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Patrick McGoohan

Acting Born Mar 19, 1928 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

Patrick Joseph McGoohan (March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an American-born actor, raised in Ireland and England, with an extensive stage and film career, most notably in the 1960s television series Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent when exported to the US), and The Prisoner. McGoohan wrote and directed several episodes of The Prisoner himself, occasionally using the pseudonyms Joseph Serf and Paddy Fitz. He subsequently appeared in several Columbo episodes, winning the Emmy twice, David Cronenberg's Scanners, and in Mel Gibson's Braveheart as King Edward I.

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Full filmography

  • The Simpsons (1989) as Number 6 (voice)
  • Columbo (1971) as Nelson Brenner
  • Columbo (1971) as Oscar Finch
  • Columbo (1971) as Eric Prince
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Attorney Oliver Quayle
  • Danger Man (1960) as John Drake
  • Braveheart (1995) as King Edward
  • The Prisoner (1967) as Number Six
  • Treasure Planet (2002) as Billy Bones (voice)
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Seth Makepeace
  • Escape from Alcatraz (1979) as Warden
  • A Time to Kill (1996) as Judge Omar Noose
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Christopher Syn / Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
  • Folio (1955) as Michael O'Riordan
  • The Phantom (1996) as Phantom's Dad
  • Rafferty (1977) as Dr. Sidney Rafferty
  • Scanners (1981) as Dr. Paul Ruth
  • Silver Streak (1976) as Roger Devereau
  • Ice Station Zebra (1968) as David Jones
  • The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1964) as Dr. Christopher Syn
  • The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) as Fouchet
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as Jack 'Pal' Smurch
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as 'The Man' - Nicholai Soloviov
  • Jamaica Inn (1983) as Joss Merlyn