Patrick Macnee | |
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 Macnee in an episode ofColumbo, 1975 | |
| Born | Daniel Patrick Macnee (1922-02-06)6 February 1922 Paddington, London, England |
| Died | 25 June 2015(2015-06-25) (aged 93) |
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| Education | Eton College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1938–2005 |
| Known for | John Steed inThe Avengers |
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| Children | 2 |
| Mother | Dorothea Macnee |
Daniel Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British-American actor best known for hisbreakthrough role as secret agentJohn Steed in the television seriesThe 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 inThe New Avengers (1976–1977).
Born in London as the eldest son of socialiteDorothea Macnee, Macnee served in theRoyal Navy during the Second World War before starting his career as an actor in British television. He appeared in numerous television series up until 2001, including theTwilight Zone episode "Judgement Night" (1959);Columbo;Magnum, P.I.;Hart to Hart;Murder, She Wrote;The Love Boat; andFrasier. In 1984, he was the subject of the British television seriesThis Is Your Life.
Macnee also appeared inOasis's music video for "Don't Look Back in Anger" (1996). He andAvengers co-starHonor Blackman had aUK Top 10 hit in 1990 when their 1964 song "Kinky Boots" received renewed interest from being played onBBC Radio One.
Macnee's notable film roles include youngJacob Marley inScrooge (1951), Sir Denis Eton-Hogg inThis Is Spinal Tap (1984), and Sir Godfrey Tibbett inA View to a Kill (1985). He is one of the few actors to have played bothSherlock Holmes andDr. Watson in different productions.
The elder of two sons, Daniel Patrick Macnee was born inPaddington, London, England, on 6 February 1922;[1] to Daniel Macnee (1878–1952) and British socialiteDorothea Mabel Macnee (née Henry) (1896–1984). His father, who was a grandson of the Scottish artistSir Daniel Macnee, trained race horses inLambourn, and was known for his dress sense;[1][2] he had served as an officer in theYorkshire Dragoons in theFirst World War.[3] His maternal grandmother was Frances Alice Hastings (1870–1945), who was the daughter ofVice-AdmiralGeorge Fowler Hastings and granddaughter ofThe 12th Earl of Huntingdon. His younger brother James, known as Jimmy, was born five years later.[4] Macnee saw himself as a Scot.[5]
Macnee's parents separated after his mothercame out as a lesbian. His father later moved to India, and his mother began to live with her wealthy partner, Evelyn Spottiswoode, whose money came from theDewar's whisky business.[6] Macnee referred to her in his autobiography as "Uncle Evelyn", and she helped pay for his schooling. He was educated atSummer Fields School andEton College, where he was a member of theOfficer Training Corps and was one of theguard of honour forKing George V atSt George's Chapel in 1936. He was later expelled from Eton for selling pornography to and being abookmaker for his fellow students.[2]
Macnee studied acting at theWebber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, but shortly before he was to perform in his first West End leading role, which would have had him acting alongsideVivien Leigh, he was called up for theRoyal Navy.[2] He joined as anordinary seaman in October 1942[2] and was commissioned asub-lieutenant in June 1943, becoming a navigator onMotor Torpedo Boats in theEnglish Channel andNorth Sea.[3] Reassigned as first lieutenant on a second MTB, Macnee caughtbronchitis just beforeD-Day; while he was recuperating in hospital, his boat and crew were lost in action. Two of the crew received theDistinguished Service Medal.[2] He left the Royal Navy in 1946 as a lieutenant.[2][3]
Macnee nurtured his acting career in Canada early on, but he also appeared as an uncredited extra in the British filmsPygmalion (1938),The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) andLaurence Olivier'sHamlet (1948), as well as some live TV dramas for the BBC, before graduating to credited roles in such films asScrooge (US:A Christmas Carol, 1951), as young Jacob Marley; theGene Kelly vehicleLes Girls (1957), as anOld Bailey barrister; and the war filmThe Battle of the River Plate (1956).
