Patrick McGoohan

Acting · Born 1928-03-19 in New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

• Braveheart as King Edward
• Escape from Alcatraz as Warden
• The Man in the Iron Mask as Fouchet
• A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot as Major Cabot
• Silver Streak as Roger Devereau
• Jamaica Inn as Joss Merlyn
• Treasure Planet as Billy Bones (voice)
• Scanners as Dr. Paul Ruth
• The Phantom as Phantom's Dad
• Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow as Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow