Patrick McGoohan
Born: 1928-03-19 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2009-01-13
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2017
- In My Mind as Himself (archive)
2008
- Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh as Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow (archive footage)
2002
- Treasure Planet as Billy Bones (voice)
2001
- In Search of the Prisoner as Number Six (archive footage)
1997
- Hysteria as Dr. Harvey Langston
1996
- A Time to Kill as Judge Omar Noose
- The Phantom as Phantom's Dad
- Sad? as Number Six (archive footage)
1995
- Braveheart as King Edward
1991
- The Best of Friends as George Bernard Shaw
1990
- The Prisoner Video Companion as Number 6
1989
- The Simpsons as Number 6 (voice)
1987
- The Laughing Prisoner as Number Six
1986
- Of Pure Blood as Dr. Felix Neumann
1985
- Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Chief Magistrate
- Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend as Doctor Eric Kiviat
- Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Chief Magistrate
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Attorney Oliver Quayle
- Trespasses as Fred Wells
- Six Into One: The Prisoner File as Self
1983
- Jamaica Inn as Joss Merlyn
- Jamaica Inn as Joss Merlyn
1981
- Kings and Desperate Men as John Kingsley
- Scanners as Dr. Paul Ruth
1980
- The Hard Way as John Connor
1979
- Escape from Alcatraz as Warden
1978
- Brass Target as Col. Mike McCauley
1977
- Rafferty as Dr. Sidney Rafferty
- The Man in the Iron Mask as Fouchet
1976
- Silver Streak as Roger Devereau
1975
- A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot as Major Cabot
1974
- Catch My Soul ... (Director)
1971
- Columbo as Nelson Brenner
- Mary, Queen of Scots as James Stuart
1970
- The Moonshine War as Frank Long
1968
- Koroshi as John Drake
- Ice Station Zebra as David Jones
- Journey Into Darkness as Host
1967
- The Prisoner as Number Six
1964
- The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh as Dr. Christopher Syn
1963
- The Three Lives of Thomasina as Andrew McDhui
- Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow as Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow
1962
- Life for Ruth as Dr Brown
- All Night Long as Johnny Cousin
- The Quare Fellow as Thomas Crimmin
1961
- Two Living, One Dead as Erik Berger
- The Man Out There as The Man - Nicholai Soloviov
- Serjeant Musgrave's Dance as Sjt. Musgrave
1960
- Danger Man as John Drake
1959
- Brand as Brand
1958
- The Greatest Man in the World as Jack 'Pal' Smurch
- The Gypsy and the Gentleman as Jess
- Nor the Moon by Night as Andrew Miller
1957
- Hell Drivers as C. 'Red' Redman
- High Tide at Noon as Simon Breck
1956
- Zarak Khan as Moor Larkin
- Armchair Theatre as Jack 'Pal' Smurch
1955
- The Dam Busters as Guard at door (uncredited)
- The Dark Avenger as English Soldier (uncredited)
- Folio as Michael O'Riordan
- I Am a Camera as Swedish Water Therapist
- Passage Home as Martin McIsaacs
- Moby Dick Rehearsed as A Serious Actor /Starbuck
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Christopher Syn / Scarecrow of Romney Marsh