Patrick McGoohan

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.

Known For

Treasure Planet 2002 ★ 7.6
A Time to Kill 1996 ★ 7.4
The Phantom 1996 ★ 5.3
Braveheart 1995 ★ 7.9
The Simpsons 1989 ★ 8.0
Murder, She Wrote 1984 ★ 7.5
American Playhouse 1982 ★ 6.6
Scanners 1981 ★ 6.7
Escape from Alcatraz 1979 ★ 7.5
Rafferty 1977 ★ 7.5
The Man in the Iron Mask 1977 ★ 6.4
Silver Streak 1976 ★ 6.7
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot 1975 ★ 6.3
Columbo 1971 ★ 8.1
Mary, Queen of Scots 1971 ★ 6.7
Ice Station Zebra 1968 ★ 6.4
The Prisoner 1967 ★ 7.7
Danger Man 1960 ★ 7.3
Hell Drivers 1957 ★ 6.7
Zarak 1956 ★ 5.4
Folio 1955 ★ 10.0
The Dam Busters 1955 ★ 6.9
The Wonderful World of Disney 1954 ★ 7.9
Sunday Night Theatre 1950 ★ 3.5