The actor, who was best known as John Steed from cult '60s TV show The Avengers, has died at the impressive age of 93.
According to a statement released via his website, he passed while at his home in California, surrounded by family. The statement reads: "He was at home wherever in the world he found himself... He had a knack for making friends, and keeping them. Wherever he went, he left behind a trove of memories and good wishes."
Actor Patrick Macnee, best known for his role as John Steed in The Avengers, has died aged 93 https://t.co/Jf5Xihhw4G pic.twitter.com/ezdn8lXrjC
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 25, 2015
While the TV show broadcast from the mid 60s for eight seasons, MacNee only featured in two of them, and yet his Steed one of the show's more enduring characters (Emma Peel's leather catsuit being the other).
.@Red_Sangre MT @CHANNINGPOSTERS: Diana Rigg as Mrs. Emma Peel in a leather catsuit -- The Avengers (1967). pic.twitter.com/FHluSuc6TU
— Brett McGlasson (@BrettMcGlasson) May 8, 2014
As well as appearing in Broadway shows, MacNee also enjoyed stints in This Is Spinal Tap, A View to a Kill, and The Howling. He is survived by two children, his grandson, and three ex-wives.
RIP Patrick MacNee...I don't think there's really been anything else like The Avengers. He and Diana Rigg just... https://t.co/tbI7qQtn6Q
— Michael Carlson (@Carlsonsports) June 25, 2015
