Patrick Troughton
Full Name- Patrick George “Pat” Troughton
Birthday- March 25, 1920
Died on- March 28, 1987
Birth Place- Mill Hill, London, England
The Second Doctor- Portrayed by Patrick Troughton
The Second Doctor- As the first Doctor became weaker after fight with Cybermen, in the first season finale and collapsed. His body renewed itself and it became the second incarnation of Doctor as Second Doctor. This Doctor confronts old enemies like Daleks and Cybermen along with the new ones like Great Intelligence and Ice Warriors. Due to his shabby appearance and child like nature, he is nick named as “Cosmic Hobo”. Despite being much younger than his previous incarnation, he is clever enough to stay two steps ahead of his enemies. He sometimes acts like a fool to deliberately make people underestimate his abilities. This helps him to defeat and manipulate people. His role ends as he’s put on trial by ‘The Time Lords’ for breaking laws of non-interference. Being a good hearted person, he argues with Time Lords to use his great powers for people’s good. He is expelled by Time Lords on 20th Century Earth, which forces him to go into next reincarnation as Doctor Three in the process.
Life and Career- He was an English actor popular for his role as Second Doctor in science fiction series “Doctor Who“. He played this role from 1966 to 1969. He attended Embassy School of Acting at Swiss Cottage. During this time, he won a scholarship to the Leighton Rallius Studios at John Drew Memorial Theatre on Long Island in New York, U.S. During the Second World War, he returned to his country on a Belgian ship, which sank off the coast of Britain. He escaped with the help of a life boat. He also joined the Repertory Company in 1939 and Royal navy in 1940. He was a commander and also captained a Motor Gun Boat on duty in North Sea.
After the war ended, he stepped into acting in 1945 with theatre. His TV debut was in 1947. His film debut was with a small role in “Hamlet”. In 1953, he played folk hero Robin Hood on TV in “Robin Hood” and became the first actor to do so. His other notable TV and film roles are in “Chance of a Lifetime”, “The Scarlet Pimpernel”, “Jason and Argonauts”, “Scars of Dracula”, “The Omen”, “Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” and many more.
Then in 1966, he joined “Doctor Who’. This role was a challenge for him, as it was difficult for people to accept replacement in such a popular role. He left the show in 1969. After that, he appeared in a series of films and TV series. He played many recurring but significant roles in various TV series.
In the years 1978 and 1984, he survived two major heart attacks. He was fully devoted to his work. Despite his doctor’s warning he didn’t take hiatus from work. His final TV appearance was in 1987, in “Knights of God”, which was filmed two years in advance.
On March 27, 1987, he went to Columbus, Georgia, USA, as a guest at the Magnum Opus Con II science fiction convention. Because of much exertion over there, he suffered third and last heart attack on 28th march, 1987. He died in his room in hotel, just after he ordered his breakfast.
He had married thrice. He was survived by his third wife Shelagh. He had two daughter, four sons along with a step daughter and a step son.