Between these occasional movie roles, Macnee spent the better part of the 1950s working in dozens of small roles in American and Canadian television and theatre. In 1954, he appeared on stage inRichard of Bordeaux andHaste to the Wedding at theCrest Theatre in Toronto.,[7] Macnee would later look back on those experiences at the Crest and the CBC as defining when he finally became an actor.[8] On television, he appeared in an episode ofOne Step Beyond ("Night of April 14th") andThe Twilight Zone ("Judgment Night") in 1959. Disappointed in his limited career development, by the late 1950s Macnee was smoking 80 cigarettes and drinking a bottle of whisky on a daily basis.[9]
In the early 1960s, before his career-making role inThe Avengers, Macnee took a break from acting and served as one of the London-based producers for the classic documentary seriesThe Valiant Years, based on the Second World War memoirs ofWinston Churchill.[10][11]
While working in London on the Churchill series, Macnee was offered the role inThe Avengers (1961–69), (originally intended to be known asJonathan Steed), for which he became best known. The series was conceived as a vehicle forIan Hendry,[12] who played the lead role of Dr. David Keel in a sequel to an earlier series,Police Surgeon (1960), whileJohn Steed was his assistant. Macnee, though, became the lead after Hendry's departure at the end of the first series.[13] Macnee played opposite a succession of glamorous female partners:Honor Blackman,Diana Rigg andLinda Thorson. Of the 161 completed episodes, Macnee appeared in all but two, both from the first series.
Although Macnee evolved in the role as the series progressed, the key elements of Steed's persona and appearance were present from the beginning: the slightly mysterious demeanour and, increasingly, the light, suave, flirting tone with ladies (and always with his female partners). Finally, from the episodes with Blackman onwards, the trademarkbowler hat and umbrella completed the image. Although it was traditionally associated with London "city gents", the ensemble of suit, umbrella and bowler had developed in thepost-war years asmufti for ex-servicemen attendingArmistice Day ceremonies. Steed's sartorial style may also have been drawn from Macnee's father.[2][6] Macnee, alongside designerPierre Cardin, adapted the look into a style all his own, and he went on to design several outfits himself for Steed based on the same basic theme. Steed was also the central character ofThe New Avengers (1976–77), in which he was teamed with agents named Purdey (Joanna Lumley) and Mike Gambit (Gareth Hunt).
Macnee insisted on, and was proud of, almost never carrying a gun in the original series; when asked why, he explained, "I'd just come out of a World War in which I'd seen most of my friends blown to bits."[14] Lumley later said she did most of the gun-slinging inThe New Avengers for the same reason.[15]
When asked in June 1982 whichAvengers female lead was his favourite, Macnee declined to give a specific answer. "Well, I'd rather not say. To do so would invite trouble," he toldTV Week magazine. Macnee did provide his evaluation of the female leads. Of Honor Blackman he said, "She was wonderful, presenting the concept of a strong-willed, independent and liberated woman just as that sort of woman was beginning to emerge in society." Diana Rigg was "One of the world's great actresses. A superb comedienne. I'm convinced that one day she'll be Dame Diana" (his prediction came true in 1994). Linda Thorson was "one of the sexiest women alive" while Joanna Lumley was "superb in the role of Purdey. An actress who is only now realising her immense potential."[16]
Macnee co-wrote two original novels based uponThe Avengers during the 1960s, titledDead Duck andDeadline. He hosted the documentaryThe Avengers: The Journey Back (1998), directed by Clyde Lucas.[17]
For the critically lambasted film version ofThe Avengers (1998), he lent his voice in a cameo as Invisible Jones. The character John Steed was taken over byRalph Fiennes.
Macnee's other significant roles included playing Sir Godfrey Tibbett oppositeRoger Moore in theJames Bond filmA View to a Kill (1985); as Major Crossley inThe Sea Wolves (again with Moore); guest roles inEncounter;Alias Smith and Jones (forGlen A. Larson);Magnum, P.I.;Hart to Hart;Murder, She Wrote andThe 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 inBattlestar Galactica, also for Glen A. Larson, for which he also supplied the show's introductory voiceover. He also presented the Americanparanormal seriesMysteries, Magic and Miracles. Macnee appeared on Broadway as the star ofAnthony Shaffer's mysterySleuth in 1972–73.[18]
Macnee reunited withDiana Rigg in her short-lived sitcomDiana (1973) in a single episode. Other television appearances include a guest appearance onColumbo in the episode "Troubled Waters" (1975); and playing Major Vickers inFor the Term of his Natural Life (1983). He had recurring roles in the crime seriesGavilan withRobert 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 documentaryIan Fleming: 007's Creator (2000).[19]
Macnee featured prominently in two editions of the long-running British television seriesThis Is Your Life: in 1978, when he and hostEamonn Andrews, both dressed as Steed, surprisedIan Hendry, and in 1984 when he was the edition's unsuspecting subject. Therefore, he also voiced the narrator in theAudrey Wood VHS adaptation ofThe Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear.
