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[ImTheMoneypenny]

Sad news today.

http://news.yahoo.co...y7wtNhFM_NxFb8C

[Mr. Blofeld]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

He was not a number; he was a free man...

[HildebrandRarity]

I used to watch Secret Agent as a youngster on re-runs. Sincerest condolences to his family.

[plankattack]

That's very sad news.

McGoohan had real depth to his screen presence, the same way as someone like Richard Burton.

I only hope the remake of "The Prisoner" does itself justice.

[jaguar007]

very sad to hear

[doublenoughtspy]

A tremendous and very principled actor, loving family man, and unique talent.

His 1967 TV series, The Prisoner, changed television forever.

RIP Patrick McGoohan.

[Daddy Bond]

Sad to hear indeed.

On a personal note, Secret Agent/Danger Man is one of my favorite shows (I own the entire series on DVD). I always enjoyed his no nonsense style in that show.

He will be missed.

[DamnCoffee]

Very sad news. Indeed.

Rest in Peace.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Not a big Prisioner fan, but anyway...

Rest in peace, dear Number 6.

[Scrambled Eggs]

Sad news.

One of the best Bond actors that never was.

Lets hope this year's remake includes some sort of tribute to the man.

[Jaws0178]

Is he the same gentleman that narrates the documentaries on the UE's. I don't have one near me.

[dodge]

RIP, indeed. Landmark show and magnificent man.

[Royal Dalton]

What a shame.

I'm in the middle of watching his Dr. Syn series at the moment, as well.

[Judo chop]

Farewell, Longshanks. Your greatness has been sufficiently demonstrated.

[HildebrandRarity]

Is he the same gentleman that narrates the documentaries on the UE's. I don't have one near me.

No. That's Patrick McNee...of Avengers fame.

[Number 6]

'Prisoner' actor Patrick McGoohan dies in LA
ANDREW DALTON

The Associated Press

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.



Thanks for the trip, Pat. It was fun...

[Mister Asterix]

I’m probably the odd one on this board who best remembers McGoohan for his work on ‘Columbo’, in front of and behind the camera. No one verbally jousted with Peter Faulk as well as McGoohan.

Rest in peace.

[Number 6]

Sorry, didn't see that there was another thread already on the subject. Still it's a terrible loss for the entertainment community...and PRISONER fans.

[Trident]

What to say?

[Eurospy]

[trs007]

Just saw this over at Cinema Retro. Mcgoohan has passed. RIP, Patrick.

[DR76]

I just found out. It's strange, considering that I had just recently viewed an old movie that he had co-starred in - "SILVER STREAK". I also recalled that he had appeared in an old movie from the late 1950s with Sean Connery.

[Robinson]

"Number Six" has passed...

http://blog.wired.co...atrick-mcg.html

[the other fellow]

Very sad news.
R.I.P Patrick.
Condolences to family & friends.

[quote name='DR76' date='15 January 2009 - 09:00' post='984889']
I just found out. It's strange, considering that I had just recently viewed an old movie that he had co-starred in - "SILVER STREAK". I also recalled that he had appeared in an old movie from the late 1950s with Sean Connery.

Yes DR76 it was called The Hell Drivers and if anything it's worth seeing for the incredible cast which as well as featuring Connery and McGoohan also features Stanley Baker, Gordon Jackson, Sid James, Herbet Lom and David McCallum.

[Scrambled Eggs]

Yes DR76 it was called The Hell Drivers and if anything it's worth seeing for the incredible cast which as well as featuring Connery and McGoohan also features Stanley Baker, Gordon Jackson, Sid James, Herbet Lom and David McCallum.

A good movie, and notable for featuring a Bond (Connery) and two guys who were offered the part but turned it down (McGoohan and Baker).

[Major Tallon]

My family gathered around the television on Saturday evenings to watch "Secret Agent," which may have been the first British television program broadcast regularly on one of the American networks. More than just a thriller, it had intelligent scripts and fine acting (and my mom had a secret crush on McGoohan).

RIP, Danger Man.

[TheSaint]

I never got into Danger Man or The Prisoner but I loved him on Columbo.

[Bond Bombshell]

This is very upsetting news, and God I feel old.

Mr. McGoohan was my very first acting hero. I first caught the reruns of Danger Man (Secret Agent) in the UK in the late 60s. What a suave actor he was, with a clipped style all his own, although at the time I was so young the show's main appeal was an exciting theme tune and a hero who hit people.

I didn't get to see The Prisoner until the early 80's when the newly arrived Channel 4 repeated it. I was a student at the time, and it was an absolute must see for all of us on campus. If you hadn't seen it you were out of the loop the next day. This was because it was relevant then, and is still relevant and is always likely to be. You can't say that about too many TV shows.

I'd also like to put in an honourable mention for McGoohan's role in Ice Station Zebra - a film I loved as a kid and still do. IMO McGoohan was the best thing in this film.

RIP Mr McGoohan. You were an individual.

[danslittlefinger]

May the big red bouncy ball never get you in Heaven....

Dear Patrick, a true gentelman and a scholar.

[Single-O-Seven]

May he rest in peace.
One of my absolute favourites. Such an incredible actor. What a terrible loss.