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As an actor, Patrick McGoohan gave great face.  That doesn't just mean he was a good-lookng man.  (Make no mistake, to the end of his life he was an extraordinarily good-looking man.  Keep reading, male visitors, this isn't that kind of page.)  McGoohan had an exceptionally mobile face and the ability to convey the essence of a character through a twitch, a squint, the barest hint of a smile, or a look seething with rage.  Even when playing the most dispassionate of men, he found the passion within them and made it palpable.  He shared with a bare handful of actors (Robert Mitchum comes to mind) a gift for creating powerfully physical portrayals.  In many ways it was the opposite of Method acting, although the results were no less vibrant and affecting. Here's a look at that great face throughout his career.

Top Ten Patrick McGoohan Roles

The Faces of Patrick McGoohan

In his very first movie role, the uncredited "Guard on Door," in The Dam Busters (1955)

The baby-faced star of Nor the Moon by Night (aka Elephant Walk)

The Rank Organisation's hot young (impossibly young) star

Above and below: From his award-winning performance in Ibsen's Brand (1959)

The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958): Are you kidding me?

As a bad-boy jazz drummer in All Night Long (1957)