Sir Christopher Lee: Vampire, wizard, jedi and heavy metal musician
Master of the macabre and professional bad guy Sir Christopher Lee has died at the age of 93, after a long and distinguished career littered with some of the biggest movies in history.
In recent years, he played Saruman in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, as well as Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequels and Willy Wonka's father in the Tim Burton remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
He also struck fear into 007 himself as Scaramanga, pitted against Roger Moore's James Bond in The Man With The Golden Gun; and brought Dracula to (un)life in the 1963 film incarnation of the classic bloodsucking fiend.
And, not content with a fearsome on-screen presence, he delighted music fans around the world with a string of heavy metal albums too - releasing his final record, Metal Knight, just one year ago.
Here are some of his best moments from the life and career of Sir Christopher Lee:
Dracula - 1958 - 1970
Lee played Bram Stoker's notorious monster in a number of Hammer Horror movies, starting in 1958.
He reportedly tried to sneak lines from the original classic into every one of the movies he was in, in a bid to improve the scripts.
The Wicker Man - 1973
Lee played Lord Summerisle, the leader on the island where locals make human sacrifices to try to appease the gods in times of poor harvest.
The Man With The Golden Gun - 1974
Lee - the real-life cousin of James Bond's creator Ian Fleming - takes on the womanising British spy as millionaire villain Francisco Scaramanga.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch - 1990
While Lee imagined the role of mad scientist Dr Catheter to be a light-hearted one, he was encouraged to be more "evil" to match the atmosphere of a laboratory.
The film makes a number of subtle nods to Lee's Dracula days, too - including playing the Dracula music as the Bat Gremlin begins transforming as a result of the genetic experiments.
Lord of the Rings - 2001 - 2003
In the films' commentary, Lee - the only cast member to have actually met J.R.R. Tolkein in person - revealed he had held a lifelong dream to play the role of Gandalf.
However, his age meant he could not take on some of the more physical demands of the character, and was tasked with playing the treacherous Saruman instead.
Lee also revealed he made a habit of reading the trilogy every year.
Star Wars - 2002 and 2005
Lord of the Rings marked the beginning of a a major revival for Lee's career during the early 2000s, and he took on the role of former jedi master Count Dooku - another turncoat character who falls for the Dark Side.
Lee is credited with doing most of his own sword fighting in the two films, though a body double performs much of the fancy footwork.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 2005
A favourite of director Tim Burton, Christopher Lee starred in five of his films since 1999, starting with Sleepy Hollow.
The addition of Willy Wonka's strict dentist father into the 2005 adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory saw Lee take up the role.
Heavy metal musician
Always noted for his deep, strong voice, Lee performed on the soundtracks of a number of films - including The Wicker Man - and released his first heavy metal album in 2010.
He released his third EP of cover songs in May last year, to mark his 92nd birthday - including metal covers of My Way and The Impossible Dream.
His fourth and final EP - Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing - was released in December. He told online news site Blabbermouth: