• Name: Patrick McGoohan
  • Date of Birth: March 19, 1928
  • Place of Birth: Astoria, NY
Mini-bio: An American-born actor reared in Ireland and England, McGoohan made a memorable impression on the American and English viewing audiences by playing essentially the same role in three different televis... read moreion series. He began his performing career as a teen-ager, eventually played Henry V for the Old Vic company in London, and made mostly unremarkable films in the '50s. His movies include the delightful Disney film The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964). Success came in 1961, when McGoohan played government agent John Drake in Danger Man, a role he continued on Secret Agent (1965-66). He created, produced and often wrote episodes of the nightmarish, surrealistic cult series The Prisoner (1968-69). This show featured a character assumed to be the same John Drake (although he was known as Number 6 and his real name was never mentioned), who had been kidnapped and taken to a strange community. McGoohan later starred in the TV series Rafferty (1977) and directed the film Catch My Soul (1974). He won an Emmy Award in 1975 for his guest appearance on Columbo with Peter Falk. ~ Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoPatrick McGoohan mini-bio: Though American born, McGoohan became a famous British TV star in the 1950s and 1960s. At a young age his parents returned to the Ireland they had emigrated from, and this is where he grow up. For most of his childhood he planned to be a priest but his plan changed when he worked as a stage manager and an actor fell ill, leaving McGoohan to take on the role. He has moved successfully between film, theater, and television. He currently lives in LA with his wife of more than fifty years and is mostly retired. They have three daughters.

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