Twitter reactions to Christopher Lee’s death

Classic movie villain, Christopher Lee, who was best known for his role as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and deadly assassin Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun, passed away on Sunday after suffering heart and respiratory problems.

Lee died at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital at the age of 93 years.

The news only became public on Thursday morning, as Birgit Kroncke, his wife of over 50 years, took time to inform family members of his demise.

There has been outpouring of love and emotion for the veteran. UK prime minister, David Cameron and so many took to twitter to pay tribute to the late actor.

Below are some of the tweets:

I’m saddened by the deaths of Sir Christopher Lee and Ron Moody. Both starred in films that are treasured by millions.

— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) June 11, 2015

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The official James Bond twitter handle also payed tribute describing him as the greatest James Bond villains.

We are very sad to hear Sir Christopher Lee, who played one of Bond’s greatest villains, has passed away. Our thoughts are with his family

— James Bond (@007) June 11, 2015

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Other celebrities and fans were not left out too including Sir Roger Moore, the oldest man to have played James Bond.

It’s terribly when you lose an old friend, and Christopher Lee was one of my oldest. We first met in 1948.

— Sir Roger Moore (@sirrogermoore) June 11, 2015

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So so sorry to hear that #christopherlee has passed away. He was a fascinating person. Threw a bic pen into a tree in front of me. #legend

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— Dominic Monaghan (@DomsWildThings) June 11, 2015

Very sorry to hear Christopher Lee has died. An absolute legend with an acting career that is almost unsurmountable: https://t.co/WiMl6VzP8k

— Christian Purefoy (@purefoyAMEBO) June 11, 2015

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R.I.P. Christopher Lee. Just watched Revenge of the Sith last night! Dooku dead. What a loss.

— Joshua Malina (@JoshMalina) June 11, 2015

So so sad to hear about Christopher Lee. He was an amazing actor. R.I.P ❤ pic.twitter.com/Dmk4e6A7px

— ZombiePussyLiquor (@BrainEaterss) June 11, 2015

Sad to hear of the passing of Sir Christopher Lee. Dracula, Sauron, and Count Dooku. With a voice like rolling thunder. You will be missed.

— Avan Jogia (@AvanJogia) June 11, 2015

Such a shame Christopher Lee has been taken from this world. I’m glad he was in the Hobbit films before he passed.

— Steven Page (@StevenThePage) June 11, 2015

So sad to hear that the great Christopher Lee is no longer with us. I was lucky enough to work with him on Gremlins 2.He was truly a legend

— Rick Baker (@TheRickBaker) June 11, 2015