Editing Patrick Troughton (section)

==Career==
===Early career===
[[File:Patrick Troughton 1948 (cropped).png|thumb|right|Troughton in a promotional photograph for ''[[R.U.R.]]'' in ''[[Radio Times]]'', February 1948]]

After demobilisation, Troughton returned to the theatre. He worked with the [[Amersham]] Repertory Company, the [[Bristol Old Vic]] Company<ref name="screenonline.org.uk"/> and the Pilgrim Players at the [[Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate]]. He made his television debut in 1947. In 1948, Troughton made his cinema debut with small roles in Olivier's ''[[Hamlet (1948 film)|Hamlet]]'', the [[Joseph L. Mankiewicz]] directed ''[[Escape (1948 film)|Escape]]'' (one of the stars of which was [[First Doctor]] actor [[William Hartnell]]),<ref name="denofgeek.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/30040/doctor-who-the-film-careers-of-patrick-troughton-tom-baker|title=Doctor Who: the film careers of Patrick Troughton & Tom Baker|website=www.denofgeek.com|date=9 April 2014 }}</ref> and a minor role as a pirate in Disney's ''[[Treasure Island (1950 film)|Treasure Island]]'' (1950), appearing only during the attack on the heroes' hut. Television, though, was his favourite medium. In 1953, he became the first actor to play the [[folk hero]] [[Robin Hood]] on television, starring in six half-hour episodes broadcast from 17 March to 21 April on the [[BBC]], and titled simply ''[[Robin Hood (1953 TV series)|Robin Hood]]''.<ref>Vahimagi, p.42</ref> Troughton would also make several appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' starring [[Richard Greene]]. He appeared as the murderer Tyrrell in Olivier's film of ''[[Richard III (1955 film)|Richard III]]'' (1955). He was also Olivier's stand-in on the film and appears in many long shots as Richard.<ref name=Berriman/>

Troughton's other notable film and television roles included Kettle in ''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1950 film)|Chance of a Lifetime]]'' (1950), Sir Andrew Ffoulkes in ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (television series)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' (1955), Vickers in the episode entitled "Strange Partners" in ''[[The Invisible Man (1958 TV series)|The Invisible Man]]'' (1958, the series also featured one of his future ''[[Doctor Who]]'' co-stars, [[Deborah Watling]], as Sally), [[Phineus]] in ''[[Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts]]'' (1963),<ref name="screenonline.org.uk"/> ''[[Paul of Tarsus]]'' (BBC 1960, title role), ''[[Dr. Finlay's Casebook]]'' (BBC 1962, semi-regular), and Quilp in ''[[The Old Curiosity Shop]]'' (1962–63).<ref name="radiotimes.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/behind-the-scenes-on-patrick-troughtons-first-doctor-who-episode-shot-fifty-years-ago-today/|title=Behind the scenes on Patrick Troughton's first Doctor Who episode, shot fifty years ago today|website=Radio Times}}</ref> He voiced [[Winston Smith (Nineteen Eighty-Four)|Winston Smith]] in a 1965 [[BBC Home Service]] radio adaptation of ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''. Prior to ''Doctor Who'' he appeared in numerous TV shows, including ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (1956 TV series)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'', ''[[Ivanhoe (1958 TV series)|Ivanhoe]]'', ''Dial 999'', ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[Maigret (1960 TV series)|Maigret]]'', ''[[Compact (TV series)|Compact]]'', ''[[The Third Man (TV series)|The Third Man]]'', ''[[Crane (TV series)|Crane]]'', ''Detective'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)|Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'', ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'', ''[[The Wednesday Play]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Adam Adamant Lives!]]'' and ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]''.

Troughton was offered the part of Johnny Ringo in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Gunfighters (Doctor Who)|The Gunfighters]]'' but turned it down.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kqt9x/profiles/rex-tucker |title=BBC Two – An Adventure in Space and Time – Rex Tucker |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=6 April 2014 |archive-date=6 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406094558/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kqt9x/profiles/rex-tucker |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===''Doctor Who''===
In 1966, ''Doctor Who'' producer [[Innes Lloyd]] looked for a replacement for [[William Hartnell]] in the series' lead role. The continued survival of the show depended on audiences accepting another actor in the role, despite the bold decision that the replacement would not be a Hartnell lookalike or soundalike. Lloyd later stated that Hartnell had approved of the choice, saying, "There's only one man in England who can take over, and that's Patrick Troughton".<ref>Howe, Stammers and Walker, p. 68</ref> Lloyd chose Troughton because of his extensive and versatile experience as a [[character actor]]. After he was cast, Troughton considered various ways to approach the role, to differentiate his portrayal from Hartnell's amiable-yet-tetchy [[patriarch]]. Troughton's early thoughts about how he might play the Doctor included a "tough sea captain", and a piratical figure in blackface and turban.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://drwhointerviews.wordpress.com/category/patrick-troughton/|title=Patrick Troughton |publisher= Doctor Who Interview Archive}}</ref> ''Doctor Who'' creator [[Sydney Newman]] suggested that the Doctor could be a "cosmic hobo" in the mould of [[Charlie Chaplin]], and this was the interpretation eventually chosen.<ref>Howe, Stammers and Walker, pp. 68–69</ref> Troughton was the first Doctor to have his face appear in the opening titles of the show. In one serial, ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'', Troughton played two parts: as the protagonist (The Doctor) and the antagonist (Salamander).<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC One – Doctor Who |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

