Patrick McGoohan
Acting
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.
Born: March 19, 1928
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
"Scarecrow! Scarecrow! The soldiers of the King feared his name!" And so begins the hard-to-forget theme song to The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. Walt Disney's thrilling 3-part adventure was produced for his Wonderful World of Color weekly TV show and aired February 1964. Filled with action, drama and suspense, it follows the adventures of Dr. Christopher Syn - brave priest by day, righter of wrongs by night. And, for the first time, presented in Widescreen format on DVD.
Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
The Simpsons
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
Braveheart
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
The Wonderful World of Disney
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
The Prisoner
After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.
Treasure Planet
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.
Escape from Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
Filmography
as Himself (archive)
as Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow (archive footage)
as Billy Bones (voice)
as Dr. Harvey Langston
as Judge Omar Noose
as Phantom's Dad
as King Edward
as George Bernard Shaw
as Number 6
as Number 6 (voice)
as Number Six
as Dr. Felix Neumann
as Chief Magistrate
as Doctor Eric Kiviat
as Chief Magistrate
as Attorney Oliver Quayle
as Joss Merlyn
as Joss Merlyn
as John Kingsley
as Dr. Paul Ruth
as John Connor
as Warden
as Col. Mike McCauley
as Dr. Sidney Rafferty
as Fouchet
as Roger Devereau
as Major Cabot
as James Stuart
as Nelson Brenner
as Oscar Finch
as Eric Prince
as Frank Long
as John Drake
as David Jones
as Host
as Number Six
as Dr. Christopher Syn
as Andrew McDhui
as Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow
as Thomas Crimmin
as Dr Brown
as Johnny Cousin
as Sjt. Musgrave
as The Man - Nicholai Soloviov
as John Drake
as Brand
as Andrew Miller
as Jess
as C. 'Red' Redman
as Simon Breck
as Moor Larkin
as Jack 'Pal' Smurch
as Michael O'Riordan
as Swedish Water Therapist
as A Serious Actor /Starbuck
as Guard at door (uncredited)
as English Soldier (uncredited)
as Martin McIsaacs
as Christopher Syn / Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
as Seth Makepeace