@@jamesbond_and_friendsots of genealogists think he may of got a little too excited about the idea of being descended for Charlemagne. Turns out most Europeans are probably descended from Charlemagne. It's just to do with how family trees work. Since the number of ancestors doubles with each generation, 2 parents, 4 grandparents and so on. By the time you get back to Charlemagnes time you'd have a billion ancestors walking around, more people than were alive. So eveyones family tree has to eventually converge and we are all descend from the same people.
@@ryanwalker8843 Makes sense, yes. Much like how 16 million people are thought to have descended from Genghis Khan. Charlemagne was less rapacious than Khan (to put it mildly), but still had a number of wives and concubines so there’s no doubt a huge number of Europeans are descended from him. I intend to read a biography of him this year, as he is a fascinating figure. It would be interesting to see Christopher Lee’s family tree. I had a quick look on Wikipedia (not the most reliable source, I know), and his mother’s lineage goes back to the 12th century. Barbarossa gave them permission to use the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire. I wonder if this is what suggested a link to Charlemagne. One could go on speculating I suppose!
This guy was an Enigma ! David Carradine used to tell a story about when they both worked together on a movie Bruce lee ( no relation ) wrote a script for called The Silent Flute ! and Christopher would tell Carradine that he could do anything and everything Carradine thought he was just eggaggerating, till he would show him something he'd never seen before on a daily Basis during the movie shoot to the point Carradine became in Awe of him ! its in Carradines autobiography ENDLESS HIGHWAY ! r.i.p. Both 😢❤🙏
@BitcoinMotorist NOT so. I'm an American actor and we certainly do call the bad guys henchman as "The Heavies" . It is not so much a British term as opposed to a older term from the Golden age of cinema. Most young up and coming actors who crave leading man parts are often wary of accepting a "heavy" role as those people often then get stereotyped as only a heavy.
Sir Christopher Lee is my favorite actor ever. The man was an absolute legend. A commando in WWII, an incredible actor, related to Ian Fleming, direct descendant of Charlemagne, friend of JRR Tolkien, and consummate gentleman. His biography reads like an action novel.
He wasnt a commando, also most French/Belgian and Brits are descendants of Charlemagne due to the number of kids he had an how long ago he lived - He’s also been found to have embellished his military service A LOT
@@edwardal7980Maybe but a significant amount of his war time record is under the 100 year rule so we might get to find out in 2046 ish unless they extent the period which they can do if it is deemed too sensitive.
@@TheNoiseySpectatorno one because truth is less believable than fiction and nobody would believe he did what he did, plus due to the nature of what he did a lot of it’s classified so you would need to get either the British PM or his majesty to declassify it
The real Goldfinger was an architect who was responsible for the ugly brutalist style of architecture that was popular in London in the 50s and 60s. Ian Fleming hated the Brutalist style and was disgusted by it. The Barbican centre in London is a good example of the style.
@@LD-wu4lc Ones I can see are Dracula, Frankenstein, Hunchback of Notredame, Dr. Jekyll, Thr Phantom of the Opera and a _bunch_ of Agatha Christie and some Sherlock Holmes stories.
He was also a very tall imposing man who terrified me as the characters Count Dracula and Frankenstein. Watch him too in the weird disturbing film but fascinating 'The Wicker Man'. I can imagine women swooned over his booming voice and handsome appearance. Any woman care to agree?
awww thanks very much for sharing man. I actually didnt know that the last names of the villians actually did exist. can you tell me what year this was broadcast and who the presenter is please?
This was a BBC Show called Pebble Mill. It ran from ‘72 - ‘96, but I’m not sure when this was. They are talking about The Man With The Golden Gun in the full interview, but he looks a good 10+ years older than in the movie to me. I’m not sure of the interviewers full name. Search ‘Christopher Lee interviewed on Pebble Mill’ on TH-cam. There is a full interview to watch
@@vominatorIt makes sense if one knows how the "Live and Let Die" book was altered in adaptation: in the book there was only Mr. Big, black mobster and no double identity, the double identity, the true man being a Duvalier-style black Caribbean vodu dictator, and the name Cananga (which they got from the alligator trainer they got for the film, which was the whole point of my comment) were all creations from the film.
