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It is really sad to report that the iconic British actor and Heavy Metal singer and hero Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, better known as Sir Christopher Lee, has passed away on June-7, 2015 at the Chelsea and Westminister Hospital. He was 93 years old.

The veteran actor was also delved into heavy metal, using his thunderous low voice to create a pair of Charlemagne albums and three EPs consisting of holiday music and classic covers.

According to various media sources, including The Guardian, Lee died shortly after being hospitalized for respiratory problems and heart failure. Christopher’s wife chose to delay the announcement of his death so the icon’s family could be properly informed first. He had celebrated his last birthday while in the hospital.

The actor is most notably famous for his roles as Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror Films, Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus in the final two films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and the evil wizard Saruman in the Lord of the Ring trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy,

Besides of being awarded Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John (CSIJ) and the Commander of the British Empire (CBE), he was honored with the “Spirit of Metal” award at the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden God awards ceremony for his album Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John. The award was presented by Black Sabbath founder and guitarist Tony Iommi