I didn't really know him either growing up. I have actually seen very few films from him which is sad since I really like him as an actor. He's in the top 3 of Bond villains for sure and he's the perfect Saruman. I think he was a good choice for the PT but the films didn't do him justice and his character fell flat. Other than that, I've only seen a couple of his older films and then duds like Police Academy 7 and Gremlins 2. For some reason he has made a lot of crappy films for his caliber, to me it feels like if Alec Guinness was in Troll 2. Too bad they don't show pretty much any Hammer films here, I'd like to see his other work too.

RIP.