I wish he'd agreed to play Bond, it would have been a great source of joy for his fans. However, I love the fact that he had high moral standards and was carefully selective about the roles he accepted. I love the fact that he married his beautiful wife in his 20s and both of them remained absolutely loyal and devoted to each other and their lovely daughters. I don't think any stage-TV-film actor matches his talent, charisma, personality, handsome good-looks, beautiful speaking-voice, and very high moral standards. He was a true genius. I grew up watching Danger Man and I've religiously followed his acting career. I've never been disappointed by any of his performances. I cried when he passed away. Thank you for all of your wonderful performances. RIP dearest dearest Patrick McGoohan.
He had it written into his contracts : "NO KISSING !!" - So not surprising he turned down Bond - A lovely comment, though, and I concur with everything you say - And so beautifully written...
Patrick was miming to the drummer Joe Morello, but his actions were well in sync and time. His hours of practice in his garage certainly payed off. Most of today's drummers who mime aren't even that close. A extremely talented man & sorely missed.
I've been a fan of Patrick McGoohan ever since I was a child in the 60's and saw him on The Wonderful World of Disney as The Scarecrow and in the movie Thomasina. I though he was so handsome and I loved the sound of his voice. I really thought at first he was playing the drums for real, but everyone in the comments say's he's miming it. But he does such a excellent job of it, he appears to be playing it himself. I can't imagine how many hours it took of practicing to become that good and make it appear real. A wonderful actor. I was so sad when he pasted away. One of the greats.
Yes I remember seeing that myself when I was a kid when wonderful world of Disney would come on Sunday evenings ... I remember laying on the couch watching it and feeling spooked during some of it
I always had the biggest crush on him from Scarecrow and Tomasina- his looks and voice and his mannerisms. Definitely one of the most handsome men to ever walk this planet. He was excellent in The Hard Way. RIP Mr McGoohan ❤️
Actor, writer, director, producer and... drummer too! Who knew??? A true and very rare "all around" performer. (Look for him in a movie starring Rock Hudson, ie."ICE STATION ZEBRA" too.)
i love patrick mcgoohan!! cool agent in danger man....number 6! of course..ice station zebra ...the columbo shows....the man is eccentric and brilliant ..wish i could have spent a day hanging out with him. would have been priceless!!rip ...love you pat!!
He threw himself into the characters that he played...sure wish I could see all of those old stage plays that he was in when he first started acting! 200 plays over a 4 year period...rehearsing one play in the afternoon and performing a different one every evening...I can't even imagine the work to learn one play, let alone 2 plays every 2 weeks!!! He was just amazing...and a one of a kind who has never really received the recognition that he deserved. GOD Speed Mr McMagoohan !
I find it hard to believe he is miming. He is spot on throughout. It is much harder to mime than to play. To mime so accurately would be an incredible feat.
McGoohan does a very good job of mimicing a drummer here. Allan Ganley was a Trixon endorser so, possibly, this is his kit. Early on, it is apparent that McGoohan can not play the triplet on the ride cymbal, but the audience would not realize this. Some of this is McGoohan and the rest Ganley. Well done, on the whole. I've seen this film a coupla times, always entertaining.
Right. In addition to the triplet on the ride, McGoohan, at one point, is rolling on the high tom when we are hearing a roll on the floor tom. BUT, he still does a fantastic job! Both McGoohan and Ganley did their jobs well.
Patrick McGoohan is awesome--'intense' should have his photo for the dictionary definition. The characters he plays here and in 'Hell Drivers' (1957) have wonderful contempt for those who can't do the job as well as he; McGoohan always has a look on his face that says: "See that, you wankers? THIS is how it's done!"
I can't be sure, but I think the drummer on this was actually Allan Ganley. The track is called 'The Chase'. Morello played on the two Brubeck tracks in the film.
i have an awesome press photo from this film where he's practicing on a tarmac somewhere outside the set. the paddy is great in this movie, no doubt. :D
There is a Library Of Congress entry on this. Quote: "Allan Ganley coached and ghosted drum routines for actor Patrick McGoohan.: Whatever that means. Maybe some of the hand close up shots were not McGoohan?
I've seen the film on TCM...by no means a classic, but it holds your attention, and has some good jazz in it. McGoohan is excellent, as he almost always is.
