Patrick Joseph McGoohan (March 19, 1928 â€" January 13, 2009) was an
Irish-American actor, screenwriter and director. He began his career
in the United Kingdom in the 1950s, relocating to the United States in
the 1970s. His career-defining roles were in the British television
series Danger Man (US: Secret Agent) and the surreal psychological
drama The Prisoner, which he co-created. During his career, he
received two Primetime Emmy Awards and a BAFTA.McGoohan was born in
Astoria, Queens, New York City, the son of Rose (Fitzpatrick) and
Thomas McGoohan, who were living in the United States after emigrating
from Ireland to seek work. He was brought up as a Catholic. Shortly
after he was born, McGoohan's parents moved back to Mullaghmore,
County Leitrim, Ireland, and seven years later, they moved to
Sheffield, England.McGoohan attended St Marie's school Sheffield then
St Vincent's School and La Salle College[citation needed] in
Sheffield. During World War II, he was evacuated to Loughborough,
Leicestershire. There he attended Ratcliffe College, where he excelled
in mathematics and boxing. McGoohan left school at the age of 16 and
returned to Sheffield, where he worked as a chicken farmer, a bank
clerk and a lorry driver before getting a job as a stage manager at
Sheffield Repertory Theatre. When one of the actors became ill,
McGoohan was substituted for him, launching his acting career.
Irish-American actor, screenwriter and director. He began his career
in the United Kingdom in the 1950s, relocating to the United States in
the 1970s. His career-defining roles were in the British television
series Danger Man (US: Secret Agent) and the surreal psychological
drama The Prisoner, which he co-created. During his career, he
received two Primetime Emmy Awards and a BAFTA.McGoohan was born in
Astoria, Queens, New York City, the son of Rose (Fitzpatrick) and
Thomas McGoohan, who were living in the United States after emigrating
from Ireland to seek work. He was brought up as a Catholic. Shortly
after he was born, McGoohan's parents moved back to Mullaghmore,
County Leitrim, Ireland, and seven years later, they moved to
Sheffield, England.McGoohan attended St Marie's school Sheffield then
St Vincent's School and La Salle College[citation needed] in
Sheffield. During World War II, he was evacuated to Loughborough,
Leicestershire. There he attended Ratcliffe College, where he excelled
in mathematics and boxing. McGoohan left school at the age of 16 and
returned to Sheffield, where he worked as a chicken farmer, a bank
clerk and a lorry driver before getting a job as a stage manager at
Sheffield Repertory Theatre. When one of the actors became ill,
McGoohan was substituted for him, launching his acting career.
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