Macnee also appeared in severalcult films: inThe Howling (1981), as Dr. George Waggner (named whimsically after the director ofThe Wolf Man, 1941) and as Sir Denis Eton-Hogg in the rockumentary comedyThis Is Spinal Tap (1984). He played Dr. Stark inThe Creature Wasn't Nice (1981), also calledSpaceship andNaked Space. Macnee played the role of actor David Mathews in the television movieRehearsal for Murder (1982), which starredRobert Preston andLynn Redgrave. The movie was from a script written byColumbo co-creators Richard Levinson and William Link. He replacedLeo G. Carroll's character as the head of U.N.C.L.E. as Sir John Raleigh inReturn of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1983), produced by Michael Sloan. He was featured in the science fiction television movieSuper 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 filmLobster Man from Mars (1989) as Professor Plocostomos and in the television filmThe Return of Sam McCloud (1989) as Tom Jamison. He made an appearance inFrasier (2001),[20] and several episodes of the American sci-fi seriesNightman as Dr. Walton, a psychiatrist who advised the main character. Macnee appeared in two episodes of the seriesKung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–94) and was a retired agent in a handful of instalments ofSpy Game (1997–98).
Macnee made numerous TV commercials including one around 1990 forSwiss Chalet, the Canadian restaurant chain, and a year or so before, a commercial for theSterling 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 byJack Higgins. He also recorded the children's booksThe 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 originalAvengers footage inThe Pretenders' video for their song "Don't Get Me Wrong" (1986) and in the promotion forOasis' 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 filmA View to a Kill (1985). In 1990, his recording with hisAvengers co-starHonor Blackman, called "Kinky Boots" (1964), reached theUK Singles Chart after being played onSimon Mayo'sBBC Radio One breakfast show.
Macnee appeared inMagnum, P.I. (1984) as a retired British agent who suffered from the delusion that he wasSherlock Holmes, in a season four episode titledHolmes Is Where the Heart Is. He played both Holmes andDr. Watson on several occasions. He played Watson three times: once alongsideRoger Moore's Sherlock Holmes in the television filmSherlock Holmes in New York (1976), and twice withChristopher Lee, first inSherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991), and then inIncident at Victoria Falls (1992). He played Holmes in another television filmThe Hound of London (1993), along with the Canadian television filmSherlock Holmes: The Case of the Temporal Nexus (1996).[21] He is thus one of only a small number of actors to have portrayed both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on screen.[22]
Macnee married his first wife Barbara Douglas (1921–2012) in 1942. They had two children, Rupert and Jenny, and a grandson, Christopher ("Kit"). After they were divorced in 1956, his second marriage (1965–1969) was to actressKatherine Woodville. From 1973 to 1991, Macnee owned a home in the Deep Well neighborhood ofPalm Springs, California.[23] His third marriage was to Baba Majos de Nagyzsenye, daughter of opera singerElla Némethy. It lasted from 1988 until her death in 2007.[24] Macnee became a United States citizen in 1959.[25][26] He dictated his autobiography, which he titledBlind in One Ear: The Avenger Returns (1988), to Marie Cameron.[27] Later in life, Macnee was an enthusiasticnaturist.[28]
On 25 June 2015, Macnee died at Rancho Mirage, California, his home for the previous four decades, at the age of 93.[29][30] Tributes were paid by co-starsRoger Moore andNicola Bryant, and by fellowAvengers leadsDiana Rigg andLinda Thorson.[31]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Pygmalion | Extra | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | |||
| 1948 | The Fatal Night | Tony | ||
| Hamlet | Extra | Uncredited | ||
| 1949 | The Small Back Room | Man at Committee Meeting | ||
| All Over the Town | Mr. Vince | |||
| 1950 | The Girl Is Mine | Hugh Hurcombe | ||
| Seven Days to Noon | Bit Part | Uncredited | ||
| Dick Barton at Bay | Phillips | Credited as Patrick McNee | [32] | |
| The Elusive Pimpernel | Honorable John Bristow | Released in the United States asThe Fighting Pimpernel | [33] | |
| 1951 | Flesh and Blood | Sutherland | Uncredited | |
