Patrick McGoohan, who first rose to fame as John Drake on Secret Agent, and then boggled the minds of generations to come as Number 6 on The Fugitive - in addition to many other memorable roles - has passed away at the age of 80.
More recently, McGoohan won acclaim for his diabolical portrayal of King Edward I "Longshanks" in the movie Braveheart. He also won two Emmys for his work on television's Columbo.
But in this geek's mind, it will be his work on The Prisoner, a show that he not only starred in but created, executive produced and wrote the scripts of several episodes for. More than forty years later and controversy still rages about the finale "Fall Out", an episode so bizarre that McGoohan had to go into hiding for several weeks after it aired, because people kept coming to his home to demand an explanation.
His was one of the most original minds in the business... and he shall certainly be missed.
1 comments:
I wanted him to be Jacob on Lost!!!!!
"I am not a number, I am a free man!"
Thank you for making us think Mr. McGoohan.
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