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Patrick McGoohan

American actor (1928–2009)

Patrick McGoohan was an American actor, director, producer and writer, born in New York City to Irish parents and raised in Ireland and the United Kingdom. He began in Britain in the 1950s and became well known as the secret agent John Drake in Danger Man, then created and produced the ITV series The Prisoner, in which he starred as Number Six.

Patrick McGoohan appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1955 to 1995. Most of that work is in drama, history and war. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Mel Gibson (2).

Known for

  • Danger Man (1960), John Drake. He played the secret agent in the espionage programme, which ran until 1968.
  • The Prisoner (1967), Number Six. He created and produced the surrealistic ITV series and starred as a former intelligence agent.
  • Ice Station Zebra (1968), David Jones.
  • Columbo (1971). From the 1970s he wrote, directed, produced and appeared in several episodes.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Patrick McGoohan been in?
Patrick McGoohan appears in Braveheart (1995), Scanners (1981), Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Ice Station Zebra (1968) and The Dam Busters (1955) on The Remote.
When was Patrick McGoohan born?
Patrick McGoohan was born on 19 March 1928.

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