Editing Patrick Troughton (section)

===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>