PATRICK McGOOHAN HAS DIED IN LOS ANGELES
Emmy-winning actor Patrick McGoohan, the creator and star of cult 1960s TV show The Prisoner, has died aged 80 in Los Angeles [BBC] I LOVED that show.
He died in Los Angeles after a short illness, his film producer son-in-law Cleve Landsberg told AP. He's a free man now ...
Born in New York on March 19, 1928, McGoohan was raised in England and Ireland, where his family moved shortly after his birth. He had a busy stage career before moving to television, and won a London Drama Critics Award for playing the title role in the Henrik Ibsen play "Brand."
The series The Prisoner ran just one season and 17 episodes in 1967, but its cultural impact remains. His last major role was in "Braveheart".
