Christopher Lee ~ This Is Your Life

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  • Опубліковано 15 лют 2016
  • Goodbye my Love (May 27th 1922 - June 7th 2015)
    Thank you for the movies, the songs, the memories. Thank you for all.
    Thank you for being the best and thank you for being my hero.
    I will always love you my hero.
    God please give him back to me :( :( :(
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  • @Rekaert
    @Rekaert 6 років тому +685

    When Oliver Reed, Peter Cushing and Vincent Price turn up to show respect, you know you've done something right.

    • @Bigbadwhitecracker
      @Bigbadwhitecracker 4 роки тому +72

      You're so right. And Oliver showed up SOBER. Now that's a huge deal.

    • @victortoomes5685
      @victortoomes5685 4 роки тому +17

      To have been a fly on the wall that night...

    • @singin8324
      @singin8324 4 роки тому +5

      Amen to that

    • @rowley555
      @rowley555 4 роки тому +19

      And Trevor Howard too....somewhat sober....

    • @josephvanburen887
      @josephvanburen887 3 роки тому +4

      Price played richilieu in a film adaptation of three musketeers in 1948.

  • @Kris.G
    @Kris.G 7 років тому +1092

    Bloody hell, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Vincent Price in the same room... it's like The Beatles of horror movies.

    • @normal_media
      @normal_media 7 років тому +28

      indeed. Vincent Price is just creepy under normal circumstances.

    • @gordonm.7387
      @gordonm.7387 7 років тому +32

      There's no analogue to that triumvirate today.

    • @scotnick59
      @scotnick59 6 років тому +10

      I never thought Price was scary as his voice struck me as just too effeminate.

    • @ontologicallysteve7765
      @ontologicallysteve7765 6 років тому +59

      These men were the end of an era. With the passing of Sir Christopher, it has become painfully obvious that there will never again be three actors (let alone one) who will emit the level of class that these 3 men did. I'm not okay with that. It makes me sad. But, this alarming realization does make Vincent, Peter and Chris all the more special.
      For over two years this era has been over. I feel the void more and more each day. I'm glad I have access to their interviews and films. It creates a warnesss in my heart that not much else can.
      I'm only 36, but I grew up on these films. Pre-internet...I had accumulated all of their films on VHS by the mid nineties (paying upwards to 200.00 for one out of print video tape). I was a teenage detective hunting down these films without the use of any internet. Lots of reading, researching and long distance calls were involved (and pissed off parents I might add). I have since owned all of their films on DVD...and now bluray. I will continue to purchase them in whatever form they come out on.
      God bless these men and their families.

    • @willowmadhuridixit8991
      @willowmadhuridixit8991 6 років тому +25

      Absolutely agreed. They were all fine actors, great talents, warm, wonderful and charming gentlemen too.

  • @gordonm.7387
    @gordonm.7387 7 років тому +495

    Classier times, classier people.

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura 4 роки тому +12

      people like you don't realize that your comment was said about the time your sentimentalizing

    • @keithremedy
      @keithremedy 4 роки тому +22

      Jb 318 in some aspect he’s right but yea I agreee with you whole heartedly. My grandma who lived all through the 20s and is still alive now. She always told me growing up in the 90s that the world was going to shit and people were becoming more and more evil all the way back in 70s. Each decade people say that, but yea now I can say this is something that is higher then ever before. Even in the years I’ve lived from the 90s too the early 2000s and now. Every five years things change. People have less integrity now then ever before. Less people have values and morals

    • @melvinch
      @melvinch 3 роки тому +5

      @@sexobscura people like you don't realize you're in a farked-up generation and dwelling in it.

    • @pabrennan6877
      @pabrennan6877 3 роки тому +1

      I agree!

    • @NigelJackson
      @NigelJackson 3 роки тому +14

      absolutely true...there's been a steady decline in human quality, style and decorum.

  • @arthurdeth7646
    @arthurdeth7646 Рік тому +6

    Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing & Vincent Price. When were they, all 3 last together in 1 room. A moment to treasure in history.

  • @Syklonus
    @Syklonus 4 роки тому +71

    Peter Cushing was the first man that Lee put his arm around when he walked on. You can tell that was a genuine and deeply beloved friendship.

  • @kojinaoftheinvertedeye810
    @kojinaoftheinvertedeye810 Рік тому +98

    The friendship of Peter and Christopher is truly a beautiful thing to witness.

    • @MrJusskippy
      @MrJusskippy 7 місяців тому +2

      Quite similar to that of Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen.

    • @johnmulligan455
      @johnmulligan455 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@MrJusskippyummm...no

  • @38MBH
    @38MBH 4 роки тому +192

    I loved the fact that the hell raiser Oliver Reed, stood up when all his peers like Peter Cushing etc were introduced, a true sign of respect!

    • @trevormoses5061
      @trevormoses5061 2 роки тому +16

      I was told by a filmmaker who worked with Oliver Reed several times that he was a nice person.

    • @paulmoneill
      @paulmoneill 2 роки тому +6

      I visited his grave and went to his local boozer in Cork. They all loved the man. He was good at keeping Alex Higgins in line when he was being a dick apparently

    • @taniaearle4457
      @taniaearle4457 Рік тому +12

      Oliver Reed was a friendly nice guy to everyone apparently. But his Alcoholism & demons destroyed him.

