Patrick McGoohan
Acting
Born March 19, 1928 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For · 40 titles
The Simpsons
Columbo
Murder, She Wrote
American Playhouse
Sunday Night Theatre
Braveheart
Danger Man
The Prisoner
Treasure Planet
The Wonderful World of Disney
A Time to Kill
Escape from Alcatraz
Folio
The Phantom
Rafferty
Ice Station Zebra
Armchair Theatre
Silver Streak
The Man in the Iron Mask
Scanners
The Dam Busters
Mary, Queen of Scots
Jamaica Inn
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Zarak
Hell Drivers
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Sad?
All Night Long
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
The Moonshine War
Brass Target
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Koroshi
Kings and Desperate Men
Hysteria
Life for Ruth