During his time on the series, Troughton tended to shun publicity and rarely gave interviews. He told one interviewer, "I think acting is magic. If I tell you all about myself it will spoil it".<ref>Howe, Stammers and Walker, p. 72</ref> Years later, he told another interviewer that his greatest concern was that too much publicity would limit his opportunities as a character actor after he left the role.<ref name="KTEH">KTEH interview</ref>

In a rare interview with Ernest Thompson from ''[[Radio Times]]'', Troughton revealed that he "always liked dressing up, and would have been happy as a school teacher as children keep one young".<ref>Haining, p. 54</ref> Troughton was popular with both the production team and his co-stars. Producer Lloyd credited Troughton with a "leading actor's temperament. He was a father figure to the whole company and hence could embrace it and sweep it along with him". Troughton also gained a reputation on set as a practical joker.<ref>Howe, Stammers and Walker, pp. 68, 74</ref>

Many of the early episodes in which Troughton appeared were among [[Doctor Who missing episodes|those discarded by the BBC]]. Troughton found ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s schedule (at the time, 40 to 44 episodes per year) gruelling, and decided to leave the series in 1969, after three years in the role. This decision was also motivated in part by fear of being [[typecast]].<ref name="KTEH"/><ref>Howe, Stammers and Walker, p. 75</ref>

[[File:Patrick Troughton, October 1986.jpg|thumb|right|Troughton at a convention in [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] in October 1986]]

Troughton returned to ''Doctor Who'' three times after formally leaving the programme. The first of these occasions was in ''[[The Three Doctors (Doctor Who)|The Three Doctors]]'', the 1972–73 serial opening the programme's 10th series. In 1983, Troughton overcame some reluctance to reprise his role and agreed to appear in the 20th-anniversary special "[[The Five Doctors]]" at the request of series producer [[John Nathan-Turner]]. He also agreed to attend ''Doctor Who'' [[Science fiction convention|conventions]], including the show's 20th anniversary celebrations at [[Longleat]] in 1983. He also appeared around the world with Nathan-Turner. Troughton enjoyed the return to the programme so much that he readily agreed to appear one more time as the [[Second Doctor]], with [[Colin Baker]]'s [[Sixth Doctor]] in ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' (1985). Reportedly, he also advised [[Fifth Doctor]] actor [[Peter Davison]] to limit his time in the role to three series to avoid [[typecasting]] and the younger actor followed this advice.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC – Doctor Who – A Brief History of a Time Lord. |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/news/briefhistory/davison.shtml |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

In 2013, the BBC commissioned a [[docudrama]] about the early days of ''Doctor Who'', as part of the programme's fiftieth-anniversary celebrations. Troughton appears as a character in the production, called ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', portrayed by actor [[Reece Shearsmith]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Doctor Who – Reece Shearsmith cast as Patrick Troughton|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-02-18/doctor-who---reece-shearsmith-cast-as-patrick-troughton|work=[[Radio Times]]|first=Patrick|last=Mulkern|date=18 February 2013|access-date=18 February 2013|archive-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620020315/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-02-18/doctor-who-reece-shearsmith-cast-as-patrick-troughton/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2014's "[[Robot of Sherwood]]", a still image of Troughton from 1953 appears among the future depictions of Robin Hood displayed by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] to the outlaw.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/10498110/Review-Doctor-Who-Robot-of-Sherwood |title=Review: Doctor Who – Robot of Sherwood |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=14 September 2014 |website=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |access-date=7 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/doctor-who-robot-of-sherwood-1798181271 |title=Doctor Who: "Robot of Sherwood" |last=Wilkins |first=Alasdair |date=6 December 2014 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=7 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/09/doctor-recap-robot-sherwood/ |title='Doctor Who' Recap: 'Robot of Sherwood' |last=McAlpine |first=Fraser |date=7 September 2014 |website=Anglophenia |publisher=[[BBC America]] |access-date=10 January 2015 }}</ref>

