Christopher Lee has a birthday.
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee ( 27 May 1922 -- 7 June 2015 ) was an English character actor , singer , and author . The heavy metal follow-up Charlemagne : The Omens of Death was released on 27 May 2013 , Lee 's 91st birthday . Lee died from complications of respiratory problems and heart failure on the morning of 7 June 2015 , at the age of 93 .