

    • @demongoddess2012
      @demongoddess2012 3 года назад +8

      sorry but you're wrong... he did the side quests first and THEN saved the world.

    • @hitman01333
      @hitman01333 3 года назад +4

      well to make good song you need inspiration

    • @ohdeararat7947
      @ohdeararat7947 2 года назад +7

      @@demongoddess2012 your both wrong. He saved the world, did the side quests. And by making his way into our hearts, he saved the world again.

  • @leemsvg
    @leemsvg 5 лет назад +1524

    LOL, WAIT WHAT.
    *HEAVY METAL ALBUMS?!*

    • @choahjinhuay
      @choahjinhuay 5 лет назад +58

      RuleEmpire They’re really really good!

    • @leemsvg
      @leemsvg 5 лет назад +14

      Wait, this had more likes before.

    • @4dhumaninstrumentality789
      @4dhumaninstrumentality789 5 лет назад +1

      RuleEmpire 🤯🤯🤯🤯

    • @johnswaim3919
      @johnswaim3919 5 лет назад +10

      Amps up the cool factor big time!

    • @doublep1980
      @doublep1980 5 лет назад +36

      Yes,he worked with Manowar & Rhapsody on their albums and took a liking on epic Power-metal,so he decided to record 2 concept albums,about Charlemagne.
      He recorded the second at 90 years old,making him the oldest Metal singer in the world,according to Guiness World Records! The 2 Charlemagne albums are legit Symphonic/Power Metal,featuring various very well known Metal musicians who played on them,incl. Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest,who did the arrangements for the 2nd album.

  • @simonbraybrooke4140
    @simonbraybrooke4140 5 лет назад +281

    He was more Bond than Bond.

    • @user-vk3uz3ml6t
      @user-vk3uz3ml6t 4 года назад +6

      He was the cousin of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond. It’s very possible that Fleming was inspired by Lee when writing it

    • @PUARockstar
      @PUARockstar 3 месяца назад

      ​@@user-vk3uz3ml6tyes, Bond is basically a lego character constructed from Fleming himself and quite a few people he met, especially spies. Lee was one of those men. And guess what he was also a "spy" and worked closely with Fleming during WWII.

  • @Stussmeister
    @Stussmeister 3 года назад +12

    I wonder how many people (myself included) clicked on this video thinking, "I've been looking forward to this."

  • @prashantsarkar821
    @prashantsarkar821 3 года назад +662

    He didn't just meet Tolken, they were friends. In fact, Tolken personally asked that when they made a movie of it, Lee would play Gandalf.

    • @Hugatree1
      @Hugatree1 3 года назад +7

      Al Strider and you know this how? O wait, don't answer that, nobody cares! You're the wet blanket people try to avoid, otherwise known as a troll!

    • @readwithJoey
      @readwithJoey 3 года назад +70

      @@Hugatree1 buddy 😏......

    • @harrywall1307
      @harrywall1307 3 года назад +49

      @@Hugatree1 what’s your deal lmao

    • @nikhilmakanaboina8076
      @nikhilmakanaboina8076 3 года назад +16

      @@Hugatree1 you sound more like a tell than the other guy

    • @demongoddess2012
      @demongoddess2012 3 года назад +14

      @@Hugatree1 hell's your problem? i get the feeling you got a grudge against Prashant or somet

  • @vlz_krypton
    @vlz_krypton 3 года назад +212

    The man was perfect for Count Dooku. Such a badass guy, but with whole lot of class.

  • @TheMitman10
    @TheMitman10 4 года назад +456

    “Who do you think is the most interesting man in the world and why?”
    Dude, you literally just made a video giving us all the answer

    • @timthehippy9478
      @timthehippy9478 4 года назад +9

      a film director giving him directions for the scene said you cut his throat and imagine the sound, Lee turned to him lightly smiling and said I don't have to imagine and went to do the scene, one freaked director and the dude was a dude.

    • @satyris410
      @satyris410 4 года назад +1

      "Who do you think is the most interesting man in the world and why is it Christopher Lee?”

    • @dondark6423
      @dondark6423 3 года назад +1

      Christopher Lee is the type of person that complete all of his side quests

  • @feger481
    @feger481 3 года назад +41

    If someone would say Christopher Lee hasn't lived his life to the fullest, then I would say no one has.

  • @riverbender9898
    @riverbender9898 5 лет назад +567

    So many vintage stars were more heroic than their fans realized.

    • @donolinger6904
      @donolinger6904 5 лет назад +11

      Audie Murphy - Badass, sometimes you've just got to have balls. Nut up or shut up.