===Later career===
[[File:Peck Omen 1976.jpg|thumb|Troughton (left) with [[Gregory Peck]] in a publicity still for the film ''[[The Omen]]'' (1976)]]
After Troughton left ''Doctor Who'' in 1969, he appeared in various films and television roles. Film roles included Clove in ''[[Scars of Dracula]]'' (1970),<ref name="denofgeek.com"/> a bodysnatcher in ''[[Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell]]'' (1973), Father Brennan in ''[[The Omen]]'' (1976) and Melanthius in ''[[Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger]]'' (1977). Television roles included the recurring role of [[Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk]], in five of the six episodes of ''[[The Six Wives of Henry VIII (BBC TV series)|The Six Wives of Henry VIII]]'' (1970) (for which he commenced rehearsals just one week after completing his final studio recording on ''Doctor Who''), the villainous Nasca in [[Thames Television]]'s Aztec-themed drama ''[[The Feathered Serpent (TV series)|The Feathered Serpent]]'' (1976–78), a guest-starring spot in the comedy series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]'' in the episode "[[The Baddies (Goodies episode)|The Baddies]]", as well as episodes of ''[[Paul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple]]'', ''[[Dr. Finlay's Casebook]]'', ''[[Doomwatch]]'', ''[[The Persuaders!]]'', ''[[A Family at War]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'',<ref name="independent.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/from-william-hartnell-to-matt-smith-what-the-doctors-did-next-8892660.html|title=From William Hartnell to Matt Smith: What the Doctors did next|website=[[The Independent]]|date=22 November 2013|access-date=7 September 2017|archive-date=15 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215001408/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/from-william-hartnell-to-matt-smith-what-the-doctors-did-next-8892660.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Softly, Softly: Task Force]]'', ''[[Colditz (1972 TV series)|Colditz]]'', ''[[Play for Today]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Special Branch (TV series)|Special Branch]]'', ''[[Sutherland's Law]]'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'',<ref name="independent.co.uk"/> ''[[Jason King (TV series)|Jason King]]'', ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors]]'', ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'', ''[[Angels (TV series)|Angels]]'', ''[[Warship (1973 TV series)|Warship]]'', ''[[Van der Valk]]'', ''[[Space: 1999]]'', ''[[The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbcamerica.com/shows//blog/2012/04/life-outside-the-tardis-patrick-troughton|title=Life Outside The TARDIS: Patrick Troughton|first=Fraser|last=McAlpine|website=BBC America}}</ref> ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)|Only When I Laugh]]'' (Series 2 Episode 9), ''[[Nanny (TV series)|Nanny]]'' and ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' (in a March 1984 episode titled "Windows", Season 4 Episode 9). He also portrayed Cole Hawlings in a [[BBC Television]] dramatisation of the [[John Masefield]] children's book ''[[The Box of Delights (TV series)|The Box of Delights]]'' (1984).<ref name="screenonline.org.uk"/> In the same year he also appeared in a ''[[Two Ronnies]]'' Christmas Special<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x4zrr |title=BBC One - the Two Ronnies, Christmas Special 1984}}</ref> playing a judge.

Troughton's health was never completely robust due to heavy drinking and smoking (he had quit smoking in the 1960s, but the damage had already been done). Later in his life he refused to accept his doctor's advice after he had developed a serious heart condition through overwork and stress. He suffered two major heart attacks, one in 1979<ref>{{cite news|title=Home Briefs|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t-9AAAAAIBAJ&pg=6599,4116805&dq=patrick+troughton&hl=en|access-date=26 March 2013|newspaper=Evening Times|date=29 January 1979}}</ref> and the other in 1984,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/doctor-happened-next/|title=The Doctors Who: What Happened Next? CHARLIE RAY|first=Ali |last=Plumb|website=Empire|date=5 June 2013 }}</ref> both of which prevented him from working for several months afterwards. Following each of these attacks, his doctor's warnings were again ignored, as Troughton committed himself to a heavy TV and film schedule.

Troughton featured in the 1974 11-part radio adaptation of [[Evelyn Waugh]]'s ''[[Sword of Honour]]''. In 1986, he was a regular in the first series of the [[LWT]] sitcom ''[[The Two of Us (1986 TV series)|The Two of Us]]'', and guested in an episode of ''[[Super Gran]]'' in May 1987, which was the last role he filmed. His final television appearance was in the autumn of the same year in ''[[Knights of God]]'', which had been filmed two years earlier. Troughton also appeared in the first episode of [[Central Independent Television]]'s ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'', entitled "The Dead of Jericho",<ref name="denofgeek.com"/> which was originally transmitted on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] on 6 January 1987.