Love the absurdly hidden in plain sight nomenclature. No effort 'cuz surely one would change their names ... BUT that's exactly what they would expect. Never ignore the "Sub-obvious".
I wonder, when they make a movie about this great man. His greatness does not come from acting, but from the fact that - in the context of his life - acting was just a very small part.
I kinda hope they dont. I dont think any film could do him justice. I feel like a biographical novel would be more appropriate, but even then, would it do him justice?
The Man Whit The Golden Gun 1974, Directed By Guy Hamilton.❤ Screenplay: Roger Moore.Cristopher Lee. Hervé Villechaize. Bernard Lee. Britt Ekland. Maud Adams. Bernard Lee. Clifton James. Desmond Llewelyn. Lois Maxwell. Soon- Tek Oh. Richard Loo. Marne Maitland. ❤
Well he's talking about the books, not the films, and apparently in _them_ it was just a pet octopus. So I don't find it that difficult to believe there may have been a matching Real Life equivalent.
James bond admitting he met his villains as recorded by his cousin. Jokes aside, its so fascinating how much Lee got to discuss such things with great authors like Flemming or Tolkein. He got to play some good villains based on those stories.
"Fleming was my cousin." Sir. Christopher Lee, the fact he was acquainted with so many interesting figures throughout history (he even befriended Tolkien and got his blessing to be Gandalf the Wizard if ever the LotR trilogy made it to film) on top of his amazing acting career makes him the most interesting man in the world. Yes, even in death he still retains that title!
You know, everyone I have met always discounts Pearce Brosnan’s version of James Bond, but I like him! Certainly he’s not the best ever, but I enjoyed his character. What do you think?
Christopher Lee is related to both Ian Fleming and Confederate General Robert E. Lee
Don't forget Bruce Lee and Spike Lee.
He is also a descendant of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor
@@jamesbond_and_friendsots of genealogists think he may of got a little too excited about the idea of being descended for Charlemagne. Turns out most Europeans are probably descended from Charlemagne. It's just to do with how family trees work. Since the number of ancestors doubles with each generation, 2 parents, 4 grandparents and so on. By the time you get back to Charlemagnes time you'd have a billion ancestors walking around, more people than were alive. So eveyones family tree has to eventually converge and we are all descend from the same people.
@@ryanwalker8843 Makes sense, yes. Much like how 16 million people are thought to have descended from Genghis Khan. Charlemagne was less rapacious than Khan (to put it mildly), but still had a number of wives and concubines so there’s no doubt a huge number of Europeans are descended from him. I intend to read a biography of him this year, as he is a fascinating figure.
It would be interesting to see Christopher Lee’s family tree. I had a quick look on Wikipedia (not the most reliable source, I know), and his mother’s lineage goes back to the 12th century. Barbarossa gave them permission to use the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire. I wonder if this is what suggested a link to Charlemagne. One could go on speculating I suppose!
@@tbiytc3330Lee Marvin
I can't look at Dracula without being terrified. Christopher Lee you are the reason I still sleep with garlic.
IKR!😅🧄
SIR Christopher Lee was the type of guy who could keep you awake and on the tip of your toes for 24h by reading you a phone book.
or telling you his stories
This guy was an Enigma ! David Carradine used to tell a story about when they both worked together on a movie Bruce lee ( no relation ) wrote a script for called The Silent Flute ! and Christopher would tell Carradine that he could do anything and everything Carradine thought he was just eggaggerating, till he would show him something he'd never seen before on a daily Basis during the movie shoot to the point Carradine became in Awe of him ! its in Carradines autobiography ENDLESS HIGHWAY ! r.i.p. Both 😢❤🙏
A Great Man Legend 🇬🇧
"the Heavies" I like that. Gotta remember that one...
