Portrait of Patrick McGoohan

Acting

Patrick McGoohan

Career

Active from 1955 to 2008, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Prisoner
The Prisoner
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Patrick McGoohan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mystery 3
  • Crime 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Period Drama 2
  • Atmospheric Tension 2
  • Tension 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Biographical Account 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 69
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (2008)

as Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow (archive footage)

Treasure Planet
Treasure Planet (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Billy Bones (voice)

In Search of the Prisoner
In Search of the Prisoner (2001)

as Number Six (archive footage)

1990s

7 titles · average score 60
Hysteria
Hysteria (1997)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dr. Harvey Langston

Sad?
Sad? (1996)

as Number Six (archive footage)

A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

as Judge Omar Noose

The Phantom
The Phantom (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

as Phantom's Dad

Braveheart
Braveheart (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

as King Edward

The Best of Friends
The Best of Friends (1991)

as George Bernard Shaw

The Prisoner Video Companion
The Prisoner Video Companion (1990)

as Number 6

1980s

14 titles · average score 63
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Number 6 (voice)

Of Pure Blood
Of Pure Blood (1986)

as Dr. Felix Neumann

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
GoodWatch score 26

as Doctor Eric Kiviat

Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)

as Chief Magistrate

Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Chief Magistrate

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Attorney Oliver Quayle

Trespasses
Trespasses (1984)

as Fred Wells

Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (1983)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Joss Merlyn

Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (1983)
GoodWatch score 53

as Joss Merlyn

Scanners
Scanners (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Paul Ruth

Kings and Desperate Men
Kings and Desperate Men (1981)

as John Kingsley

The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1980)
GoodWatch score 62

as John Connor

1970s

10 titles · average score 63
Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

as Warden

Brass Target
Brass Target (1978)
GoodWatch score 50

as Col. Mike McCauley

The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

as Fouchet

Rafferty
Rafferty (1977)

TV show · as Dr. Sidney Rafferty

Silver Streak
Silver Streak (1976)
GoodWatch score 64

as Roger Devereau

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

as Major Cabot

Catch My Soul
Catch My Soul (1974)

Director

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Eric Prince / Nelson Brenner

Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

as James Stuart

The Moonshine War
The Moonshine War (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Frank Long

1960s

13 titles · average score 72
Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
GoodWatch score 54

as David Jones

Koroshi
Koroshi (1968)

as John Drake

The Prisoner
The Prisoner (1967)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Number Six

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1964)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Dr. Christopher Syn

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

as Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow

The Three Lives of Thomasina
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
GoodWatch score 71

as Andrew McDhui

All Night Long
All Night Long (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

as Johnny Cousin

The Quare Fellow
The Quare Fellow (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

as Thomas Crimmin

Life for Ruth
Life for Ruth (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as Dr Brown

Two Living, One Dead
Two Living, One Dead (1961)

as Erik Berger

The Man Out There
The Man Out There (1961)

as The Man - Nicholai Soloviov

Danger Man
Danger Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as John Drake

1950s

17 titles · average score 65
Brand
Brand (1959)

as Brand

Nor the Moon by Night
Nor the Moon by Night (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Andrew Miller

The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World (1958)

as Jack 'Pal' Smurch

The Gypsy and the Gentleman
The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jess

Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

as C. 'Red' Redman

High Tide at Noon
High Tide at Noon (1957)

as Simon Breck

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Sir Glavin

Zarak
Zarak (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Moor Larkin

Moby Dick—Rehearsed
Moby Dick—Rehearsed (1955)

as A Serious Actor /Starbuck

The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (1955)
GoodWatch score 88

as Guard at Door (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Christopher Syn / Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Seth Makepeace