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Patrick McGoohan dies

January 14th, 2009
Author Troy Brownfield

The Associated Press and other outlets report that legendary actor Patrick McGoohan has died.  McGoohan, who was 80, passed away yesterday in L.A. after a brief illness.  Though he won two Emmys for his work on Columbo, and had high profile roles like the King of England in Braveheart, he was absolutely beloved in genre circles for two things: Secret Agent (aka Danger Man and Secret Agent Man), and, of course, The Prisoner.  He will be sorely missed.

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14 Responses to “Patrick McGoohan dies”
  1. captain trips Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    I am not a number…

  2. captain trips Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    I AM A FREE MAN!

  3. Mike Lorah Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    Son of a bitch. I just re-watched “Arrival” Monday night.

    RIP, good sir. You will be missed and you will be remembered well.

  4. Vinnie Bartilucci Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    Bugger.

    For those who don’t know, he had a comics role of two as well – he played the elder Kit Walker against Billy Zane in The Phantom, and back in the 50′s he played the Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn, AKA The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh in a three episode run from The Wonderful World of Disney, something I’d sorely like to get a copy of.

  5. Will Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    Why do I have a feeling that when he got up to Heaven, that creepy little midget opened the gates for him?

    He’ll be sorely missed.

  6. Ostrakos Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    And how could he be forgotten as Steed from “The Avengers?” That will always be my favourite of his roles.

  7. Brian Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 2:37 pm

    Ostrakos, I think you’re thinking of Patrick MacNee. I think he’s still alive.

    And I dont think Angelo Muscat opened the gates. They open themselves as he approaches…

    Cheers,

    B

  8. Mike Lorah Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    Ostrakos, I had to check IMDB, but I think you’re thinking of Patrick Macnee, who played John Steed in The Avengers tv series.

    McGoohan had no involvement in that particular show.

  9. Vinnie Bartilucci Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    I can picture Patrick McGoohan standing before The Presence…

    “Okay, really, what did the last episode mean?”

  10. Hubert Vigilla Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 2:59 pm

    Loved your work, Patrick, especially The Prisoner.

    Be seeing you.

  11. Ian Sutherland Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    Nice obit here:

  12. Ian Sutherland Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    Okay, trying that again.
    Here’s a good obituary…

    http://www.republibot.com/content/breaking-news-patrick-macgoohan-has-died-1928-2009

  13. Kat Kan Says:
    January 14th, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    Does anyone else remember Thomasina and The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, or am I just that old? I loved McGoohan when I was a kid and a teen. When I taught myself how to use library resources such as The Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, I used McGoohan’s name to look up any articles that mentioned him. Yeah, I was a real nerd as a kid. I’m going to miss him. And it looks as though many, many people will. Such sad news.

  14. Shaun Says:
    January 15th, 2009 at 11:31 am

    The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh DVD was briefly in print, but Disney appears to have pulled it. I hate how they do that.

    Anyhow, this is sad, sad news. I’d read about how there was talk about a cameo for Patrick in the upcoming Priz mini-series, but that his poor health wouldn’t allow him to travel. Just a couple days later, he’s gone. I’m not hot about upcoming AMC version (I’d much rather see Chris Nolan’s long-rumored feature film happen), but I am glad to hear that the mini-series did get Patrick’s blessing.

    Although I’m watching season 4 of Lost on DVD to gear up for season 5, I think a marathon of Prisoner episodes is in order for this weekend. I also think a dedication to McGoohan on the season premiere of Lost would be an appropriate, tasteful thing to do.

    Be seeing you.

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