    • @akadacat
      @akadacat Рік тому +2

      I think it's amazing that Olly could stand up! 🤣

    • @farerolobos9382
      @farerolobos9382 Рік тому +4

      He respected those who deserved respect... Not so many in those years, even less now, I'm afraid...

  • @madkittyjoey70
    @madkittyjoey70 7 років тому +251

    I loved his reaction when Peter Cushing showed up to see him. Christopher managed to bring lots of joy into the remaining years of Peter's life.

    • @redroseproductions4688
      @redroseproductions4688 4 роки тому +32

      He just looked so delighted. That's friendship for you

    • @Syklonus
      @Syklonus 4 роки тому +36

      And vice versa. Lee gave an interview in 1997 and he seemed genuinely heartbroken when he spoke about Peter and how much he missed him.

    • @madkittyjoey70
      @madkittyjoey70 4 роки тому +6

      @@redroseproductions4688 Tell me about it! :-)

    • @madkittyjoey70
      @madkittyjoey70 4 роки тому +13

      @@Syklonus I saw a video about that. And he was hurt that he couldn't attend the funeral since he had to work out of the country at that time.

    • @madkittyjoey70
      @madkittyjoey70 4 роки тому +6

      @@Syklonus I saw a video about that. And he was hurt that he couldn't attend the funeral since he had to work out of the country at that time.

  • @jeffstone2136
    @jeffstone2136 4 роки тому +221

    This show is decades old, yet Lee had already packed four lifetimes into his one. And it was seriously far from over. And my God, what a charming, humble English gentleman Peter Cushing was.

    • @memorialled_zeppelin-warew1346
      @memorialled_zeppelin-warew1346 2 роки тому +10

      On a whole... As much as I like Christopher Lee and I do.
      I'd rather sit with Peter Cushing , Vincent Price and depending on how he was behaving at the time Oliver Reed.
      Peter Cushing was indeed a gentleman. Quiet soft spoken and a man who loved his fans. Vincent Price who in reality wasn't anywhere near as scary as he behaves in movies. He had a wonderful nature and sence of humour. And made no bones about his deep care for fans. For a horror movie actor who didn't scare young fans who adored him.
      Oliver Reed I see as an amazing talent .
      But he was far too unpredictable. When he was drunk (unfortunately more often than not) no person was safe from his practical jokes and sadly often bad temper. He was ok when he was sober. Like he was here.
      Christopher Lee still scares the hell out of me.

    • @lawenda2099
      @lawenda2099 2 роки тому

      @@memorialled_zeppelin-warew1346 Oliver Reed was a drunk, misogynistic, insecure loser that should've been locked up.

    • @gailmiler2797
      @gailmiler2797 9 місяців тому +1

      Italian gentleman.

  • @Mani-to2kv
    @Mani-to2kv 11 місяців тому +22

    Oliver Reed stands when Peter Cushing appears. That’s class and respect right there!

  • @scotnick59
    @scotnick59 3 роки тому +43

    For such a spooky gent in the movies, Sir Christopher seemed a gentle & kind soul

    • @typower9
      @typower9 Рік тому +5

      Apparently Boris Karloff was too.

    • @scotnick59
      @scotnick59 Рік тому +4

      @@typower9 you bet!

  • @brendanduffy2367
    @brendanduffy2367 7 років тому +265

    Classy,these people could teach today's "stars"how to conduct themselves.

    • @littleniyah
      @littleniyah 6 років тому +8

      For all his hell-raising Oliver was still a gent. And its true manners have vanished. Incredibly, all the dicks on here blame feminism! Hello, its the men who seized the opportunity to start screaming abuse or cat-calling or slamming doors in the face of older women...as a friend told me happened to her last week!

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 4 роки тому +17

      @@littleniyah Exactly, Oliver Reed WAS a gentleman - note that he stood up whenever a lady walked on and he also stood when the great Peter Cushing arrived too, as a mark of his respect. Just because he was a boozer didn't mean he was a yob - he had a lot of class.

    • @comradeweedity1648
      @comradeweedity1648 4 роки тому

      Well Brendan atleast we know you are probably an old man 😂

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura 4 роки тому

      con
      fused

    • @paulanthony5274
      @paulanthony5274 4 роки тому +1

      There were plenty of well spoken he'll raisers from England.Keith moon for one,the drummer out of the who.

  • @TheAxeGrinder
    @TheAxeGrinder 2 роки тому +89

    I absolutely love the reaction from Mr. Lee at 23:25 when he realizes Vincent Price made the trip.

    • @lolah3838
      @lolah3838 Рік тому +6

      And they are each tall enough to be on eye level. What a dashing pair.

  • @johnmunro4952
    @johnmunro4952 4 роки тому +58

    His acting career was a just a tiny part of this extraordinary man's life.

  • @spookypatchouli
    @spookypatchouli 7 років тому +213

    I think Christopher is so handsome and sweet in this video. I've watched it so many times because he seems so genuine. And Peter is just darling. I love their friendship, it makes me so happy, especially to rewatch the films and know that even on "opposite" sides in the films, they were so close in real life.

    • @Hiruma312
      @Hiruma312 6 років тому +17

      spookypatchouli I agree! I want to ask Birgit how it feels like---living so long and watch that smile everytime, enjoy a pair of genuine beautiful eyes stared at her, damn!! I envy her!!! 😁

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 4 роки тому +13

      @@Hiruma312 I agree, Sir Christopher Lee was one VERY beautiful man!

