Diana Rigg and Roger Moore remember Patrick Macnee

PATRICK MACNEE’s THE AVENGERS co-star DIANA RIGG and his BOND colleague SIR ROGER MOORE have spoken out to pay tribute to the actor following his death on Thursday (25Jun15), calling him a “very dear man” and a “true gent”.
The British actor passed away at his home in Rancho Mirage, California at the age of 93, and now his co-star in the iconic show, Game of Thrones actress Rigg, has issued a statement remembering her friend.
She says, “Patrick was a very dear man and I owe him a great deal”.
Moore, who appeared opposite Macnee in 1985 James Bond movie A View to a Kill, has also spoken out in remembrance of the actor, writing in a post on Twitter.com, “So very sad to hear Pat MacNee has left us. We were mates from 1950s and I have so many happy memories of working with him. A true gent.”
Moore also shared a picture of the pair laughing together on a movie set.