He was a huge Metal fan. He even worked with Rhapsody of Fire.[1] Hell, he even had his own band![2]<p>This voice. This voice!<p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z16_mx1edG0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z16_mx1edG0</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvKRbi2ovDY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvKRbi2ovDY</a>
This guy was awesome. What a loss!<p>Besides being an awesome bad guy actor he especially gained my respect for dubbing all his roles in German himself. That means you could hear his impressive voice in both languages if you so desired (and I did).
What a bummer. He'll always be Scaramanga first to me. Although Saruman was probably the role he was born for; apparently Sir Christopher read LoTR every year and understood Quenya.