Patrick McGoohan

Biography

Patrick Joseph McGoohan 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

King Edward

Braveheart

Warden

Escape from Alcatraz

Fouchet

The Man in the Iron Mask

Major Cabot

Un genio, due compari, un pollo

Roger Devereau

Silver Streak

Joss Merlyn

Jamaica Inn

Billy Bones (voice)

Treasure Planet

Dr. Paul Ruth

Scanners

Phantom's Dad

The Phantom

Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Johnny Cousin

All Night Long

Andrew McDhui

The Three Lives of Thomasina

C. 'Red' Redman

Hell Drivers

James Stuart

Mary, Queen of Scots

David Jones

Ice Station Zebra

The Man - Nicholai Soloviov

The Man Out There

Doctor Eric Kiviat

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

Col. Mike McCauley

Brass Target

Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

Frank Long

The Moonshine War

Brand

Brand

John Connor

The Hard Way

Simon Breck

High Tide at Noon

Jess

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

Thomas Crimmin

The Quare Fellow

Erik Berger

Two Living, One Dead

George Bernard Shaw

The Best of Friends

Dr. Harvey Langston

Hysteria

Martin McIsaacs

Passage Home

Jack 'Pal' Smurch

The Greatest Man in the World

Judge Omar Noose

A Time to Kill

Fred Wells

Trespasses

Guard at door (uncredited)

The Dam Busters

Number 6

The Prisoner Video Companion

John Kingsley

Kings and Desperate Men

Dr Brown

Life for Ruth

Host

Journey Into Darkness

Number Six (archive footage)

Sad?

Andrew Miller

Nor the Moon by Night

Moor Larkin

Zarak

John Drake

Koroshi

Number Six

The Laughing Prisoner

Dr. Felix Neumann

Of Pure Blood

Himself (archive)

In My Mind

Swedish Water Therapist

I Am a Camera

Number Six (archive footage)

In Search of the Prisoner

Chief Magistrate

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Sjt. Musgrave

Serjeant Musgrave's Dance

The Making of the Prisoner

A Serious Actor /Starbuck

Moby Dick Rehearsed

Self

Six Into One: The Prisoner File

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-03-19

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Joseph Serf