Patrick Troughton (1920–1987) was an English actor who worked in the mediums of film, television, stage.

Although best known to modern audiences for portraying the second incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who from 1966 to 1969—a role he reprised three times between 1972 and 1985—he was also widely recognised for his work as a character actor in television.

Classically trained, Troughton's early work included appearances in Laurence Olivier's Shakespeare film adaptations Hamlet (1948) and Richard III (1955). He voiced Winston Smith in a 1965 BBC Home Service radio adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Prior to Doctor Who, he appeared in numerous TV shows, including The Count of Monte Cristo, Ivanhoe, Dial 999, Danger Man, Maigret, Compact, The Third Man, Crane, Detective, Sherlock Holmes, No Hiding Place, The Saint, Armchair Theatre, The Wednesday Play, Z-Cars, Adam Adamant Lives! and Softly, Softly.

He later appeared in genre films including Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Gorgon (1964), Scars of Dracula (1970) and The Omen (1976), as well as the fantasy television series The Box of Delights (1984).

Film YearTitleRoleNotesRef.1948EscapeJim the ShepherdHamletPlayer KingThe Red ShoesBBC Radio Announcervoice, uncredited1949Badger's GreenJim CarterCardboard CavalierExecuted Manuncredited1950Chance of a LifetimeWilliam KettleTreasure IslandRoachWaterfrontSamuncreditedThe Woman with No NameColin1951The Franchise AffairBill BroughWhite CorridorsSailor1954The Black KnightKing Mark1955Richard IIITyrell19561984Man on Telescreenuncredited1957The Curse of FrankensteinMortuary attendantuncredited (deleted scenes)1958The MoonrakerCaptain Wilcox1962The Phantom of the OperaThe Rat Catcher1963Jason and the ArgonautsPhineus1964The GorgonInspector KanofThe Black TormentOstler – Regis1967The Viking QueenTristram1970Scars of DraculaKlove1974Frankenstein and the Monster from HellBodysnatcher1976The OmenFather Brennan1977Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerMelanthius1978A Hitch in TimeProfessor Wagstaff

