Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

Known for
Acting
Born
March 25, 1920
Died
March 28, 1987 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Mill Hill, London, England, UK

Biography

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 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role in 1972-1973, 1983 and 1985.

Known For

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Filmography

2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War poster

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Movie · as Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour poster

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)

2024
Doctor Who at the Proms poster

Doctor Who at the Proms

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)

2023
Talking Doctor Who poster

Talking Doctor Who

Movie · as Self / The Doctor (2) (archive footage)

2023
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace poster

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace

Movie · as The Doctor (voice)

2023
Tales of the Tardis poster

Tales of the Tardis

TV · as The Doctor · 2 eps

2022
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen poster

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

Movie · as The Doctor (voice)

2022
Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen' poster

Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

Movie · as The Doctor (voice)

2021
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3 poster

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

Movie · as The Doctor (voice)

2020
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones poster

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

Movie · as The Doctor (voice)

2020
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep poster

Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep

TV · as The Doctor (voice) · 6 eps

2019
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror poster

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

Movie · as The Doctor (voice)

2017
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time poster

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)

2016
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

Movie · as The Doctor (Voice)

2015
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage poster

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

Movie

2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song poster

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)

2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor poster

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)

2013
Doctor Who at the Proms poster

Doctor Who at the Proms

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (archive footage) (uncredited)

2013
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited poster

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

TV · as Self · 11 eps

2009
Devious poster

Devious

Movie · as Second Doctor (archive footage)

2008
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 poster

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

Movie · as (archival footage)

2008
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor poster

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)

2008
The Ties That Bind Us poster

The Ties That Bind Us

Movie · as The Second Doctor (archive footage)

2008
Five Doctors, One Studio

Five Doctors, One Studio

Movie

2003
Patrick Troughton in America poster

Patrick Troughton in America

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
Adventures in Time and Spain poster

Adventures in Time and Spain

Movie · as (archvie footage)

2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy poster

Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Movie · as Himself (archive footage)

1994
The World of Hammer poster

The World of Hammer

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

1993
30 Years in the TARDIS poster

30 Years in the TARDIS

Movie · as Himself (archive footage)

1987
Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse

TV · as George Jackson · 1 ep

1987
Doctor Who Then & Now poster

Doctor Who Then & Now

TV · as Doctor Who · 1 ep

1987
Yesterday's Dreams

Yesterday's Dreams

TV · as Jack · 1 ep

1987
Knights of God poster

Knights of God

TV · as Arthur · 13 eps

1986
The Two of Us poster

The Two of Us

TV · as Perce · 5 eps

1985
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors poster

Doctor Who: The Two Doctors

Movie · as The Doctor

1985
Long Term Memory poster

Long Term Memory

Movie · as Gerald

1985
Super Gran poster

Super Gran

TV · as Great Sporran of the Isles · 1 ep

1985
Summer Season

Summer Season

TV · as Gerald · 1 ep

1984
Amy poster

Amy

Movie · as Lord Rothermere

1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984
The Box of Delights poster

The Box of Delights

TV · as Cole Hawlings · 3 eps

1983
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors poster

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Movie · as The Second Doctor

1983
Reluctant Chickens poster

Reluctant Chickens

Movie · as Malcolm

1983
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead poster

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)

1983
Dramarama poster

Dramarama

TV · as Instructor · 1 ep

1982
Doctor Who: Earthshock poster

Doctor Who: Earthshock

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (archive footage)

1982
The Pigman's Protege poster

The Pigman's Protege

Movie · as William Pierce

1982
Foxy Lady

Foxy Lady

TV · 12 eps

1982
Shine on Harvey Moon poster

Shine on Harvey Moon

TV · as Wilf · 1 ep

1981
John Diamond poster

John Diamond

Movie · as Joseph K'Nee

1981
P.Q. 17 poster

P.Q. 17

Movie · as Commodore Londonderry

1981
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights poster

Tales from the Thousand and One Nights

Movie · as The Swindler

1980
No Defence poster

No Defence

Movie · as Judge Barnes-Ritchie

1979
Minder poster

Minder

TV · as Joe Mancini · 1 ep

1979
Only When I Laugh poster

Only When I Laugh

TV · as Joe Perkins · 1 ep

1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson poster

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Movie · as Clement Attlee

1978
A Hitch in Time poster

A Hitch in Time

Movie · as Professor Wagstaff

1978
All Creatures Great and Small poster

All Creatures Great and Small

TV · as Roddy · 1 ep

1978
Edward and Mrs Simpson poster

Edward and Mrs Simpson

TV · as Clement Atlee · 3 eps

1978
The Famous Five poster

The Famous Five

TV · as Mr. Stick · 1 ep

1977
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger poster

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

Movie · as Melanthius

1977
The Sinking of the HMS Victoria poster

The Sinking of the HMS Victoria

Movie · as Rear Admiral Markham

1977
Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island

Movie · as Israel Hands

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · as Rear Admiral Markham · 1 ep

