Editing Patrick Macnee (section)

==Later roles==
[[File:Actor Patrick MacNee in 1998.jpg|thumb|Macnee in 1998]]
Macnee's other significant roles included playing Sir Godfrey Tibbett opposite [[Roger Moore]] in the [[James Bond (film series)|James Bond]] film ''[[A View to a Kill]]'' (1985); as Major Crossley in ''[[The Sea Wolves]]'' (again with Moore); guest roles in ''[[Encounter (1958 TV series)|Encounter]]''; ''[[Alias Smith and Jones]]'' (for [[Glen A. Larson]]); ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''; ''[[Hart to Hart]]''; ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' and ''[[The Love Boat]]''. Although his best known role was heroic, many of his television appearances were as villains; among them were his roles of both the demonic Count Iblis and his provision of the character voice of the Cylons' Imperious Leader in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', also for Glen A. Larson, for which he also supplied the show's introductory voiceover. He also presented the American [[paranormal]] series ''Mysteries, Magic and Miracles''. Macnee appeared on Broadway as the star of [[Anthony Shaffer (writer)|Anthony Shaffer]]'s mystery ''[[Sleuth (play)|Sleuth]]'' in 1972–73.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/patrick-macnee-94523 |title=Patrick Macnee|publisher=ibdb.com |access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> 

Macnee reunited with [[Diana Rigg]] in her short-lived sitcom ''[[Diana (U.S. TV series)|Diana]]'' (1973) in a single episode. Other television appearances include a guest appearance on ''[[Columbo]]'' in the episode "Troubled Waters" (1975); and playing Major Vickers in ''[[For the Term of His Natural Life (miniseries)|For the Term of his Natural Life]]'' (1983). He had recurring roles in the crime series ''Gavilan'' with [[Robert Urich]] and in the short-lived satire on big business, ''Empire'' (1984), as Dr. Calvin Cromwell. Macnee was known for narrating various James Bond Documentaries on Special Edition DVD. He also narrated the documentary ''Ian Fleming: 007's Creator'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306985|title=Ian Fleming: 007's Creator|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]]}}</ref>

Macnee featured prominently in two editions of the long-running British television series ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'': in 1978, when he and host [[Eamonn Andrews]], both dressed as Steed, surprised [[Ian Hendry]], and in 1984 when he was the edition's unsuspecting subject. Therefore, he also voiced the narrator in the [[Audrey Wood]] VHS adaptation of ''The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear''.

Macnee also appeared in several [[cult film]]s: in ''[[The Howling (film)|The Howling]]'' (1981), as Dr. George Waggner (named whimsically after the director of ''[[The Wolf Man (1941 film)|The Wolf Man]]'', 1941) and as Sir Denis Eton-Hogg in the rockumentary comedy ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' (1984). He played Dr. Stark in ''[[The Creature Wasn't Nice]]'' (1981), also called ''Spaceship'' and ''Naked Space''. Macnee played the role of actor David Mathews in the television movie ''[[Rehearsal for Murder]]'' (1982), which starred [[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]] and [[Lynn Redgrave]]. The movie was from a script written by ''Columbo'' co-creators Richard Levinson and William Link. He replaced [[Leo G. Carroll]]'s character as the head of U.N.C.L.E. as Sir John Raleigh in ''[[Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' (1983), produced by Michael Sloan. He was featured in the science fiction television movie ''[[Super Force]]'' (1990) as E. B. Hungerford (the subsequent series featured Macnee's voiceover as part of a computer simulation of his character), as a supporting character in the parody film ''[[Lobster Man from Mars]]'' (1989) as Professor Plocostomos and in the television film ''The Return of Sam McCloud'' (1989) as Tom Jamison. He made an appearance in ''[[Frasier]]'' (2001),<ref>[http://www.frasieronline.co.uk/episodeguide/season8/ep11.htm Frasier Online Episode Guide: Episode 8.11 – The Show Must Go Off]. Frasieronline.co.uk. Retrieved on 10 August 2011.</ref> and several episodes of the American sci-fi series ''Nightman'' as Dr. Walton, a psychiatrist who advised the main character. Macnee appeared in two episodes of the series ''[[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues]]'' (1993–94) and was a retired agent in a handful of instalments of ''[[Spy Game (TV series)|Spy Game]]'' (1997–98).

Macnee made numerous TV commercials including one around 1990 for [[Swiss Chalet]], the Canadian restaurant chain, and a year or so before, a commercial for the [[Sterling (marque)|Sterling Motor Car Company]]. Over the James Bond theme, the car duels with a motorcycle assailant at high speed through mountainous territory, ultimately eludes the foe, and reaches its destination. Macnee steps out of the car and greets viewers with a smile, saying "I suppose you were expecting someone else". Macnee was the narrator for several "behind-the-scenes" featurettes for the James Bond series of DVDs and recorded numerous audio books, including the releases of many novels by [[Jack Higgins]]. He also recorded the children's books ''The Musical Life of Gustav Mole'' and its sequel, ''The Lost Music (Gustav Mole's War on Noise),'' both written by Michael Twinn.

Macnee featured in two pop videos: as Steed in original ''Avengers'' footage in [[Pretenders (band)|The Pretenders]]' video for their song "[[Don't Get Me Wrong]]" (1986) and in the promotion for [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]' video "[[Don't Look Back in Anger]]" (1996), as the band's driver, a role similar to that which he played in the James Bond film ''[[A View to a Kill]]'' (1985). In 1990, his recording with his ''Avengers'' co-star [[Honor Blackman]], called "[[Kinky Boots (song)|Kinky Boots]]" (1964), reached the [[UK Singles Chart]] after being played on [[Simon Mayo]]'s [[BBC Radio One]] breakfast show.

===Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson===
Macnee appeared in ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' (1984) as a retired British agent who suffered from the delusion that he was [[Sherlock Holmes]], in a season four episode titled ''Holmes Is Where the Heart Is''. He played both Holmes and [[Dr. Watson]] on several occasions. He played Watson three times: once alongside [[Roger Moore]]'s Sherlock Holmes in the television film ''[[Sherlock Holmes in New York]]'' (1976), and twice with [[Christopher Lee]], first in ''[[Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady]]'' (1991), and then in ''[[Incident at Victoria Falls]]'' (1992). He played Holmes in another television film ''[[The Hound of London]]'' (1993), along with the Canadian television film ''Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Temporal Nexus'' (1996).<ref>{{cite book | last=McMullen | first=Kieran E. | title=The many Watsons | publisher=MX Publishing | publication-place=London | date=2012 | isbn=978-1-78092-304-8 | oclc=828139736}}</ref> He is thus one of only a small number of actors to have portrayed both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on screen.<ref>Alan Barnes (2002). ''Sherlock Holmes on Screen''. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. {{ISBN|1-903111-04-8}}</ref>