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Prisoner Star McGoohan Dead at 80

British actor also created and produced '60s TV cult classic

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 14, 2009 2:10 PM CST

(Newser) – Emmy Award-winning actor Patrick McGoohan, who starred in 1960s TV shows The Prisoner and Secret Agent, has died, the Los Angeles Times reports. The veteran British character actor, who appeared in Braveheart as the villainous, scene-stealing King Edward Longshanks, was 80. In its 17-episode run,...   Read full story »

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