    • @aiseakonrote5381
      @aiseakonrote5381 4 роки тому +15

      He is indeed - incredibly handsome.....that my views on Dracula is slowly changing from fear to.admiration n maybe lust...lol

    • @diskgrinder
      @diskgrinder 3 роки тому +6

      Very well said

    • @robnewman6101
      @robnewman6101 Рік тому +1

      His greatest horror character organisation of all is Count Dracula.

  • @scotia7326
    @scotia7326 5 років тому +78

    Notice how he stands for every woman when they leave to sit down themselves, that is dedication to the gentleman’s code.

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 2 роки тому +16

      How I miss beautiful manners like that in men! Oliver Reed too stood up when ladies arrived - and to pay due respect to Peter Cushing too. And of course Mr Cushing was a true gentleman, that's why he and Christopher Lee were such class acts and kindred spirits.

    • @rickykilby4672
      @rickykilby4672 2 роки тому +16

      This reminds me of something I read years ago.There was a meeting of hammer top brass at their headquarters in London and Peter cushing was in attendance.At one point a lady entered the room with a tea urn, and Peter immediately stood up.The others around the table didn't and some gave Peter a strange look,as if to say what are doing,when Peter said 'a lady has entered the room,hadn't you noticed gentleman.Shows the absolute class of the man,a lady is a lady regardless from a tea lady to a princess. Total gentleman.

    • @briankinnear1314
      @briankinnear1314 Рік тому +6

      So does Oliver Reed...

    • @Marcel_Audubon
      @Marcel_Audubon Рік тому +4

      That part of the code is just annoying - all that half hearted bobbing up and down - glad it's behind us

    • @metrobar3367
      @metrobar3367 Рік тому +4

      @@Marcel_Audubon and that’s why todays society is shite.

  • @johnporcella2375
    @johnporcella2375 Рік тому +12

    I was hoping that Lee would tell the story about the time he was caught in a shower of rain in Switzerland and his car broke down. Arriving at a farmer's house to ask to use the telephone, the poor Swiss farmer opened the front door and took fright on seeing 'Dracula' crying out "È lui!" (It's him!) and promptly fainting!

  • @rowellster
    @rowellster 3 роки тому +57

    Will we ever see such class again? This speaks of a bygone era...

  • @thephantom496
    @thephantom496 7 років тому +210

    Rest in piece Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.

    • @suziejane1008
      @suziejane1008 4 роки тому +23

      And Vincent Price - all wonderful, actors!

    • @DyslexicGod
      @DyslexicGod 4 роки тому +11

      @@suziejane1008 and Oliver Reed. Fantastic actor.

    • @splatcave3145
      @splatcave3145 4 роки тому +3

      God I miss those days

    • @intuitiveeevee
      @intuitiveeevee 4 роки тому +5

      I think you mean PEACE

    • @115spt2
      @115spt2 3 роки тому

      @@intuitiveeevee Yeah wtf he aint in pieces.....Well maybe.

  • @thrillhausen8858
    @thrillhausen8858 3 роки тому +22

    Met Christopher Lee on a bus of all places in London, 1997. Nice man.

    • @Eire_Go_Deo
      @Eire_Go_Deo 2 роки тому

      Reall? That’s amazing! He was on a bus? What did you talk about?

  • @slckb0y65
    @slckb0y65 3 роки тому +16

    Today's world sorely lack people, scratch that, LEGENDS like him ...

  • @johnroberts9845
    @johnroberts9845 4 роки тому +40

    He served in the SAS in WW2. He has done it all.God bless.

    • @fikent5252
      @fikent5252 Рік тому +1

      Good grief I didn’t know that, fascinating !!!!

    • @ralphraffles1394
      @ralphraffles1394 Рік тому

      He carried his SAS identity card with him at all times.

  • @Wisdom122
    @Wisdom122 2 роки тому +7

    The Actors back then were x100 times more skillful, charismatic and eloquent as opposed to the actors of today.

  • @ianbentley7276
    @ianbentley7276 4 роки тому +114

    see how Oliver Reed stood up to shake Peter Cushing's hand.

    • @ianmcfadden5450
      @ianmcfadden5450 3 роки тому +8

      ian bentley oliver Reed, what a true legend, it was said he was such a quiet, shy man and drank to be more confident, real gentleman and a legend

    • @ianbentley7276
      @ianbentley7276 3 роки тому +5

      @@ianmcfadden5450 indeed, and always such good value on chat shows when sober.

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 2 роки тому +6

      He stood up for the ladies and for Peter Cushing, Ollie was a real class act as well as a huge talent, when all's said and done.

    • @ianbentley7276
      @ianbentley7276 2 роки тому +2

      @@glamdolly30 indeed, there's a really
      indeed, there';s a good interview with Parky on here somewhere.

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 2 роки тому +3

      @@ianbentley7276 Thanks for the reminder, I'll look it up. I hate the Aspel one he did drunk, with everyone taking the piss - he was too good for that.
      Watching clips of the first Musketeers movie from 1973, and am reminded what a brilliant villain Christopher Lee was playing Roqueforte. This is a particularly funny clip - enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/RJ5aGf0j26c/v-deo.html

  • @markthomas5360
    @markthomas5360 7 років тому +206

    Christopher Lee was the best Dracula-Ever!