More of a British saying than an American one
@BitcoinMotorist NOT so. I'm an American actor and we certainly do call the bad guys henchman as "The Heavies" .
It is not so much a British term as opposed to a older term from the Golden age of cinema.
Most young up and coming actors who crave leading man parts are often wary of accepting a "heavy" role as those people often then get stereotyped as only a heavy.
He was just gorgeous in 'The Devil Rides Out', great actor, sorely missed....😢🎉
Sir Christopher Lee is my favorite actor ever. The man was an absolute legend. A commando in WWII, an incredible actor, related to Ian Fleming, direct descendant of Charlemagne, friend of JRR Tolkien, and consummate gentleman. His biography reads like an action novel.
He wasnt a commando, also most French/Belgian and Brits are descendants of Charlemagne due to the number of kids he had an how long ago he lived - He’s also been found to have embellished his military service A LOT
@@edwardal7980Maybe but a significant amount of his war time record is under the 100 year rule so we might get to find out in 2046 ish unless they extent the period which they can do if it is deemed too sensitive.
He was The Real JAMES BOND
it has been said that flemming modeled bond's personality after sir christopher
@@thewkovacs316David Niven
there's a whole wikipedia page about James Bond's inspirations in real life, the first one was Ian Fleming himself.
I would totally watch a movie or a tv show about his life
and who would you get to adequately play him in the movie? 😞
@@TheNoiseySpectatorno one because truth is less believable than fiction and nobody would believe he did what he did, plus due to the nature of what he did a lot of it’s classified so you would need to get either the British PM or his majesty to declassify it
@@dionjaywoollaston1349 I think you overlooked the word "Adequately" in my question.
What actor could portray him well enough?
@@TheNoiseySpectator believe me I didn’t, I actually considered Henry cavil briefly as well as Christian bale but decided it couldn’t work
@@dionjaywoollaston1349Definitely not Bale.
Definitely a natural gentleman, a perfect James Bond, and a smidgen sinister.
❤ Sir Christopher Lee
That is a great story by the great man. Thank you Mr. Lee.
Fascinating fantastical person.
He spoke oh so cutely
Christopher Lee in a Star Wars movie was the most awesome thing ever
Brilliant !
On his mothers side he was related to Cardinal Consalvi who stood up to Napoleon.
Goldfinger was an architect. He designed Trellick tower in NW London.
Fleming named Goldfinger after the architect Erno Goldfinger and said, if Goldfinger tried to sue, he would change the character's name to 'Goldprick'
Amazing ❤
What Mr Lee is not telling you is that he was a very great international British spy and James Bond was inspired by him
One guy i wish i could have had a drink with.
Nobody can narrate anything by Edgar Allen Poe better than Christopher Lee.
Absolute legend
This is who Ian Flemming based James Bond on.
The real Goldfinger was an architect who was responsible for the ugly brutalist style of architecture that was popular in London in the 50s and 60s. Ian Fleming hated the Brutalist style and was disgusted by it. The Barbican centre in London is a good example of the style.
"we used to talk alot together about his stories" aka "I told him about the wild shit I got up to and he changed the names and wrote it down"😅
I wish he did recordings for audio books
He has done many!
@@barghest94 huge, any notable books?
@@LD-wu4lc Ones I can see are Dracula, Frankenstein, Hunchback of Notredame, Dr. Jekyll, Thr Phantom of the Opera and a _bunch_ of Agatha Christie and some Sherlock Holmes stories.
Dark into the occult Mr Lee we shall all stand before Gd and give an account 😢
Christopher Kee, was the Dracula 🧛♂️
He was also a very tall imposing man who terrified me as the characters Count Dracula and Frankenstein. Watch him too in the weird disturbing film but fascinating 'The Wicker Man'. I can imagine women swooned over his booming voice and handsome appearance. Any woman care to agree?
