Calling him “a national treasure” and “a genuine artist” actor Johnny Depp paid tribute to 91 year-old actor Christopher Lee Saturday at the London Film Festival.

Depp made a surprise vist at the Festival to honour the horror film icon with a British Film Institue Fellowship.

Lee appeared in 250 movies, in roles ranging from Dracula to Scaramanga in the Bond Film “The Man With The Golden Gun”, to Saruman in “The Lord of the Rings”