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Patrick McGoohan

Actor

Patrick McGoohan

Born March 19, 1928 in New York City, New York, USADied January 13, 200945 films

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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Braveheart posterFirst watchBraveheart19957.9as King EdwardEnraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers.View film

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Filmography

45 films as actor
  1. 2002Treasure PlanetBilly Bones (voice)
  2. 1997HysteriaDr. Harvey Langston
  3. 1996A Time to KillJudge Omar Noose
  4. 1996The PhantomPhantom's Dad
  5. 1995BraveheartKing Edward
  6. 1991The Best of FriendsGeorge Bernard Shaw
  7. 1987The Laughing PrisonerNumber Six
  8. 1986Of Pure BloodDr. Felix Neumann
  9. 1985Three Sovereigns for SarahChief Magistrate
  10. 1985Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendDoctor Eric Kiviat
  11. 1984TrespassesFred Wells
  12. 1983Jamaica InnJoss Merlyn
  13. 1981Kings and Desperate MenJohn Kingsley
  14. 1981ScannersDr. Paul Ruth
  15. 1980The Hard WayJohn Connor
  16. 1979Escape from AlcatrazWarden
  17. 1978Brass TargetCol. Mike McCauley
  18. 1977The Man in the Iron MaskFouchet
  19. 1976Silver StreakRoger Devereau
  20. 1975A Genius, Two Friends, and an IdiotMajor Cabot
  21. 1971Mary, Queen of ScotsJames Stuart
  22. 1970The Moonshine WarFrank Long
  23. 1968KoroshiJohn Drake
  24. 1968Ice Station ZebraDavid Jones
  25. 1968Journey Into DarknessHost
  26. 1963The Three Lives of ThomasinaAndrew McDhui
  27. 1963Dr. Syn, Alias the ScarecrowDr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow
  28. 1962The Quare FellowThomas Crimmin
  29. 1962Life for RuthDr Brown
  30. 1962All Night LongJohnny Cousin
  31. 1961Serjeant Musgrave's DanceSjt. Musgrave
  32. 1961Two Living, One DeadErik Berger
  33. 1961The Man Out ThereThe Man - Nicholai Soloviov
  34. 1959BrandBrand
  35. 1958The Greatest Man in the WorldJack 'Pal' Smurch
  36. 1958Nor the Moon by NightAndrew Miller
  37. 1958The Gypsy and the GentlemanJess
  38. 1957Hell DriversC. 'Red' Redman
  39. 1957High Tide at NoonSimon Breck
  40. 1956ZarakMoor Larkin
  41. 1955I Am a CameraSwedish Water Therapist
  42. 1955Moby Dick—RehearsedA Serious Actor /Starbuck
  43. 1955The Dam BustersGuard at Door (uncredited)
  44. 1955The Dark AvengerEnglish Soldier (uncredited)
  45. 1955Passage HomeMartin McIsaacs