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Patrick Troughton (1920–1987) was a British stage, film, and television actor. Born Patrick George Troughton in Mill Hill, London, England, he began his professional work in 1945. His career included performances in Shakespearean comedy and roles in the *Doctor Who* series, including *Doctor Who The Lost Tv Episodes* and *Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors*.
Troughton served in the Royal Navy during World War II. He was a citizen of the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He died of a myocardial infarction in Columbus on March 28, 1987. He is buried in Bushy Park. His children were David Troughton and Michael Troughton.
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Film & TV
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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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patrick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Mill Hill
- Place of death
- Columbus
- Child
- Michael Troughton
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Image
- Patrick Troughton in 1984, 1 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1920-03-25
- date of death
- 1987-03-28
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- place of burial
- Bushy Park
- birth name
- Patrick George Troughton
- Commons category
- Patrick Troughton
- name in native language
- Patrick Troughton
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Encyclopedic overview
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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