And here are the men (as yet incomplete... I will post the filled-out version soon):
1.
Mr. John Steed (aka: Major The Hon. John Wickham Gascoyne
Beresford Steed, agency: unnamed branch of British intelligence, The Avengers, actors: Patrick Macnee,
and by Ralph Fiennes in the 1998 film; British spy drama series, 1961-1969,
total of 161 episodes in six seasons, created by Sydney Newman.) "A scion of a noble family, Steed
attended Eton (like Macnee), where he once got
into a fight with the school bully, James Bond, and was eventually expelled
(like Macnee)... (he) drove a variety of elaborate, old-fashioned cars,
including a Rolls Royce and several different models of Bentley, one of which
he calls Fido. In one episode also a Vauxhall 30/98 can be seen"
(Wikipedia). “The show singlehandedly
started the Spy Catsuit and Action Girl tropes” (tvtropes.org). The series “initially focused on Dr. David
Keel (1961) and his assistant John Steed” (Wikipedia). Mrs. Emma Peel was but one of three female
assistants, including Honor Blackman (played by Cathy Gale) and Linda Thorson
(played by Tara King). The series showed in more than 90 countries.
2.
Derek Flint (agency:
ZOWIE, the Zonal Organization World Intelligence Espionage., Our Man Flint, 1965 film, In Like Flint
1967, actor: James Coburn, written as a spoof of James Bond and Doc Savage; his
achievements were extensive, including “a black belt in Judo, Olympic medals in
at least 5 different events, degrees from 17 different universities, creation
of highly prized paintings, and the ability to speak fluently in 45 various
languages and dialects;” created by Hal Fimberg. In the comic book That Man Flint, he is called upon by the agency known as M.A.C.E.
(Mandated Actions for Covert Enforcement) to find the bad guys and fix the
world’s problems.
3.
Simon Templar (Aliases:
many, including those from the names of Catholic-ordained saints, but also
those which mirror ST, such as "Sebastian Tombs" or "Sugarman
Treacle;" Agency: solo/private agent, The
Saint, 1997 film, actor: Val Kilmer, written by Leslie Charteris.) The Saint remains one of the most extensively
filmed espionage characgers in history, going back to a 1938 movie entitle The Saint in New York (starring Louis
Hayward), followed by 15 more that culminated in the 1997 Val Kilmer film. Besides film, three TV series have featured
the Saint: The Saint (1962–1969,
starring Roger Moore); Return of the
Saint (1978–1979, starring Ian Ogilvy); and the TV film series that was
included in Mystery Wheel of Adventure
(1989, starring Simon Dutton).
Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. “After that date, other authors collaborated
with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without
Charteris’s participation were published in 1997” (Wikipedia). “The Saint has a dark side, as he is willing
to ruin the lives of the "ungodly", and even kill them, if he feels
more innocent lives can be saved. In the early books, Templar refers to this as
murder, although he considers his actions justified and righteous, a view
usually shared by partners and colleagues. Several adventures centre on his
intention to kill (for example, "Arizona"
in The Saint Goes West has Templar planning to kill a Nazi scientist)”
(Wikipedia).
4.
James Bond (Agency:
MI6, numerous films, latest: Skyfall,
2012, actors: numerous, currently Daniel Craig; created by Ian Fleming, the
first novel being Casino Royale, 1953;
his writings include 12 novels and 2 short-story collections). Over the course of his cinematic portrayal,
Bond’s actors have included: (1) Barry Nelson, 1954, (2) Sean Connery,
1962–1971 & 1983, (3) David Niven, 1967, (4) George Lazenby, 1969, (5)
Christopher Cazenove, 1973, (6) Roger Moore, 1973–1985, (7) Timothy Dalton,
1986–1993, (8) Pierce Brosnan, 1995–2002, (9) Daniel Craig, 2006–present). The James Bond films are “the longest
continually running and the second-highest grossing film franchise to date, which
started in 1962 with Dr. No” (Wikipedia).
5.
James West (US
Secret Service, The Wild Wild West, series, actor: Conrad, written by
6.
Maxwell Smart
(aka: Agent 86, series, actor:
7.
Ethan Hunt (IMF,
Impossible Mission Force, Mission
Impossible 1-4), actor: Tom Cruise,
8.
Jack Ryan (CIA, Red October, films, actors: Harrison
Ford, written by:
9.
Jason Bourne
(CIA, Bourne Identity, Bourne Supremacy, Bourne
Ultimatum, films, actor: Matt Damon, writer: Robert Ludlum.
10.
Harry Tasker
(Omega Sector, under chief Spencer Trilby, True
Lies, film, actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger, written by:
11.
Spencer Trilby
(chief of Omega Sector, True Lies,
film, actor: Charleton Heston, written by:
12.
Jack Bauer (CTC, 24, series, actor: , written by:
13.
George Smiley
(MI6, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,
film, actor: Gary Oldman, written by John Le Carré,
14.
Aaron Cross (CIA,
The Bourne Legacy, 2012 film, actor:
, written by
15.
Roy Miller (CIA,
aka: Matthew Knight, Knight and Day,
film,
16.
Frank Moses (CIA,
RED, Retired Extremely Dangerous,
2012 film, actor: Bruce Willis, written by:
17.
Bryan Mills (CIA,
Taken, 20 film, actor: Liam Neeson,
written by:
18.
John Smith
(unknown US
agency, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, film, actor: Brad Pitt, written by:
19.
Alex Rider (MI6,
Alex Rider, film, actor: , written by
20
Ian Rider (MI6,
Alex Rider, film, actor: , written by:
21.
Jack Reacher
(unknown, One Shot, 2012 film, actor:
Tom Cruise, written by Lee Child, pen name for Jim Grant):
22.
Napoleon Solo and
Illya Kuryakin (U.N.C.L.E., The Man From Uncle, TV series from 1964
to 1968, actors: Robert Vaughn, who played Solo, and David McCallum, who played
Kuryakin; written by David McDaniel).
U.N.C.L.E. was an acronym for the United Network Command
for Law and Enforcement.
The British head of U.N.C.L.E. (Number One of Section One) was Alexander
Waverly (played by Leo G. Carroll). “U.N.C.L.E.'s
chief adversary was a vast organization known as THRUSH (originally named WASP
in the series pilot movie). The original series never divulged what the acronym
THRUSH stood for, but in several of the U.N.C.L.E. novels written by David
McDaniel, it appears as the Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of
Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity, and is described as having been
founded by Col. Sebastian Moran after the death of Professor Moriarty at the
Reichenbach Falls in the Sherlock Holmes story, The Final Problem” (Wikipedia).
23.
Nick Fury
(SHIELD, The Avengers, 2012 film, actor: Samuel Jackson, creator/writer: ).
24.
Johnny English (, , film, actor: , creator/writer: ).
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