One of the most unique additions to Christopher Lee's movie career is also a film the actor appeared in for free, and for a good reason.

Christopher Lee, an actor who brought dramatic gravitas and aristocratic bearing to screen villains from Dracula to the wicked wizard Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, has died at age 93.

Speaks four languages: French, Italian, Spanish, and German. Worked with British Intelligence in World War II. Only member of the cast of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy who met author J.R.R. Tolkien.

To resurrect a late actor — as recent franchise films have done using CGI — is akin to an act of puppetry, and The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee tackles this idea with mischievous literalism. It ...