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.
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series · 1990
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series · 1975
- Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame
Filmography25 titles
Columbo
The Simpsons
Braveheart
The Prisoner
Treasure Planet
Murder, She Wrote
Escape from Alcatraz
In My Mind
A Time to Kill
Danger Man
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
The Dam Busters
All Night Long
Scanners
Silver Streak
Mary, Queen of Scots
Hell Drivers
The Man in the Iron Mask
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe
Ice Station Zebra
The Hard Way
The Phantom
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Hysteria
Three Sovereigns for Sarah