He should have got an Oscar for Jinnah
Wut? Christopher Lee is Ian Fleming’s cousin?!
Through marriage from what I've been able to find; they also grew up together and were golf buddies for a long time.
How was this man related to *ALL* the coolest people xD
awww thanks very much for sharing man. I actually didnt know that the last names of the villians actually did exist. can you tell me what year this was broadcast and who the presenter is please?
This was a BBC Show called Pebble Mill. It ran from ‘72 - ‘96, but I’m not sure when this was. They are talking about The Man With The Golden Gun in the full interview, but he looks a good 10+ years older than in the movie to me. I’m not sure of the interviewers full name.
Search ‘Christopher Lee interviewed on Pebble Mill’ on TH-cam. There is a full interview to watch
Love is required, whenever he’s hired.
Fransisco Scaramanga himself 😊
THEY DO NOT MAKE THEM LIKE THAT ANYMORE. RIP
It's too bad that Ian Fleming did not question. Christopher Lee more carefully about the appropriate type of pistols to carry for such work...
Guys he was the Main Character. His war record is awe inspiring
Never realised he was Flemmings cousin.
Scaramanga himself.
Didn't Fleming base the titular character on Lee or drew inspiration- for his character- from his cousin's contributions in the war...
Story I heard was Scaramanga was the alligator trainer in Live and Let Die
Nah, that was from whom they took the name for the film (he is just Mr. Big in the book) vllain, Dr. Kananga.
@@vitorafmonteiro Well of course... What are you trying to say? Everyone who saw the movie saw Kotto was kananga.
@@vominatorIt makes sense if one knows how the "Live and Let Die" book was altered in adaptation: in the book there was only Mr. Big, black mobster and no double identity, the double identity, the true man being a Duvalier-style black Caribbean vodu dictator, and the name Cananga (which they got from the alligator trainer they got for the film, which was the whole point of my comment) were all creations from the film.
Can anyone advise a good, truthful biography about Christopher Lee?
A portrait of real Nobility
❤
Christopher Lee is probably the only Bond villain that's actually killed real people.
There may be people called Scaramanga, Blofeld or No but what about Oddjob? Was it too hard to find a real Corean name?
The REAL James Bond.
Where's silverfinger
Most interesting man in the world.
Facts
Yes He Was Bro 😎 one of my favorite Old ,School actors my Fav Dracula 🧛♂️ and Sith Lord R.I.P mr Lee 🤘🤘😢😢
Yea a real artist and talent, he played so many iconic and classic roles… it will take a long time to see such talent again
The only person I can think of who could come close to that title is Billy Waugh.
Love the absurdly hidden in plain sight nomenclature. No effort 'cuz surely one would change their names ... BUT that's exactly what they would expect. Never ignore the "Sub-obvious".
Christopher Lee had such a fascinating life and always comes across as a thoroughly decent chap....as they say.
Jeez, every story I learn about this guy makes him more incredible.
Then tell
It’s all lies. 😂
@@derin111Like your life.
@@leilei49-51Ahaha-hahahaha Aagh!😂
He has a powerful weapon
He charges a million a shot
An assassin that's second to none
The man with the golden gun
I remember when a million dollars was a lot of money.
No interruption, Just listening intently, love the respect for good informative conversation. Beautifully melodic
This was 30 years before he released a heavy metal album
He was also a WW II hero. Ultimate renaissance man. I had a huge crush in him as a teenager.🥰
AFTER I CAME BACK FROM THE MOON VISIT FOR THE THIRD TIME😊
Google his life. The most extraordinary life. Such a nice nice man. RIP.
R.I.P Christopher lee
Hes got a lovely voice.very relaxing.
As a Fleming myself I could listen to Christopher all night long about his own career and of stories of him and Ian Fleming.
Are you closely related to him and Ian Fleming?
