Patrick Troughton
Date of birth: 1920-03-25
Place of birth: Mill Hill, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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.
Movie Credits
The Omen
1976-06-25
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without
Jason and the Argonauts
1963-06-19
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to c
Hamlet
1948-12-10
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
2021-09-26
The Daleks draft the Second Doctor into distilling the Human Factor. Once implanted, it will make th
The Viking Queen
1967-03-25
Set in ancient Britain, at a time when much of Europe was ruled with harsh tyranny by Rome, a tribe
The Black Knight
1954-08-26
John, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the ha
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
2022-09-05
The Doctor revisits the Himalayas because he wants to return an ancient relic he was given many cent
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
2020-03-16
The Doctor and his friends Ben, Polly and Jamie arrive at Gatwick airport. They quickly stumble upon
Scars of Dracula
1970-11-08
The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978-11-06
While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis
And Did Those Feet ?
1965-06-02
Lord Fountain hates his illegitimate twin boys as he does not seem to be able to produce legitimate
The Phantom of the Opera
1962-06-25
A London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is kidnappe
The Black Torment
1964-10-19
A lord returns to his manor with his new wife, to hear rumours that he had already secretly returned
The Red Shoes
1948-09-06
A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet co
White Corridors
1951-01-12
White Corridors was based on Yeoman Hospital, a novel by Helen Ashton. Told episodically, the story
Escape
1948-03-01
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes and goes on the lam, aided by a l
The Woman with No Name
1950-10-31
This is a British drama film from 1950 about a young woman in London in WW2 with amnesia.
Talking Doctor Who
2023-11-01
As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back thro
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
2021-08-16
Jamie tries to evade Yeti in the tunnels of the London Underground. Meanwhile, The Doctor and Victor
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
2023-11-13
The Doctor and his friends find themselves in the lost city of Atlantis, where the crazed Professor
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
2019-03-25
The original 1967 master recordings of ‘The Macra Terror’ were lost soon after the programme’s origi
The Moonraker
1958-08-02
After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonw
Chance of a Lifetime
1950-04-24
The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015-10-01
In April 1983, Roger Stevens and James Russell were given “Access All Areas” passes to the BBC’s Doc
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977-07-15
Princess Farah refuses to marry Sinbad until Prince Kassim, her brother, is able to give his consent
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World
1968-01-27
On Earth in 2018, the Doctor and his companions are enmeshed in a deadly web of intrigue thanks to h
The Gorgon
1964-10-18
In the early 20th century a village experienced a series of inexplicable murders. All the victims we
The Franchise Affair
1951-02-19
An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013-11-23
In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is
Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen'
2022-09-05
A look at the making of the Doctor Who (1963) story "The Abominable Snowmen" (1967).
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
2016-11-05
Following the Doctor's regeneration into a new, younger body, the TARDIS lands at an Earth colony on
Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
1967-09-23
Aided by his two assistants Jamie and Victoria, the Doctor lands the TARDIS on Telos, last resting p
Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It
1970-05-04
A group of business enjoying a lavish night on expenses at the Atlantis Hotel fear it is the end of
A Hitch in Time
1978-05-05
Two children help an eccentric professor test his new time machine.
John Diamond
1981-12-29
William Jones runs away from home, haunted by the memory of his father. To lay this ghost, he must s
1984
1956-03-06
In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by fall
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
1966-11-05
Following the Doctor's regeneration into a new, younger body, the TARDIS lands at an Earth colony on
Doctor Who: The Invasion
1968-12-21
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe return to Earth and become embroiled in the schemes of Tobias Vaughn. They
Doctor Who: The Krotons
1969-01-18
The TARDIS arrives on the unnamed planet of the Gonds, who are ruled and taught in a form of self-pe
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death
1969-03-01
The TARDIS lands in a space museum on Earth in the late 21st century, where the Second Doctor, Jamie
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
1969-04-12
The TARDIS materialises in Earth's future on a space beacon just before it is attacked by pirates. T
Doctor Who: The War Games
1969-06-21
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
1985-03-02
Suddenly gripped by a memory of being executed in his second incarnation, the Sixth Doctor travels t
Doctor Who: The Highlanders
1967-01-07
The time travellers arrive in Scotland just after the Battle of Culloden. The Second Doctor gains th
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
1967-02-04
The TARDIS arrives on an extinct volcanic island. Before long, the travellers are captured and taken
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
1973-01-20
Time itself is in peril! The Time Lords and UNIT find themselves besieged by a mythic figure from th
Doctor Who: The Moonbase
1967-03-04
The TARDIS arrives in 2070 on the Moon, where a weather control station under the command of a man n
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
1967-07-01
The Daleks draft the Second Doctor into distilling the Human Factor. Once implanted, it will make th
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
1967-04-01
When the Second Doctor, Polly, Ben and Jamie visit a human colony that appears to be one big holiday
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
1967-12-16
The TARDIS arrives on Earth in a new ice age. The travellers make their way into a base where scient
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967-05-13
The TARDIS arrives on Earth in July, 1966, on a runway at Gatwick Airport. Polly witnesses a murder
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
1968-03-09
The TARDIS narrowly avoids becoming engulfed in a cobwebby substance in space. It arrives in the Lon
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
1967-11-04
Mysterious forces are at work in 1930s Tibet. The once gentle Yeti have turned savage and besieged a
Doctor Who: The Dominators
1968-09-07
When two belligerent Dominators and their robotic servant Quarks land on the peaceful planet Dulkis
Doctor Who: The Mind Robber
1968-10-12
To escape from the volcanic eruption on Dulkis, the Second Doctor uses an emergency unit. It moves t
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
1968-06-01
The Second Doctor and Jamie arrive on what appears to be a space station called the "Wheel in Space"
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep
1968-04-20
When the TARDIS lands in the sea off the eastern coast of England, the Second Doctor, Jamie, and Vic
Treasure Island
1950-07-19
Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey an
R.U.R.
