Patrick Troughton

Also known as Patrick George Troughton

English actor (1920–1987)

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

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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…

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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

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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).