Hell, I can believe it. It's easy enough to tell when an actor is faking playing an instrument, and this man either fooled everyone brilliantly or actually put in the work. Power to him if it's true.
Reading some of the comments... my understanding was that Patrick trained really hard for the drumming solos. He joined the Musicians' Union so that he could actually play in the film, IIRC. It's possible that some of the close-up shots of the hands weren't his... the rest though is very much his handiwork.
As a drummer I can tell you he’s awful close! I don’t think he’s playing what you hear but he’s doing a hell of a good job miming the solo. With a bit more coaching he could have pulled this solo of perfectly. And yes, the Trixon kit sounds and looks smashing.
Interesting fact when he did “Danger Man.” He to told producers, “No kissing.” I am in season 4 and several bad guys dispatched, and many damsels (and guys) in distress, but no kissing.
If he's miming joe morello he's doing a bloody good job bcos his hands look legit I remember seeing this late one night you know rerun hour bcos the only people awake at that hour are Stoners and the unemployed and Stoned unemployed I was the extreme form of course.They don't make actors like this today
@@kevinmanns7170Well that's because they should have had McGoohan play the part rather than that guy MaGoohan you're going on about. Rafferty can be viewed as a precursor of House.
His character is called Johnny Cousins but basically yes he is the Iago figure in the plot. I'm not a jazz fan but I am a Shakespeare fan and really enjoyed this film. It's a loose adaptation of the story but I think it worked pretty well.
+David Andrews The story I heard is that he basically locked himself in in garage while he was taking lessons and practiced for hours. Drove his neighbors nuts.
IF one of my friends asked me if I would like to watch a jazz adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, I think I would kill them stone dead on the spot and worry later about the consequences. But this was cool to watch.
I adore Patrick McGoohan to a fare thee well, but I must disagree. Sal Mineo was simply spectacular as Gene Krupa, actually played the drum parts, and was so awesome that Gene himself gave his drum kit to Sal in respect. Sal Mineo was nominated for an Academy Award for this role.
He would’ve played a great portrayal of Gandalf in a late 70s adaptation for “The Hobbit: The Battle of Seven Armies” by John Boorman starring Ian Holm as the main protagonist for the epic fantasy at that time.
@AMT Thanks for the link. By the way, you seem to be as big a fan as I am of PM, do you have a bio of him “Not a Number-Patrick McGoohan-a life”? I really recommend it if you don’t.
IMO he's playing some and then there's some obvious cuts to someone else playing. Although it is said he practiced like crazy, i don't think he could pull this off completely on his own.
Very impressive miming but he is far too stiff to be playing this well but stiffness is because he is NOT a drummer but he does a good job. It would be interesting to hear what it would sound like without the ghost drummer.
@ Misfit Good observation. Of course he is only acting the role of the drummer and so doesn't show the body language of the real thing. Nonetheless, a tribute to his acting skills and another string to his bow.
stixkubwa Indeed and indeed. I was just trying to put to rest some of the claims he was drumming but he was a great actor as proven by The Prisoner which I recently watched from the start. Ideal for lockdown TV.
I wish he'd agreed to play Bond, it would have been a great source of joy for his fans. However, I love the fact that he had high moral standards and was carefully selective about the roles he accepted. I love the fact that he married his beautiful wife in his 20s and both of them remained absolutely loyal and devoted to each other and their lovely daughters. I don't think any stage-TV-film actor matches his talent, charisma, personality, handsome good-looks, beautiful speaking-voice, and very high moral standards. He was a true genius. I grew up watching Danger Man and I've religiously followed his acting career. I've never been disappointed by any of his performances. I cried when he passed away. Thank you for all of your wonderful performances. RIP dearest dearest Patrick McGoohan.
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What a lovely comment, I totally agree!!!!
Wonderful comment Penelope!
He had it written into his contracts : "NO KISSING !!" - So not surprising he turned down Bond - A lovely comment, though, and I concur with everything you say - And so beautifully written...
You'll be his wife in the next world lol
His performance in Ice Station Zebra inspired me to become an actor. Thank you, Mr. McGoohan.
Patrick was miming to the drummer Joe Morello, but his actions were well in sync and time.
His hours of practice in his garage certainly payed off.
Most of today's drummers who mime aren't even that close.
A extremely talented man & sorely missed.
