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Patrick Troughton

Acting

Born March 25, 1920 · Mill Hill, London, England, UK

Died March 28, 1987

Also known as Patrick George Troughton

Biography

Patrick George Troughton (25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor. He was classically trained for the stage but became most widely known for his roles in television and film. His work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction and horror films, and playing the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who from 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role in 1972-1973, 1983 and 1985.

Filmography39 titles

Amy

1984as Lord Rothermere

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

2013as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

1970as Duke of Norfolk

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

2017as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015as The Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)

The Sweeney

1975as Reg Crofts

The Red Shoes

1948as BBC Radio Announcer (voice)

Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep

as The Doctor (voice)

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes

Inspector Morse

1987as George Jackson

Doctor Who

1963as The Doctor

All Creatures Great & Small

1978as Roddy

The Persuaders!

1971as Count Marceau

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

2019as The Doctor (voice)

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

2016as The Doctor (Voice)

Little Women

as Robert March

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)

The Omen

1976as Father Brennan

The Saint

1962as Insp. Gambetti

Danger Man

1960as Brenner

Hamlet

1948as Player King

Jason and the Argonauts

1963as Phineas

Richard III

1955as Tyrell

Space: 1999

1975as Archon

Maigret

1960

Thriller

1973as Lyall

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

1977as Melanthius

Treasure Island

1950as Roach

1984

1956as Man on Telescreen (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

2013as Self

The Gorgon

1964as Inspector Kanof

The Phantom of the Opera

1962as The Rat Catcher

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955as Seneschal

The Black Knight

1954as King Mark

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

1974as Bodysnatcher

Van der Valk

1972as Father Bosch

The Protectors

as Bela Karoleon

A Hitch in Time

1978as Professor Wagstaff

Scars of Dracula

1970as Klove