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Patrick Troughton
Age: 67 (passed away Mar. 28th, 1987)
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Birth Place: Mill Hill, London, England, UK
Born: Mar. 25th, 1920
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BIOGRAPHY: Patrick Troughton was born in Mill Hill, London and was educated at Mill Hill School. He trained as an actor at the Embassy School of Acting in the UK and at Leighton Rollin's Studio for for Actors at Long Island, New York in the USA. During World War II he served in the Royal Navy and after the war ended he joined the Old Vic and became a Shakespearean actor. He won his most famous role as the second Doctor in "Doctor Who" (1963), in 1966 and played the role for three years. His hobbies included golf, sailing and fishing. He was a father of six (David, Jane, Joanna, Mark, Michael and Peter), a stepfather to Gill and Graham and a grandfather to Harry Melling, Jamie and Sam Troughton.
TRIVIA:
- He was the first actor to play the legendary folk hero Robin Hood on television, in _"Robin Hood" (1953)_ (qv). The series ran for six episodes in March and April 1953 and were broadcast live. Coincidentally, his grandson 'Sam Troughton' (qv) plays Much, a trusted friend and ally of the character, in _"Robin Hood" (2006)_ (qv).
- When it was announced in 1980 that 'Peter Davison (I)' (qv) was to play the Fifth Doctor, he advised the 29-year-old actor to limit his time on the series to three years, as he had done, in order to avoid being typecast. Davison followed this advise. In March 1987, only weeks before Troughton's death, Davison advised 'Sylvester McCoy' (qv), who had been announced as the Seventh Doctor that month, to do likewise.
- Troughton died while attending a science fiction convention (Magnum Opus Con) in the United States. His successor as the Doctor, 'Jon Pertwee' (qv), also died of a heart attack while visiting the U.S.
- Patrick Troughton was one of a select few classically trained actors to be cast by Laurence Olivier in his film _Hamlet (1948)_ (qv). The young Troughton was also cast in another acclaimed Olivier production, _Richard III (1955)_ (qv).
- Enjoyed reading philosophy and comparative religion.
- In 1948, he made his feature film debut as a shepherd in _Escape (1948)_ (qv). One of the stars of the film was 'William Hartnell' (qv), his predecessor in the role of the Doctor in _"Doctor Who" (1963)_ (qv). They had previously appeared in several plays together, one of which involved Troughton acting as Hartnell's understudy.
- He was the grandfather of 'Sam Troughton' (qv) and Warwickshire and England cricketer Jim Troughton. They are the sons of 'David Troughton' (qv).
- Of the five other actors to play the Doctor during his lifetime, he worked with all of them except for 'Tom Baker (I)' (qv).
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