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Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond spy novels and Lee's step-cousin, had offered him the role of the titular antagonist in the first Eon-produced Bond film Dr. No (1962). Lee enthusiastically accepted, but by the time Fleming told the producers, they had already chosen Joseph Wiseman for the role. [ 75 ]
His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond action film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002–2005), and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014). Lee was knighted for services to drama
In the film, the character was played by Christopher Lee (the real-life step-cousin of James Bond creator Ian Fleming). [ 2 ] As with another of James Bond's nemeses, Ernst Stavro Blofeld , in 2007 the Daily Mail reported that the inspiration for this fictional character was a classmate of Fleming's, at Eton College in the 1920s, George ...
When the long-awaited No Time to Die lands in theaters on October 8, it will be the 25 th James Bond film released over the last 59 years. Six different actors, 11 directors, and multiple ...
A case could be made that this deserves to be slotted a couple spots higher mainly due to Christopher Lee’s classy turn as Francisco Scaramanga—a natty villain with a super-groovy island lair ...
Roger Moore as James Bond – 007, an MI6 agent who receives a golden bullet, supposedly from Scaramanga, indicating that he is a target of Scaramanga. Christopher Lee as Francisco Scaramanga, an assassin who is identified by his use of a golden gun; he also has a 'superfluous papilla', or supernumerary nipple. Scaramanga plans to misuse solar ...
A number of real-life inspirations have been suggested for James Bond, the fictional character created in 1953 by British author, journalist and former Naval Intelligence officer Ian Fleming (1908–1964); Bond appeared in twelve novels and nine short stories by Fleming, as well as a number of continuation novels and twenty-seven films, with seven actors playing the role of Bond.
Christopher Lee: Kill James Bond and sell the Solex Agitator, a device that can harness solar energy for destructive purposes. Bond retrieves the Agitator for MI6 and defeats Scaramanga in mortal combat. Shot in the chest by Bond during their duel. The Spy Who Loved Me: Karl Stromberg: Curd Jürgens