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Patrick Macnee

Actor

Patrick Macnee

Born February 6, 1922 in Paddington, London, England, UKDied June 25, 201570 films

Patrick Macnee was an English actor, best known for his role as the secret agent John Steed in the series The Avengers (1961-1969).

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This Is Spinal Tap posterFirst watchThis Is Spinal Tap19847.4as Sir Denis Eton-Hogg"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs,…View film

Essential films

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A View to a Kill poster6.3A View to a Kill1985The Howling poster6.6The Howling1981Scrooge poster7.4Scrooge1951Hamlet poster7.4Hamlet1948Battlestar Galactica poster6.9Battlestar Galactica1978Waxwork poster6.2Waxwork1988Pygmalion poster7.0Pygmalion1938The Avengers poster4.4The Avengers1998

Filmography

70 films as actor
  1. 2025Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4Tony (The Fatal Night)
  2. 2003The Low Budget Time MachineDr. Ballard
  3. 1999NancherrowLord Awliscombe
  4. 1998The AvengersInvisible Jones (voice)
  5. 1997NightmanDr. Walton
  6. 1995Thunder in Paradise 3Edward Whitaker
  7. 1994Thunder in Paradise 2Edward Whitaker
  8. 1993Thunder in ParadiseEdward Whitaker
  9. 1993The Hound of LondonSherlock Holmes
  10. 1992Waxwork II: Lost in TimeSir Wilfred
  11. 1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsDr. John Watson
  12. 1991Sherlock Holmes and the Leading LadyDr. Watson
  13. 1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawSir Colin
  14. 1991Eye of the WidowAndrew Marcus
  15. 1990Super ForceE.B. Hungerford
  16. 1990Lobster Man from MarsProfessor Plocostomos
  17. 1989Dick Francis: Twice ShyGeoffrey Keeble
  18. 1989The Return of Sam McCloudTom Jamison
  19. 1989Masque of the Red DeathMachiavel
  20. 1989Dick Francis: Blood Sport
  21. 1989Sorry, Wrong NumberNigel Evans
  22. 1989Where There's a WillCharles Crow-Finch
  23. 1989Chill FactorCarl Lawton
  24. 1988TransformationsFather Christopher
  25. 1988WaxworkSir Wilfred
  26. 1986Club MedGilbert Anthony Paige
  27. 1985ShadeySir Cyril Landau
  28. 1985A View to a KillTibbett
  29. 1984This Is Spinal TapSir Denis Eton-Hogg
  30. 1983SpaceshipDr. Stark
  31. 1983The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later AffairSir John Raleigh
  32. 1983Sweet SixteenDr. John Morgan
  33. 1983Likely Stories Vol. 2
  34. 1982The Hot TouchVincent Reyblack
  35. 1982Young Doctors in LoveJacob
  36. 1982Rehearsal for MurderDavid Mathews
  37. 1981Comedy of HorrorsHost
  38. 1981The HowlingDr. George Waggner
  39. 1980The Sea WolvesMajor 'Yogi' Crossley
  40. 1979King Solomon's TreasureCaptain Good R.N.
  41. 1979The Fantastic SevenBoudreau
  42. 1979The Billion Dollar ThreatHoratio Black
  43. 1978Battlestar GalacticaImperious Leader (voice)
  44. 1978School, Girls, and You!Dr. Edward Bloom
  45. 1977Dead of NightDr. Gheria
  46. 1976Sherlock Holmes in New YorkDr. John Watson
  47. 1975Matt HelmShawcross
  48. 1972The Woman I LoveLord Brownlow
  49. 1971Blood SuckersDerek Longbow
  50. 1970Mister JericoDudley Jerico
  51. 1964The Importance of Being Earnest
  52. 1962The Winter's TalePolixenes
  53. 1960Mission of DangerColonel Trent
  54. 1957Until They SailPvt. Duff (scenes deleted)
  55. 1957Les GirlsSir Percy
  56. 1957Jane EyreRochester
  57. 1956The Battle of the River PlateLieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
  58. 1955Three Cases of MurderGuard Subaltern (segment "Lord Mountdrago") (uncredited)
  59. 1951ScroogeYoung Jacob Marley
  60. 1951Flesh and BloodCapt. David Sutherland
  61. 1950The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  62. 1950The Elusive PimpernelHon. John Bristow
  63. 1950Dick Barton at BayPhillips
  64. 1950The Girl Is MineHugh Hurcombe
  65. 1949All Over the TownMr. Vince
  66. 1948HamletExtra (uncredited)
  67. 1948The Fatal NightTony
  68. 1948Wuthering HeightsEdgar Linton
  69. 1946Morning DepartureStoker Marks
  70. 1938PygmalionExtra (uncredited)