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Patrick Troughton

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Patrick Troughton

Born March 25, 1920 in Mill Hill, London, England, UKDied March 28, 198781 films

Patrick George Troughton (25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor. He was classically trained for the stage but became most widely known for his roles in television and film. His work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction and horror films, and playing the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who from 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role in 1972-1973, 1983 and 1985.

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The Omen poster7.4The Omen1976Jason and the Argonauts poster7.2Jason and the Argonauts1963Hamlet poster7.4Hamlet1948Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song poster8.0Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song2015Treasure Island poster6.5Treasure Island1950Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger poster6.6Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger1977The Gorgon poster6.4The Gorgon1964Richard III poster7.2Richard III1955

Filmography

81 films as actor
  1. 2023Doctor Who: The Underwater MenaceThe Doctor (voice)
  2. 2022Doctor Who: The Abominable SnowmenThe Doctor (voice)
  3. 2021Doctor Who: The Evil of the DaleksThe Doctor (voice)
  4. 2021Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3The Doctor (voice)
  5. 2020Doctor Who: The Faceless OnesThe Doctor (voice)
  6. 2019Doctor Who: The Macra TerrorThe Doctor (voice)
  7. 2016Doctor Who: The Power of the DaleksThe Doctor (Voice)
  8. 2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongThe Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)
  9. 1985Long Term MemoryGerald
  10. 1985Doctor Who: The Two DoctorsThe Doctor
  11. 1984AmyLord Rothermere
  12. 1983Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsThe Second Doctor
  13. 1983Reluctant ChickensMalcolm
  14. 1982The Pigman's ProtegeWilliam Pierce
  15. 1981Tales from the Thousand and One NightsThe Swindler
  16. 1981John DiamondJoseph K'Nee
  17. 1981P.Q. 17Commodore Londonderry
  18. 1980No DefenceJudge Barnes-Ritchie
  19. 1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonClement Attlee
  20. 1978A Hitch in TimeProfessor Wagstaff
  21. 1977Treasure IslandIsrael Hands
  22. 1977The Sinking of the HMS VictoriaRear Admiral Markham
  23. 1977Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerMelanthius
  24. 1976The OmenFather Brennan
  25. 1976Love Letters on Blue PaperVictor Marsden
  26. 1976Doctor Who: The Brain of MorbiusThe Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)
  27. 1975Nurse Will Make It BetterLyall
  28. 1974Frankenstein and the Monster from HellBodysnatcher
  29. 1973Doctor Who: The Three DoctorsThe Doctor
  30. 1972Doctor Who: Day of the DaleksThe Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)
  31. 1971The ChopperJimmy Reed
  32. 1970Scars of DraculaKlove
  33. 1970Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent ItMr. Fidler
  34. 1969Doctor Who: The War GamesThe Doctor
  35. 1969Doctor Who: The Space PiratesThe Doctor
  36. 1969Doctor Who: The Seeds of DeathThe Doctor
  37. 1969Doctor Who: The KrotonsThe Doctor
  38. 1968Doctor Who: The InvasionThe Doctor
  39. 1968Doctor Who: The Mind RobberThe Doctor
  40. 1968Doctor Who: The DominatorsThe Doctor
  41. 1968Doctor Who: The Wheel in SpaceThe Doctor
  42. 1968Doctor Who: Fury from the DeepThe Doctor
  43. 1968Doctor Who: The Web of FearThe Doctor
  44. 1968Doctor Who: The Enemy of the WorldDr. Who/Salamander
  45. 1967Doctor Who: The Ice WarriorsThe Doctor
  46. 1967Doctor Who: The Abominable SnowmenThe Doctor
  47. 1967Doctor Who: The Tomb of the CybermenThe Doctor
  48. 1967Doctor Who: The Evil of the DaleksThe Doctor
  49. 1967Doctor Who: The Faceless OnesThe Doctor
  50. 1967Doctor Who: The Macra TerrorThe Doctor
  51. 1967The Viking QueenTristram
  52. 1967Doctor Who: The MoonbaseThe Doctor
  53. 1967Doctor Who: The Underwater MenaceThe Doctor
  54. 1967Doctor Who: The HighlandersThe Doctor
  55. 1966Doctor Who: The Power of the DaleksDr. Who
  56. 1966Doctor Who: The Tenth PlanetThe Doctor (2) (uncredited)
  57. 1965Give the Clown His SupperStuart
  58. 1965And Did Those Feet ?Lord Fountain
  59. 1964The Black TormentRegis
  60. 1964The GorgonInspector Kanof
  61. 1963Jason and the ArgonautsPhineas
  62. 1962The Phantom of the OperaThe Rat Catcher
  63. 1962Wuthering HeightsHindley
  64. 1961A Call on Kuprin: Part 2Narrator (voice)
  65. 1958The MoonrakerCaptain Wilcox
  66. 1957Ordeal by FireLa Hire
  67. 19561984Man on Telescreen (uncredited)
  68. 1955Richard IIITyrell
  69. 1954The Black KnightKing Mark
  70. 1951The Franchise AffairBill Brough
  71. 1951White CorridorsSailor
  72. 1950The Woman with No NameColin
  73. 1950WaterfrontSam (uncredited)
  74. 1950Treasure IslandRoach
  75. 1950Chance of a LifetimeKettle
  76. 1949Cardboard CavalierExecuted Man (uncredited)
  77. 1949Badger's GreenJim Carter
  78. 1948HamletPlayer King
  79. 1948The Red ShoesBBC Radio Announcer (voice)
  80. 1948R.U.R.Radius, a robot
  81. 1948EscapeJim