    • @fredloeper8579
      @fredloeper8579 5 лет назад +5

      I believe Alan Badel was in the French resistance. I'll stand corrected, however.

    • @hexkwondo
      @hexkwondo 5 лет назад +29

      That's because they were raised in a time where you couldn't make excuses for yourself and actually had to go out and do stuff.

    • @riverbender9898
      @riverbender9898 5 лет назад +2

      Yes, we were...

    • @Retrovorious
      @Retrovorious 5 лет назад +23

      Now we have idiots like Logan Paul, Kanye west

  • @bradleypalmer5836
    @bradleypalmer5836 4 года назад +554

    start of video: Ok I know he's a cool guy
    End of video: Holy shit I knew nothing

  • @marymaceachran2586
    @marymaceachran2586 3 года назад +99

    Christopher Lee was an incredibly talented man. He embraced life’s opportunities and did not make decisions based on polls or public opinion. He was a man!!!

  • @gameroftheyear1000
    @gameroftheyear1000 9 месяцев назад +4

    Honestly, just listening to stories about Christopher Lee’s life really makes you think of how you live everyday. Christopher Lee was one of those rare individuals of people who truly lived life to the fullest. Always achieved something worthwhile everyday. I can say at least for myself, it helped to lend a different perspective of everyday life.

  • @Zeldarw104
    @Zeldarw104 5 лет назад +226

    Sir. Christopher Lee he's the most interesting man in the world I totally agree! 💯

  • @cdagger2862
    @cdagger2862 5 лет назад +305

    Christopher Lee... True, modern, "Renaissance Man."

  • @wolfhaven9312
    @wolfhaven9312 3 года назад +25

    I absolutely adored this guy.
    He was a national treasure.
    His voice was eerie but so enchanting!
    😎
    God rest his soul.

  • @SteveSmith-os5bs
    @SteveSmith-os5bs Год назад +4

    I saw an interview with him on RUclips, The interviewer was asking Lee about his career in german, Lee responded back in german then answered the questions in fluent German and the told the interviewer that he didn’t speak German, Lee had a great sense of humor.

  • @Ultima228
    @Ultima228 4 года назад +161

    It needs to be mentioned that before he did his own solo work, Christopher Lee worked with Italian Power Metal band, Rhapsody of Fire. Usually as the narrator to the epic story and occasionally as a backing vocalist in choruses.

    • @lunageek520
      @lunageek520 4 года назад +8

      he also narrated Dark Avenger by Manowar on the re-recorded version of Battle Hymns

    • @NPC-nn4qe
      @NPC-nn4qe 4 года назад +5

      I was slightly disappointed that they didn't bring that bit up.

    • @huntress1013
      @huntress1013 4 года назад +2

      Yes! I own and love their albums. It is so badass to hear his voice as the mage and narrator for exmaple in Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret :-)

    • @nickthestampede2160
      @nickthestampede2160 3 года назад +1

      Literally was just thinking this

    • @akaniotevanos9861
      @akaniotevanos9861 3 года назад +1

      No way dude that's badass!

  • @PureBadBreath
    @PureBadBreath 3 года назад +230

    Christopher Lee is like a guy who lived like he could see the time left.

    • @edejan
      @edejan 3 года назад +3

      Awesome...and scary...comment!

  • @whiplash8277
    @whiplash8277 Год назад +8

    What a character Lee was. Truly the definition of "Renaissance Man."

  • @PeterJavi
    @PeterJavi 5 лет назад +135

    No wonder he's so well suited in the role of count Dooku, as his fighting style according to lore is much like fencing.

    • @PeterJavi
      @PeterJavi 5 лет назад +19

      @Pierre LeDouche Count Dooku's way of wielding the lightsaber is almost identical to how people fence irl, according to Star Wars lore. Christopher Lee, an expert fencer in real life, was best suited for this role as it clearly allowed him to portray on screen, what he knew IRL.

    • @rach_laze
      @rach_laze 5 лет назад +3

      @Patrick Ralph and lightsabre aren't real but you can wield a toy one like you do a foil and all of a sudden the way you fight with a lightsabre becomes like fencing

    • @enrique2736
      @enrique2736 5 лет назад

      I don’t think it’s a coincidence that he played Count Dracula 10 times and they named his character count duku. I’m sure that character was created just for him.

  • @STRAKAZulu
    @STRAKAZulu 5 лет назад +587

    Sir Christopher Lee.
    When Peter Jackson asked him to imagine what it would sound like to stab someone, he told Peter that he didn't have to.

