Patrick McGoohan
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Biography
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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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | In My Mind | Himself (archive) | HIT | |
| 2008 | Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh | Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2007 | The Making of the Prisoner | - | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Billy Bones (voice) | HIT | |
| 2001 | In Search of the Prisoner | Number Six (archive footage) | FLOP | |
| 1997 | Hysteria | Dr. Harvey Langston | FLOP | |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Judge Omar Noose | HIT | |
| 1996 | The Phantom | Phantom's Dad | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Sad? | Number Six (archive footage) | FLOP | |
| 1995 | Braveheart | King Edward | HIT | |
| 1991 | The Best of Friends | George Bernard Shaw | FLOP | |
| 1990 | The Prisoner Video Companion | Number 6 | FLOP | |
| 1987 | The Laughing Prisoner | Number Six | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Of Pure Blood | Dr. Felix Neumann | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Three Sovereigns for Sarah | Chief Magistrate | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | Doctor Eric Kiviat | FLOP | |
| 1984 | Trespasses | Fred Wells | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Jamaica Inn | Joss Merlyn | FLOP | |
| 1981 | Kings and Desperate Men | John Kingsley | FLOP | |
| 1981 | Scanners | Dr. Paul Ruth | HIT | |
| 1980 | The Hard Way | John Connor | FLOP | |
| 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | Warden | HIT | |
| 1978 | Brass Target | Col. Mike McCauley | FLOP | |
| 1977 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Fouchet | FLOP | |
| 1976 | Silver Streak | Roger Devereau | HIT | |
| 1975 | A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot | Major Cabot | FLOP | |
| 1971 | Mary, Queen of Scots | James Stuart | HIT | |
| 1970 | The Moonshine War | Frank Long | FLOP | |
| 1968 | Koroshi | John Drake | FLOP | |
| 1968 | Ice Station Zebra | David Jones | FLOP | |
| 1968 | Journey Into Darkness | Host | FLOP | |
| 1963 | The Three Lives of Thomasina | Andrew McDhui | HIT | |
| 1963 | Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow | Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow | HIT | |
| 1962 | The Quare Fellow | Thomas Crimmin | FLOP | |
| 1962 | Life for Ruth | Dr Brown | HIT | |
| 1962 | All Night Long | Johnny Cousin | HIT | |
| 1961 | Serjeant Musgrave's Dance | Sjt. Musgrave | FLOP | |
| 1961 | Two Living, One Dead | Erik Berger | HIT | |
| 1961 | The Man Out There | The Man - Nicholai Soloviov | FLOP | |
| 1959 | Brand | Brand | FLOP | |
| 1958 | The Greatest Man in the World | Jack 'Pal' Smurch | FLOP | |
| 1958 | Nor the Moon by Night | Andrew Miller | FLOP | |
| 1958 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Jess | FLOP | |
| 1957 | Hell Drivers | C. 'Red' Redman | HIT | |
| 1957 | High Tide at Noon | Simon Breck | FLOP | |
| 1956 | Zarak | Moor Larkin | FLOP | |
| 1955 | I Am a Camera | Swedish Water Therapist | FLOP | |
| 1955 | The Dam Busters | Guard at door (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1955 | The Dark Avenger | English Soldier (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1955 | Passage Home | Martin McIsaacs | FLOP |