Patrick McGoohan

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
- Acting
- Born
- 1928-03-19 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 2009-01-13
Known for
- Braveheart (1995) — King Edward
- The Simpsons (1989) — Number 6 (voice)
- Treasure Planet (2002) — Billy Bones (voice)
- Escape from Alcatraz (1979) — Warden
- A Time to Kill (1996) — Judge Omar Noose
- Scanners (1981) — Dr. Paul Ruth
- Columbo (1971) — Nelson Brenner
- The Phantom (1996) — Phantom's Dad
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Attorney Oliver Quayle
- Silver Streak (1976) — Roger Devereau
- The Prisoner (1967) — Number Six
- Ice Station Zebra (1968) — David Jones
- A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975) — Major Cabot
- The Dam Busters (1955) — Guard at Door (uncredited)
- Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985) — Doctor Eric Kiviat
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) — Fouchet