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Patrick Joseph McGoohan (/ m ə ˈ ɡ uː. ə n /; March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an Irish-American actor of film, television, and theatre.Born in New York City to Irish parents, he was raised in Ireland and England.
The Prisoner is a British television series created by Patrick McGoohan, with possible contributions from George Markstein. [2] McGoohan portrays Number Six, an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village after resigning from his position. [3]
A desperate Number Two manipulates Number Six's dreams to discover where his loyalties lie. "Free for All" "Paddy Fitz" (Patrick McGoohan) 20 October 1967: Eric Portman Rachel Herbert: 2 4 4 2 5 5 Presented with the opportunity, Number Six runs for election to the post of Number Two. " The Schizoid Man" Terence Feely: 27 October 1967: Anton ...
Number Six is assisting Number Twenty-four ("Alison"), a telepathic young woman, in practising mind reading with Zener cards. In an extremely complex plot of bluff and double bluff, Number Two brings an agent who looks just like Number Six, and is referred to as "Number Twelve", to The Village. Number Twelve is also played by McGoohan, apart ...
Number Six is the central character in the 1967–1968 television series The Prisoner. The unnamed character in the original TV series was played by series co-creator Patrick McGoohan. For one episode, "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling", Number Six was portrayed by Nigel Stock due to McGoohan being away filming the movie Ice Station Zebra. [1]
Regarding actor credits, three variants of note are "Living in Harmony" and "The Girl Who Was Death", which include the "Patrick McGoohan as the Prisoner" credit during the closing credits in place of his executive producership; and "Fall Out" which, though crediting McGoohan for writing and directing the episode early on, completely omits any ...
Valerie French guest-starred in the episode as Kathy/Number 22 "Living in Harmony" was directed by David Tomblin and written by Tomblin and Ian L. Rakoff. The series' lead star and co-creator, Patrick McGoohan said in a 1977 interview that the episode was created as the series was short of a story and he really had the desire to act in a Western.
Patrick McGoohan himself provided the voice of Number Six for this episode. The Lupin the Third Part 2 episode "The Sound of the Devil's Bells Call Lupin" is based on The Prisoner. The plot revolves around Lupin trying to rescue Jigen and Goemon from the mysterious village of Gemarschaft, where they are being brainwashed by a bell as part of a ...