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LOS ANGELES — Patrick McGoohan, an Emmy-winning actor who created and starred in the cult classic television show "The Prisoner," has died. He was 80.

McGoohan died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a short illness, his son-in-law, film producer Cleve Landsberg, said Wednesday.

McGoohan won two Emmys for his work on the Peter Falk detective drama "Columbo," and more recently appeared as King Edward Longshanks in the 1995 Mel Gibson film "Braveheart."

But he was best known as the title character Number Six in "The Prisoner," a surreal 1960s British series in which a former spy is held captive in a small village and constantly tries to escape.

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King Longshanks is my only reason for still watching Braveheart.

The trouble with Scotland is that it's full of Scots.

R.I.P

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duckie the duck : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

duckie the duck

19 votes NegativePositive

317 days 4 hours ago...

Well that sucks now doesn`t it?

ripgekko309 : LVL 23: VP 3.2: said:

ripgekko309

-4 votes NegativePositive

317 days 4 hours ago...

The prisoner was such a good show, but the ending sucked mega balls

sn00ke : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

sn00ke

24 votes NegativePositive

317 days 3 hours ago...

I am not a number, I AM A FREE MAN!

RIP Number 6.

pwningnubs : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

pwningnubs

5 votes NegativePositive

317 days 2 hours ago...

At least he lived a long life.
RIP

Naruto_Freak_92 : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

Naruto_Freak_92

6 votes NegativePositive

317 days 1 hour ago...

RIP you Scottish hating bastard.

thetwistedblue : LVL 6: VP 1.5: said:

thetwistedblue

6 votes NegativePositive

317 days ago...

^^^^ The ending to the prisoner was quality lad.. it ended with the exact same shot that it started with, forcing you to ask yourself had he achieved anything, or would the process just happen all over again..

GrizzlyAdams : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

GrizzlyAdams

4 votes NegativePositive

316 days 22 hours ago...

Well 2008 had its fair share of famous people passing. 2009 is just getting warmed up it seems.

pyranos : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

pyranos

2 votes NegativePositive

316 days 20 hours ago...

I remember the simpsons send up of prisoner 6, weird episode but a good homage.

Dustin14 : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

Dustin14

5 votes NegativePositive

316 days 4 hours ago...

RIP number 6.

Also I find it a little disconcerting that longshanks gets a spiked memorial yet Khan does not as he recently passed away as well. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/ricardo.montalban/index.html

so
since he does not have his own post R.I.P. KHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

bushbasher85 : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

bushbasher85

0 votes NegativePositive

315 days 23 hours ago...

Sadly I only know him as Longshanks, great role and well played but a man should never be defined as just one role. Anywho, RIP.

Hoemo : LVL 15: VP 2.4: said:

Hoemo

0 votes NegativePositive

314 days 16 hours ago...

The Prisoner? What the fuck is that?

geoblaze (Admin) : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

geoblaze

1 votes NegativePositive

314 days 10 hours ago...

Another Columbo actor dies. I feel old.

Amendment IX : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

Amendment IX

0 votes NegativePositive

313 days 9 hours ago...

Mel Gibson is going to start drinking again...

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