Farewell, Number Six

[Chet]

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Emmy-winning Patrick McGoohan, the actor who created one of British television's most surreal thrillers, has died aged 80, according to British media reports.

The Press Association, quoting his son-in-law Cleve Landsberg, reported he died in Los Angeles after a short illness.

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Patrick McGoohan, star of 'The Prisoner,' dies (http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/obit.mcgoohan/index.html)

[DaveM]

And with him go the answers to so many unanswered questions.

But thank you for the questions, Mr. McGoohan. We'll keep asking. And may you find the answers Number Six sought, and rest easily with them.

[hoops]

may he rest in peace
peace
hoops

[RedjackRyan]

He's finally escaped the village. Rest in Peace Patrick.

Be seeiing you!

[DaveM]

Be seeing you, too, Cap'n.

I was just thinking that I hope he did not wake up in any place resembling The Village.

For those of you who have not seen "The Prisoner", I highly recommend the 17-part series, available on DVD. The 1967 series holds up quite well and will without question leave you thinking....there are so many allegories and symbols written into the story and its setting that it can literally be discussed endlessly, as it is by some. As I said, the questions have now outlived their asker....fitting, to my mind.

"Who is Number One?"

"You are, Number Six."

Let us not forget his hilariously evil performance as "Mr. McDui" in the Disney Film "The Three Lives Of Thomasina" in which he played a sort of villainous James Herriot (one half expects the character to grow a mustache just so he can twirl it). He also directed and starred in an episode of "Columbo" which is FULL of references to "The Prisoner". And of course he was John Drake, "Secret Agent" ("Danger Man" in Europe) which had a bunch of good stories and the Johnny Rivers theme song as well.