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Patrick McGoohan

1928 - 2009

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Patrick Joseph McGoohan (; 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. He began his career in England during the 1950s and became well known for the titular role of secret agent John Drake in the ITC espionage programme Danger Man (1960–1968). He then created and produced the surrealistic ITV series The Prisoner (1967–1968), in which he starred as former British intelligence agent Number Six. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick McGoohan is the 872nd most popular actor (down from 835th in 2019), the 1,773rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,502nd in 2019) and the 441st most popular American Actor.

Patrick McGoohan is most famous for being the star of the cult TV show The Prisoner.

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Among actors, Patrick McGoohan ranks 872 out of 13,578. Before him are Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oskar Werner, Inger Nilsson, Kaley Cuoco, Glenn Ford, and Fred Ward. After him are Ma Dong-seok, Nathalie Baye, Mistinguett, Victor Wong, Claudine Auger, and John Payne.

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Among people born in 1928, Patrick McGoohan ranks 90. Before him are Manfred Rommel, Bernard Cribbins, Robert Sheckley, Wolfgang von Trips, Burt Bacharach, and John Stewart Bell. After him are Walter Mondale, Pierre Mauroy, Jim Lovell, Colin Chapman, Erik Bruhn, and Marco Ferreri. Among people deceased in 2009, Patrick McGoohan ranks 49. Before him are Tavo Burat, Ephraim Katzir, Günther Rall, Edwin G. Krebs, Juan Almeida Bosque, and Marek Edelman. After him are Rafael Caldera, Pavel Popovich, Clive Granger, Albert Barillé, Sverre Fehn, and Sergey Mikhalkov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patrick McGoohan ranks 1,773 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Ryan (1970), Ronnie Coleman (1964), Kaley Cuoco (1985), Karen Uhlenbeck (1942), Lee Evans (1947), and Fred Ward (1942). After him are John Fogerty (1945), Myrtle Corbin (1868), Benjamin Butler (1818), Paul Stanley (1952), Victor Wong (1927), and George Wald (1906).

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Among actors born in United States, Patrick McGoohan ranks 441. Before him are Linda Evans (1942), Tom Lister Jr. (1958), Lee Grant (1927), Anthony Mann (1906), Kaley Cuoco (1985), and Fred Ward (1942). After him are Victor Wong (1927), John Payne (1912), Bob Gunton (1945), Jeffrey DeMunn (1947), Steve Carell (1962), and Ethan Hawke (1970).

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