About
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
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
ColumboSeries • 1971
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Danger ManSeries • 1960
Sunday Night TheatreSeries • 1950
A Time to KillMovie • 1996
BraveheartMovie • 1995
Treasure PlanetMovie • 2002
The PrisonerSeries • 1967
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954
Escape from AlcatrazMovie • 1979
The Adventures of Sir LancelotSeries • 1956
ScannersMovie • 1981
The PhantomMovie • 1996
Silver StreakMovie • 1976
Ice Station ZebraMovie • 1968
A Genius, Two Friends, and an IdiotMovie • 1975
The Man in the Iron MaskMovie • 1977
The Dam BustersMovie • 1955
Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendMovie • 1985
Mary, Queen of ScotsMovie • 1971
Hell DriversMovie • 1957
The Three Lives of ThomasinaMovie • 1963