    • @debcutler2013
      @debcutler2013 6 років тому +8

      No, Gary Oldman was, because he was permitted to play it according to Stoker's book. Even Lee admitted it

    • @CDU916
      @CDU916 6 років тому +4

      I have enjoyed many actors in the role of Dracula, including Lugosi and Langella. To keep the character interesting, the book is the best source but the role of the Count, any role really, is always interpretive. That's what keeps it fresh.

    • @77778598
      @77778598 6 років тому +1

      Agreed

    • @lesreed9269
      @lesreed9269 4 роки тому

      @Gloria Vargo Who's Goldman? If you must comment, the do try to get it right...

    • @tombennett3827
      @tombennett3827 4 роки тому +1

      I think Paul Lynde , Don Knotts and Tim Conway would have been good as Dracula.

  • @baxterrhodes7542
    @baxterrhodes7542 4 роки тому +58

    Watching Lee smile and be so happy, especially seeing his close friends Cushing and Price, it's heartwarming. Though masters of horror, truly all three were kind and elegant men off the stage. Even now they have no equal, I would have loved to have met any one of them let alone all three.

    • @briankinnear1314
      @briankinnear1314 Рік тому +5

      My God I miss old days of acting..

    • @merrybluegirl8930
      @merrybluegirl8930 8 місяців тому

      Me too. I always had a similtaneous crush on Christopher and Peter C. Especially Dracula!! I like them tall!

  • @pillardelaney4726
    @pillardelaney4726 3 роки тому +19

    I meet Christopher Lee on Victoria station, I had my huby and son, he was like us waiting for the train from France, I just show him and with the emotion I could not remember his cristian name, so I shauted, you are DRACULA,That got him lauhghing and it geve mi his autograph.
    I keekp it till this day , I 'm80 years old, but that day esteis in my memorie for ever.
    From Australia, may he rest in peace.

    • @ianbentley7276
      @ianbentley7276 2 роки тому

      i'm not surprised he acted so graciously.

  • @joanhughes9660
    @joanhughes9660 7 років тому +90

    The first time I saw Horror of Dracula in 1966, I was 23 yrs. old. I remember being scared to death, he made such an impression on me.I have been a devoted fan of his since then, I have all his Dracula films, and I still watch them and I am 73 yrs. old. RIP Dear Christopher, you are loved!!!! 2/19/17
    Joan Martino Hughes

    • @GG2873
      @GG2873 5 років тому +4

      I watched all the Dracula films played by Christopher Lee, even the Italian one, "Il conte Dracula" directed by Jesus Franco and in my opinion the most frightening of them all is "Scars of Dracula" directed by Roy Ward Baker in 1970

    • @catherinebirch2399
      @catherinebirch2399 Рік тому

      When I was about 6 years old, I saw posters advertising Dracula movies outside the local cinema. They scared the life out of me.

    • @robnewman6101
      @robnewman6101 Рік тому +1

      1958 Dracula.

  • @MrSwifts31
    @MrSwifts31 4 роки тому +32

    Little known fact:~ Christopher had an operatically trained baritone voice.

  • @stargazingdaydreamer
    @stargazingdaydreamer Місяць тому +3

    I grew up in Ireland. In the 1980s -90s and in a less than ideal home. Christopher Lee and Hammer house horror movies are some of my happiest memories.
    A versatile and outstanding actor. Much loved.

  • @kanifuker721
    @kanifuker721 2 роки тому +22

    Loved him in The Wicker Man and he did the role for free as he loved his part. What a gentleman.

    • @darrenmiller6927
      @darrenmiller6927 27 днів тому

      Christopher Lee considered Wicker Man one, or his, greatest roll. Terrifying film starring a master. I adore Lee. And Cushing. And our state side answer Price.

  • @northernsoul474
    @northernsoul474 5 років тому +10

    Spooky that Christopher Lee and Vincent Price share the same birthday, May 27th. And Peter Cushing was born May 26th. Three amazing actors and gentlemen that we will unfortunately never see the likes of again.

  • @richardcochrane1966
    @richardcochrane1966 2 роки тому +8

    Had a friend who had the fortune to work with Christopher Lee on one of his movies - told me Mr. Lee was an absolute gentleman, with a wonderful personality

  • @andyjay9346
    @andyjay9346 6 років тому +104

    Just loved Peter Cushing, the gentleman's gentleman in British horror and suspense.

  • @tmrezzek5728
    @tmrezzek5728 4 роки тому +20

    Oliver Reed: a boozer, brawler, and practical joker, but shows awesome respect to Peter Cushing by standing and shaking his hand.

  • @mattbod
    @mattbod 3 роки тому +13

    Did his own fencing without a mask: wow even more of a legend. Didn’t realise what a big guy he was.

  • @LHA8925
    @LHA8925 4 роки тому +11

    I just love how classy people were back then. True gentlemen and women back then.

  • @sandrahuber80s
    @sandrahuber80s 6 років тому +68

    I loved this man for his charm and he is the best Dracula ever

    • @KenFromBeara
      @KenFromBeara 4 роки тому +5

      Saurumon, Francisco Scaramanga, Count Dooku, so many more

    • @sandrahuber80s
      @sandrahuber80s 4 роки тому +2

      @@KenFromBeara Yes he was Great ☺thanks for your Comment

  • @SarahB1863
    @SarahB1863 Рік тому +11

    What's wild is that this is from about 1977 and Christopher Lee was only about halfway through his career! He had another 30 years of filmmaking yet to go.

