Patrick Troughton
Birthday: 25 March 1920, Mill Hill, London, England, UK
Birth Name: Patrick George Troughton
Height: 173 cm
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 Acto ...Show More
I think space will be conquered through the mind rather than the clumsy medium of space travel.
I think space will be conquered through the mind rather than the clumsy medium of space travel.
I have been asked what impact the part of the Doctor had on my career and I can honestly say none. F Show more
I have been asked what impact the part of the Doctor had on my career and I can honestly say none. For luckily I got out in time before I was too typecast. Hide
[on playing the Doctor] It was the happiest time of my professional life.
[on playing the Doctor] It was the happiest time of my professional life.
Doctor Who (1963) gave me a chance to indulge my passion for dressing up and being able to have some Show more
Doctor Who (1963) gave me a chance to indulge my passion for dressing up and being able to have some sly fun as well as a bit of clowning. Hide
It seems so long ago that I played the part of the Doctor.
It seems so long ago that I played the part of the Doctor.
If I had not been an actor I would quite like to have been a teacher. Children keep one young.
If I had not been an actor I would quite like to have been a teacher. Children keep one young.
I've played so many different parts in the last 40 years.
I've played so many different parts in the last 40 years.
When I finished in the role I was fairly young and I had to get back to the variety of roles which I Show more
When I finished in the role I was fairly young and I had to get back to the variety of roles which I had been doing. Otherwise, if you stay too long you come into a play and everyone says, 'Oh, it's Doctor Who!' And that's no good. You must try and get them to forget -- hoodwink them into forgetting. Hide
How did I feel about taking on the role? To begin with, I thought it would last about six weeks afte Show more
How did I feel about taking on the role? To begin with, I thought it would last about six weeks after Billy Hartnell [William Hartnell] had finished. My children and I had been fans of the programme and I loved the way he had played the Doctor. But I knew I couldn't possibly do it like that. Hide
If, as a character actor, you go around promoting your own personality, you're defeating the very th Show more
If, as a character actor, you go around promoting your own personality, you're defeating the very thing you're trying to achieve as an actor, which is to be anonymous as a person and only emerge as somebody else on screen. That's the main reason I've stayed away from interviews. It's like a conjurer telling you how he does his tricks all the time. Hide
I've done a lot of swashbuckling in my time - ever since Joy Harington gave me my first real televis Show more
I've done a lot of swashbuckling in my time - ever since Joy Harington gave me my first real television chance in Kidnapped (1956). Hide
[on his versatile reputation] I just take what part comes along. It's like a great big lucky dip, it Show more
[on his versatile reputation] I just take what part comes along. It's like a great big lucky dip, it's lovely. Different people see me as different things. Hide
I'm ready to play anything.
I'm ready to play anything.
[on playing the Doctor] I had a Whale of a time!
[on playing the Doctor] I had a Whale of a time!
[on Doctor Who (1963)] I believed totally in the possibilities implied in the series. I never though Show more
[on Doctor Who (1963)] I believed totally in the possibilities implied in the series. I never thought of it as fantasy. Far from it. Hide
I think acting is magic. If I tell you all about myself it will spoil it
I think acting is magic. If I tell you all about myself it will spoil it
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Patrick Troughton'S roles
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