Patrick Troughton
Known for Acting · 180 credits
- Born
- 1920-03-25
- Died
- 1987-03-28
- Place of birth
- Mill Hill, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Patrick George Troughton
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (78)
Doctor Who
1963
as The Doctor
Play for Today
1970
as Victor Marsden / Judge Barnes-Ritchie / Malcolm
Crown Court
1972
as Joseph Molloy
Minder
1979
as Joe Mancini
The Saint
1962
as Insp. Gambetti
Z-Cars
1962
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Lord Fountain
Inspector Morse
1987
as George Jackson
Playhouse
1974
as William Pierce
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Mr. Fidler
The Sweeney
1975
as Reg Crofts
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Constable / Seneschal / Sir Boland / Traveller / Sir William Fitzwalter / Raoul / Sir Fulke Devereaux
Space: 1999
1975
as Archon
No Hiding Place
1959
The Persuaders!
1971
as Count Marceau
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Roddy
Danger Man
1960
as Bart / Brenner
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Reilly
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Cardinal Wolsey
Thriller
1973
as Lyall
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
as Alex Dean
Maigret
1960
The Protectors
1972
as Bela Karoleon
Softly, Softly
1966
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Rear Admiral Markham
Compact
1962
Angels
1975
The Third Man
1959
as Luigi Carvossa
Van der Valk
1972
as Father Bosch
Doomwatch
1970
as Lyon McArthur / Alan McArthur
Churchill's People
1974
as Hainault
The Goodies
1970
as Dr. Petal
Espionage
1963
as John McBride
Out of the Unknown
1965
as Jimmy Reed
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Narrator (voice)
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Survivors
1975
as John Millen
Sherlock Holmes
1964
The Main Chance
1969
as Frederick Owen
International Detective
1959
as Silversmith / Bela Davos
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Gazio
Dramarama
1983
as Instructor
Interpol Calling
1959
as Sukru
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Wilf
Jason King
1971
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Warship
1973
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Hanzler
Super Gran
1985
as Great Sporran of the Isles
Colditz
1972
as Padre
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
Man of the World
1962
as Thiboeuf
Tales of the Tardis
2023
as The Doctor
Paul Temple
1969
Only When I Laugh
1979
as Joe Perkins
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Duke of Norfolk
David Copperfield
1966
as Pawnbroker
HMS Paradise
1964
as Captain Ahab Rudlow
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
as Clement Atlee
The Love School
1975
as Frederick Stephens
Movies (102)
The Omen
1976
as Father Brennan
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
as Phineas
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
as The Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)
Treasure Island
1950
as Roach
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)
The Red Shoes
1948
as BBC Radio Announcer (voice)
Scars of Dracula
1970
as Klove
1984
1956
as Man on Telescreen (uncredited)
Hamlet
1948
as Player King
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977
as Melanthius
The Gorgon
1964
as Inspector Kanof
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
as Bodysnatcher
Richard III
1955
as Tyrell
Escape
1948
as Jim
The Phantom of the Opera
1962
as The Rat Catcher
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017
as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)
The Moonraker
1958
as Captain Wilcox
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)
Amy
1984
as Lord Rothermere
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
as Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972
as The Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)
The Black Knight
1954
as King Mark
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as The Second Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
as The Second Doctor
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001
as Himself (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as The Doctor (2) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Viking Queen
1967
as Tristram
Waterfront
1950
as Sam (uncredited)
The Franchise Affair
1951
as Bill Brough
Reluctant Chickens
1983
as Malcolm
Cardboard Cavalier
1949
as Executed Man (uncredited)
White Corridors
1951
as Sailor
Love Letters on Blue Paper
1976
as Victor Marsden
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
2024
as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World
1968
as Dr. Who/Salamander
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
1967
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
1973
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
1967
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Invasion
1968
as The Doctor
John Diamond
1981
as Joseph K'Nee
Doctor Who: The Highlanders
1967
as The Doctor
And Did Those Feet ?
1965
as Lord Fountain
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
2021
as The Doctor (voice)
The Black Torment
1964
as Regis
Doctor Who: The War Games
1969
as The Doctor
Badger's Green
1949
as Jim Carter
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
1985
as The Doctor
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
as Clement Attlee
Wuthering Heights
1962
as Hindley
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
as (archival footage)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983
as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
2023
as The Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
1966
as Dr. Who
P.Q. 17
1981
as Commodore Londonderry
The Woman with No Name
1950
as Colin
Devious
2009
as Second Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
2021
as The Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
1967
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967
as The Doctor
The Sinking of the HMS Victoria
1977
as Rear Admiral Markham
Chance of a Lifetime
1950
as Kettle
Talking Doctor Who
2023
as Self / The Doctor (2) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
2019
as The Doctor (voice)
30 Years in the TARDIS
1993
as Himself (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Earthshock
1982
as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
1968
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Moonbase
1967
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
1967
as The Doctor
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
1967
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
1976
as The Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Mind Robber
1968
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death
1969
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
1967
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
2020
as The Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Krotons
1969
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep
1968
as The Doctor
Nurse Will Make It Better
1975
as Lyall
Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It
1970
as Mr. Fidler
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
1969
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Dominators
1968
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
2016
as The Doctor (Voice)
R.U.R.
1948
as Radius, a robot
Ordeal by Fire
1957
as La Hire
A Hitch in Time
1978
as Professor Wagstaff
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
1968
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet
1966
as The Doctor (2) (uncredited)
Treasure Island
1977
as Israel Hands
Patrick Troughton in America
2003
as Self (archive footage)
No Defence
1980
as Judge Barnes-Ritchie
Adventures in Time and Spain
2003
as (archvie footage)
The Pigman's Protege
1982
as William Pierce
Long Term Memory
1985
as Gerald
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
2022
as The Doctor (voice)
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961
as Narrator (voice)
Give the Clown His Supper
1965
as Stuart
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Mini-Episode
2018
as Dr. Who
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
1981
as The Swindler
Five Doctors, One Studio
2008
Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen'
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Chopper
1971
as Jimmy Reed
About Patrick Troughton
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. With 180 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Patrick Troughton has appeared in 102 films and 78 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patrick Troughton Movies
- The Omen (1976) — as Father Brennan
- Jason and the Argonauts (1963) — as Phineas
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015) — as The Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)
- Treasure Island (1950) — as Roach
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) — as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)
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