Television YearTitleRoleNotes1947HamletHoratioTV filmEdward IIBaldock1948King LearEdmundR.U.R.Radius, a robot1949MacbethSeyton1950The Whole World OverNicolai Nekin1950–1959BBC Sunday-Night TheatreVarious8 episodes1952KidnappedAlan Breck5 episodes1953Robin HoodRobin Hood6 episodes1954MisallianceGunnerTV filmClementinaCharles Wogan6 episodes1955–1960The Adventures of Robin HoodVarious9 episodes1956KidnappedAlan Breck5 episodesThe Count of Monte CristoThe Ferret Branza Marcel3 episodesThe Scarlet PimpernelSir Andrew Ffoulkes15 episodesOne FamilyThe Tarman2 episodesNom-de-PlumeKorzeniowski"The Man from the Sea"Theatre RoyalTailorEpisode: "The Ends of Justice"The BuccaneersDoorman at Doctor's HouseEpisode: "The Surgeon at San Rojo" (uncredited)1957Ordeal by FireLa HireTV filmPrecious BaneGideon Sarn6 episodesAssignment Foreign LegionNadeauEpisode: "The Conquering Hero"1957–1958Sword of FreedomVarious4 episodes1957–1961ITV Television Playhouse3 episodes1958The Adventures of William TellHanzlerEpisode: "The Golden Wheel"The Rebel HeiressRoger TrevanionTV filmQueen's ChampionDon AlonzoEpisode: "The Edge of Defeat"IvanhoeVignoleEpisode: "The Kidnapping"The Dangerous GamePhilip BakerEpisode: "Pawns in the Game"The New Adventures of Charlie ChanPete WilsonEpisode: "Something Old, Something New"1958, 1966Armchair TheatreRagnar Brovik/Pete2 episodes1959Three Golden NoblesMad PeterEpisode: "The Painter"The History of Mr. PollyUncle Jim2 episodesH.G.Wells' Invisible ManVickers – Currie's Business PartnerEpisode: "Strange Partners"Interpol CallingSukruEpisode: "The Thirteen Innocents"The MoonstoneDark Stranger1 episodeThe Naked LadyBob Dyson2 episodesThe HillJesusTV film (voice)The ScarfEdward Collins3 episodesThe Cabin in the ClearingSimon Kenton4 episodesDial 999Bill Mace Tramp George3 episodesThe Flying DoctorErnieEpisode: "A Stranger in Distress"The Four Just MenInspector NardiEpisode: "The Night of the Precious Stones"No Hiding PlaceBlakeyEpisode: "The Stalag Story"1960International DetectiveSilversmithEpisode: "The Marino Case"Danger Man"Bart" Bartello /Brenner2 episodesPaul of TarsusSaul Paul10 episodesThe Four Just MenVitoEpisode: "The Moment of Truth"The True Mystery of the PassionJudasTV filmThe Splendid SpurCaptain Luke Settle6 episodesThe Terrible ChoiceLucifer2 episodesNo Hiding PlacePercy ClarkeEpisode: "Two Blind Mice"1960–1962BBC Sunday-Night PlayVarious3 episodes1961MaigretGaston MeurantEpisode: "Raise Your Right Hand"International DetectiveBela DavosEpisode: "The Martos Case"No Hiding PlaceDenger WellsEpisode: "Process of Elimination"1961–1966ITV Play of the WeekVarious6 episodes1962The Sword in the WebTournayEpisode: "The Alibi"Harpers West OneNotril1 episodeMan of the WorldThiboeufEpisode: "Death of a Conference"Wuthering HeightsHindleyTV filmCompactEddie Eddie GoldsmithEpisode: "Musical Evening" Episode: "Efficiency Expert"Sir Francis DrakeGazioEpisode: "The Bridge"Dr. Finlay's CasebookAlex DeanEpisode: "Snap Diagnosis"1962–63The Old Curiosity ShopDaniel Quilp11 episodes1963The Sentimental AgentSheikhEpisode: "The Scroll of Islam"EspionageJohn MacBrideEpisode: "He Rises on Sunday and We on Monday"No Cloak – No DaggerTrevLorna DooneJudge JeffreysEpisode: "A Summons to London"1963, 1966The SaintPolice Inspector/Inspector Guido Gambetti2 episodes1964The Indian Tales of Rudyard KiplingMr. BronckhurstEpisode: "The Bronckhurst Divorce Case11"Artists' NotebooksWilliam HogarthEpisode: "William Hogarth (1697–1764)"HMS ParadiseCapt. Ahab RudlowEpisode: "Thar's Gold in Them Thar Holes"ThorndykeFrank BelfieldEpisode: "The Old Lag"Smuggler's BayRatsey5 episodesThe Third ManLuigi CarvossaEpisode: "A Question in Ice"DetectiveJasper ShrigEpisode: "The Loring Mystery"The Midnight MenSkoderEpisode: "The Man from Miditz"CraneHugo KrantzEpisode: "Man Without a Past"1964–66Dr. Finlay's CasebookMiller/Mr. Miller5 episodes1964–1975Z-CarsVarious4 episodes1965No Hiding PlaceOld StarrEpisode: "The Street"A Tale of Two CitiesDr. Manette10 episodesThe Wednesday PlayLord FountainEpisode: "And Did Those Feet?"Sherlock HolmesMortimer TregennisEpisode: "Episode: The Devil's Foot"ITV Play of the WeekManservant TomazoEpisode: "The Misunderstanding" Episode: "The Challenging"Thirty-Minute TheatreStuart PendletonEpisode: "Give the Clown His Supper"1966Adam Adamant Lives!General MongersonEpisode: "D for Destruction"Softly SoftlyBellamyEpisode: "Best Out of Three"David CopperfieldPawnbrokerEpisode: "The Long Journey"This Man CraigAlec MacGregorEpisode: "A Wise Father"The LiarsPipe