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'''Patrick Macnee''' (b. 1922) is a British-born actor best known for his television role as John Steed in ''The Avengers''. Macnee supplied the voice of the [[Imperious Leader]], as well as portraying [[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..." | |||
Daniel Patrick Macnee was born on February 6, 1922 in London, England. He began his acting career in Canada and has been active from the 1930s to the present. | Daniel Patrick Macnee was born on February 6, 1922 in London, England. He began his acting career in Canada and has been active from the 1930s to the present. | ||
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Patrick Macnee (b. 1922) is a British-born actor best known for his television role as John Steed in The Avengers. Macnee supplied the voice of the Imperious Leader, as well as portraying 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..."
Daniel Patrick Macnee was born on February 6, 1922 in London, England. He began his acting career in Canada and has been active from the 1930s to the present.
Macnee is 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.
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.
Macnee also worked as a costume designer for The Avengers in 1969.
Macnee became an American citizen in 1959. He 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.