    • @tomnorton4277
      @tomnorton4277 5 лет назад +96

      If I'm not mistaken, Sir Christopher then went onto explain what would happen to a man if he was stabbed in the back. He probably freaked Jackson the fuck out. Christopher Lee had a dark past and I wonder how many men he killed personally. He was a charming gentleman in real life but that dark streak that he showed in his villainous roles had to come from somewhere.

    • @watdaduckfuk
      @watdaduckfuk 5 лет назад +11

      I think Lee didn't say much about the war because of PTSD and it was Abit of a taboo. Both my great grandpa and my grandpa on both side served in the whermacht during the war an not one of them said anything about the war/wars they fought in. When I asked my grandpa on my mom's side he responded with what war? As it used to be a huge taboo till about the 80/90's to talk about the war in Germany he'll I've learned more about the war in school then my parents even tho where I life they don't teach much but the basics.

    • @STRAKAZulu
      @STRAKAZulu 5 лет назад +14

      My wife's uncle was in Vietnam, one of only two of his platoon to come home.
      He will not talk about it much more than that. So I get why Sir Lee wouldn't talk about it. Some things are best left in the past.

    • @user-yx7dp2pl8t
      @user-yx7dp2pl8t 5 лет назад +1

      Roderick storey national service? I’d want 3 stab vests

    • @hal900x
      @hal900x 5 лет назад +29

      From the book "Jarhead". Recruiter talking to the protagonist: "So your father was in the war?" "Yes"
      "Does he ever talk about it?"
      "No"
      "Then he's telling the truth".

  • @amaharra8569
    @amaharra8569 3 года назад +27

    No more material is available on this planet to produce a man like sir Christopher Lee. That era has passed.

  • @Irishdrivingbloopers
    @Irishdrivingbloopers Год назад +11

    This man was a living legend. Such a shame that he's gone now 😪. RIP!

  • @conallhomer6962
    @conallhomer6962 3 года назад +35

    The world will never be the same without Christopher Lee. Forever a legend!!!! We miss you Chris! Rest in piece! ❤️❤️🤧😢😭

  • @garzaa7481
    @garzaa7481 3 года назад +35

    This man was the definition of ‘just simply built different’

  • @russianinvader2560
    @russianinvader2560 5 лет назад +166

    Can you keep a secret?
    Journalist: yes.
    So can I.
    (God damn.)

    • @abhabh6896
      @abhabh6896 5 лет назад +2

      idiot.....who would tell you military secrets hahahaha?!

    • @Bluemilk92
      @Bluemilk92 4 года назад +3

      @@abhabh6896 Obviously not Christopher Lee.

    • @abhabh6896
      @abhabh6896 4 года назад +2

      @@Bluemilk92 Its like that one girl who interviewed Putin. She wanted to accuse him with some made up claims, but guy studied law and is an ex KGB member. He just laughed at her and she says "c'mon, you have to admit this" he is just like "no, I dont" and she pikachu faced him. these reporters are very stupid....

  • @undead.rising
    @undead.rising 3 года назад +49

    Random person: "What do you want to do with your life?"
    Christopher Lee: "Yes."

  • @StrikerFX47
    @StrikerFX47 4 года назад +54

    Sir Christopher Lee is a true legend who may be gone but never forgotten.

  • @MukuonChannel
    @MukuonChannel 4 года назад +19

    What stuck to me is that he's so humble and committed to his craft that he's willing to go the extra mile to refuse a paycheck to a movie he knew was a guaranteed success. Mad respect for Sir Lee.

  • @creepyguy9082
    @creepyguy9082 5 лет назад +168

    He was originally going to play Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars but turned it down. When Star Wars succeeded, he later accepted the role of Count Dooku for the prequels

    • @jamescarter3196
      @jamescarter3196 5 лет назад +6

      Darth Vader is so much like Mr. Lee, maybe the character dynamic was supposed to be different, but it might not have been such a great balance to have two tall, ominous guys with big booming voices in nearly-parallel positions of power. It would be like they're twins but one's in a metal suit and does magic.

    • @diannelavoie5385
      @diannelavoie5385 5 лет назад +15

      His best buddy, Peter Cushing, played Tarkin instead.

    • @calvin5541
      @calvin5541 5 лет назад +3

      I would've LOVED him as tarkin

    • @ThatOneMan830
      @ThatOneMan830 5 лет назад +8

      Honestly? Good. I can't see Lee as Tarkin, truth be told. He's an amazing actor but I don't see that vibing with him. Dooku was a perfect character for Christopher Lee.

    • @jjack232
      @jjack232 5 лет назад +2

      If he took the Tarkin role, he wouldn't of got the chance to be in 2 movies or be a Sith.

  • @andrealee1882
    @andrealee1882 3 года назад +15

    He needs his own biopic what a LEGEND 👑🙌🏽