| Scrooge | Young Jacob Marley | Released in the United States asA Christmas Carol | ||
| 1955 | Three Cases of Murder | Guard Subaltern | Uncredited | [34] |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River Plate | Lieutenant Commander Ralph Medley | [35] | |
| 1957 | Les Girls | Sir Percy | Also known asCole Porter's Les Girls | [36] |
| Until They Sail | Private Duff | (scenes deleted) | ||
| 1970 | Incense for the Damned | Derek Longbow | Also released asBloodsuckers,Freedom Seeker andDoctors Wear Scarlet | [37] |
| Mister Jerico | Dudley Jerico | |||
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | Imperious Leader/Narrator | Voice; Uncredited | |
| 1979 | The Billion Dollar Threat | Horatio Black | ||
| King Solomon's Treasure | Captain John Good R.N. | Macnee replacedTerry-Thomas. | ||
| 1980 | The Sea Wolves | Major 'Yogi' Crossley | ||
| 1981 | The Howling | Dr. George Waggner | [38][39] | |
| The Hot Touch | Vincent Reyblack | [40][41] | ||
| 1982 | Young Doctors in Love | Jacobs | ||
| 1983 | Sweet Sixteen | Dr. John Morgan | ||
| The Creature Wasn't Nice | Dr. Stark | Also known asNaked Space andSpaceship | ||
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Sir Denis Eton-Hogg | ||
| 1985 | A View to a Kill | Sir Godfrey Tibbett | ||
| Shadey | Sir Cyril Landau | [42] | ||
| 1988 | Waxwork | Sir Wilfred | [43] | |
| Transformations | Father Christopher | |||
| 1989 | Chill Factor | Carl Lawton | ||
| Lobster Man from Mars | Professor Plocostomos | |||
| Masque of the Red Death | Machiavel | [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] | ||
| 1991 | Eye of the Widow | Andrew Marcus | ||
| 1992 | Waxwork II: Lost in Time | Sir Wilfred | ||
| VHS Adaptation ofThe Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear | Narrator | BeforeThe Big Hungry Bear (Twenty-Four Robbers) AfterThe Big Hungry Bear (Quick as a Cricket) 13 minutes | ||
| 1993 | King B: A Life in the Movies | Himself | ||
| 1998 | The Avengers | Invisible Jones, a Ministry Agent | Voice only. Adaptation of the 1960s TV series Macnee had starred in | [52][53][54] |
| 2002 | Puckoon | RUC Officer | Non speaking cameo appearance | |
| 2003 | The Low Budget Time Machine | Dr. Ballard |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ref |
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| 1948 | Wuthering Heights | Edgar Linton | BBC adaptation ofthe novel in single play format | |
| 1950-1953 | BBC Sunday Night Theatre | Various | 5 episodes | |
| 1952-1953 | Tales of Adventure | Roger Sudden | 12 episodes | |
| 1955-1958 | On Camera | Various | 9 episodes | |
| 1956-1958 | Matinee Theater | |||
| Kraft Theatre | 6 episodes | |||
| 1956 | Producers' Showcase | Lucius Septimus | Episode: "Caesar and Cleopatra" | |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Quayle | Episode: "The Case of Colonel Petrov" | ||
| 1958 | The Veil | Constable Hawton | Episode: "Vision of Crime" | |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Henry Watkins | Episode: "Incident of the 14th Man" | |
| The Twilight Zone | First Officer | Episode: "Judgment Night" | ||
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Sergeant John Theron/Professor Kersley | 2 episodes | ||
| Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | Fiancé | Episode: "Night of April 14th" | ||
| 1959–60 | The Swamp Fox | British Captain | Main cast | |
| 1960-1964 | Armchair Theatre | Various | 3 episodes | |
| 1961–1969 | The Avengers | John Steed | Main Cast | |
| 1964-1966 | Love Story | Variou | 3 episodes | |
| 1970 | The Virginian | Connor | Episode: "A Kings Ransom" | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | Norman Alexander | Episode: "The Man Who Murdered Himself" | |
| Night Gallery | Major Crosby | Episode: "Logoda's Heads" | ||
| 1973 | Diana | Bryan Harris | Episode: "You Can't Go Back" | |
| 1974 | Orson Welles Great Mysteries | Charles Foster | Episode: "A Time to Remember" | |
| 1975 | Columbo | Captain Gibbon | Episode: "Troubled Waters" | |
| Khan! | Marcus Graham | Episode: "A Game of Terror" | ||
| Matt Helm | Colonel Shawcross | Pilot | ||
| 1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Dr. Watson | Television film | |
| 1976–77 | The New Avengers | John Steed | Main cast | |
| 1977 | Dead of Night | Dr. Gheria | Television film | |
| 1978 | Evening in Byzantium | Ian Waldeigh | 2 episodes | |
| The Hardy Boys | "S" (ostensiblyJohn Steed) | Episode: "Asssault on the Tower" | [55] | |