    • @beth12svist
      @beth12svist 6 місяців тому

      Including the role he ended up being proudest of...

  • @Hyacinth000
    @Hyacinth000 6 років тому +127

    You can see the adoration Sir Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing have for one another

  • @allcall67
    @allcall67 7 років тому +74

    They dont make actors like these anymore bravo!

  • @gailjacquelinemrsgray2507
    @gailjacquelinemrsgray2507 8 років тому +69

    A gentleman with class

    • @jondoes8222
      @jondoes8222 8 років тому +8

      Man, I'm afraid we shall never see the likes of those actors again. Some of the greatest people I grew up watching are gone now. As in music, Peter Paul and Mary were my mentors as well as Lee. Now Mary is gone and never can be replaced just like these wonderful people.

    • @gailjacquelinemrsgray2507
      @gailjacquelinemrsgray2507 8 років тому +11

      Ron you are right i agree i am still sad over his death, i have always admired him and Peter Cushing 2 fine macabre actors of the world.

    • @jondoes8222
      @jondoes8222 8 років тому +5

      This may be a bit off subject but as a boy every day of my life my mind would not miss a single day of thinking about Christopher and Peter Cushing as well as PP&M no connection of course but they were most important in my mind through out the years. The first time I ever saw Lee and Cushing was on a 4 minute 8mm film I would play on my little movie projecter. Later I saw Horror of Dracula in its full form on tv and I was hooked. I always wanted to meet them and talk but that was not to be. I did meet PP&M many times and befriended them. I wonder if Lee's brother is still around?

    • @gailjacquelinemrsgray2507
      @gailjacquelinemrsgray2507 8 років тому +7

      I agree Ron i miss them both very much.i never got a chance to speak to them, but i am quite happy with there signed photos i have,

    • @gailjacquelinemrsgray2507
      @gailjacquelinemrsgray2507 8 років тому +5

      His brother was living/working in South Africa maybe he is dead like his sister.

  • @petroscosk2282
    @petroscosk2282 4 роки тому +39

    To all you people under 40, this is the real Dracula

    • @galehawkins-colon6704
      @galehawkins-colon6704 3 роки тому +9

      Yes next to Bela Lugosi ,Christopher scared the heck out of me as Dracula..

    • @TheSLUser
      @TheSLUser 3 роки тому +10

      @@galehawkins-colon6704 Did you know that when Bella Died he left Chris his Dracula Ring and Chris made sure to wear it as tribute every time he played the roll.

    • @galehawkins-colon6704
      @galehawkins-colon6704 3 роки тому +3

      @@TheSLUser no I had no idea,interesting..

    • @memorialled_zeppelin-warew1346
      @memorialled_zeppelin-warew1346 2 роки тому +2

      Actually the real first movie Dracula was a German consentration camp survivor people barely remember ... But the movie he played in was so scary it still has people who won't watch it all the way through. The amazing Kurt Van Danghorne who was the Dracula in Nosferatu.
      Bela Lugosi and his unique style and manner. The way he spoke still gives chills. Buried in his Dracula Cape when he died.
      Christoper Lee was a good Dracula. But he wasn't the best. The three Musketeers... That was awesome.

    • @metrobar3367
      @metrobar3367 Рік тому +2

      @@memorialled_zeppelin-warew1346 he was the best.

  • @chrisevans5259
    @chrisevans5259 4 роки тому +59

    I've also found Christopher Lee an intriguing person and a bit of a mystery, highly intelligent and fluent in several languages, there's a presence, and a dark mystic and aura about him......that deep rich voice , dark features and tall stature ,..if ever a person was born to play the Prince of darkness himself Count Dracula he was ,.but my all-time favorite film of his ,.is :....The Wicker Man

    • @mlandry21169
      @mlandry21169 4 роки тому +6

      Chris Evans I just found out today that he played in The Wicker Man after reading up on him. And after hearing him describe it as the best movie role of his career etc I’m dying to watch it. I only hope I can track it down. He was a legend as an Actor and as a Man. There is not another person that can come close to touching his life if they had 2 lifetimes to do it.

    • @ethanperks372
      @ethanperks372 4 роки тому +6

      The war helped shape him. Though officially he was listed as "support", he was in SOE, a secret unit. When a director said to him I want you to imagine somebody being stabbed in the back, Lee's answer was "I don't have to imagine!" He knew the true face of war.!

    • @robbbie85
      @robbbie85 4 роки тому +6

      @@mlandry21169 I hope you got to watch The Wicker Man, it's a highly respected and loved movie here in the UK

  • @susanboyd1422
    @susanboyd1422 2 роки тому +8

    I share my birthday with some amazing horror film actors, that I can remember sneaking to watch as a kid in the middle of the night, as I loved scary movies even at a very young age. I can remember being 5 and having the biggest crush on “Dracula”. ❤️🧛🏻‍♂️

  • @Charles010
    @Charles010 9 місяців тому +3

    Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing were two true gentlemen. There were many big stars who were there in person or offered congratulations through film clips, yet Christopher and Peter were the closest of friends throughout their lives. Aside from his immediate family, I feel Peter's attendance meant the most to Christopher. Its touching to see. Two great talents very much missed.

