Patrick Troughton was born in Mill Hill, London and was educated at Mill Hill School. He trained as an actor at the Embassy School of Acting in the UK and at Leighton Rollin's Studio for for Actors at Long Island, New York in the USA. During World War II he served in the Royal Navy and after the war ended he joined the Old Vic and became a Shakespearean actor. He won his most famous role as the second Doctor in Doctor Who, in 1966 and played the role for three years. His hobbies included golf, sailing and fishing. He was a father of six (David, Jane, Joanna, Mark, Michael and Peter), a stepfather to Gill and Graham and a grandfather to Harry Melling, Jamie and Sam Troughton.
Father of actors David Troughton and Michael Troughton Troughton was attending a Science-Fiction convention when he died in March, 1987. At his last convention panel, he complained of feeling unwell and went to his room to have a rest. A few hours later, one of the convention organizers went to Troughton's room to see why he was late for a convention panel, found him dead of a heart attack in his sleep. Grandfather of Harry Melling. He performed in regional repertory and with the Bristol Old Vic, the BBC Repertory Company and on the stage at London's West End. Enjoyed reading philosophy and comparative religion. Claimed to have had a "whale of a time" playing Dr Who on BBC television. Once claimed his favourite role on television had been Daniel Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop. Patrick Troughton was one of a select few classically trained actors to be cast by Laurence Olivier in his film Hamlet. The young Troughton was also cast in another acclaimed Olivier production, Richard III. He was an excellent swordsman. Portrayed Adolf Hitler in the play "Eva Braun" on the stage at Edinburgh's Gateway Theatre. [1950] Patrick's children: Joanna, Jane, David, Michael, Peter and Mark. Stepchildren: Jill and Graham. Grandfather of actor Sam Troughton. Grandfather of Warwickshire and England cricketer Jim Troughton He had the dubious distinction of playing the first character to be murdered in the popular detective series Inspector Morse. He was the only actor to play the Doctor and his archnemesis in the same story, which was "The Enemy of the World," in which he played a Hispanic dictator named Salamander.