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Major The Hon. John Wickham Gascoyne Beresford Steed MC OM [2] usually known as John Steed, is a fictional character and the central protagonist on the 1960s British spy series The Avengers and its 1970s sequel The New Avengers, played by Patrick Macnee in both; by Donald Monat in the South-African radio series adaptation of The Avengers; by ...
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).
John Steed is a secret agent who works for a branch of the British Secret Service called, “The Organization.” He is the central protagonist in the British television spy series, The Avengers and The New Avengers, and the ensuing play, radio series and movie.
John Steed is based on the character originally portrayed by Patrick Macnee for the 1960s TV series The Avengers. The fact the TV series has the same title as the Marvel comic, which came later, has caused complications ever since the mid-1960s; comic books featuring Steed and Peel are generally retitled Steed and Mrs. Peel or variants, while ...
McNee returned to play the role of John Steed in The New Avengers (1976-1977). He is also remembered for his voice to the presentation of the Sci Fi American television series Battlestar Galactica (1978). In the 1980s, he worked in series such as Gavilan, Magnum, P.I., Hart to Hart, Hotel, Alfred Hitchcock present.
John Steed : Mater, Professor Mater. Emma Peel : And what's he professor of? John Steed : Eh, what's that 'pology you're interested in?
There is a John Steed-lookalike character on Earth-616, Powell McTeague. Introduced in Avengers 1959#1, he not only looks like Steed (because he's visually based on him), he even uses a variation of Steed's catchphrase "Mrs. Peel, we're needed," when he first appears.