+Rockin' T.C.
'Patrick was miming to the drummer Joe Morello'
He fooled me.
Where is this from? The first Dangerman? I don't recall seeing this in the long form version of Drake.
They PAID**** off, not payed off.
@@trentontolmer-amos7966 A movie called "All Night Long" - It just played on Turner Classic Movies
That does not sound like Joe Morello’s style so I would say not Joe Morello but definitely an accomplished jazz drummer
I've been a fan of Patrick McGoohan ever since I was a child in the 60's and saw him on The Wonderful World of Disney as The Scarecrow and in the movie Thomasina. I though he was so handsome and I loved the sound of his voice. I really thought at first he was playing the drums for real, but everyone in the comments say's he's miming it. But he does such a excellent job of it, he appears to be playing it himself. I can't imagine how many hours it took of practicing to become that good and make it appear real. A wonderful actor. I was so sad when he pasted away. One of the greats.
He was one of a kind. That's for sure. A man of conviction in his craft as well as in his life.
Yes I like some of the comments I've read here in these threads about the Integrity he had .
Yes I remember seeing that myself when I was a kid when wonderful world of Disney would come on Sunday evenings ... I remember laying on the couch watching it and feeling spooked during some of it
I always had the biggest crush on him from Scarecrow and Tomasina- his looks and voice and his mannerisms. Definitely one of the most handsome men to ever walk this planet. He was excellent in The Hard Way. RIP Mr McGoohan ❤️
Actor, writer, director, producer and... drummer too! Who knew??? A true and very rare "all around" performer. (Look for him in a movie starring Rock Hudson, ie."ICE STATION ZEBRA" too.)
Great and hugely underrated actor
...yet another " underrated" comment , in the great canon of underrated comments about someone who was never underrated.....sheesh.
Great actor, not underrated by anyone.
He really made it look convincing, he obviously studied some great drummers up close.
Oh McGoohan, you've done it again!
Patrick McGoohan...pure uncut awesome in human form. So hard as f**k he could melt iron with his scowl.
He was such a powerful actor.
"Nobody loves Johnny -Johnny doesnt even love Johnny"
I know. Totally believable in every role he played!
i love patrick mcgoohan!! cool agent in danger man....number 6! of course..ice station zebra ...the columbo shows....the man is eccentric and brilliant ..wish i could have spent a day hanging out with him. would have been priceless!!rip ...love you pat!!
Number 6 was actually the drummer in a Black Metal band in the Village, they were called "Be Slaying You"...
Who is #6?
@@chewybunz YOU are number six.
@@princeofcupspoc9073 I'm a man..............Not a number!!!
A free man!@@ericgunn9307
got it the wrong way around there😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He would have been an amazing bond
He threw himself into the characters that he played...sure wish I could see all of those old stage plays that he was in when he first started acting! 200 plays over a 4 year period...rehearsing one play in the afternoon and performing a different one every evening...I can't even imagine the work to learn one play, let alone 2 plays every 2 weeks!!! He was just amazing...and a one of a kind who has never really received the recognition that he deserved. GOD Speed Mr McMagoohan !
Without question, one of the great actors of all time with tremendous screen presence.
I find it hard to believe he is miming. He is spot on throughout. It is much harder to mime than to play. To mime so accurately would be an incredible feat.
Yeah, I do too. I don’t buy it. It’s him playing.
McGoohan does a very good job of mimicing a drummer here. Allan Ganley was a Trixon endorser so, possibly, this is his kit. Early on, it is apparent that McGoohan can not play the triplet on the ride cymbal, but the audience would not realize this. Some of this is McGoohan and the rest Ganley. Well done, on the whole. I've seen this film a coupla times, always entertaining.
Right. In addition to the triplet on the ride, McGoohan, at one point, is rolling on the high tom when we are hearing a roll on the floor tom. BUT, he still does a fantastic job! Both McGoohan and Ganley did their jobs well.
Er ist einfach toll - der Beste! Er ist nicht die Nummer 6, er ist die Nummer 1! Eine sehr beeindruckende Persönlichkeit!
My god! I had no idea PM could play, and this well??? Crazy, baby!
must watch the entire movie to celebrate 19 march. would have been 84 this year. beautiful in every way.
Secret drummer man...like, who even knew? The more I learn about Mr. McGoohan, the more impressed I am.
