Patrick McGoohan
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Simpsons
Number 6 (voice)
1989
Series
Columbo
Nelson Brenner
1971
Series
Columbo
Oscar Finch
1971
Series
Columbo
Eric Prince
1971
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Attorney Oliver Quayle
1984
Series
American Playhouse
Chief Magistrate
1982
Film
Braveheart
King Edward
1995
Film
Treasure Planet
Billy Bones (voice)
2002
Series
Danger Man
John Drake
1960
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Seth Makepeace
1950
Series
The Prisoner
Number Six
1967
Film
A Time to Kill
Judge Omar Noose
1996
Film
Escape from Alcatraz
Warden
1979
Film
The Phantom
Phantom's Dad
1996
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Christopher Syn / Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
1954
Series
Folio
Michael O'Riordan
1955
Film
Scanners
Dr. Paul Ruth
1981
Film
Silver Streak
Roger Devereau
1976
Film
Ice Station Zebra
David Jones
1968
Film
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Major Cabot
1975
Series
Rafferty
Dr. Sidney Rafferty
1977
Film
The Man in the Iron Mask
Fouchet
1977
Film
The Dam Busters
Guard at Door (uncredited)
1955
Film
Mary, Queen of Scots
James Stuart
1971
Film
Zarak
Moor Larkin
1956
Film
Hell Drivers
C. 'Red' Redman
1957
Film
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Doctor Eric Kiviat
1985
Series
Jamaica Inn
Joss Merlyn
1983
Series
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Dr. Christopher Syn
1964
Series
Armchair Theatre
Jack 'Pal' Smurch
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
'The Man' - Nicholai Soloviov
1956
Sad?
Number Six (archive footage)
1996
Film
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow
1963
Film
Brass Target
Col. Mike McCauley
1978
Film
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Andrew McDhui
1963
Film
Koroshi
John Drake
1968
Series
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Chief Magistrate
1985
Film
The Dark Avenger
English Soldier (uncredited)
1955
Film
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Jess
1958
Film
The Moonshine War
Frank Long
1970
Film
Kings and Desperate Men
John Kingsley
1981
Film
The Laughing Prisoner
Number Six
1987
Film
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Chief Magistrate
1985
Film
Brand
Brand
1959
Film
All Night Long
Johnny Cousin
1962
Film
The Hard Way
John Connor
1980
Film
Hysteria
Dr. Harvey Langston
1997
Film
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
A Serious Actor /Starbuck
1955
Film
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
Sjt. Musgrave
1961
Film
In My Mind
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
High Tide at Noon
Simon Breck
1957
Film
The Best of Friends
George Bernard Shaw
1991
Film
I Am a Camera
Swedish Water Therapist
1955
Film
Passage Home
Martin McIsaacs
1955
Film
Life for Ruth
Dr Brown
1962
Film
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow (archive footage)
2008
Film
Jamaica Inn
Joss Merlyn
1983
Two Living, One Dead
Erik Berger
1961
Film
Journey Into Darkness
Host
1968
Film
Nor the Moon by Night
Andrew Miller
1958
In Search of the Prisoner
Number Six (archive footage)
2001
Film
The Prisoner Video Companion
Number 6
1990
Film
Of Pure Blood
Dr. Felix Neumann
1986
Film
The Quare Fellow
Thomas Crimmin
1962
The Greatest Man in the World
Jack 'Pal' Smurch
1958
Film
The Man Out There
The Man - Nicholai Soloviov
1961
Film
Six Into One: The Prisoner File
Self
1984
Trespasses
Fred Wells
1984
The Making of the Prisoner
2007