Patrick Troughton
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Patrick George Troughton 25 March 1920 Mill Hill, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 28 March 1987 (aged 67) Columbus, Georgia, US |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | British |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–1987 |
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| Partner(s) | Ethel Margaret "Bunny" Nuens (ca. 1956–1975) |
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Patrick George Troughton (/ˈtraʊtən/, 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, but he became best known for his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role in 1973, 1983 and 1985.
Troughton was born on 25 March 1920 in Mill Hill, Middlesex, England, to Alec George Troughton (1887-1953), a solicitor, and Dorothy Evelyn Offord (1886-1979), who married in 1914 in Edmonton. Patrick had an elder brother, Alec Robert (1915–1994), and a younger sister, Mary Edith (1923–2005). Troughton attended Mill Hill School and continued to live in Mill Hill for most of his life. While at Mill Hill School, he acted in a production of J.B. Priestley's Bees on the Boat Deck in March 1937. His brother A.R. ('Robin') Troughton shared the 1933 Walter Knox Prize for Chemistry with the future Nobel Prize winner Francis Crick, who also attended Mill Hill School.
Troughton later attended the Embassy School of Acting at Swiss Cottage, studying under Eileen Thorndike. After his time at the Embassy School of Acting, Troughton won a scholarship to the Leighton Rallius Studios at the John Drew Memorial Theatre on Long Island in New York City.
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