Patrick George "Pat" Troughton (25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor most widely known in 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.
Troughton was born on 25 March, 1920 in Mill Hill, London, England to Alec George Troughton and Dorothy E. Offord and attended Mill Hill School. He would later attend the Embassy School o...
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Patrick George "Pat" Troughton (25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor most widely known in 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.
Troughton was born on 25 March, 1920 in Mill Hill, London, England to Alec George Troughton and Dorothy E. Offord and attended Mill Hill School. He would later attend the Embassy School of Acting at Swiss Cottage, 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, U.S.. When the Second World War broke out, he returned to Great Britain on a Belgian ship. The ship hit a mine and sank off the coast of Britain; Troughton escaped in a lifeboat. Troughton joined the Tonbridge Repertory Company in 1939 and in 1940 joined the Royal Navy. He attained the rank of Commander and captained a Motor...
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