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Patrick McGoohan was an American-born British actor, producer, and director. He is best known for his starring role in the 1960s British television series The Prisoner. He also starred in the films Ice Station Zebra, Escape from Alcatraz, and Braveheart. McGoohan was born in Astoria, Queens, New York City, on March 19, 1928. He was the son of Rose (née Conway) and Thomas McGoohan, both of whom were Irish immigrants. He was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. McGoohan began his acting career in the 1950s, appearing in a number of British television series. He gained international fame for his role as secret agent John Drake in the 1960s British television series Danger Man. He then starred in the cult classic The Prisoner, which ran from 1967 to 1968. McGoohan also appeared in a number of films, including Ice Station Zebra (1968), Escape from Alcatraz (1979), and Braveheart (1995). He also directed and produced a number of films, including Escape from Alcatraz and Braveheart. McGoohan was married to actress Joan Drummond from 1951 until his death in 2009. He had three children with Drummond. McGoohan's net worth at the time of his death was estimated to be around $10 million.

Popular As Patrick Joseph McGoohan
Occupation actor,producer,director
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 19 March 1928
Birthday 19 March
Birthplace Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Date of death 13 January, 2009
Died Place Santa Monica, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Patrick McGoohan Height, Weight & Measurements

At 81 years old, Patrick McGoohan height is 6' 2" (1.88 m) .

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Who Is Patrick McGoohan's Wife?

His wife is Joan Drummond (19 May 1951 - 13 January 2009) ( his death) ( 3 children)

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Patrick McGoohan Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Patrick McGoohan worth at the age of 81 years old? Patrick McGoohan’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Patrick McGoohan's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Timeline

2008

On June 11, 2008, he became a great-grandfather to Jack Patrick Lockhart.

1998

Retired from acting after Columbo: Ashes to Ashes (1998), returning only to provide voice-over work in Treasure Planet (2002).

1994

He was originally offered the role of Knight Two in Babylon 5: And the Sky Full of Stars (1994), but although he wanted to accept, he was unable to fit the filming into his schedule.

1989

He was originally offered the role of Dr. Ira Graves in Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Schizoid Man (1989), but turned it down. The title is a reference to The Prisoner: The Schizoid Man (1967).

1982

Owned the rights to an audioclip that metal band Iron Maiden wanted to use in their song "The Prisoner" (1982). He gave them the permission to use it in a telephone conversation with their manager.

1977

In 1977 he was considered to replace Peter Falk as Columbo. However, McGoohan turned the part down because he was a close friend of Falk, and believed that only Falk should play Columbo. In addition he did not want to be the star of another TV series but only make guest appearances.

1974

Played four different murderers in four different episodes of "Columbo": Columbo: By Dawn's Early Light (1974), Columbo: Identity Crisis (1975), Columbo: Agenda for Murder (1990), and Columbo: Ashes to Ashes (1998). He also directed all of them except the first, as well as Columbo: Last Salute to the Commodore (1976) and Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes (2000).

1971

Along with William Shatner, Robert Culp, Jack Cassidy and George Hamilton, he is one of only five actors to play two or more unrelated murderers in episodes of Columbo (1971). He played four in total, more than anyone else - specifically Colonel Lyle C. Rumford in Columbo: By Dawn's Early Light (1974), Nelson Brenner in Columbo: Identity Crisis (1975), Oscar Finch in Columbo: Agenda for Murder (1990) and Eric Prince in Columbo: Ashes to Ashes (1998). He also directed all but the first of these.

1970

"During the 1970s, he appeared in four episodes of the TV detective series "Columbo," for which he won an Emmy Award.

1968

In one scene in Ice Station Zebra (1968) he was supposed to dive into the flooded torpedo room of the nuclear sub to rescue a trapped naval officer. Being a strong swimmer he insisted on doing the scene himself rather than use a stuntman. A change was made to the script so allowing Olympic swimming champion Murray Rose, who'd been cast in another role, to do the scene with him in case anything happened. It was only after the scene was completed that Murray revealed that while he and Pat were standing up to their necks in the rising water just before the cameras rolled Pat had whispered to him "Now I've done it, my foot's stuck". Murray dived down and freed his foot which had become wedged tight in the torpedo rack.

1967

Thus, the TV series The Prisoner (1967) came to revolve around the efforts of a secret agent, who resigned early in his career, to clear his name. His aim was to escape from a fancifully beautiful but psychologically brutal prison for people who know too much. The series was as popular as it was surreal and allegorical, and its mysterious final episode caused such an uproar that McGoohan was to desert England for more than 20 years to seek relative anonymity in LA, where celebrities are "a dime a dozen.

1965

Variety Club of Great Britain ITV personality Award for 1965 for Danger Man (1960).

1964

Shortly thereafter, he was chosen for the starring role in the Secret Agent (1964) TV series (AKA 'Secret Agent in the US), which proved to be an immense success for three years and allowed the British to break into the burgeoning American TV market for the first time. By the series' 3rd year, McGoohan felt the series had run its course and was beginning to repeat itself. McGoohan and Lew Grade - the president of ITC (the series' production company), had agreed that McGoohan could leave Danger Man to begin work on a new series, and turned in his resignation right after the first episode of the fourth year had been filmed ("Koroshi"). McGoohan set up his own production company and collaborated with noted author and script editor George Markstein to sell a brand new concept to ITC's Lew Grade. McGoohan starred in, directed, produced, and wrote many of the episodes, sometimes taking a pseudonym to reduce the sheer number of credits to his name.

1962

Turned down two roles that eventually went to Roger Moore: Simon Templar in The Saint (1962) and James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973).

1960

Appeared in three different productions with the same name: the Danger Man: The Prisoner (1960), BBC Sunday-Night Play: The Prisoner (1963), and The Prisoner (1967). Although they were all completely unrelated, the latter two had many similarities.

1959

In 1959, he was named Best TV Actor of the Year in Britain.

1957

He made his mark in gritty films like Hell Drivers (1957), which gave him his bad boy persona on screen.

1955

Orson Welles was so impressed by his performance in the 1955 West End play "Serious Charge" that he cast him as Starbuck in his production of "Moby Dick Rehearsed".

1950

Though born in America, Irish actor Patrick McGoohan rose to become the number-one British TV star in the 1950s to 1960s era. His parents moved to Ireland when he was very young and McGoohan acquired a neutral accent that sounds at home in British or American dialogue. He was an avid stage actor and performed hundreds of times in small and large productions before landing his first TV and film roles. McGoohan is one of few actors who has successfully switched between theater, TV, and films many times during his career. He was often cast in the role of Angry Young Man.

1948

In 1948 he worked as a a stage manager at the Sheffield Repertory.