  • @jj-tq4hx
    @jj-tq4hx 5 років тому +39

    Vincent price and Cristopher Lee and Peter cushing!!. Can't get better than that.

  • @dadodydo
    @dadodydo 3 роки тому +31

    Indeed, from today's viewpoint it seems almost incredible to see the likes of Mr Lee, Mr Cushing, Mr Price and Mr Reed all in one room. Their passing is just so sad. Luckily their work is still available to millions of fans, such as myself, who dwell in the past time of quality films. And thank you for making this great show available.

  • @oldnwise8123
    @oldnwise8123 4 роки тому +16

    No hugs, no kissing, just shaking hands and 'hello old chap'... real men

  • @nick4733
    @nick4733 5 років тому +165

    Sad that so many legendary actors are no longer with us, but wonderful that their unique talents and humour is preserved for us to enjoy for ever. Many thanks for posting this.

    • @misst.e.a.187
      @misst.e.a.187 4 роки тому +4

      Well, not really. Most were really quite old when they died; Christopher was 93. They're mortal beings like the rest of us.

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 2 роки тому +4

      @@misst.e.a.187 It's still sad that amazing human beings are mortal! What a nit-picking post.

  • @melmack2003
    @melmack2003 17 днів тому

    As a teenager, I had PTSD after Sir Christopher's Hammer films.....couldn't babysit and had to sleep with the lights on! Wonderful!

  • @windyworm
    @windyworm 2 місяці тому +3

    Christopher Lee happened to be staying at a hotel in Iceland in which I stayed for a couple of days. We had a chat at breakfast one morning, what a charming, knowledgable and intelligent man.

  • @Pippistrelle72
    @Pippistrelle72 4 роки тому +23

    What a lovely handsome man Christopher Lee was. Those eyes! I also think his brother should have been an actor. He is striking looking, with a very distinctive voice as well.

  • @chunkymunkey9182
    @chunkymunkey9182 5 років тому +58

    WOW! THE 3 masters of horror in one show! EPIC!

  • @enigmagenesis7341
    @enigmagenesis7341 7 місяців тому +3

    It's amazing that so often the actors that play the most horrifying roles are absolutely the most kindest, friendliest and polite people of all.

  • @sharonellis8776
    @sharonellis8776 3 місяці тому +4

    Just great to see Christopher, Peter and Vincent together. So much talent ! RIP to the masters of horror xx

  • @ChristosAnesti33
    @ChristosAnesti33 4 роки тому +19

    I've heard the stories about Christopher Lee, but for a man so tough, when I look at his eyes, there's an innocence about him that makes my knees weak. Perfect combination of strength, humility and good humor.

  • @radionoakmont7756
    @radionoakmont7756 2 роки тому +19

    this is a ultra rare treasure to find even today Sir Christopher Lee still makes a grand entrance in anything he has starred in.

  • @zakiqbal79
    @zakiqbal79 7 років тому +111

    Christopher Lee, Pete Cushing, Vincent Price and the bad boy Oliver Reed all in one room..If i had a fantasy inviting legends for dinner then these guys would be on my list

    • @willowmadhuridixit8991
      @willowmadhuridixit8991 6 років тому +2

      zak iqbal these guys would be first on my list of dinner guests. What a party that be!!

    • @pfaffman100
      @pfaffman100 6 років тому

      Agree.

    • @johnlewis9158
      @johnlewis9158 5 років тому +3

      A interesting fact about Trevor Howard he was actually dismissed from the army because it was believed he had psychopathic tendencies.

    • @lesreed9269
      @lesreed9269 4 роки тому +3

      He WASN'T "PETE" Cushing to anyone!

    • @manbearpig7521
      @manbearpig7521 4 роки тому +3

      I want to be there.

  • @1emmajones
    @1emmajones Рік тому +5

    Christopher Lee is a truly fascinating character. We would not have the wicker man without him.

  • @zelljubovic9390
    @zelljubovic9390 2 роки тому +5

    Watched this guy as a kid play Dracula, become Saruman from my most favorite book LOTR. Our society now doesn't have a place for this type of class anymore.

  • @realnikonlover6207
    @realnikonlover6207 10 місяців тому +3

    What a wonderful tribute to a man whose career spanned decades and who was a one of a kind. He really represented tall, dark and handsome back in the day.

  • @Kris.G
    @Kris.G 7 років тому +48

    I'm watching this for the first time. Why don't don't I see things like this on TV today!

    • @Xanthas998
      @Xanthas998 4 роки тому +5

      Screaming makes more money

    • @travels129
      @travels129 Рік тому +1

      Cause people swear too much today big turn off

  • @robertcarpenter8245
    @robertcarpenter8245 5 років тому +11

    His autobiography is fascinating. Such a plethora of great actors. Mostly sadly gone now.

  • @johnwoolston7535
    @johnwoolston7535 7 років тому +70

    So many stars sadly missed including this guy

  • @BobzCountryBunker
    @BobzCountryBunker 4 роки тому +9

    ...and actually the best Bond villain ever... and the most convincing!

  • @irishelk3
    @irishelk3 3 роки тому +4

    He has a very radiant family.

