Born: 25^th March 1920, Mill Hill, London.  Died: 28^th March 1987, Columbus, Georgia, USA.

Patrick Troughton appeared in 8 episodes of the series in various roles. He trained as an actor at London’s Embassy School of Acting and then Leighton Rollin’s Studio for Actors at Long Island, New York. Upon the outbreak of World War II he returned to Britain, but narrowly escaped disaster when his returning ship hit a mine off the British coast. Joining the Royal Navy in 1940, Patrick rose through the ranks to become captain of a motor gunboat on duty in the North Sea. When the war ended he returned to the theatre, and made his TV debut in 1947. He became the first actor to portray Robin Hood on the small screen in 1953, in a short 6-part serial. The role seemed ideally suited for him, as Patrick was an excellent swordsman. Although playing many varied roles in his career, he will probably be best remembered as the second incarnation of TV’s Doctor Who. William Hartnell had quit the role due to ill-health and Patrick’s portrayal differed quite considerably from the former. An actor with a prolific output of film, TV and theatre roles to his name, this would eventually begin to take its toll on his health. Patrick suffered two major heart attacks, one in 1978 and the second in 1984. Stubbornly ignoring his doctor’s advice concerning his heart condition, he continued working. Whilst attending a sci-fi convention in America, a third heart attack proved fatal. He was 67 years of age. He was married to Shelagh Dunlop and they had 6 children, two of whom, David and Michael, became successful actors in their own right. Sam Troughton, Patrick’s grandson, played Much in the 2006-7 TV Series ‘Robin Hood’.

Episodes Featuring Patrick Troughton: -

Series 2

The Friar’s Pilgrimage - Constable

The Dream - Sir William Fitzwalter

The Blackbird - Seneschal

The Shell Game - Traveller

The Bandit of Brittany - Raoul

Food for Thought - Seneschal

Series 3

Elixir of Youth - Sir Boland

Series 4

The Bagpiper - Sir Fulke Devereaux

A complete list of Patrick's film & TV credits can be found at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0873743/

Notable Film Roles: -

Hamlet (1947) (TV) ... Horatio

King Lear (1948) (TV) ... Edmund

Hamlet (1948) ... Player King

Badger’s Green (1949) ... Jim Carter

Chance of a Lifetime (1950) ... Willie Kettle

Treasure Island (1950) ... Roach

The Woman with No Name (aka Her Panelled Door) (1950) ... Colin

Lines of Communication (1952) (TV) ... Capt. Johnnie Brown

Robin Hood (1953) (TV Series) ... Robin Hood

Clementina (1954) (TV Series) ... Charles Wogan

The Black Knight (1954) ... King Mark

Richard III (1955) ... Tyrell

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1956) (TV Series) ... Sir Andrew Ffoulkes

Kidnapped (1956) (TV Series) ... Alan Breck

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) ... Kurt

Precious Bane (1957) (TV Series) ... Gideon Sarn

Queen’s Champion (1958) (TV Series) ... Don Alonzo

The Moonraker (1958) ... Captain Wilcox

The Scarf (1959) (TV Series) ... Edward Collins

The Naked Lady (1959) (TV Mini-Series) ... Bob Dyson

The History of Mr Polly (1959) (TV Series) ... Uncle Jim

Wuthering Heights (1962) (TV) ... Hindley

The Phantom of the Opera (1962) ... The Rat Catcher

The Old Curiosity Shop (1962-63) (TV Series) ... Daniel Quilp

Compact (1962) (TV Series) ... Eddie Goldsmith

Jason and the Argonauts (1963) ... Phineas

Smuggler’s Bay (1964) (TV Series) ... Ratsey

The Gorgon (1964) ... Inspector Kanof

A Tale of Two Cities (1965) (TV Series) ... Dr. Manette

Doctor Who (1966-69) (TV Series) ... Dr. Who

The Viking Queen (1967) ... Tristram

Scars of Dracula (1970) ... Klove

The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) (TV Series) ... Duke of Norfolk

