Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/19/1928
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Joseph SerfPaddy FitzПатрік МакГуен
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
as King Edward
Treasure Planet
as Billy Bones (voice)
A Time to Kill
as Judge Omar Noose
Hysteria
as Dr. Harvey Langston
Escape from Alcatraz
as Warden
Brass Target
as Col. Mike McCauley
The Hard Way
as John Connor
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
as Major Cabot
Silver Streak
as Roger Devereau
The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Andrew McDhui
The Dam Busters
as Guard at door (uncredited)
Hell Drivers
as C. 'Red' Redman
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Fouchet
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
as Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow
Passage Home
as Martin McIsaacs
The Dark Avenger
as English Soldier (uncredited)
Mary, Queen of Scots
as James Stuart
Jamaica Inn
as Joss Merlyn
I Am a Camera
as Swedish Water Therapist
The Moonshine War
as Frank Long