Thinking of Patrick McGoohan on what would have been his birthday. A unique force of nature on stage and screen. Brand remained his favourite role. Burt Kwouk: “When I went to see Brand, I never noticed any of the other actors. It was just Patrick, & he was so powerful.” Intense.
Patrick McGoohan, BOTD 1928 in NYC. John Drake, the secret agent who relied on his wits, rather than a gun. A role which the actor co-created having rejected the Bond-like spy as written in the first scripts. Enigmatic.
Patrick McGoohan, BOTD 1928 in NYC. The Prisoner, Pat's genre-defying series. Set in the never-never land of Portmeirion yet full of delightful 60s iconography. Allegorical, psychological, social critique... And still endlessly debated more than half a century later...His baby.
Patrick McGoohan, BOTD 1928 in NYC. Columbo, where McGoohan finally encountered a soul mate. Someone with a similarly 'uncompromising' approach and vision. Nothing unmutual about their relationship.
@RodneyMarshall1 Watching Peter Falk and Patrick McGoohan together in Columbo was delightful. Especially when McGoohan was directing the episodes.
@RodneyMarshall1 Wonder if Falk ever introduced him to compadres John Cassevetes and Ben Gazzara? That would have been a helluva session
@RodneyMarshall1 Just saw Ashes to Ashes, a 1998 Columbo McGoohan directed. Excellent episode