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Patrick Macnee

1922 - 2015

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Daniel Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British-American actor best known for his breakthrough role as secret agent John Steed in the television series The Avengers (1961–1969). Starting out as the assistant to David Keel (Ian Hendry), he became the lead when Hendry left after the first series, and was subsequently partnered with a succession of female assistants. He later reprised the role in The New Avengers (1976–1977). Born in London as the eldest son of socialite Dorothea Macnee, Macnee served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War before starting his career as an actor in Canadian television. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Macnee is the 1,284th most popular actor (down from 1,000th in 2019), the 1,497th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,099th in 2019) and the 188th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Patrick Macnee ranks 1,284 out of 13,578. Before him are Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Otto Sander, Jason Momoa, Karen Grassle, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Freddie Prinze Jr.. After him are Marisa Tomei, Pat Hingle, Graham Greene, William Russell, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and Treat Williams.

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Among people born in 1922, Patrick Macnee ranks 106. Before him are Rajko Mitić, Elmer Bernstein, Ralph H. Baer, Yvonne De Carlo, Anker Jørgensen, and José Froilán González. After him are Serge Reggiani, Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Yuri Lotman, Eleanor Parker, Abdul Razak Hussein, and Salvatore Giuliano. Among people deceased in 2015, Patrick Macnee ranks 94. Before him are Árpád Göncz, Tadahiko Ueda, Geraldine McEwan, Dinkha IV, Rose Francine Rogombé, and André Brink. After him are Akiyuki Nosaka, Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Cabu, Ornette Coleman, Satoru Iwata, and Gerry Byrne.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, Patrick Macnee ranks 1,497 out of 8,785. Before him are Gareth Bale (1989), Patrick Head (1946), Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1375), Peter Robinson (1948), Ryan Giggs (1973), and Adrian Lyne (1941). After him are John Hawkwood (1320), Dave Finlay (1958), Norman Lockyer (1836), William Russell (1924), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), and John Horton Conway (1937).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Patrick Macnee ranks 188. Before him are Honor Blackman (1925), David Hemmings (1941), Catherine Bell (1968), David Thewlis (1963), Claire Forlani (1971), and Edward Fox (1937). After him are William Russell (1924), Helen McCrory (1968), Nick Frost (1972), Sydney Chaplin (1885), Idris Elba (1972), and Guy Pearce (1967).

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