Patrick Joseph McGoohan (1928 – 2009). Irish-American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of film and television.
Born in the United States to Irish emigrant parents, he was raised in Ireland and England. He began his career in England in the 1950s and rose to prominence for his role as secret agent John Drake in the ITC espionage programme Danger Man (1960–1968). He then produced and created The Prisoner (1967–1968), a surrealistic television series in which he starred as Number Six, an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village. Beginning in the 1970s, McGoohan maintained a long-running association with Columbo, writing, directing, producing and appearing in several episodes. His notable film roles include Dr. Paul Ruth in Scanners (1981) and King Edward I in Braveheart (1995). He was a BAFTA Award and two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner.
- "Auburn hair and light blue eyes." https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001526/bio
- "... McGoohan was a naural ginger haired guy... he dyed his hair blond for John Drake..." https://forums.digitalspy.com/.../patrick-mcgoohan...
No comments:
Post a Comment