| Battlestar Galactica | Imperious Leader/Narrator / Count Iblis |
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| 1979 | $weepstake$ | Rodney | Episode: "Vince, Pete and Patsy, Jessica and Rodney" | |
| 1980 | The Littlest Hobo | Elmer | Episode: "Diamonds Are a Dog's Best Friend" | |
| 1982 | Rehearsal for Murder | David Mathews | Television film | |
| 1982–83 | Gavilan | Milo Bentley | Main cast | |
| 1983 | Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Sir John Raleigh | Television film | |
| For the Term of his Natural Life | Major Vickers | Miniseries | [56][57] | |
| Automan | Lydell Hamilton | Episode: "Automan" | ||
| 1984 | Empire | Calvin Cromwell | Miniseries | |
| Magnum, P.I. | David Worth | Episode: "Holmes Is Where the Heart Is" | ||
| Hart to Hart | Matthew Grade | Episode: "Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch" | ||
| The Love Boat | David Blake | 2 episodes | ||
| 1985 | Lime Street | Sir Geoffrey Rimbatten | Main cast | |
| 1985-1992 | Murder, She Wrote | Oliver Trumbull/Dayton Whitling | 2 episodes | |
| 1986 | Blacke's Magic | Nigel Beechum | Episode: "It's a Jungle Out There" | |
| 1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Thadddeus | Episode: "Survival of the Fittest" | |
| Murphy's Law | Frank Houlihan | Episode: "Do Someone a Favor and It Becomes Your Job" | ||
| 1989 | War of the Worlds | Valery Kedrov | Episode: "Epiphany" | |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Ralph Gautier | Miniseries | ||
| Dick Francis: Blood Sport | Geoffrey Keeble | TV movie | ||
| Dick Francis: In the Frame | ||||
| Dick Francis: Twice Shy | ||||
| The Return of Sam McCloud | Tom Jamison | Television movie ofthe series | ||
| 1990 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Stendahl | Episode: "Usher II" | |
| 1990–92 | Super Force | Voice of E.B. Hungerford | 48 episodes | |
| 1991 | Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady | Dr. Watson | Television film | |
| The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Sir Colin | Miniseries | ||
| 1992 | Coach | Mr. Thind | Episode: "Dresswreckers" | |
| Incident at Victoria Falls | Dr. Watson | Television film | ||
| 1993 | The Hound of London | Sherlock Holmes | ||
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Steadman | 2 episodes | ||
| 1994 | Thunder in Paradise | Edward Whitaker | Main cast | |
| 1996 | The Case of the Temporal Nexus | Sherlock Holmes | Television film | |
| 1997 | Diagnosis: Murder | John Garrison | Episode: "Discards" | |
| 1997–98 | Night Man | Dr. Walton | Recurring | |
| 1997 | Spy Game | Mr. Black | Episode: "Why Spy?" | |
| Light Lunch | Himself | Episode: "The Avengers... Still Kinky After All These Years" | ||
| Diagnosis: Murder | Bernard Garrison | Episode: "Discards" | ||
| 1999 | Nancherrow | Lord Peter Awliscombe | Television film | |
| Through the Keyhole | House Owner | Episode: "29 March 1999" | ||
| 2000 | Family Law | Sir Thomas Matthews | Episode: "Second Chance" | |
| 2001 | Frasier | Cecil Headley | Episode: "The Show Must Go Off" | |
| 2003 | That Was the Week We Watched | Himself | Episode: "11–17 April 1970" | |
| 2005 | After They Were Famous | Episode: "Crimefighters" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941-2 | Little Women | Laurie | Westminster Theatre |
| 1947 | The White Devil | Duchess Theatre | |
| 1949 | The Chiltern Hundreds | Lord Pym | Theatre Royal, Windsor |
| 1951 | Victoria Regina | Prince Albert | |
| An Instrument of Justice | |||
| Rest Hour | Donald Gray | ||
| Ardèle | Nicholas | Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool,Opera House, Manchester, and other locations. | |
| Mansfield Park | Henry Crawford | Theatre Royale, Windsor | |
| 1952 | The Wedding Ring | Tom Gillies | Opera House, Manchester,Grand Theatre & Opera House, Leeds, and other locations. |
| 1954 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | Metropolitan Opera |
| 1970-1973 | Sleuth | Andrew Wyke | Music Box Theatre |
| 1971 | Softly, Goldfish Mating | Daniel Dirvish | Theatre Royal, Brighton,Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton, and other locations. |
| 1978 | Sleuth | Andrew Wyke | Ambassadors Theatre,Savoy Theatre |
| 1979 | The Grass is Greener | Victor | Theatre Royal, Bath,Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, and other locations. |
| 1986-1987 | Killing Jessica | Alex Dennison | Savoy Theatre andRichmond Theatre. |
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