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Stars React to the Death of Sir Christopher Lee

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Sir Christopher Lee passed away at the age of 93 on Sunday due to heart failure and respiratory problems. The British actor appeared in over 250 films and television productions, including major film franchises such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and James Bond.

With such an impressive body of work, Lee was honored by a multitude of his co-workers and celebrity fans today.

Burton, who worked with Lee on five films, including Sleepy Hollow, Alice in Wonderland, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, released a statement: “Christopher has been an enormous inspiration to me my entire life. I had the honour and pleasure to work with him on five films. He was the last of his kind – a true legend – who I’m fortunate to have called a friend. He will continue to inspire me and I’m sure countless others for generations to come.”

George Lucas spoke to Entertainment Weekly: “Christopher was a great British actor of the old school. A true link to cinema’s past and a real gentleman. We will miss him.”

Director Martin Scorsese said: “Sir Christopher Lee was my friend. I think of him every day, and I always will. We both wished that we’d been able to work together more, but it was a joy to make Hugo together. And to just be with him, just listening to his stories, in that beautiful baritone voice, stories about his time in the war, his time working during the heyday of Hammer, on all those wonderful pictures that are now considered to be classics, on eight decades in movies … At a certain point they realized what a treasure they had, and they made him Sir Christopher. And that’s as it should be. He was a great actor, a wonderful friend, a REAL professional, and I’m really going to miss him.”

Many celebrities also tweeted about the late actor:

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