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ischtar wrote:I did some work on photos from the "River Plate battle" - I hope you enjoy them.




http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy8/ ... snapshots/

some lovely photos of Patrick, from years ago....great to see him earlier in his career.


always loved how the British wore shorts as part of their uniform...

mousemeat wrote:some lovely photos of Patrick, from years ago....great to see him earlier in his career.

always loved how the British wore shorts as part of their uniform...

He was dressed similarly as the Captain of a cruise ship in "Columbo" some decades later! Not sure about shorts, maybe not in keeping with the dignity of the command position, but definitely a white naval uniform. Was Patrick ever in the navies (Royal or Merchant)?

ischtar wrote:The TV Episode " Night of April 14th" about the Titanic with Patrick Macnee is available on the "One step beyond" collection DVD:



http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Step-Beyond ... =8-2-fkmr0

Some poor reviews there. It sounds like some of those illicit "public domain" releases that are just converted from old home video tape recordings - putting a company logo on screen usually covers up the TV station ident.

Frankymole wrote:

mousemeat wrote:some lovely photos of Patrick, from years ago....great to see him earlier in his career.

always loved how the British wore shorts as part of their uniform...

He was dressed similarly as the Captain of a cruise ship in "Columbo" some decades later! Not sure about shorts, maybe not in keeping with the dignity of the command position, but definitely a white naval uniform. Was Patrick ever in the navies (Royal or Merchant)?

He served in the Royal Navy during WW II from 1942 on, first as ordinary seaman, later as an officer.

ischtar wrote:

Frankymole wrote:

mousemeat wrote:some lovely photos of Patrick, from years ago....great to see him earlier in his career.

always loved how the British wore shorts as part of their uniform...

He was dressed similarly as the Captain of a cruise ship in "Columbo" some decades later! Not sure about shorts, maybe not in keeping with the dignity of the command position, but definitely a white naval uniform. Was Patrick ever in the navies (Royal or Merchant)?

He served in the Royal Navy during WW II from 1942 on, first as ordinary seaman, later as an officer.

that was an path taken by many other actors....Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart,
Ronald Reagan. come to mind...

Patrick appeared as guest star in many importants T.V. Shows. The most recently was Fraser. He played the father of a shakespearean actor.

Pat played Cecil Hedley, the father to the (awful) "Shakespearean actor", Derek Jacobi, who played Jackson Hedley. It was in the eighth season and was a very funny episode.

Mona

I can't believe that was a decade ago.

Patrick Macnee in Frasier was inspired casting, although I don't really like to see Brits in American shows.

Patrick Macnee in Frasier was inspired casting, although I don't really like to see Brits in American shows.[/quote]

I believe Kelsey Grammar is a huge Avengers fan, so having Pat on the show was a lovely tribute to that.

Mona

Mona wrote:Pat played Cecil Hedley, the father to the (awful) "Shakespearean actor", Derek Jacobi, who played Jackson Hedley. It was in the eighth season and was a very funny episode.

Mona

yeah, remember that episode..I wasn't a 'HUGE' fan of the show, but at times,
it did hold my attention...Frasier reminds me of one of my neighbours..a real
'wind bag'...LOL!