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52. His desert adventures sounds like the TV show "Rat Patrol" which is about a group of British

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Thu Jun 11, 2015, 04:58 PM

Jun 2015

soldiers fighting Rommel in N. Africa. I remember by brother watching it - couldn't care less about military shows.

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Sir Christopher goddam Lee [View all] WilliamPitt Jun 2015 OP

Release the Drive Bee! Jumpin Jack Flash Jun 2015 #1

"Imagine how a man being stabbed in the back sounds." malthaussen Jun 2015 #2

It is at this link with an interview with jackson and lee Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 #7

interesting, thanks. 2banon Jun 2015 #19

Gentlemanly modest. ChazInAz Jun 2015 #30

And then there was the drunken sword fight with Errol Flynn! LongTomH Jun 2015 #33

loved him. he was the only LOTR cast member who knew JRR Tolkien. RIP, good man. roguevalley Jun 2015 #37

He read Lord of the Rings once every year and was probably the biggest Tolkien nerd Arkana Jun 2015 #71

he and steven colbert were probably soul mates. :D roguevalley Jun 2015 #72

DANG.i always thought he was badass. hope we learn what is in his files. pansypoo53219 Jun 2015 #39

His desert adventures sounds like the TV show "Rat Patrol" which is about a group of British Hestia Jun 2015 #52

Damn LittleBlue Jun 2015 #3

Love him! RIP, Sir Christopher. R&K nt longship Jun 2015 #4

CHRISTOPHER LEE !!!!!!! Iggo Jun 2015 #5

The last of the 'elegant villains of the cinema'... Rhythm Jun 2015 #6

Lord Summerisle ozone_man Jun 2015 #8

That was a good one. Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #13

Amazing actor. Creatue Features, horror flicks, huge part of my childhood. raouldukelives Jun 2015 #9

+100 narnian60 Jun 2015 #34

Shit. That sucks. blackspade Jun 2015 #10

Well, Chuck Norris did campaign for Bibi... cascadiance Jun 2015 #11

Some of those Hammer films wouldn't have worked without Lee. R.I.P. Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #12

One of my favourites was The Devil Rides Out nxylas Jun 2015 #15

He made a good villain! Duval Jun 2015 #14

Noooo... Gosh darn it. Xyzse Jun 2015 #16

He volunteered to serve with the Nazis for Finland. Chuck Norris is a Republican. jtuck004 Jun 2015 #17

No 1939 Jun 2015 #27

I was mistaken, it was before that... jtuck004 Jun 2015 #31

I don't recall a great deal of fighting from '58 to '62 in South Korea. ieoeja Jun 2015 #47

I am adding information AND comparing, but there is behind enemy lines and "behind jtuck004 Jun 2015 #48

30 day PR stunt? ieoeja Jun 2015 #49

uh huh jtuck004 Jun 2015 #50

That was in fucking Finland during the fucking Sitzkrieg! ieoeja Jun 2015 #51

Which is what we were fucking talking about. Keep up. Or better, actually... jtuck004 Jun 2015 #53

We are talking about you comparing Norris' entire peace time military career to Lee's first mission. ieoeja Jun 2015 #54

"Great duty if you can get it" - he was 17 at the time muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #60

Actually I prefer to think of it as not caring as much about what you think as you rather obviously jtuck004 Jun 2015 #61

requiescat in pace. niyad Jun 2015 #18

Terrible loss! marym625 Jun 2015 #20

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I appreciate that the interwebs lets me know this man was a warrior who served humanity pasto76 Jun 2015 #22

Ohhhhhhhhh. :( BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #23

A life well lived and a deserved legend. gordianot Jun 2015 #24

May he rest in peace Gothmog Jun 2015 #25

RIP LiberalLovinLug Jun 2015 #26

Excellent eulogy Will, thanks still_one Jun 2015 #28

truly heaven05 Jun 2015 #29

Sir Christopher with an old friend with whom he shared a birthday... Rhythm Jun 2015 #32

So sad Jean Genie Jun 2015 #35

Lee was the only person of the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy to have ever actually met Tolkein progressoid Jun 2015 #36

RIP...a life well lived. Thanks Will...n/t ms liberty Jun 2015 #38

The OP forgot one... Archae Jun 2015 #40

He will be missed. GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #41

He did 1 movie for every bone in his body. hughee99 Jun 2015 #42

He was an entertainer Scalded Nun Jun 2015 #43

The guy was pretty much the definition of badass. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #44

RIP Mr. Lee Unknown Beatle Jun 2015 #45

He played a lot of different roles Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2015 #46

Rest in peace shenmue Jun 2015 #55

release the drive bee, rip sir christopher lee allan01 Jun 2015 #56

Hammer horror was pretty much my entire childhood CrawlingChaos Jun 2015 #57

Chuck Norris isn't shit. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #58

I agree. I'll surely miss Christopher Lee, though. Fine man, fine actor. nt ladyVet Jun 2015 #62

I kind of want to go watch The Man With The Golden Gun again. Initech Jun 2015 #59

"A duel between titans. My Golden Gun against your Walther PPK." Arkana Jun 2015 #70

Badass Snow Leopard Jun 2015 #63

Lord Summerisle Has Gone To the Summerland. AnnieBW Jun 2015 #64

+1 for that role in Wicker Man! FailureToCommunicate Jun 2015 #65

I could have sworn this would end with... yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #66

The "Ungentlemanly" gentleman DFW Jun 2015 #67

He and Ron Moody are "reviewing the situation" Divernan Jun 2015 #68

Fuck Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee was a TRUE badass Arkana Jun 2015 #69