Thread: R.I.P. Number Six

'Prisoner' actor Patrick McGoohan dies in LA

Associated Press Writer Andrew Dalton
1 hr 3 mins ago

LOS ANGELES – Patrick McGoohan, an Emmy-winning actor who created and starred in the cult classic television show "The Prisoner," has died. He was 80.

McGoohan died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a short illness, his son-in-law, film producer Cleve Landsberg, said Wednesday.

McGoohan won two Emmys for his work on the Peter Falk detective drama "Columbo," and more recently appeared as King Edward Longshanks in the 1995 Mel Gibson film "Braveheart."

But he was best known as the title character Number Six in "The Prisoner," a surreal 1960s British series in which a former spy is held captive in a small village and constantly tries to escape.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090114/.../obit_mcgoohan

R.I.P. to a wonderful actor and strong creative mind :salute!:. It's a shame he passed away shortly before A & E televises their miniseries remake of The Prisoner. Be seeing you , Patrick.

Odd bit of trivia..........

McGoohan was the first choice for the roles of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy (which went to Ian McKellen) and Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films (which went to Richard Harris and later to Michael Gambon after Harris' death) but turned them down.

McKellen will play Number Two in the upcoming The Prisoner miniseries.

Originally Posted by keithbishop

Odd bit of trivia..........

McGoohan was the first choice for the roles of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy (which went to Ian McKellen) and Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films (which went to Richard Harris and later to Michael Gambon after Harris' death) but turned them down.

McKellen will play Number Two in the upcoming The Prisoner miniseries.

Hadn't heard that about the miniseries.

With #6 & Khan, been a sad day

They didn't even mention The Secret Agent, the show before The Prisoner. They even had a theme soug by Chuck Barry!

RIP