(WUSA/USA TODAY) -- British actor Christopher Lee has died at the age of 93, according to media reports.
Lee, who starred in films including the Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Dracula, passed away in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London on Sunday after being treated for respiratory problems, the Independent reported.
Lee rose to fame playing Dracula and Frankenstein in a series of Hammer Horror films from the 1950s to the 1970s.
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