  • @debradorfman1232
    @debradorfman1232 7 років тому +50

    What a beautiful, sweet and talented man. Those wonderful actors were the best. How times have changed, and not for the good. I miss you all so much.

  • @Got11vvvv
    @Got11vvvv 3 роки тому +21

    My God...what a man and what a legend...and what a gentleman...

  • @ghosthunter1818
    @ghosthunter1818 4 роки тому +34

    I like all of christopher lee's films also the best Dracula ever.

  • @Eire_Go_Deo
    @Eire_Go_Deo 4 роки тому +2

    What a true gentleman. Polite, cultured, intelligent, well read, spoke many languages etc.

  • @grega1972
    @grega1972 11 місяців тому +5

    Christopher Lee , Peter Cushing , Trevor Howard ,Oliver Reed ,Vincent Price on the same dayus ????
    One will never see this amount of talent sharing the stage ever again !!!

  • @kevinhoughton9134
    @kevinhoughton9134 5 років тому +12

    He was instantly recognisable, even when he was swathed in The Mummy's and Frankenstein's bandages. He had an awesome presence, Peter Cushing and Christopher along with Boris Karloff will forever be my Horror Kings.

  • @DizzyKizzy64
    @DizzyKizzy64 4 роки тому +8

    Absolutely loved Christopher Lee my favourite Dracula, and to have Peter Cushing and Vincent Price there too fantastic.

  • @cindernubblebutt1340
    @cindernubblebutt1340 7 місяців тому +2

    Thank you EVER SO MUCH for posting this. I saw Vincent Price at my cow-poke town in the late 70's on his personal tour he "might" have been referencing in this clip as I DEMANDED as a 12 YEAR OLD to be taken to see him. I was expecting a MONSTER show, but he showed me his passions for art, cooking, and acting. Men of this era are so charming, so warm, so world-worn that I wish I could approach their countenance. Truly Christopher Lee was a GENTLEMAN (and a warrior and a patriot and a great actor).
    I would have LOVED to have been at the after party of this show. Cushing, Price, Lee. What a party that was.

  • @peterrobinson1611
    @peterrobinson1611 2 роки тому +2

    Different era, when gentlemen actually stood in the presence of ladies simply to show respect 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

    • @marksmith7425
      @marksmith7425 2 роки тому +1

      Indeed Peter and its a fast disappearing gesture.

  • @yovni
    @yovni 4 роки тому +9

    Who is watching this, in 2020? Such class, such astonishing good looks.
    I have to blink away the tears. To think he lived so many decades after this show... right up to The Lord of the Rings, movies.

  • @J-Square
    @J-Square Рік тому +4

    His smile was charming, and his eyes were well behaved

  • @skiddmark7153
    @skiddmark7153 4 роки тому +9

    I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful man when he flew into the airport that I was working at the time. A true movie icon and for the short time i was in his company i really felt i was in the company off movie greatness. Christopher was about 92 years old at the time and i have a wonderful photo of that meeting that I often look at with great fondness.

  • @glamdolly30
    @glamdolly30 2 роки тому +3

    Afraid of typecasting, Christopher Lee relocated to LA in 1977, where he won many leading roles in American movies. One he turned down was the role of Dr Rumack, made famous by Leslie Neilsen in the 1980 cult comedy 'Airplane'. He said he kicked himself about missing out on that movie's success.
    His appearance on 'This is Your Life' shows what a great sense of humour he had - Leslie Neilsen was great of course, but I would love to have seen the great Christopher Lee in a full on comedy role like that. I'm sure he'd have been amazing.

  • @MandyJMaddison
    @MandyJMaddison 4 роки тому +25

    "It was a ...lovely... party......... "
    ....... and chills run down the spine of the listener.......

  • @studio-flash
    @studio-flash 4 роки тому +5

    Great actor..talk about nobility..his ancestors were nobility..total upper class. He was to marry the King of Swedens daughter..but called it off due to him not having funds as an actor. He had a great singing voice and sang with heavy metal and orchestra bands. Peter Cushing and Vincent Price were horror film royalty. Vincent price being the greatest actor of them all in any genre.

  • @thegrandinquisitor7917
    @thegrandinquisitor7917 Рік тому +8

    Why does this feel so magical?? We need more souls like Christopher on planet Earth

    • @marcdelente2456
      @marcdelente2456 9 місяців тому +1

      Totalement d'accord avec vous mais jamai nous ne reveront cela ces le panache des grands hommes dans leurs styles .
      Il y a les grands stan laurel et oliver Norvel hardy buster keaton Charlie Chaplin harry Harry langdon et John Wayne et steeve mc Queen Gary Cooper John Wayne et des vrais hommes. Jamai nous ne reveront cela jamai .

    • @HePlaysThePiano
      @HePlaysThePiano 5 місяців тому +1

      It is because Great Britain was still Great Britain then .... you are right though, it was magical to watch!

  • @stephanieroberts1157
    @stephanieroberts1157 7 місяців тому +3

    For me, the only actor worthy of the Count Dracula role.. an utterly charismatic gentleman.