I wonder, when they make a movie about this great man. His greatness does not come from acting, but from the fact that - in the context of his life - acting was just a very small part.
No movie will ever be made, because there is no actor who could adequately play him.
I kinda hope they dont. I dont think any film could do him justice. I feel like a biographical novel would be more appropriate, but even then, would it do him justice?
Such class and style
Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side. 😎
God I could listen to that man talk for years.
so fascinating.
🤗🙏
Could listen to Christopher all night
The more I find out about Christopher Lee, the more he sounds like someone who couldn't exist due to so many crazy connections.
Hm.
He has been found to embellish a lot of stories
@@edwardal7980Ya, just like you. 😆
The Man Whit The Golden Gun 1974, Directed By Guy Hamilton.❤
Screenplay:
Roger Moore.Cristopher Lee.
Hervé Villechaize.
Bernard Lee.
Britt Ekland.
Maud Adams.
Bernard Lee.
Clifton James.
Desmond Llewelyn.
Lois Maxwell.
Soon- Tek Oh.
Richard Loo.
Marne Maitland.
❤
I love this Actor as a villain
I admired Christopher Lee more than most.
Best Dracula, hammer house of horror films
The Real life Bond
Surely no one is named Octopussy.
Well he's talking about the books, not the films, and apparently in _them_ it was just a pet octopus. So I don't find it that difficult to believe there may have been a matching Real Life equivalent.
Haha haha! 😂
@@beth12svist Oh, interesting. Thanx
I want to meet the real Pussy Galore!
Well I didn’t know that count Dooku was related to Ian Fleming dang
not only that...Sir Lee IS Bond. Mr. Flemming based Bond on his cousin Sir Lee. They were both spies in WW2.
Larger than life, incredibly talented and a true gentleman with it.
One of my favourite actor of all time and a great actor brilliant
Plus I luv Dracula and Christopher Lee was the best
Noone could play Dracula like Christopher Lee!@@paulmoloney4160
"I don't always use a gun, but when I do, I prefer the Golden Gun. Stay accurate, my friends..."- Francisco Scaramanga
The hottest scariest Dracula EVER.
It’s so weird seeing him without facial hair in this clip
A great man and actor. He would have made a great Bond
He lived it.
Wonderful. Great to hear that lovely voice again.
Great actor .. loved his horror films and his teaming with Peter Cushing !
A once in a century individual. From swashbucklers to horrors to scifi to LOTR and Hobbit, just brilliant.
Lee was his cousin inspiration.
He was the real James Bond.
Christopher lee brilliant actor.such a interesting man.
James bond admitting he met his villains as recorded by his cousin.
Jokes aside, its so fascinating how much Lee got to discuss such things with great authors like Flemming or Tolkein.
He got to play some good villains based on those stories.
Mr. Lee was a charming man that you wouldn’t want to mess with. Amazing life story!
"Fleming was my cousin."
Sir. Christopher Lee, the fact he was acquainted with so many interesting figures throughout history (he even befriended Tolkien and got his blessing to be Gandalf the Wizard if ever the LotR trilogy made it to film) on top of his amazing acting career makes him the most interesting man in the world. Yes, even in death he still retains that title!
One of the most badass and greates actors of all time. Rwst in peace Sir.
Eton? He Definitely met a lot of villains... there...
I read somewhere that Goldfinger was inspired by Ernő Goldfinger - the Modernist architect behind many of London's tower blocks...
Iisten to that lovely voice❤
SeanConery, Daniel Craig, Timothy, RogerMoore, Pearce, they’re great Actors
You know, everyone I have met always discounts Pearce Brosnan’s version of James Bond, but I like him! Certainly he’s not the best ever, but I enjoyed his character. What do you think?
You can see why he grew the beard
The Best Dracula
Extremely interesting 🧐
He looks like he'd be good playing a vampire.
He does in the 1958 Film Dracula.
Tis’ a joke
@@popatochisps1198 Twas missed on my part.
What a man
Dooku!