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Patrick Macnee (born Daniel Patrick Macnee on February 6, 1922 in London, England) is a British stage, film and television actor.

Born and raised in a wealthy family with turbulent changes caused by his father's lifestyle, Macnee was raised by his mother, Dorothea Mary, and her lesbian partner.

Graduating from Eton College (despite a near-expulsion due to his involvement in a gambling ring), Macnee began his career as an extra in the 1938 film, Pygmalion (starring the film's star and director, Leslie Howard). World War II interrupted his acting career as he served in the Royal Navy, after which Macnee entered into a drama school for additional training in Britain.

Macnee landed additional minor and extra roles in some of the first televised movies in the latter 1940s, including Wuthering Heights, Macbeth, Othello and Scrooge. Seeking more substantial roles, Macnee left to see work in Canada and the neighboring United States.

Macnee became more successful from his experience on the North American continent, and returned for a time to Britain to produce a television series on the noted figure Winston Churchill.

Returning to America (later becoming an American citizen in 1959) for roles in what were to become classic 1950s television programs such as The Twilight Zone, Playhouse 90 and Rawhide, Macnee landed the leading role that would define him as an icon with the coming of the "secret agent" spy genre: the character of John Steed, the derby-wearing, umbrella-carrying secret agent in the British TV series The Avengers. Steed became the focus of the show after the first season, playing opposite a series of female partners such as Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, and Linda Thorson. Macnee lent his costume designing skills to the series as well. The series ran from 1961 to 1969, and Macnee later reprised the character of Steed in The New Avengers, which ran from 1976 to 1977.

During and after the immediate success of The Avengers, Macnee has successfully used his talents and his Avengers status in minor and supporting roles in many American feature films and television shows of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including Matt Helm (a very loose adaptation of the spy character), Night Gallery, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, Hotel and Frasier.

Macnee portrayed the mysterious Iblis in the Original Series two-part episode "War of the Gods," and also lent his voice talents to the opening narration of the series, which began with "Life here...began out there." Macnee would also co-star in other Glen A. Larson series, including the short-lived NightMan and Larson's most successful series to-date, Magnum P.I..

Macnee's voice talents also featured in a 1998 film revival of The Avengers, not as John Steed, but in a cameo role as "Invisible Jones".

Macnee has been married to Baba Majos de Nagyzsenye, his third wife, since 1988. He has two children, Rupert and Jenny, by his first marriage to Barbara Douglas (from 1942 to 1956). His second wife (1965-1969) was actress Kate Woodville. The notable British television magician David Nixon was his cousin.

External links

Patrick Macnee - official site

Patrick Macnee article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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-''''Patrick Macnee'''' is a UK born actor, best known for his television role as John Steed in The Avengers.
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+| character=[[Iblis|Count Iblis]]
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-He was born on February 6, 1922, in London, England as Daniel Patrick Macnee.  Beginning his acting career in Canada, Macnee became an American citizen in 1959.
+'''Patrick Macnee''' (born Daniel Patrick Macnee on February 6, 1922 in London, England) is a British stage, film and television actor.
-Macnee is still best known as the derby wearing, umbrella carrying secret agent John Steed from the British tv series The Avengers.  Initially a secondary character, Steed became the focus of the show after the first season.  He played opposite a series of female partners that included Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, and Linda Thorson.  Steed was also the central character of a revival, The New Avengers.  He lent his voice in a cameo as "Invisible Jones" in the film version of The Avengers in 1998.
+Born and raised in a wealthy family with turbulent changes caused by his father's lifestyle, Macnee was raised by his mother, Dorothea Mary, and her lesbian partner.
-Other notable roles include his part in the James Bond movie A View to a Kill, a guest role in Alias Smith and Jones, and his two villainous roles in [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]].
+Graduating from Eton College (despite a near-expulsion due to his involvement in a gambling ring), Macnee began his career as an extra in the 1938 film, ''Pygmalion'' (starring the film's star and director, [[w:Leslie Howard|Leslie Howard]]). World War II interrupted his acting career as he served in the Royal Navy, after which Macnee entered into a drama school for additional training in Britain.
-Macnee was the voice of the [[Imperious Leader]], and he portrayed [[Iblis|Count Iblis]] in ''[[War of the Gods]]''.  Macnee was also the narrator heard at the beginning of each episode of the classic series saying "Some believe..."
+Macnee landed additional minor and extra roles in some of the first televised movies in the latter 1940s, including ''Wuthering Heights'', ''Macbeth'', ''Othello'' and ''Scrooge''. Seeking more substantial roles, Macnee left to see work in Canada and the neighboring United States.
-Macnee has been married to Baba Majos de Nagyzsenye, his third wife, since 1988. He has two children by his first marriage.
+Macnee became more successful from his experience on the North American continent, and returned for a time to Britain to produce a television series on the noted figure [[w:Winston Churchill|Winston Churchill]].
-==External Links==
+Returning to America (later becoming an American citizen in 1959) for roles in what were to become classic 1950s television programs such as ''The Twilight Zone'', ''Playhouse 90'' and ''Rawhide'', Macnee landed the leading role that would define him as an icon with the coming of the "secret agent" spy genre: the character of John Steed, the derby-wearing, umbrella-carrying secret agent in the British TV series ''The Avengers''. Steed became the focus of the show after the first season, playing opposite a series of female partners such as Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, and Linda Thorson. Macnee lent his costume designing skills to the series as well. The series ran from 1961 to 1969, and Macnee later reprised the character of Steed in ''The New Avengers'', which ran from  1976 to 1977.
-* [http://www.patrickmacnee.com Patrick Macnee- official site]
+During and after the immediate success of ''The Avengers'', Macnee has successfully used his talents and his ''Avengers'' status in minor and supporting roles in many American feature films and television shows of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including ''Matt Helm'' (a very loose adaptation of the spy character), ''Night Gallery'', ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'', ''Hotel'' and ''Frasier''.
-[[Category: A to Z|Macnee, Patrick]] [[Category: Behind the Scenes|Macnee, Patrick]] [[Category: Crew|Macnee, Patrick]] [[Category:TOS|Macnee, Patrick]]
+Macnee portrayed the mysterious [[Iblis]] in the [[Original Series]] two-part episode "[[War of the Gods, Part I|War of the Gods]]," and also lent his voice talents to the opening narration of the series, which began with "Life here...began out there." Macnee would also co-star in other [[Glen A. Larson]] series, including the short-lived ''NightMan'' and Larson's most successful series to-date, ''Magnum P.I.''.
+Macnee's voice talents also featured in a 1998 film revival of ''The Avengers'', not as John Steed, but in a cameo role as "Invisible Jones".
+Macnee has been married to Baba Majos de Nagyzsenye, his third wife, since 1988. He has two children, Rupert and Jenny, by his first marriage to  Barbara Douglas (from 1942 to 1956). His second wife (1965-1969) was actress Kate Woodville. The notable British television magician David Nixon was his cousin.
+==External links==
+* [http://www.patrickmacnee.com Patrick Macnee - official site]
+{{ext-wikipedia}}
+[[Category: Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]]
+{{TOS}}