Patrick McGoohan: 10 Facts About Characters and Roles

1. #005

   In 1977 he was considered to replace Peter Falk as Columbo. However, McGoohan turned the role down because Falk was a close friend and he believed only Falk should play Columbo. He also did not want to star in another series, only to appear as a guest actor.

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2. #010

   For the character he played in The Prisoner (1967) ("No. 6"), he used his real birth date and publicity photograph.

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3. #011

   He was considered for the role of James Bond in Dr. No (1962) before his Hell Drivers (1957) co-star Sean Connery was cast. He turned the offer down because of the excessive sexual content.

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4. #015

   In a scene in Ice Station Zebra (1968), he had to dive into the flooded torpedo room of a nuclear submarine to rescue a stranded naval officer. As he was a strong swimmer, he insisted on doing the scene himself instead of using a stunt double. A change was made to the script and Olympic swimming champion Murray Rose, who had been cast in another role, was allowed to shoot the scene with him in case anything happened. However, after the scene was completed, Murray revealed that just before the cameras rolled, as he and Pat stood up to their necks in the rising water, Pat whispered to him, "Now I've done it, my foot's stuck." Murray dived down and freed his foot, which was wedged tightly in the torpedo rack.

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5. #017

   He was the lead character in all four of the series in which he starred: Danger Man (1960) (John Drake), Secret Agent (1964) (John Drake), The Prisoner (1967) (Number Six) and Rafferty (1977) (Dr. Sid Rafferty).

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6. #018

   He turned down two roles that eventually went to Roger Moore: Simon Templar in The Saint (1962) and James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973).

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7. #028

   Patrick McGoohan directed at least one episode of each of the four series in which he starred: Danger Man (1960), Secret Agent (1964), The Prisoner (1967) and Rafferty (1977).

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8. #039

   Patrick McGoohan was considered for Hardy Krüger's role in Hatari! (1962).

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9. #046

   Patrick McGoohan was initially offered the role of Dr. Ira Graves in The Schizoid Man (1989), but he turned it down. The title is a reference to The Schizoid Man (1967).

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10. #047

    Michael Powell tried to cast Patrick McGoohan in the lead role of Sebastian (1968).

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