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Patrick McGoohan is a Actor and Director American born on 19 march 1928 at New York City (USA)

Patrick McGoohan

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Birth name Patrick Joseph McGoohan
Nationality USA
Birth 19 march 1928 at New York City (USA)
Death 13 january 2009 (at 80 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award

Patrick Joseph McGoohan (19 March 1928 – 13 January 2009) was an American-born Anglo-Irish actor, writer and director who was brought up in Ireland and Britain, where he established an extensive stage and film career. His highest profile roles were in the 1960s television series Danger Man (US: Secret Agent), and The Prisoner, which he co-created. McGoohan wrote and directed several episodes of The Prisoner himself, occasionally using the pseudonyms Joseph Serf and Paddy Fitz. Later in his career, he moved back to the United States and subsequently appeared as murderers in four Columbo episodes, twice winning an Emmy. He was featured in John Sturges's Ice Station Zebra (1968), David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981), and played King Edward "The Longshanks" in Mel Gibson's Braveheart (1995).

Biography

McGoohan fell in love with actress Joan Drummond, to whom he reportedly wrote love notes every day. They were married on 19 May 1951. They had three daughters, Catherine (born 1952), Anne (born 1959) and Frances (born 1960). The McGoohans settled in the Pacific Palisades district of Los Angeles in the mid-1970s.

Death and legacy

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US actor Patrick McGoohan dead at age 80
McGoohan died on 13 January 2009 at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, following a brief illness. His remains were cremated. A biography of the actor was first published in 2007 by Tomahawk Press, with a further biography published in 2011 by Supernova Books.

Best films

Braveheart

(1995)
(Actor)

Silver Streak

(1976)
(Actor)

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

(1975)
(Actor)

Usually with

Earl St. John
(5 films)

Michael Craig
(5 films)

Laurence Naismith
(4 films)

Basil Dearden
(2 films)

Flora Robson
(4 films)

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Patrick McGoohan (32 films)

Display filmography as detailed form

Year	Name	Job	Roles
2002	Treasure Planet	Actor	Billy Bones (voice)
1996	The Phantom	Actor	Phantom's Dad
1996	A Time to Kill	Actor	Judge Omar Noose
1995	Braveheart	Actor	King Edward
1985	Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend	Actor	Doctor Eric Kiviat
1981	Scanners	Actor	Dr. Paul Ruth
1981	Kings and Desperate Men	Actor	John Kingsley
1979	Escape from Alcatraz	Actor	Warden
1978	Brass Target	Actor	Col. Mike McCauley
1977	The Man in the Iron Mask	Actor	Fouchet
1976	Silver Streak	Actor	Roger Devereau
1975	A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot	Actor	Major Cabot
1974	Catch My Soul	Director
1971	Mary, Queen of Scots	Actor	James Stuart
1970	The Moonshine War	Actor	Frank Long
1968	Ice Station Zebra	Actor	David Jones
1963	The Three Lives of Thomasina	Actor	Andrew McDhui
1963	Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow	Actor	Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow
1962	All Night Long	Actor	Johnny Cousin
1962	Life for Ruth	Actor	Dr Brown
1961	Two Living, One Dead	Actor	Erik Berger
1958	The Gypsy and the Gentleman	Actor	Jess
1958	Nor the Moon by Night	Actor	Andrew Miller
1958	The Gypsy and the Gentleman	Actor	Jess
1957	Hell Drivers	Actor	C. 'Red' Redman
1957	High Tide at Noon	Actor	Simon Breck
1957	High Tide at Noon	Actor	Simon Breck
1956	Zarak	Actor	Moor Larkin
1955	The Dam Busters	Actor	Guard at door (uncredited)
1955	The Dark Avenger	Actor
1955	I Am a Camera	Actor	Swedish Water Therapist
1955	Passage Home	Actor	Martin McIsaacs