1948-03-04
A story of robots leading a revolution against their human creators. It explored dehumanization thro
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017-12-25
As the Twelfth Doctor nears regeneration, he stumbles on his first incarnation, also refusing to cha
Nurse Will Make It Better
1975-01-11
A woman is hired to care for a young paraplegic girl at her father's estate. Unbeknownst to them, th
Waterfront
1950-07-26
When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, w
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983-11-25
Many incarnations of the Doctors and their old companions are taken out of time and deposited in the
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet
1966-10-29
The Doctor's TARDIS lands at the Snowcap space tracking station in Antarctica in December 1986. A ro
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008-03-03
Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth anniv
Patrick Troughton in America
2003-05-05
This video details the legendary Patrick Troughton's convention appearances in America using rare an
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001-02-20
Over Easter weekend the 3rd and 4th of April 1983 the BBC held the biggest Doctor Who event ever to
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974-05-02
Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director
Wuthering Heights
1962-05-10
Foundling Heathcliff is raised by the wealthy Earnshaws in Yorkshire but in later life launches a ve
Doctor Who: Earthshock
1982-03-16
The Doctor and his companions must prevent the Cybermen from bombing the Earth in the 26th century.
Love Letters on Blue Paper
1976-03-02
Why has Sonia taken to writing letters to her husband, posted to him in the letter-box just outside
No Defence
1980-02-14
Rape is a matter which generates strong emotions. Immediate sympathies go to the victim...
Reluctant Chickens
1983-04-12
Malcolm and Jo are eagerly anticipating a quiet retirement but find that their adult children are in
P.Q. 17
1981-12-15
"That order to scatter was as good as a death sentence to those merchant ships. And there isn't one
Richard III
1955-12-13
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard,
Amy
1984-01-02
A tale of real-life British aviation pioneer Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly from Britain to Aus
Cardboard Cavalier
1949-03-31
A historical romance between Lord Lovelace and Nell Gwynn. In Cromwellian England, royalists commiss
The Pigman's Protege
1982-03-05
In 1919 the carnage of the First World War has left the country desperately short of young men. Maud
The Sinking of the HMS Victoria
1977-10-12
Based on a Court Martial held aboard HMS Hibernia in Malta in 1893. The court endeavours to determin
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
2024-12-23
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024-12-24
Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring s
Devious
2009-07-06
The Second Doctor has been partially regenerated by the Time Lords as punishment for breaking the no
30 Years in the TARDIS
1993-11-29
A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring new interviews, rare archive
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008-12-25
The Doctor arrives in Victorian London. It's Christmas, but snow isn't the only thing descending on
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015-12-25
It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comed
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983-02-09
A warp ellipse draws the TARDIS off course. The Fifth Doctor's companions are separated from him not
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972-01-22
Guerillas time-jump back from the 22nd century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles - a diplomat worki
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
1976-01-24
Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of t
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984-02-15
Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth,
The Ties That Bind Us
2008-03-03
A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the s
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025-05-31
Belinda Chandra has been kidnapped by robots, faced a terrifying god and a creature of pure evil on
Ordeal by Fire
1957-10-31
The biggest wildfire in North American history is brought to life, revealing what it means to us tod
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
1981-12-30
BBC adaptation of The Arabian Nights
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961-06-25
Smith and Laye-Parker meet Kuprin and find he is less anxious to leave Russia than they supposed.
Treasure Island
1977-10-30
Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the treasure, but pirates led
Adventures in Time and Spain
2003-09-08
Gary Downie, production manager on The Two Doctors, details what it is a production manager does on
The Power of the Daleks: Special Edition
2020-07-27
Patrick Troughton stars in this recreation of a lost classic from 1966. The TARDIS brings the Docto
Long Term Memory
1985-06-11
Gerald has been separated from his wife and children for twenty-one years. Now ailing physically and
Give the Clown His Supper
1965-10-14
Failure to win in a television quiz proves too much for Stuart and Patricia Pendleton.
Five Doctors, One Studio
2008-01-25
Raw video footage of the only studio recording session in which Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee, Patrick
Badger's Green
1949-02-28
A company plans a massive development in the quiet village of Badger's Green, angering the existing