1976
The Omen poster

The Omen

Movie · as Father Brennan

1976
Love Letters on Blue Paper poster

Love Letters on Blue Paper

Movie · as Victor Marsden

1976
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius poster

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)

1976
Lorna Doone poster

Lorna Doone

TV · 5 eps

1976
The Feathered Serpent poster

The Feathered Serpent

TV · as Nasca · 12 eps

1976
Yanks Go Home poster

Yanks Go Home

TV · as Lubbock · 1 ep

1975
Nurse Will Make It Better poster

Nurse Will Make It Better

Movie · as Lyall

1975
The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney

TV · as Reg Crofts · 1 ep

1975
Survivors poster

Survivors

TV · as John Millen · 1 ep

1975
Angels poster

Angels

TV · 1 ep

1975
Space: 1999 poster

Space: 1999

TV · as Archon · 1 ep

1975
The Love School poster

The Love School

TV · as Frederick Stephens · 3 eps

1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell poster

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Movie · as Bodysnatcher

1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill poster

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

TV · 2 eps

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · as William Pierce · 1 ep

1974
Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People

TV · as Hainault · 1 ep

1974
Village Hall poster

Village Hall

TV · as Bill Lester · 1 ep

1973
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors poster

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

Movie · as The Doctor

1973
Warship poster

Warship

TV · 1 ep

1973
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Lyall · 1 ep

1973
Whoops Baghdad poster

Whoops Baghdad

TV · as Tamberlane the Terrible · 1 ep

1973
Hawkeye, the Pathfinder

Hawkeye, the Pathfinder

TV · as Uncle Cap · 5 eps

1972
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (picture) (uncredited)

1972
Colditz poster

Colditz

TV · as Padre · 1 ep

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Joseph Molloy · 1 ep

1972
Van der Valk poster

Van der Valk

TV · as Father Bosch · 1 ep

1972
The Protectors poster

The Protectors

TV · as Bela Karoleon · 1 ep

1971
The Chopper poster

The Chopper

Movie · as Jimmy Reed

1971
The Persuaders! poster

The Persuaders!

TV · as Count Marceau · 1 ep

1971
Jason King poster

Jason King

TV · 1 ep

1970
Scars of Dracula poster

Scars of Dracula

Movie · as Klove

1970
Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

Movie · as Mr. Fidler

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Victor Marsden, Malcolm, Judge Barnes-Ritchie · 2 eps

1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII poster

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

TV · as Duke of Norfolk · 5 eps

1970
The Goodies poster

The Goodies

TV · as Dr. Petal · 1 ep

1970
Doomwatch poster

Doomwatch

TV · as Lyon McArthur / Alan McArthur · 1 ep

1970
On the House

On the House

TV · as Doctor Stanley · 2 eps

1970
Little Women poster

Little Women

TV · as Robert March · 4 eps

1969
Doctor Who: The Krotons poster

Doctor Who: The Krotons

Movie · as The Doctor

1969
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death poster

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death

Movie · as The Doctor

1969
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates poster

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

Movie · as The Doctor

1969
Doctor Who: The War Games poster

Doctor Who: The War Games

Movie · as The Doctor

1969
Paul Temple poster

Paul Temple

TV · 1 ep

1969
The Main Chance poster

The Main Chance

TV · as Frederick Owen · 1 ep

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Reilly · 1 ep

1968
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World poster

Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World

Movie · as Dr. Who/Salamander

1968
Doctor Who: The Invasion poster

Doctor Who: The Invasion

Movie · as The Doctor

1968
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear poster

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear

Movie · as The Doctor

1968
Doctor Who: The Dominators poster

Doctor Who: The Dominators

Movie · as The Doctor

1968
Doctor Who: The Mind Robber poster

Doctor Who: The Mind Robber

Movie · as The Doctor

1968
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space poster

Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

Movie · as The Doctor

1968
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep poster

Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep

Movie · as The Doctor

1967
The Viking Queen poster

The Viking Queen

Movie · as Tristram

1967
Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen poster

Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen

Movie · as The Doctor

1967
Doctor Who: The Highlanders poster

Doctor Who: The Highlanders

Movie · as The Doctor

1967
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace poster

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace

Movie · as The Doctor

1967
Doctor Who: The Moonbase poster

Doctor Who: The Moonbase

Movie · as The Doctor

1967
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

Movie · as The Doctor

1967
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror poster

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

Movie · as The Doctor

1967
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors poster

Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors

Movie · as The Doctor

1967
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones poster

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

Movie · as The Doctor

1967
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen poster

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

Movie · as The Doctor

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Mr. Fidler · 1 ep

1966
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

Movie · as Dr. Who

1966
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet poster

Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet

Movie · as The Doctor (2) (uncredited)

1966
Softly, Softly poster

Softly, Softly

TV · 1 ep

1966
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

TV · as Pawnbroker · 1 ep

1965
And Did Those Feet ? poster

And Did Those Feet ?

