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Patrick McGoohan

Born 1928-03-19

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

Braveheart 1995 · 8.3 A Time to Kill 1996 · 7.5 Escape from Alcatraz 1979 · 7.5 Treasure Planet 2002 · 7.2 Scanners 1981 · 6.7 The Phantom 1996 · 5.1 Silver Streak 1976 · 6.9 The Prisoner 1968 · 8.5 A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe 1975 · 6.2 The Man in the Iron Mask 1977 · 6.6 All Night Long 1962 · 7.1 The Moonshine War 1970 · 5.9 I Am a Camera 1955 · 6.3 Zarak 1956 · 5.5 Hysteria 1997 · 5.2 Walk in the Shadow 1962 · 7.1