Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan
Birth name	Patrick Joseph McGoohan
Born	March 19, 1928 in Astoria, Queens, New York, USA
Died	January 13, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Sometimes credited as	Paddy Fitz, Joseph Serf
Notable Roles	John Drake in Danger Man Number Six in The Prisoner
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Patrick McGoohan was an Irish-American actor, writer and director most well known as the creator and star of the British cult thriller, The Prisoner.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Danger Man	John Drake	1960–1968	1	2	3	4
The Prisoner	Number Six	1967–1968	1
Rafferty	Sid Rafferty	1977	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
You Are There	Himself	2x41 - The Fall of Parnell	June 13, 1954
The Vise	Tony Mason	2x23 - Gift from Heaven	December 9, 1955
The Adventures of Aggie		1x11 - Spanish Sauce	1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot	Sir Glavin	1x04 - The Outcast	October 6, 1956
The Adventures of Aggie		1x22 - Cock and Bull	1957
The Vise	Vance	3x08 - Blood in the Sky	May 6, 1958
Television Playhouse		4x02 - Rest in Violence	September 12, 1958
Armchair Theatre	Jack 'Pal' Smurch	3x09 - The Greatest Man in the World	November 9, 1958
Tales of the Vikings		1x36 - The Barbarian	May 12, 1960
Armchair Theatre	Nicholai Soloviov	4x27 - The Man Out There	March 12, 1961
The Wonderful World of Disney	Dr. Christopher Syn/The Scarecrow	10x17 - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1)	February 9, 1963
The Wonderful World of Disney	Dr. Christopher Syn/The Scarecrow	10x18 - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (2)	February 16, 1963
The Wonderful World of Disney	Dr. Christopher Syn/The Scarecrow	10x19 - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (3)	February 23, 1963
The Wonderful World of Disney	Andrew McDhui	12x10 - The Three Lives of Thomasina (3)	November 28, 1965
Columbo	Col. Lyle C. Rumford	4x03 - By Dawn's Early Light	October 27, 1974
Columbo	Nelson Brenner	5x03 - Identity Crisis	November 2, 1975
Murder, She Wrote	Oliver Quayle	4x03 - Witness for the Defense	October 4, 1987
Columbo	Oscar Finch	9x03 - Agenda for Murder	February 10, 1990
Columbo	Eric Prince	10x12 - Ashes to Ashes	October 8, 1998
The Simpsons	Number Six	12x06 - The Computer Wore Menace Shoes	December 3, 2000

Writer

Episode Writer

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
The Prisoner	1x04 - Free for All	October 22, 1967
The Prisoner	1x16 - Once Upon a Time	January 28, 1968
The Prisoner	1x17 - Fall Out	February 4, 1968
Columbo	10x12 - Ashes to Ashes	October 8, 1998
Columbo	10x13 - Murder with Too Many Notes	March 12, 2001

Director

Episode Director

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
Danger Man	1x20 - The Vacation	January 29, 1961
Danger Man	2x11 - To Our Best Friend	December 9, 1965
Danger Man	3x22 - The Paper Chase	March 31, 1966
The Prisoner (credited as Paddy Fitz)	1x04 - Free for All	October 22, 1967
The Prisoner (credited as Joseph Serf)	1x07 - Many Happy Returns	November 12, 1967
The Prisoner	1x12 - A Change of Mind	December 31, 1967
The Prisoner	1x16 - Once Upon a Time	January 28, 1968
The Prisoner	1x17 - Fall Out	February 4, 1968
Columbo	5x03 - Identity Crisis	November 2, 1975
Columbo	5x06 - Last Salute to the Commodore	March 2, 1976
Rafferty	1x08 - The Wild Child	October 31, 1977
Columbo	9x03 - Agenda for Murder	February 10, 1990
Columbo	10x12 - Ashes to Ashes	October 8, 1998
Columbo	10x13 - Murder with Too Many Notes	March 12, 2001

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
The Prisoner	1967 –1968	Executive Producer	1
Columbo	1998 –2000	Executive Producer	10

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Won: Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series (1975)

Columbo: By Dawn's Early Light

• Won: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (1990)

Columbo: Agenda for Murder