Patrick McGoohan
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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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 15.525 |
| Birthday | 1928-03-19 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Joseph Serf, Paddy Fitz, Патрік МакГуен, Patrick Joseph McGoohan, |
1995
Braveheart
7.9/10101
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 sol...
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Braveheart
1979
Escape from Alcatraz
7.525/2751
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...
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Escape from Alcatraz
1977
The Man in the Iron Mask
6.2/58
The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned away from sight and knowledge of the public,...
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The Man in the Iron Mask
1975
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
6.3/156
Expert conman Joe Thanks teams up with half-breed Bill and naive Lucy to steal $300,000 from the Indian-hating Major Cabot. Their elaborate plan is fu...
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A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1976
Silver Streak
6.73/322
A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no...
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Silver Streak
1983
Jamaica Inn
3.5/2
The respected squire of a quiet Cornish village is in reality the leader of a gang of murderous pirates who attack passing ships, kill their crews and...
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Jamaica Inn
2002
Treasure Planet
7.6/4179
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...
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Treasure Planet
1981
Scanners
6.7/1183
After a man with extraordinary—and frighteningly destructive—telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discover...
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Scanners
1996
The Phantom
5.2/564
The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls tha...
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The Phantom
1963
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
7/16
English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
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Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
1962
All Night Long
6.8/28
Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambi...
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All Night Long
1963
The Three Lives of Thomasina
6.8/44
Thomasina is the pet cat of Mary McDhui, the daughter of Scottish veterinarian Andrew McDhui. When Thomasina falls ill, McDhui declares that the pet s...
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The Three Lives of Thomasina
1957
Hell Drivers
6.6/53
An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.
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Hell Drivers
1971
Mary, Queen of Scots
6.7/53
Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the ag...
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Mary, Queen of Scots
1968
Ice Station Zebra
6.2/162
A top-secret Soviet spy satellite -- using stolen Western technology -- malfunctions and then goes into a descent that lands it near an isolated Arcti...
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Ice Station Zebra
1961
The Man Out There
0/0
A Russian astronaut trapped in space in a faulty rocket, has five hours to live when his radio makes contact with Marie, a hunter's wife also trapped,...
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The Man Out There
1985
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
5.2/65
A paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to protect them from hunters who want to capture them.
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Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
1978
Brass Target
5.6/34
General George S. Patton died in a car accident in 1945. But was his death actually a murder. Is he targeted by Nazis angered by Germany's defeat? Or...
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Brass Target
2008
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
8.3/3
"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 D...
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Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
1970
The Moonshine War
5.8/11
A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sights on the whiskey cache of an old army buddy.
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The Moonshine War
1959
Brand
0/0
Brand's a bleak and desolate play that challenges the notion of a stern and stoic faith in the will of God. The title character is a pastor who return...
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Brand
1980
The Hard Way
5.6/9
John Connor is a soon-to-retire hitman that agrees to take on one last job. After years plying his deadly trade, he has finally had enough. Seeking to...
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The Hard Way
1957
High Tide at Noon
6/9
After returning home to a rugged island near Nova Scotia, Joanna, daughter of the local bigwig, struggles to choose between three eligible bachelors -...
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High Tide at Noon
1958
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
5.5/8
A lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money.
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The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1962
The Quare Fellow
5.8/9
Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meti...
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The Quare Fellow
1961
Two Living, One Dead
7/1
Three Post Office employees are at work when the facility is held up. The robber kills the supervisor and knocks out another employee. The third one o...
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Two Living, One Dead
1991
The Best of Friends
1/1
Adapted from their letters and journals, this is a portrayal of the unique 25-year friendship shared by Dame Laurentia McLachlan (Benedictine nun), Si...
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The Best of Friends
1997
Hysteria
4.8/9
Legendary actor Patrick McGoohan turns his famous character from THE PRISONER upside down as the psychiatrist in charge of an insane asylum. He has co...
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Hysteria
1955
Passage Home
5.6/6
Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard a merchant ship, briefly harboured in South America. A young woman (Diane Cilento) boards the ship as a passe...
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Passage Home
1958
The Greatest Man in the World
0/0
Just after a young unknown American becomes the first on the Moon returns, he dies in an accident. He's laid to rest with full honours, but only the p...
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The Greatest Man in the World
1996
A Time to Kill
7.375/2507
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
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A Time to Kill
1984
Trespasses
5/1
A young woman searches for her identity by joining a "free love" hippie commune, against the wishes of her darkly possessive widowed father. The ten...
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Trespasses
1955
The Dam Busters
6.8/135
The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 S...
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The Dam Busters
1998
Ashes to Ashes
7/1
After a Hollywood gossip columnist is murdered by her former lover, proof must be found to arrest him.
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Ashes to Ashes
1990
The Prisoner Video Companion
0/0
British cult classic The Prisoner has been hailed as the most bizarre, mind-boggling television series of all time. Even though the series was produce...
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The Prisoner Video Companion
1981
Kings and Desperate Men
3/1
A group of terrorists take a radio disk jockey and his wife and child hostage in order to get their manifesto out to the world.
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Kings and Desperate Men
1962
Life for Ruth
6.2/6
John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent for...
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Life for Ruth
1968
Journey Into Darkness
0/0
"Journey Into Darkness" is a television movie which consists of two episodes from the UK TV series "Journey to the Unknown 1968)": 'The New People (19...
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Journey Into Darkness
1996
Sad?
6.161/28
Set in the mid sixties and shot with more black than white, ‘SAD?’ is a dark ten minute film that explores the time that we spend alone watching telev...
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Sad?
1958
Nor the Moon by Night
6/3
When Alice Lang flies out to Kenya to marry gamekeeper Andrew Miller she is met by his brother Rusty, who is initially opposed to the marriage. The tw...
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Nor the Moon by Night
1956
Zarak
4.7/6
A notorious bandit develops a grudging respect for the English military man assigned to capture him.
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Zarak
1968
Koroshi
0/0
Secret agent John Drake (aka Danger Man) goes to Japan to infiltrate a secret society that specializes in murder. - This film was originally conceive...
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Koroshi
1987
The Laughing Prisoner
5/1
A funny remake of "The Prisoner" - with a 1980's twist to it 'The Laughing Prisoner' is a remake (or homage) of (to) the Kafkaesque 1960's television...
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The Laughing Prisoner
1986
Of Pure Blood
0/0
A mother investigating her son's mysterious death finds much more than she bargained for. Casting director Alicia Browning (Remick) takes leave of her...
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Of Pure Blood
2017
In My Mind
7.4/7
The film recounts one of Chris' early filmmaking experiences: an attempt to interview Patrick McGoohan - something McGoohan had resisted previously -...
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In My Mind
1955
I Am a Camera
6/15
Just before the Nazis ascend to power in Berlin, Chris, an aspiring novelist from England, meets flamboyant cabaret entertainer Sally Bowles and an un...
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I Am a Camera
2001
In Search of the Prisoner
0/0
Sci-Fi Channel production is first shown in 2001, this documentary preceded the channel's premiere of The Prisoner. Presented by James Hyman and featu...
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In Search of the Prisoner
1985
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
0/0
Nineteen people were hanged and one man pressed to death, while hundreds went to jail during the "witch hysteria" of 1692. THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH...
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Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1961
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
0/0
Serjeant Musgrave and his small band of men arrive in an impoverished northern coal town, ostensibly on a recruiting drive.....but their intentions ar...
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