Born 1928 (age 80) · New York City, New York, USA
Appears in 66 titles

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
7.9
Braveheart
1995
as King Edward
Treasure Planet
7.6
Treasure Planet
2002
as Billy Bones (voice)
Escape from Alcatraz
7.5
Escape from Alcatraz
1979
as Warden
A Time to Kill
7.4
A Time to Kill
1996
as Judge Omar Noose
Scanners
6.7
Scanners
1981
as Dr. Paul Ruth
The Phantom
5.3
The Phantom
1996
as Phantom's Dad
Silver Streak
6.7
Silver Streak
1976
as Roger Devereau
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
6.3
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1975
as Major Cabot
Ice Station Zebra
6.3
Ice Station Zebra
1968
as David Jones
The Dam Busters
6.9
The Dam Busters
1955
as Guard at door (uncredited)
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
5.2
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
1985
as Doctor Eric Kiviat
The Man in the Iron Mask
6.4
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977
as Fouchet
Hell Drivers
6.7
Hell Drivers
1957
as C. 'Red' Redman
Mary, Queen of Scots
6.7
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
as James Stuart
The Three Lives of Thomasina
6.8
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
as Andrew McDhui
Brass Target
5.5
Brass Target
1978
as Col. Mike McCauley
All Night Long
6.8
All Night Long
1962
as Johnny Cousin
5.9
Sad?
1996
as Number Six (archive footage)
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
6.9
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
1963
as Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow
I Am a Camera
6.2
I Am a Camera
1955
as Swedish Water Therapist