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'Prisoner' star Patrick McGoohan dies aged 80
BBC News ^
| 14th January 2009
| BBC News
Posted on 01/14/2009 9:35:48 AM PST by the scotsman
'Emmy-winning actor Patrick McGoohan, best known for starring in cult 1960s TV show The Prisoner, has died at the age of 80.
He died in Los Angeles after a short illness, his film producer son-in-law Cleve Landsberg said.
McGoohan played the character Six in the surreal 1960s show, filmed in the north Wales village of Portmeirion.'
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To: ken5050
Which came first, “the Prisoner” or the “Avengers?” Neither. This did.
I always viewed The Prisoner as a sort of sequel to Secret Agent. He was so suave he made 007 look like a cretin.
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posted on
01/14/2009 10:47:34 AM PST
by
atomic_dog
(No matter how obvious my sarcasm is, my post will be taken seriously by someone here on FR.)
To: the scotsman
Dang it, my all time favorite series and actor. I just watched all the dvd’s last month as I was recuperating from knee surgery. The dvd set is great, lots of interesting bonus stuff. I never knew Patrick was originally asked to be 007 and he turned them doen, they went with Sean Connery instead. He was an extremely gifted writer director and actor ans way ahead of his time. May he rest in peace.
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posted on
01/14/2009 10:47:44 AM PST
by
MomwithHope
(Wake up America we are at war with militant Islam and liberalism - 2 fronts.)
To: danmyte
Ok, was this the show that had like a spinning wheel or something at the beginning or end of the show?Yes, the wheel turns out to be the front wheel of an old fashioned two wheel bicycle, with a tiny back wheel and also a sunshade.
To: Oratam
With all his scheming and lying, don't you think that Longshanks would fit right in the the Democratic Congress?
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posted on
01/14/2009 11:03:17 AM PST
by
fish hawk
(Atheism is a non-prophet organization)
To: the scotsman
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:10:08 PM PST
by
AJFavish
(www.allanfavish.com)
To: the scotsman
He was great in The Three Lives of Thomasina and Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, too.
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:16:00 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: the scotsman
Aw, no. Big fan of Mr. McGoohan’s. RIP and be seeing you.
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:18:52 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: ken5050
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:21:49 PM PST
by
Mr. Jazzy
(Happy 233rd Birthday, USMC!!!)
To: Clemenza; Clintonfatigued; Impy
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:21:49 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: the scotsman
Longshanks and Devereux (from Silver Streak) is gone. RIP.
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:22:30 PM PST
by
rintense
(Go Israel!)
To: Le Chien Rouge
GMTA. Silver Streak is one of the most underrated movies of the 70s. Wilder and Pryor were pure gold.
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:23:51 PM PST
by
rintense
(Go Israel!)
To: rintense
Silver Streak is one of the most underrated movies of the 70s. Wilder and Pryor were pure gold.
They were also a great duo in Stir Crazy. "Yea, that's right! That's right! We bad!"
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:28:07 PM PST
by
drjimmy
To: ken5050
Wasn’t The Avengers start Patrick McNee?
I love the Emma Peel era. We watch them all the time.
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:31:41 PM PST
by
Cincinna
(TIME TO REBUILD * JINDAL* PALIN * CANTOR 2012)
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
That’s what I remember him as...
To: the scotsman
A Prisoner-inspired webcomic from last year
(C)Copyright 2008, C. Burke. All rights reserved.
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:48:35 PM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter. Before the late bell. When I close the door.)
To: Oratam
I loved the way he threw his delicate son's boyfriend out the window.
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:50:11 PM PST
by
BBell
To: the scotsman
Another Prisoner-inspired webcomic from last year
And let's not get into the residuals from that HBO special!
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posted on
01/14/2009 1:50:50 PM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter. Before the late bell. When I close the door.)
To: Billthedrill
” Try to imagine the effect on a horny teenage boy of Rigg in a leather catsuit. Yow-ZUH! “
Don’t have to try - I was 13 in 1965 and watched the show religiously . Was so disappointed when she left and Linda Thorson took over her role . To this day I have a thing for women in leather . ; )
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01/14/2009 1:57:44 PM PST
by
sushiman
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To: the scotsman
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posted on
01/14/2009 2:01:33 PM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Big Government is the opiate of the masses.)
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