  • @ontologicallysteve7765
    @ontologicallysteve7765 6 років тому +27

    These men (Peter Vincent and Christopher) were the end of an era. With the passing of Sir Christopher, it has become painfully obvious that there will never again be three actors (let alone one) who will emit the level of class that these 3 men did. I'm not okay with that. It makes me sad. But, this alarming realization does make Vincent, Peter and Chris all the more special.
    For over two years this era has been over. I feel the void more and more each day. I'm glad I have access to their interviews and films. It creates a warnesss in my heart that not much else can.
    I'm only 36, but I grew up on these films. Pre-internet...I had accumulated all of their films on VHS by the mid nineties (paying upwards to 200.00 for one out of print video tape). I was a teenage detective hunting down these films without the use of any internet. Lots of reading, researching and long distance calls were involved (and pissed off parents I might add). Collecting their films (at such a young age) gave me incentive to work and save as much as I could.
    I have since owned all of their films on DVD...and now bluray. I will continue to purchase them in whatever form they come out on.
    God bless these men and their families.

    • @debcutler2013
      @debcutler2013 6 років тому +4

      I grew up watching them in the 80s. No internet then and you were lucky to get a VHS tape. The demise of these three actors in heartbreaking. I used to live near Peter Cushing in Kent, when I was at University there. Never got to meet any of them. All 3 of them were just charming, intelligent and unique. Bless them. I miss them to this day

    • @lesreed9269
      @lesreed9269 4 роки тому +1

      Chris?

    • @juerv1
      @juerv1 4 роки тому +3

      Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing - these great gothic stars could never been replaced. They came from another era and had the faces and the presence for these characters. There ist no modern actor who had their qualities oder their background.

    • @LALakersNornIron
      @LALakersNornIron 2 роки тому +2

      I'm 32 and I know exactly how you feel

  • @unions100
    @unions100 4 роки тому +43

    Christopher Lee was such an amazing actor and a lovely person

  • @the_trooper_72
    @the_trooper_72 10 місяців тому +6

    There's not many of these videos I can sit through these days but this was absolutely legendary!!! I loved the way Oliver Reed stood up as soon as Peter Cushing walked in,. It showed a great deal of respect..

  • @markschwalbe2314
    @markschwalbe2314 5 років тому +9

    Three of my cinematic heroes-Christopher, Peter and Vincent, all incredibly intelligent, articulate and genteel. Dear Oli Reed (much missed also), on his very best behaviour, visibly touched by the event.

  • @NbSkaz
    @NbSkaz 3 роки тому +4

    Turns out Christopher Lee was a super nice guy. I read his autobiography but that's more a work history. Great guy.

  • @reddevil9554
    @reddevil9554 6 років тому +21

    A handsome chap. He could have been another Cary Grant really. He preferred different roles though, which he is now famous for. He's 51 here as well and duelling away at the beginning like someone half his age.

  • @marymoore8456
    @marymoore8456 2 роки тому +3

    Besides been a brilliant actor he was so very handsome.

  • @gtrman9706
    @gtrman9706 7 років тому +126

    I was lucky enough to meet him and get autograph at a pro celeb golf match.I was about 8 yrs old.My mum told me he was Dracula.He was carrying a large golf club bag and I offered to hold his golf bag so he could sign for me. He said it was too heavy for me and went out if his way to put his bag against a wall. So kind of him to bother.

    • @susanda9469
      @susanda9469 7 років тому +18

      Sweet story. I don't know anything about Christopher Lee outside his films, but he does come across as a warm-hearted and unassuming man in this program.

    • @willowmadhuridixit8991
      @willowmadhuridixit8991 6 років тому +12

      He was a consummate Gentleman, highly intelligent and dashingly handsome.

    • @TheKonga88
      @TheKonga88 6 років тому +9

      GTR MAN The bag was full of wooden stakes 😄😄😄😄😄

    • @cynthiathomas5443
      @cynthiathomas5443 6 років тому +4

      Sian Jones From what I heard,she got jealous of the attention that he paid to the fans as she got older. Her stupid ass husband made it worse..When Christopher died-she would not release the location of his final resting place -if he has one.

    • @mcfcguvnors
      @mcfcguvnors 5 років тому +3

      True Gentleman

  • @evelynhenderson1470
    @evelynhenderson1470 7 років тому +25

    I was raised with all these actors and they were the best ever in my eyes,thanks for scaring me to death when I was a kid lol.

  • @campfreddy3547
    @campfreddy3547 3 роки тому +9

    Can you imagine being in the presence of horror Greatness, Sir Chris Lee,Vinnie Price,Pete Cushing and other legends of screen it would make your head spin.🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸.

  • @whistlerwade
    @whistlerwade Місяць тому +1

    All the big names are great, but to have your family around while it happens is the real joy i would think.

  • @carlylove1308
    @carlylove1308 8 днів тому

    Oh lovely to see my mom. She looked so beautiful…she loved working with Christopher and Peter!

  • @seanatkinson770
    @seanatkinson770 Рік тому +10

    Christopher Lee exudes absolute class in abundance.

  • @rowley555
    @rowley555 4 роки тому +8

    Oliver Reed, Trevor Howard, Peter Cushing, Vincent Price and off course Christopher Lee in the same room.....very cool

  • @Elton78
    @Elton78 Рік тому +2

    Such an amazing man and actor. Handsome as well. And what a beautiful smile!!

  • @mattmadill8668
    @mattmadill8668 4 роки тому +3

    Such Charming eyes and debonair smile truly a gentleman and humour as quick as a whip!