Patrick McGoohan

Date of Birth: 19 Mar 1928
Country: USA
Total Credits at Criticker: 37 (Actor), 3 (Director), 2 (Writer), 1 (Creator)
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William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. Once he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce. (imdb)
A dramatization of the one possibly successful escape from the notorious prison. (imdb)
A scientist sends a man with extraordinary psychic powers to hunt others like him. (imdb)
Paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, try to protect them from hunters who want to capture them. (imdb)
The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.
On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train. (imdb)
In this historical drama, Mary must battle Queen Elizabeth I, her brother James, the Scottish Lords, the Scottish protestants, her husband and herself to secure the crown for her son and heir, the future James I of England. (imdb)
Commander James Ferraday, USN, has new orders: get David Jones, a British civilian, Captain Anders, a tough Marine with a platoon of troops, Boris Vasilov, a friendly Russian, and the crew of the nuclear sub USS Tigerfish to the North Pole to rescue the crew of Drift Ice Station Zebra, a weather station at the top of the world... (imdb)
Joe 'Tom' Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to start working for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It's an aggressive company, where speed is everything. Doing too less runs in a day? You're out... (imdb)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) - TV Movie
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, and Philippe's rescue by the aging Musketeers, led by D'Artagnan. (imdb)
The British are desperate to shorten the length of WW2 and propose a daring raid to smash Germany's industrial heart. At first the objective looks impossible until a British scientist invents an ingenious weapon capable of destroying the planned target. (imdb)
Thomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance. (IMDb)
General Patton tries to transfer the German gold stock to Frankfurt. But someone foils his plan. The military police begin to find the guilty... (imdb)
Columbo (1971) - TV Series
- Agenda for Murder (1990)
- Ashes to Ashes (1998)
- By Dawn's Early Light (1974)
- Identity Crisis (1975)
- Murder with Too Many Notes (2000)
- Last Salute to the Commodore (1976)
Three rogues set out to rob $300,000 from an Indian-hating cavalry major. (imdb)
The son of the king, Prince Edward is given control of Aquitaine, a French area recently conquered by the British. But, he has his hands full when his skeleton army of men might face a rebellion from the French.
Film forms the basis for Bob Fosse's masterpiece 'CABARET'. It tells the story of Sally Bowles in a non-musical context.
Over the course of one eventful evening, during the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex (Paul Harris), a bandleader, and Delia Lane (Marti Stevens), a singer, Johnny Cousin (Patrick McGoohan), racked by ambition and jealousy, attempts to tear the interracial couple apart. (criterion.com)
In 18th century England, the mysterious masked rider known as the Scarecrow leads a rebel band to save the town of Romney Marsh from the King's oppression and Naval press gangs. (imdb)
The Hard Way (1979) - TV Movie
A professional assassin is coerced into taking on one last job. (imdb)
Jamaica Inn (1983) - TV Movie
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 steal their cargoes. (imdb)
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 meting out justice to criminals. His superior, Regan, however, realizes that even prisoners are human beings, and Regan is sick of the eye-for-an-eye attitude that leads the state to execute condemned men, or "quare fellows. (imdb)
Brothers compete for a woman's affection while danger lurks at every turn in an African wild game park.
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. (imdb)
When John Harris's daughter is badly injured in an boating accident, the hospital tells him that she will need an urgent blood transfusion. Due to his religious beliefs Harris refuses permission, and the child dies. When the inquest clears Harris of all blame, the doctor in charge of the case tries to get the police to press manslaughter charges against Harris. (imdb)
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 offers no resistance and survives unscathed. Afterwards he begins to wonder if his refusal to resist was a prudent move to preserve his family, or an act of cowardice, as many in the town believe. The resulting conflict begins to tear apart his family. (imdb)
Belle (Melina Mercouri) is a tempestuous gypsy girl who is after Sir Paul Deverill (Keith Michell). Her plan is to marry him and take him for every cent he has before moving on to other lovers. (imdb)
Set on an island off Nova Scotia, the jealousies and loves of the islanders unfold at a casual pace until economic necessity drives them to the mainland. (imdb)
The inmates of an insane asylum are subjected to experiments using collective consciousness and surgically implanted chips in an attempt to create perfect citizens. (imdb)
Of Pure Blood (1986) - TV Movie
Engrossing tale of a mother investigating her son's mysterious death and finding much more than she bargains for. While casting director Alicia Browning (Remick) takes leave of her job in NYC to investigate what happened to Mark (Bowman) in Germany, her persistence uncovers perplexing details that lead to the discovery of some very unsettling, and dark personal memories!
The Prisoner (1967) - TV Series
- Arrival (1967)
- The Chimes of Big Ben (1967)
- A. B. and C. (1967)
- Free for All (1967)
- The Schizoid Man (1967)
- The General (1967)
- Many Happy Returns (1967)
- Dance of the Dead (1967)
- Checkmate (1967)
- Hammer Into Anvil (1967)
- It's Your Funeral (1967)
- A Change of Mind (1967)
- Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling (1967)
- Living in Harmony (1967)
- The Girl Who Was Death (1968)
- Once Upon a Time (1968)
- Fall Out (1968)
Secret Agent (1964) - TV Series
- Yesterday's Enemies (1964)
- The Professionals (1964)
- Colony Three (1964)
- The Galloping Major (1964)
- Fair Exchange (1964)
Danger Man (1960) - TV Series
John Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace. The series featured exotic locales from all over the world, as his assignments frequently took him to Africa, Latin America, and the Far East. (imdb)
Koroshi (1968) - TV Movie
Secret agent John Drake (aka Danger Man) goes to Japan to infiltrate a secret society that specializes in murder.
Derrick contre Superman (1992) - TV Special
Derrick and his deputy, Harry Klein, back from holidays, discover that french TV channel 5 is dead. They'll have to build a plan to create a new "new 5 channel". They'll be helped by Starsky & Hutch, Matt Houston, Captain Kirk or french inspector Navarro, while Superman, assisted by Number 6 and Roger Moore, will try to thwart their plan. (imdb)