Patrick McGoohan

1928–2009 · American actor

Patrick Joseph McGoohan was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. Born in New York City to Irish parents, he was raised in Ireland and the United Kingdom. He began his career in Britain during the 1950s and became well known for the titular role of secret agent John Drake in the ITC espionage programme Danger Man (1960–68). He then created and produced the surrealistic ITV series The Prisoner (1967–68), in which he starred as former British intelligence agent Number Six.

Patrick McGoohan, in order

1. 1955 I Am a Camera: acted · directed by Henry Cornelius
2. 1955 Passage Home: acted · directed by Roy Ward Baker
3. 1955 The Dam Busters: acted · directed by Michael Anderson · critics 100%, audiences 85% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
4. 1955 The Dark Avenger: acted · directed by Henry Levin
5. 1956 Zarak: acted · directed by Terence Young
6. 1957 Hell Drivers: acted · directed by Cy Endfield
7. 1957 High Tide at Noon: acted · directed by Philip Leacock
8. 1958 Nor the Moon by Night: acted · directed by Ken Annakin
9. 1958 The Gypsy and the Gentleman: acted · directed by Joseph Losey
10. 1960 Danger Man (TV series): acted
11. 1961 Two Living, One Dead: acted · directed by Anthony Asquith
12. 1962 All Night Long: acted · directed by Basil Dearden
13. 1962 Life for Ruth: acted · directed by Basil Dearden
14. 1963 Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow: acted · directed by James Neilson
15. 1963 The Three Lives of Thomasina: acted · directed by Don Chaffey
16. 1967–68 The Prisoner (TV series): directed, wrote, created, acted
17. 1968 Ice Station Zebra: acted · directed by John Sturges · critics 44%, audiences 57% · streaming on Kanopy
18. 1968 Koroshi: acted · directed by Michael Truman and Peter Yates
19. 1970 The Moonshine War: acted · directed by Richard Quine
20. 1971 Mary, Queen of Scots: acted · directed by Charles Jarrott
21. 1971 The NBC Mystery Movie (TV series): acted
22. 1974 Catch My Soul: directed
23. 1975 A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe: acted · directed by Damiano Damiani and Sergio Leone
24. 1976 Columbo (TV series): directed · audiences 83% · streaming on Tubi, Fandango at Home (free), Prime Video
25. 1976 Silver Streak: acted · directed by Arthur Hiller
26. 1977 The Man in the Iron Mask: acted · directed by Mike Newell
27. 1978 Brass Target: acted · directed by John Hough
28. 1979 Escape from Alcatraz: acted · directed by Don Siegel · critics 97%, audiences 85% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
29. 1980 The Hard Way (TV movie): acted · directed by Michael Dryhurst
30. 1981 Scanners: acted · directed by David Cronenberg · critics 70%, audiences 64% · streaming on HBO Max
31. 1983 Jamaica Inn (TV series): acted · directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark
32. 1984 Kings and Desperate Men: acted · directed by Alexis Kanner
33. 1985 Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend: acted · directed by Bill L. Norton
34. 1991 The Best of Friends: acted · directed by Alvin Rakoff
35. 1995 Braveheart: acted · directed by Mel Gibson · critics 74%, audiences 85% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
36. 1996 A Time to Kill: acted · directed by Joel Schumacher · critics 70%, audiences 85% · streaming on YouTube (free)
37. 1996 The Phantom: acted · directed by Simon Wincer