Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-03-19

Day of Death

2009-01-13 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Joseph Serf

Paddy Fitz

Патрік МакГуен

Patrick Joseph McGoohan

پاتریک مک‌گوهان

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

Braveheart

Braveheart

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

In My Mind

In My Mind

Acting

Braveheart

1995

Braveheart

as

King Edward

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

Escape from Alcatraz

as

Warden

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977

The Man in the Iron Mask

as

Fouchet

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

1975

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

as

Major Cabot

Silver Streak

1976

Silver Streak

as

Roger Devereau

Jamaica Inn

1983

Jamaica Inn

as

Joss Merlyn

Treasure Planet

2002

Treasure Planet

as

Billy Bones (voice)

Scanners

1981

Scanners

as

Dr. Paul Ruth

The Phantom

1996

The Phantom

as

Phantom's Dad

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

as

Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow

All Night Long

1962

All Night Long

as

Johnny Cousin

The Three Lives of Thomasina

1963

The Three Lives of Thomasina

as

Andrew McDhui

Hell Drivers

1957

Hell Drivers

as

C. 'Red' Redman

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

Mary, Queen of Scots

as

James Stuart

Ice Station Zebra

1968

Ice Station Zebra

as

David Jones

The Man Out There

1961

The Man Out There

as

The Man - Nicholai Soloviov

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

1985

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

as

Doctor Eric Kiviat

Brass Target

1978

Brass Target

as

Col. Mike McCauley

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

2008

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

as

Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow (archive footage)

The Moonshine War

1970

The Moonshine War

as

Frank Long

1959

Brand

as

Brand

The Hard Way

1980

The Hard Way

as

John Connor

High Tide at Noon

1957

High Tide at Noon

as

Simon Breck

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1958

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

as

Jess

The Quare Fellow

1962

The Quare Fellow

as

Thomas Crimmin

Two Living, One Dead

1961

Two Living, One Dead

as

Erik Berger

The Best of Friends

1991

The Best of Friends

as

George Bernard Shaw

Hysteria

1997

Hysteria

as

Dr. Harvey Langston

Passage Home

1955

Passage Home

as

Martin McIsaacs

The Greatest Man in the World

1958

The Greatest Man in the World

as

Jack 'Pal' Smurch

A Time to Kill

1996

A Time to Kill

as

Judge Omar Noose

Trespasses

1984

Trespasses

as

Fred Wells

The Dam Busters

1955

The Dam Busters

as

Guard at door (uncredited)

The Prisoner Video Companion

1990

The Prisoner Video Companion

as

Number 6

Kings and Desperate Men

1981

Kings and Desperate Men

as

John Kingsley

Life for Ruth

1962

Life for Ruth

as

Dr Brown

Journey Into Darkness

1968

Journey Into Darkness

as

Host

Sad?

1996

Sad?

as

Number Six (archive footage)

Nor the Moon by Night

1958

Nor the Moon by Night

as

Andrew Miller

Zarak

1956

Zarak

as

Moor Larkin

Koroshi

1968

Koroshi

as

John Drake

The Laughing Prisoner

1987

The Laughing Prisoner

as

Number Six

Of Pure Blood

1986

Of Pure Blood

as

Dr. Felix Neumann

In My Mind

2017

In My Mind

as

Himself (archive)

I Am a Camera

1955

I Am a Camera

as

Swedish Water Therapist

2001

In Search of the Prisoner

as

Number Six (archive footage)

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

1985

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as

Chief Magistrate

Serjeant Musgrave's Dance

1961

Serjeant Musgrave's Dance

as

Sjt. Musgrave

The Making of the Prisoner

2007

The Making of the Prisoner

as

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

1955

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

as

A Serious Actor /Starbuck

Six Into One: The Prisoner File

1984

Six Into One: The Prisoner File

as

Self

The Dark Avenger

1955

The Dark Avenger

as

English Soldier (uncredited)

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Attorney Oliver Quayle

Columbo

Columbo

as

Nelson Brenner

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Number 6 (voice)

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

as

Number Six

Danger Man

Danger Man

as

John Drake

Rafferty

Rafferty

as

Dr. Sidney Rafferty

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

as

Joss Merlyn

Columbo

Columbo

as

Oscar Finch

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Christopher Syn / Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Jack 'Pal' Smurch

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as

Chief Magistrate

Folio

Folio

as

Michael O'Riordan

Columbo

Columbo

as

Eric Prince

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

as

Dr. Christopher Syn

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Seth Makepeace

Production

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

as

Crew

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

as

Directing

Catch My Soul

1974

Catch My Soul

as

Columbo

Columbo

as

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

as

Danger Man

Danger Man

as

Rafferty

Rafferty

as