A Family at War (1970-72) (TV Series) ... Harry Porter

Little Women (1970) (TV Series) ... Mr. March

Scars of Dracula (1970) ... Klove

Hawkeye, the Pathfinder (1973) (TV Series) ... Uncle Cap

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) ... Bodysnatcher

The Omen (1976) ... Father Brennan

Lorna Doone (1976) (TV Series) ... Counsellor Doone

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) ... Melanthius

Treasure Island (1977) (TV Mini-Series) ... Israel Hands

The Devil’s Crown (1978) (TV Series) ... William Marshal

Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) (TV Series) ... Clement Attlee

Suez 1956 (1979) (TV) ... Monckton

Bognor (1981) (TV Series) ... Xavier

Nanny (1981-82) (TV Series) ... Mr. Jessop

Foxy Lady (1982-84) (TV Series) ... J. P. Schofield

The Box of Delights (1984) (TV Series) ... Cole Hawlings

Knights of God (1987) (TV Series) ... Arthur

Yesterday’s Dreams (1987) (TV Series) ... Jack

Notable TV Guest Appearances: -

Sunday Night Theatre - ‘Adventure Story’ (1950)

The Count of Monte Cristo - ‘Marseilles’ (1956) ... Marcel

Sword of Freedom - ‘Vespucci’ (1958) ... Bastiano

Ivanhoe - ‘The Kidnapping’ (1958) ... Vignole

William Tell - ‘The Golden Wheel’ (1958) ... Hanzler

Interpol Calling - ‘The Thirteen Innocents’ (1959) ... Sukru

H.G.Wells' Invisible Man - ‘Strange Partners’ (1959) ... Vickers

The Four Just Men - ‘The Night of the Precious Stones’ (1959) ... Insp. Nardi

No Hiding Place - ‘Two Blind Mice’ (1960) ... Percy Clarke

Danger Man - ‘Bury the Dead’ (1961) ... Bart

Maigret - ‘Raise Your Right Hand’ (1961) ... Gaston Meurant

Sir Francis Drake - ‘The Bridge’ (1962) ... Gazio

The Sentimental Agent - ‘The Scroll of Islam’ (1963) ... Sheikh

Crane - ‘Man Without a Past’ (1964) ... Hugo Krantz

Softly Softly - ‘Best Out of Three’ (1966) ... Bellamy

The Saint - ‘Interlude in Venice’ (1966) ... Inspectatore Gambetti

Adam Adamant Lives! - ‘D for Destruction’ (1966) ... Gen. Mongerson

Paul Temple - ‘Swan Song for Colonel Harp’ (1970) ... Colonel Harp

Doomwatch - ‘In the Dark’ (1971) ... Lion McArthur

The Persuaders! - ‘The Old, the New, and the Deadly’ (1971) ... Count Marceau

Jason King - ‘That Isn't Me, It's Somebody Else’ (1972) ... Bennett

The Protectors - ‘Brother Hood’ (1972) ... Bela Karoleon

Doctor Who - ‘The Three Doctors: Parts 1 to 4’ (1972-73) ... Dr. Who

Z Cars - ‘Pressure of Work’ (1973) ... Bob Parker

Special Branch - ‘Alien’ (1974) ... Professor Denny

Sutherland’s Law - ‘Who Cares?’ (1974) ... Fergusson

The Sweeney - ‘Hit and Run’ (1975) ... Reg Crofts

Van der Valk - ‘Accidental’ (1977) ... Father Bosch

Space: 1999 - ‘The Dorcons’ (1978) ... Archon

All Creatures Great and Small - ‘Hair of the Dog’ (1980) ... Roddy

Minder - ‘Windows’ (1984) ... Joe Mancini

Doctor Who - ‘The Two Doctors: Parts 1 to 3’ (1985) ... Dr. Who

Minder - ‘Give Us This Day Arthur Daley’s Bread’ (1985)

Inspector Morse - ‘The Dead of Jericho’ (1987) ... George Jackson

Supergran - ‘Supergran and the Heir Apparent’ (1987) ... Great Sporran of the Isles