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![dpa) - Christopher Lee plays the dark magician Saruman in 'The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring' (filer of 2001). The legendary British actor celebrates his 80th birthday dpa) - Christopher Lee plays the dark magician Saruman in 'The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring' (filer of 2001). The legendary British actor celebrates his 80th birthday](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D3A1B4/dpa-christopher-lee-plays-the-dark-magician-saruman-in-the-lord-of-D3A1B4.jpg)
dpa) - Christopher Lee plays the dark magician Saruman in 'The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring' (filer of 2001). The legendary British actor celebrates his 80th birthday
![Christopher Lee dead: Lord of the Rings co-star Ian McKellen pays tribute to on-screen rival | The Independent | The Independent Christopher Lee dead: Lord of the Rings co-star Ian McKellen pays tribute to on-screen rival | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/06/11/13/saruman.jpg)
Christopher Lee dead: Lord of the Rings co-star Ian McKellen pays tribute to on-screen rival | The Independent | The Independent
![Chris wasn't hearing a bar of it": Christopher Lee Forcefully Auditioned For Another Lord of the Rings Character Before Playing Saruman Chris wasn't hearing a bar of it": Christopher Lee Forcefully Auditioned For Another Lord of the Rings Character Before Playing Saruman](https://fwmedia.fandomwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/11100933/Christopher-Lee-Forcefully-Auditioned-For-Another-Lord-of-the-Rings-Character-Before-Playing-Saruman.jpg)
Chris wasn't hearing a bar of it": Christopher Lee Forcefully Auditioned For Another Lord of the Rings Character Before Playing Saruman
![Christopher Lee was such a huge Lord of The Rings fan he sent Peter Jackson a personal letter asking to be in his films | The Independent | The Independent Christopher Lee was such a huge Lord of The Rings fan he sent Peter Jackson a personal letter asking to be in his films | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/06/11/12/christopher-lee-6.jpg)
Christopher Lee was such a huge Lord of The Rings fan he sent Peter Jackson a personal letter asking to be in his films | The Independent | The Independent
Do you think Christopher Lee was the perfect Saruman? If not, who would you recommend to portray Saruman? - Quora
![Sir Christopher Lee and Sir Ian McKellen driving a golf cart on set of “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (c.2001) : r/lotr Sir Christopher Lee and Sir Ian McKellen driving a golf cart on set of “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (c.2001) : r/lotr](https://i.redd.it/i5k9a3f8emc51.jpg)