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| [[Image:Patrick Troughton.jpg|right|200px|Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor]]
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| '''Patrick George Troughton''' ([[25th March]], [[1920]]–[[28th March]], [[1987]]) played [[the Doctor]] from [[1966]] until [[1969]].
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| Troughton's notable film roles include ''Sir Andrew Ffoulkes'' in ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' ([[1954]]), ''Phineas'' in ''Jason & the Argonauts'' ([[1963]]), Father Brennen in ''The Omen'' ([[1976]]), ''Melanthius'' in ''Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger'' ([[1977]]), and ''Cole Hawlings'' in a [[BBC]] [[Television]] dramatisation of the John Masefield children's book ''The Box of Delights'' ([[1984]]).
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| He also guest starred in the British comedy television series ''The Goodies'' in the episode "The Baddies", as well as in episodes of the British television series ''Survivors'', ''Minder'' and ''The Persuaders!'' . In [[1953]] he became the first actor to play the famous folk hero [[Robin Hood]] on television, starring in six half-hour episodes broadcast from [[17th March]] to [[21st April]] on the BBC, and titled simply ''Robin Hood'' (Vahimagi, 42). He also played the Duke of Norfolk in two episodes of the [[1970s]] miniseries, ''The Six Wives of [[Henry VIII]]''.
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| ==Doctor Who==
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| In [[1966]], ''Doctor Who'' producer [[Innes Lloyd]] decided to replace [[William Hartnell]] in the series' lead role. Lloyd later stated that Hartnell had approved of the choice, saying, "There's only one man in England who can take over, and that's Patrick Troughton" (Howe, Stammers and Walker, 68). Lloyd chose Troughton because of his extensive and versatile experience as a character actor. After he was cast, Troughton considered various ways to approach the role, to differentiate his portrayal from Hartnell's amiable-yet-tetchy patriarch. Troughton's early thoughts about how he might play the Doctor included a "tough sea captain" and a piratical figure in blackface and a turban. ''Doctor Who'' creator [[Sydney Newman]] suggested that the Doctor could be a "cosmic hobo" in the mold of Charlie Chaplin, and this was the interpretation eventually chosen (Howe, Stammers and Walker, 68–69).
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| During his time on the series, Troughton tended to shun publicity. He told one interviewer, "I think acting is magic. If I tell you all about myself it will spoil it" (Howe, Stammers and Walker, 72). Years later, he told another interviewer that his greatest concern was that too much publicity would limit his opportunities as a character actor after he left the role (KTEH interview).
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| Troughton was popular with both the production team and his co-stars. Producer Lloyd credited Troughton with a "leading actor's temperament. He was a father figure to the whole company and hence could embrace it and sweep it along with him." Troughton also gained a reputation on set as a practical joker (Howe, Stammers and Walker, 68, 74), often assisted by co-star [[Frazier Hines]]. Troughton and Hines were especially notorious for "de-bagging" fellow cast member [[Deborah Watling]] and even tossing her into ice cold sea foam.
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| Regrettably, many of the early episodes in which Troughton appeared were disposed of by the [[BBC]] (a full list of ''Doctor Who'' episodes missing in the [[BBC]] Archives is available [[list of incomplete Doctor Who serials|here]]). Troughton found ''Doctor Who'''s schedule (at this time, 40 to 44 episodes per season) grueling, and decided to leave the series in [[1969]], after three years in the role. This decision was also motivated in part by fear of typecasting (Howe, Stammers and Walker, 75; KTEH interview).
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| Troughton returned to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' three times after he originally left the programme. The first time was in "[[The Three Doctors]]", a [[1973]] serial celebrating the programme's 10th anniversary. Ten years later, Troughton overcame some reluctance to reprise his role and agreed to appear in the 20th anniversary special "[[The Five Doctors]]" at the request of series producer [[John Nathan-Turner]]. He also agreed to attend Doctor Who conventions around the world with Nathan-Turner. Troughton enjoyed the return to the programme so much that he readily agreed to appear one more time as the Second Doctor with [[Colin Baker]]'s [[Sixth Doctor]] in "[[The Two Doctors]]" ([[1985]]).
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| ==Later life and career==
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| Two of Troughton's sons, [[David Troughton|David]] and Michael, are both well-known actors on stage and screen. Two of his grandchildren are also making names for themselves. Jim Troughton plays professional [[cricket]] for Warwickshire and Sam Troughton is an up-and-coming actor, who appeared in ''Alien vs. Predator'' and the [[2005]] film ''Spirit Trap'' with current ''Doctor Who'' star [[Billie Piper]].
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| Troughton's health was never entirely robust and later in his life he refused to accept his doctor's advice that he had developed a serious heart condition through overwork and stress. He suffered two major heart attacks in [[1978]] and [[1984]] which prevented him from working for several months. Following each of these attacks, his doctor's warnings were again ignored as Troughton committed himself to a heavy TV and film schedule. Troughton also continued to smoke heavily and declined to commit himself to any significant physical exercise despite his worsening health and his early death being predicted as an inevitable consequence by his doctors.
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| He featured in the [[1974]] 11-part radio adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's ''Sword of Honour''. In [[1986]] he appeared in the ITV sitcom ''The Two of Us'', and his final [[television]] appearance was as a guest star on ''Supergran''.
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| On [[27th March|27 March]], [[1987]], Troughton was a guest at the Magnum Opus Con II science fiction convention in Columbus, Georgia. Some attendees later said that Troughton looked clearly unwell at the time, although he appeared to be in good spirits throughout the day's panels and was looking forward to a belated birthday celebration which was planned for the coming Saturday evening as well as a screening of the ''Doctor Who'' story "[[The Dominators]]", which Troughton had requested personally, on the Saturday afternoon.
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| Troughton suffered a final, fatal, heart attack at 7:25 AM the next day ([[28th March|28 March]] [[1987]]) just after he had ordered his breakfast from the hotel staff. According to the paramedics who were called, Troughton had died before he had fallen back onto his bed. He was 67 years old.
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| ==References==
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| *[[David J. Howe|Howe, David J.]], Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker. ''Doctor Who: The Sixties''. [[London]]: [[Virgin Publishing]], [[1993]]. ISBN 0-86369-707-0.
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| *Troughton, Patrick. Interview with Terry Phillips. KTEH, San Jose, [[California]]. [[1985]].
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| *Vahimagi, Tise. ''British Television: An Illustrated Guide''. [[Oxford]]: Oxford University Press / British Film Institute. [[1994]]. ISBN 0-19-818336-4.
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| ==External links==
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| *{{imdb name|id=0873743|name = Patrick Troughton}}
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| *[http://www.patricktroughton.com/ Patrick Troughton Dot Com]
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| *[http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=troughton&GSfn=patrick&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=20416&pt=Patrick%20George%20Troughton& Burial record for Patrick Troughton] at [http://findagrave.com Findagrave.com]
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| *[http://www.kasterborous.com/articles.asp?id=416 Into The Unknown - Patrick Troughton article at Kasterborous.com]
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| [[Category: Real World]]
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| [[Category:Doctor Who Cast|Troughton, Patrick]]
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