Smoker1 episode1966–69, 1972–73, 1983, 1985Doctor WhoSecond Doctor128 episodes1967–68Ramón SalamanderSerial: The Enemy of the World1970Little WomenMr. March4 episodesDr. Finlay's CasebookJack BairdEpisode: "Dust"ITV PlayhouseMr. FidlerEpisode: "Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It"Paul TempleColonel HarpEpisode: "Swan Song for Colonel Harp"The Six Wives of Henry VIIIDuke of Norfolk5 episodes1970–72A Family at WarHarry Porter9 episodes1971Softly, Softly: Task ForceErnie JohnsonEpisode: "Better Than Doing Porridge"The Persuaders!Count MarceauEpisode: "The Old, the New, and the Deadly"ITV Sunday Night TheatreReillyEpisode: "Square One"Out of the UnknownJimmy ReedEpisode: "The Chopper"Thirty-Minute TheatreJustleyEpisode: "Jilly"On the HouseDoctor Stanley2 episodesDoomwatchLyon McArthur / Alan McArthurEpisode: "In the Dark"Owen, M.D.Charlie Lynch2 Episodes: "Where There's Smoke"1972ColditzPadreEpisode: "The Traitor"The ProtectorsBela KaroleonEpisode: "Brother Hood"The Main ChanceFrederick OwenEpisode: "Acting for Self"The BefriendersJim GoodyEpisode: "Fallen Star"Jason KingBennettEpisode: "That Isn't Me, It's Somebody Else"The GoodiesDr. PetalEpisode: "The Baddies"1973Hawkeye, the PathfinderUncle Cap5 episodesEgo HugoLahorie / BiardTV filmOwen, M.D.Victor DarlingtonEpisode: "You Don't Get Me"Whoops Baghdad!Tambalane the TartarEpisode: "Ali and the Thieves"JackanoryStorytellerEpisode: "The Three Toymakers"1974Charles Dickens' World of Christmas?TV filmJennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillBenjamin DisraeliEpisodes: "Lady Randolph" & "Recovery"Coronation StreetGeorge Barton4 episodesSutherland's LawFergussonEpisode: "Who Cares"Village HallBill LesterEpisode: "The Magic Sponge"Special BranchProfessor Frederick DennyEpisode: "Alien"1974–1975Crown CourtJohn Fisher/Joseph Molloy2 serials1975The SweeneyReg CroftsEpisode: "Hit and Run"Churchill's PeopleHainaultEpisode: "Silver Giant, Wooden Dwarf"ThrillerLyallEpisode: "Nurse Will Make It Better"1976Lorna DooneCounsellor Doone5 episodesAngelsGeorge MooreEpisode: "Decision"SurvivorsJohn MillenEpisodes: "Parasites"Our Mutual FriendRogue Riderhood1 episode1976–78The Feathered SerpentNasca12 episodes1976–1983Play for TodayVarious4 episodes1977The Dick Emery Christmas Show: The Texas ConnectionPotterTV filmSpace: 1999ArchonEpisode: "The Dorcons"Treasure IslandIsrael Hands4 episodesBBC2 Play of the WeekRear Admiral MarkhamEpisode: "The Sinking of HMS Victoria"Van der ValkFather BoschEpisode: "Accidental"Yanks Go HomeLubbockEpisode: "The Game of the Name"WarshipRobertsonEpisode: "Robertson Crusoe"1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonClement Attlee3 episodesThe Devil's CrownWilliam Marshal5 episodesHorizonCommentatorEpisode: "Light of the 21st Century"1979Suez 1956Sir Walter MoncktonTV filmThe Onedin LineUncreditedEpisode: "The Suitor"The Famous FiveMr. StickEpisode: "Five Run Away Together""1980Only When I LaughBrian PerkinsEpisode: "Where There's a Will"All Creatures Great and SmallRoddyEpisode: "Hair of the Dog"1981John DiamondJoseph K'NeeTV filmBognorXavier6 episodesTales from the Thousand and One NightsThe SwindlerTV film1981–82NannyMr. Jessop5 episodes1982Foxy LadyJ.P. Schofield2 episodesShine on Harvey MoonWilfEpisode: "The Course of True Love"BBC2 PlayhouseWilliam PierceEpisode: "The Pigman's Protege"King's RoyalFather Campbell2 episodes1983DramaramaThe InstructorEpisode: "The Young Person's Guide to Getting Their Ball Back"JuryJamesEpisode: "Ann"The CleopatrasSextusEpisode: "100 BC"1984The Two RonniesMileaway Villager The Judge2 episodesThe Box of DelightsCole Hawlings3 episodesSwallows and Amazons Forever!: The Big SixHarry BangateTV filmMinderJoe ManciniEpisode: "Windows"AmyLord RothermereTV film1985Summer SeasonGeraldEpisode: "Long Term Memory"1986The Two of UsPerce5 episodes1987Inspector MorseGeorge JacksonEpisode: "The Dead of Jericho"Yesterday's DreamsJack4 episodesSuper GranGreat Sporran of the IslesEpisode: "Supergran and the Heir Apparent"Knights of GodArthur13 episodes, (final appearance)

Theatre +YearTitleRoleNotes1945–46MacbethBristol Old VicThe SeagullTwelfth NightKeep in a Cool PlaceJenny Villiers1946Weep For the CyclopsBristol Old Vic Company, and Old Vic & Sadlers Wells Trust LtdMuch Ado About NothingAldwych Theatre1950Eva BraunAdolf HitlerGateway Theatre Club, LondonHitler’s MistressGrand Theatre, Brighton1963Night ConspiratorsThe Old VisitorWimbledon Theatre and Saville Theatre, London

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