I wish I had half of this man's genius and talent. :(
Patrick McGoohan is awesome--'intense' should have his photo for the dictionary definition. The characters he plays here and in 'Hell Drivers' (1957) have wonderful contempt for those who can't do the job as well as he; McGoohan always has a look on his face that says: "See that, you wankers? THIS is how it's done!"
Patrick was such a talented actor as well as a great drummer!
I LOVE watching him do this. He was phenomenal.
i believe the solo is Joe
morello but PM's miming is fantastic! You'd swear he was playing. that's dedication to your art!
As stated in another comment: "Is there anything No. 6 can't do? ?!!"
I was a child when I looked "The Prisoner" ... Good Luck Number 6! May the Peace Be With You. ❤
Sheer genius - McGoohan's inimitable effortless superiority. One of the greatest actors of all time.
#6 on the sticks
Excellent , Patrick Mc Gohan, c'est un génie, Merci pour la partage.
To Me He Is, and allays will be Number 1..........................
@tehk.media He's not a number.
I just admire the man so, SO much...
For Not So Jolly Roger, Quiet Enough For A Drum Solo.... Patrick McGoohan finally delivered! Loved that guy!
One of my favorite episodes from Danger Man. I believe it was the last one of the series?
I can't be sure, but I think the drummer on this was actually Allan Ganley. The track is called 'The Chase'. Morello played on the two Brubeck tracks in the film.
i have an awesome press photo from this film where he's practicing on a tarmac somewhere outside the set. the paddy is great in this movie, no doubt. :D
There is a Library Of Congress entry on this. Quote: "Allan Ganley coached and ghosted drum routines for actor Patrick McGoohan.: Whatever that means. Maybe some of the hand close up shots were not McGoohan?
I've seen the film on TCM...by no means a classic, but it holds your attention, and has some good jazz in it. McGoohan is excellent, as he almost always is.
Such a fascinating, multi-talented individual!
It i said he "locked himself in a garage with a drum kit to practise for hours. " for this role.
Hell, I can believe it. It's easy enough to tell when an actor is faking playing an instrument, and this man either fooled everyone brilliantly or actually put in the work. Power to him if it's true.
did he play this it looks so real. I respect this man and it is a great lose he has passed on he was beautiful.
Reading some of the comments... my understanding was that Patrick trained really hard for the drumming solos. He joined the Musicians' Union so that he could actually play in the film, IIRC. It's possible that some of the close-up shots of the hands weren't his... the rest though is very much his handiwork.
Le numéro 6 en action''
...Great..love it
Handled it like the pro he is.
😅👉🏼🥁
Multi talented
My late dad said he would have been a great bond because of danger man but a think he didn't want it RIP mr mc goohan 😊
TALENTED!!!!!
Only patrick mcgoohan could get a standing ovation for pretending to play the drums
As a drummer I can tell you he’s awful close! I don’t think he’s playing what you hear but he’s doing a hell of a good job miming the solo. With a bit more coaching he could have pulled this solo of perfectly. And yes, the Trixon kit sounds and looks smashing.
Be seeing you!
Any other drummers notice the massive rack tom on the kit behind the one he was playing? Huge for that time period!
Interesting fact when he did “Danger Man.” He to told producers, “No kissing.” I am in season 4 and several bad guys dispatched, and many damsels (and guys) in distress, but no kissing.
I couldn't have put it better myself. Chuckle! BCNU...
Well, damn!
"Hey! Look! 'Longshanks' is doing a drumsolo!"
I'd dare anyone to slap him across his face and say "were you rushing or were you dragging?"
He is no Buddy Rich or Gene Krupa but he can hang around for one more tune thats it,
Rock the fuck out of those drums, Dale!
You can see that they cut back between two different snare drums, one with a remo head on it, the other brand new and clean
If he's miming joe morello he's doing a bloody good job bcos his hands look legit I remember seeing this late one night you know rerun hour bcos the only people awake at that hour are Stoners and the unemployed and Stoned unemployed I was the extreme form of course.They don't make actors like this today
There was something Psychotic about Patrick McGoohan, great actor, but very intense.
What did Patrick say at 0:45?
I'm pretty sure that he did a medical American tv show called Rafferty. Was this true or am i wrong?
