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Also known as Patrick George Troughton

English actor (1920–1987)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Doctor Who
  • Doctor Who The Lost Tv Episodes
  • Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors

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Film & TV

Acting · Mill Hill, London, England, UK

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…

Known for

  • Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War — Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
  • Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour — The Doctor (2) (archive footage)2024
  • Doctor Who at the Proms — The Doctor (2) (archive footage)2024
  • Talking Doctor Who — Self / The Doctor (2) (archive footage)2023
  • Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace — The Doctor (voice)2023
  • Tales of the Tardis — The Doctor2023
  • Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen — The Doctor (voice)2022
  • Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen' — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks — The Doctor (voice)2021
  • Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3 — The Doctor (voice)2021

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1920
Active to
1987
doctor who

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Listeners
58
Total plays
2,148

Tags

doctor who

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Key facts

Born
Patrick George Troughton , ( 1920-03-25 ) 25 March 1920, Mill Hill , Middlesex , England
Died
28 March 1987 (1987-03-28) (aged 67), Columbus, Georgia , U.S.
Resting place
Cremated; Ashes scattered at Bushy Park , Teddington , Greater London , England
Alma mater
Embassy School of Acting Leighton Rallius Studios
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1937–1987
Known for
Second incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who
Spouses
Margaret Dunlop ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1955 ) ​ Shelagh Holdup ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 ) ​
Partner
Ethel Nuens ( c. 1955 –1975)
Children
6, including David and Michael
Relatives
Sam Troughton (grandson) Jim Troughton (grandson) William Troughton (grandson) Harry Melling (grandson)

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1920-03-25
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1987-03-28
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1945-00-00
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Patrick George Troughton (/ˈtraʊtən/; 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor. He was best known for his work as a character actor in television, most notably starring as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who from 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role three times between 1972 and 1985.

Classically trained, Troughton's early work included appearances in Laurence Olivier's films Hamlet (1948) and Richard III (1955), and he later appeared in genre films including Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Gorgon (1964), Scars of Dracula (1970) and The Omen (1976), as well as the fantasy television series The Box of Delights (1984).

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