Patrick McGoohan was an Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his role in the TV show The Prisoner, a British series about a former spy who is held against his will in a small village. McGoohan was also one of the creators behind the show. McGoohan died on January 13, 2009, at the age of 80.Boston Herald: The Prisoner star and creator Patrick McGoohan dies (January 14, 2009)

The Prisoner first aired on BBC, and later aired on CBS in the United States. McGoohan co-created and co-produced the show. AMC is currently producing a remake of the show, which will air as a miniseries later in 2009. McGoohan played a former spy trapped in a village. Neither the spy nor the village were named in the show—McGoohan's character was only referred to as Number Six.