Movie · as Lord Fountain

1965
Give the Clown His Supper

Give the Clown His Supper

Movie · as Stuart

1965
Doctor Who: Lost in Time poster

Doctor Who: Lost in Time

TV · as The Doctor · 3 eps

1965
Out of the Unknown poster

Out of the Unknown

TV · as Jimmy Reed · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Stuart Pendleton, Justley · 1 ep

1965
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

TV · as Dr. Manette · 10 eps

1964
The Black Torment poster

The Black Torment

Movie · as Regis

1964
The Gorgon poster

The Gorgon

Movie · as Inspector Kanof

1964
Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes

TV · 1 ep

1964
HMS Paradise

HMS Paradise

TV · as Captain Ahab Rudlow · 1 ep

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Lord Fountain · 1 ep

1964
Smuggler's Bay

Smuggler's Bay

TV · as Ratsey · 6 eps

1963
Jason and the Argonauts poster

Jason and the Argonauts

Movie · as Phineas

1963
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as The Doctor

1963
Espionage poster

Espionage

TV · as John McBride · 1 ep

1963
No Cloak - No Dagger

No Cloak - No Dagger

TV · as Trev · 6 eps

1962
The Phantom of the Opera poster

The Phantom of the Opera

Movie · as The Rat Catcher

1962
Wuthering Heights poster

Wuthering Heights

Movie · as Hindley

1962
Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars

TV · 4 eps

1962
The Saint poster

The Saint

TV · as Insp. Gambetti · 2 eps

1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook poster

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

TV · as Alex Dean · 6 eps

1962
Compact poster

Compact

TV · 374 eps

1962
Man of the World poster

Man of the World

TV · as Thiboeuf · 1 ep

1962
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

TV · as Daniel Quilp · 6 eps

1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1961
Sir Francis Drake poster

Sir Francis Drake

TV · as Gazio · 1 ep

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Bart, Brenner · 1 ep

1960
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1960
Maigret poster

Maigret

TV · 1 ep

1959
Interpol Calling poster

Interpol Calling

TV · as Sukru · 1 ep

1959
No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place

TV · 4 eps

1959
The Third Man poster

The Third Man

TV · as Luigi Carvossa · 1 ep

1959
International Detective

International Detective

TV · as Silversmith, Bela Davos · 1 ep

1958
The Moonraker poster

The Moonraker

Movie · as Captain Wilcox

1958
The Adventures of William Tell poster

The Adventures of William Tell

TV · as Hanzler · 1 ep

1957
Ordeal by Fire poster

Ordeal by Fire

Movie · as La Hire

1956
1984 poster

1984

Movie · as Man on Telescreen (uncredited)

1956
The Count of Monte Cristo poster

The Count of Monte Cristo

TV · 3 eps

1955
Richard III poster

Richard III

Movie · as Tyrell

1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood

TV · as Constable, Sir William Fitzwalter, Seneschal, Sir Boland, Traveller, Raoul, Sir Fulke Devereaux, Constable (uncredited) · 1 ep

1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel poster

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

TV · as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes · 15 eps

1954
The Black Knight poster

The Black Knight

Movie · as King Mark

1953
Robin Hood poster

Robin Hood

TV · 6 eps

1951
White Corridors poster

White Corridors

Movie · as Sailor

1951
The Franchise Affair poster

The Franchise Affair

Movie · as Bill Brough

1950
The Woman with No Name poster

The Woman with No Name

Movie · as Colin

1950
Chance of a Lifetime poster

Chance of a Lifetime

Movie · as Kettle

1950
Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island

Movie · as Roach

1950
Waterfront poster

Waterfront

Movie · as Sam (uncredited)

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Cardinal Wolsey · 1 ep

1949
Cardboard Cavalier poster

Cardboard Cavalier

Movie · as Executed Man (uncredited)

1949
Badger's Green

Badger's Green

Movie · as Jim Carter

1948
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Player King

1948
The Red Shoes poster

The Red Shoes

Movie · as BBC Radio Announcer (voice)

1948
Escape poster

Escape

Movie · as Jim

1948
R.U.R. poster

R.U.R.

Movie · as Radius, a robot