Star of ‘Avengers’ dies at 93

Patrick Macnee, the British-born actor best known as dapper secret agent John Steed in the 1960s TV series The Avengers, has died. He was 93.

Macnee died yesterday of natural causes with his family at his bedside in Rancho Mirage, California, his son Rupert said.

The spy drama, which began in 1961 in the UK, made its debut in the US in 1966. It ran for eight seasons and continued in syndication for decades afterwards.