| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/patrick_macnee.jpeg]] |
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| 3 | ->''"I went to acting school, but only for nine months. If you're an actor, you know, don't really need to learn how to do it."'' |
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| 5 | Daniel Patrick Macnee[[note]][[SpellMyNamewithAnS Spelled "Macnee" and neither "MacNee" nor "McNee"]][[/note]] (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015), better known as simply "Patrick Macnee", was a British-American actor. |
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| 7 | He was best known for portraying the character that practically defined the QuintessentialBritishGentleman for television, secret agent John Steed in the [[TheSixties 1960s]] series ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}'', who was teamed with Cathy Gale (Creator/HonorBlackman), then Emma Peel (Creator/DianaRigg), and finally Tara King (Creator/LindaThorson). He reprised the role in the [[TheSeventies 1970s]] revival series, ''Series/TheNewAvengers''. |
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| 9 | Macnee also had an extensive career in other TV productions such as ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}'', and had quite a few supporting roles in movies such as ''Film/TheHowling'' and the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/AViewToAKill''. |
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| 11 | He also had an unusual and interesting life, far from being that of a typical gent. From a rather eccentric family, he was raised by his mother and her (lesbian) partner. He was expelled from Eton for being the school bookie and pornography vendor. And during his time in the Navy in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, he was hospitalized with bronchitis shortly before D-Day. He later found out [[ForWantofaNail his torpedo boat was sunk with all hands]], and he’d narrowly avoided death. His experiences in the war were the main reason he was adamant that Steed [[DoesNotLikeGuns almost never use a gun]]. He took American citizenship in 1982. More details can be found in his 1989 autobiography, ''Blind in One Ear: The Avenger Returns''. |
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| 13 | Not to be confused with Creator/PatrickMagee. |
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| 16 | !!Works on TV Tropes: |
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| 18 | * ''Film/{{Scrooge|1951}}'' (1951) as a young Jacob Marley |
| 19 | * ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' (1959) as Sgt. John Theron in episode "Arthur" and Professor Kersley in episode "The Crystal Trench" |
| 20 | * ''Series/BlackSaddle'' (1959) as Michael Kent in episode "Client: [=McQueen=]" |
| 21 | * ''Series/OneStepBeyond1959'' (1959) as Eric Farley in episode "Night of April 14th" |
| 22 | * ''Series/{{Rawhide}}'' (1959) as Henry Watkins in episode "Incident of the 13th Man" |
| 23 | * ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' as First Officer [=McLeod=] in episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E10JudgementNight Judgement Night]]" |
| 24 | * ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}'' (1961-1969) as John Gascoyne Beresford Steed |
| 25 | ** ''[[https://youtu.be/yzRyw4NGzRQ Laurent Perrier champagne]]'' ad (1975) |
| 26 | ** ''Series/TheNewAvengers'' (1976-1977) |
| 27 | * ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' (1975) as Captain Gibbon in episode "[[Recap/ColumboS04E04 Troubled Waters]]" |
| 28 | * ''Film/SherlockHolmesInNewYork'' (1976) as Dr. John Watson |
| 29 | * ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}'' (1978) as Iblis |
| 30 | * ''Film/TheSeaWolves'' (1980) as Major 'Yogi' Crossley |
| 31 | * ''Film/{{The Howling|1981}}'' (1981) as Dr. George Waggner |
| 32 | * ''Film/SweetSixteen'' (1983) as Dr. John Morgan |
| 33 | * ''Series/MagnumPI'' (1984) as David Worth / Chee / the Chinese Doctor |
| 34 | * ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap'' (1984) as Sir Denis Eton-Hogg |
| 35 | * ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1985-1992) as Dayton Whiting / Oliver Trumbull |
| 36 | * ''Film/AViewToAKill'' (1985) as Sir Godfrey Tibbett |
| 37 | * ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' (1988) as Thaddeus |
| 38 | * ''Film/{{Waxwork}}'' (1988) as Sir Wilfred |
| 39 | ** ''Waxwork II: Lost in Time'' (1992) |
| 40 | * ''Series/{{War of the Worlds|1988}}'' (1989) as Valery Kedrov |
| 41 | * ''Literature/PSILoveYou'' (1991) as Uncle Ray Bailey |
| 42 | * ''[[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady]]'' (1991) as Dr. John Watson |
| 43 | * ''[[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls]]'' (1992) as Dr. John Watson |
| 44 | * "Don't Look Back in Anger" by Music/{{Oasis}} (1995, music video) as the driver |
| 45 | * ''Film/{{The Avengers|1998}}'' (1998) as [[RemakeCameo Invisible Jones]] |
| 46 | * ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' episode [[Recap/FrasierS08E11TheShowMustGoOff "The Show Must Go Off"]] (2001) as Cecil Headley. |
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