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Patrick Troughton
Patrick George Troughton (born 25 March 1920 in Mill Hill, Middlesex, England) was an English actor whose versatile career spanned five decades of stage, film and television. After attending Mill Hill School he trained at the Embassy School of Acting and earned a scholarship to the Leighton Rallius Studios in New York, but returned to Britain at the outbreak of World War II where he served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, earning the Atlantic Star and being mentioned in dispatches for daring actions against enemy craft. Demobilised in 1945, Troughton resumed theatrical work with repertory companies before making his television debut in 1947 and his film debut in Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet (1948). He became the first actor to portray Robin Hood on BBC television in 1953 and appeared in notable films such as Richard III (1955) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963), establishing himself as a respected character actor. In 1966 producer Innes Lloyd chose him to succeed William Hartnell as the Doctor, and Troughton reinvented the role as a whimsical “cosmic hobo”, bringing a mischievous energy that would define the character for years to come. During his three‑year tenure he endured a grueling filming schedule, appeared in the iconic serial The Enemy of the World playing both the Doctor and his villainous double, and earned a reputation as a practical joker on set. He left the series in 1969 to avoid type‑casting but returned for the anniversary specials The Three Doctors (1972), The Five Doctors (1983) and The Two Doctors (1985), even advising Peter Davison on the length of his own term. After Doctor Who, Troughton continued to work in film and television, appearing in The Omen (1976), Scars of Dracula (1970), and the children’s classic The Box of Delights (1984). His personal life was complex; he married Margaret Dunlop in 1943, fathered three children with her, then lived with partner Ethel Nuens with whom he had three more children, and finally married Shelagh Holdup in 1976. A heavy smoker and drinker, Troughton suffered two heart attacks in 1979 and 1984, and despite medical advice died of a third heart attack on 28 March 1987 while attending a convention in Columbus, Georgia; his ashes were scattered in Bushy Park, fulfilling his wish for a peaceful resting place.
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Given Name: Patrick George Troughton
Born: Mill Hill, Middlesex, England
Citizenship: British
Birthday: March 25, 1920
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1937-1987
Children: 6
Spouses: Margaret Dunlop, Shelagh Holdup
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Movies Featuring Patrick Troughton
Hamlet
The Omen
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
Doctor Who: Earthshock
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Swallows and Amazons Forever!: The Big Six
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep
Talking Doctor Who
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep
The Viking Queen
Doctor Who: The Moonbase
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
The Red Shoes
The Phantom of the Opera
Scars of Dracula
Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
The Black Knight
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
Waterfront
Nurse Will Make It Better
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Doctor Who: The Krotons
Chance of a Lifetime
Doctor Who: The Mind Robber
The Black Torment
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
A Hitch in Time
The Gorgon
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
The Moonraker
Doctor Who: The Highlanders
White Corridors
Doctor Who: The War Games
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
The Franchise Affair
30 Years in the TARDIS
Doctor Who: The Dominators
Escape
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
Doctor Who: The Invasion
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
1984
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet
Career Timeline
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2023
Talking Doctor Who
Self / The Doctor (2) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
The Doctor (voice)
2021
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
The Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
The Doctor (voice)
1983
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
The Doctor (2)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
The Doctor (2) (archive footage)
1969
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Krotons
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The War Games
The Doctor
1968
Doctor Who: The Mind Robber
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World
Dr. Who/Salamander
Doctor Who: The Dominators
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Invasion
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
The Doctor
1967
The Viking Queen
Tristram
Doctor Who: The Moonbase
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Highlanders
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
The Doctor
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