Tuesday, October 05, 2010
The Cult-TV Faces of: Patrick Macnee
award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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The one and only John Steed! I've seen every Avengers ep from the Emma Peel era more than once. I'd wager 1-3 and possibly 4 in your list were from the series. What a great series, and a great character, and a charming man. Certainly not the world's greatest actor--but when a role fits hand-in-glove, who cares?
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ReplyDeleteSeries: Battlestar Galactica (original).
Episode: "War of the Gods Part I" or "War of the Gods Part II". I'm guessing Part II.
Character: Count Iblis.
He also did the opening narration for BSG and who could ever forget him in The Howling?
ReplyDeleteGreat actor!
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