No, you’re correct. It’s too bad it got canceled rather soon.
Rafferty was terrible in every way, including MaGoohan, and was rightly canned. Not his best work. For me he will always be...Drake...John Drake !!
@@kevinmanns7170Well that's because they should have had McGoohan play the part rather than that guy MaGoohan you're going on about. Rafferty can be viewed as a precursor of House.
He’s good
Is that Bernard Braden sitting there ?
Playing on a Trixon.
A jazz version of Othello? That sounds amazing! Does Patrick play Iago?
His character is called Johnny Cousins but basically yes he is the Iago figure in the plot. I'm not a jazz fan but I am a Shakespeare fan and really enjoyed this film. It's a loose adaptation of the story but I think it worked pretty well.
He looks as he is really doing the drumming- if its a jazz version of Othello is he IAGO
You bet your arse he is ;)
Terrific....Great screen caps..can you tell me what dvd version u took it from? My copy looks like bottom of swimming pool!
I used to think of myself as a drummer before I saw this
@AMT :)
Is that McGoohan's playing on the soundtrack? If dubbed by another, it's a good match to the visual.
+David Andrews The story I heard is that he basically locked himself in in garage while he was taking lessons and practiced for hours. Drove his neighbors nuts.
that guy is hopped up...
Many thanks for this upload. Am wondering if there is s copy of the drum solo which came at the end of the film. Memories of my youth.
Hi, I'd love to see that photo!!!! Could you mail it please?
It's quiet enough for a drum solo quiet
IF one of my friends asked me if I would like to watch a jazz adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, I think I would kill them stone dead on the spot and worry later about the consequences. But this was cool to watch.
HOly Toledo . . Come on . . is this real?
:-O !!!!
What is this scene from?
EXCELLENT - should have starred in the Gene Krupa Story
I adore Patrick McGoohan to a fare thee well, but I must disagree. Sal Mineo was simply spectacular as Gene Krupa, actually played the drum parts, and was so awesome that Gene himself gave his drum kit to Sal in respect. Sal Mineo was nominated for an Academy Award for this role.
@@deniseb.7795 Yes - you are correct Denise - Sal Mineo was sensational in that movie.
Awesome, what’s this from?
“All Night Long,” a movie from 1962!
He was the main character in the series "The Prisoner". Here is my musical tribute to: soundcloud.com/lennartmusic/suicide-booth-we-are-the-4
I played drums in bar bands as good as this guy, lol!
He would’ve played a great portrayal of Gandalf in a late 70s adaptation for “The Hobbit: The Battle of Seven Armies” by John Boorman starring Ian Holm as the main protagonist for the epic fantasy at that time.
Is there anything Number Six can't do?
I am not a number. I am a free man.
Yes - escape...!
McGoohan and his sneaky looks.
Very intimidating!
@AMT Thanks for the link. By the way, you seem to be as big a fan as I am of PM, do you have a bio of him “Not a Number-Patrick McGoohan-a life”? I really recommend it if you don’t.
IMO he's playing some and then there's some obvious cuts to someone else playing. Although it is said he practiced like crazy, i don't think he could pull this off completely on his own.
See all the skills required when you are a "Secret Agent Man"? I wonder if James Bond could do this?
The Secret Agent Man can also play the piano as evidenced in one of the early half-hour 'Danger Man' episodes.
I started out liking him as a child in Disney's "Scarecrow"
Deffo sounds like Joe Morello
Now I see later why they called him Long Shanks.
Both is 1
Pre...pre Death Metal drums ha!ha!
Very impressive miming but he is far too stiff to be playing this well but stiffness is because he is NOT a drummer but he does a good job. It would be interesting to hear what it would sound like without the ghost drummer.
@ Misfit
Good observation. Of course he is only acting the role of the drummer and so doesn't show the body language of the real thing. Nonetheless, a tribute to his acting skills and another string to his bow.
stixkubwa Indeed and indeed. I was just trying to put to rest some of the claims he was drumming but he was a great actor as proven by The Prisoner which I recently watched from the start. Ideal for lockdown TV.
Trixon drums sing.
go cat go
Whiplash before Whiplash.
4/4? 6/8 ? ..he s not a number
The mystery is why they are wearing identical monkey suits
Only thing that gives him away to real drummers his right hand is at awkward angle.