Michael Troughton
Dad's 1960s pics
1960s
1960
The Four Just Men (TV Series)
The Moment of Truth
Vito
The Moment of Truth
Vito
The Four Just Men is a drama series made by Sapphire Films production for ITC Entertainment. It ran for one season of 39 episodes and the stories were about four men prepared to fight valiantly on the side of justice, wherever the need may be. Patrick appeared as Vito, a bullfighter trainer, in an episode called The Moment of Truth. A young Spanish bullfighter Cesarito Arenos has a secret fear ofthe ring which not even Vito, his trainer, can cure. So avery worried Vito enlists the the aid of American journalist
Tim Collier (Dan Dailey) and invites him to Cesarito’s firstbig fight. It would seem that the journalist is powerless toavert a tragedy - but the story reaches an unexpected climax.
Tim Collier (Dan Dailey) and invites him to Cesarito’s firstbig fight. It would seem that the journalist is powerless toavert a tragedy - but the story reaches an unexpected climax.
1960
The Splendid Spur (TV)
Captain Luke Settle
Captain Luke Settle
The Spendid Spur is a BBC swashbuckelling series of six episodes based on the adventure novel by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch. Set during the English Civil War the story chronicled the exploits of John Marvel ( Kenneth Farringdon) a loyalist to King Charles. Patrick played a supporting role as Captain Luke Settle who turns out to be the villain of the peice. It was a very physical part that involved riding, leaping over banisters and engaging in sword-play, but it was not the first time he’d swashbuckled his way through a series, having previously played Robin Hood. The series was aired from February 28 to April 4, 1960 and was produced by Lisa Goddard’s father, David.
1960
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Bagpiper (TV Series)
Sir Fulke Devereaux
The Bagpiper (TV Series)
Sir Fulke Devereaux
The Adventures of Robin Hood series is a Sapphire Films Ltd drama series comprising 143 episodes for ITC Entertainment. It starred Richard Greene as the outlaw Robin Hood and Alan Wheatley as the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham. Patrick appeared in an episode called The Bagpiper as Sir Fulke Devereaux alongside Paul Eddington (Will Scarlett), Patricia Driscoll (Maid Marion) and Hugh McDermott (Duncan of Stoneykirk). The Bagpiper Duncan of Stoneykirk, the wild Highland clansman, returns to Sherwood Forest. He was rather troublesome on his last visit, not only to his enemies, but also to his friends. This episode is directed by Terry Bishop and written by Jan Read.
1960
Paul of Tarsus (TV Series)
Paul/Saul
Paul/Saul
Paul of Tarsus is a BBC TV mini series directed by Joy Harington. The story was constructed of a cycle of ten plays telling the story of the Acts of Christ’s Apostles. Patrick appeared as Paul in the episodes entitled To the Gentiles and as in The Feast of Pentecost. Dad’s performance was brilliant and he was highly acclaimed by his fellow professionals for such a ‘moving and sympathetic performance.’
The public absolutely loved the series and my father was inundated by fan letters. His reputation as a first-class actor within the world of TV drama was firmly established by this outstanding performance. Sadly, no known copy of the production remains.
The public absolutely loved the series and my father was inundated by fan letters. His reputation as a first-class actor within the world of TV drama was firmly established by this outstanding performance. Sadly, no known copy of the production remains.
1962
Sir Francis Drake (TV)
The Bridge
Gazio
The Bridge
Gazio
The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake is an ABC/ATV adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. Patrick appeared in one episode called The Bridge as Gazio, a dashing captured Portuguese leader imprisoned in Castle Ortega. Drake enters the Spanish fortress alone to secure his release.
The cast includes Zena Marshall as Maria, Dennis Edwards as De Vazim, Bill Nagy as Corsia, Anthony Bate as Tilsto, John Ronane as Spanish Officer and Vicki Woolf as a prisoner. It was written by Brian Clemens and directed by Terry Bishop.
The cast includes Zena Marshall as Maria, Dennis Edwards as De Vazim, Bill Nagy as Corsia, Anthony Bate as Tilsto, John Ronane as Spanish Officer and Vicki Woolf as a prisoner. It was written by Brian Clemens and directed by Terry Bishop.
1962
The Phantom of the Opera
The Rat Catcher
The Rat Catcher
The Phantom of the Opera is a 1962 Hammer Film Productions horror film based on the novel by Gaston Leroux. The Phantom (Herbert Lom) is a facially disfigured musician/composer who had his opera stolen by a conniving composer, the lecherous Lord d’Arcy. Patrick played a small cameo as the rather slimey and sevile Ratcatcher who comes to a groosom end by the hands of the Phantom’s dwarf assistant (Ian Wilson). The script was adapted from Gaston Leroux’s novel by John Elder and directed by Terence Fisher. The film was not critically aclaimed.
1962
Sword of Vengeance (TV)
Du Bosc
Du Bosc
Sword of Vengeance is a single story in BBC Sunday-Night Play anthology drama series. The is set in the turbulent religious war in the time of France’s Louis XIII. Two Catholics seek shelter in the house of a honourable Huguenot, but he discovers that one of them, Du Bose played by Patrick, is the murderer of his wife. It is in his power to kill this Du Bose and the audience watch a man fighting to resist the sin of revenge. In the end justice is done, and it is the Catholic, Lavalette (Donald Houston) who brings peace to the mind of the Protestant and kills Du Bose. It was directed by Rudolph Cartier and adapted/translated by Kitty Black.
1962
Man of the World (TV)
Thiboeuf
Thiboeuf
Man of the World is an ATV drama series for ITC Entertainment.
that starred Craig Stevens as Michael Strait, a world-renowned photographer whose assignments lead him into investigating mysterious goings-on amongst the rich and glamorous. Patrick appeared in first episode entitled Death of a Conference as Thiboeuf. When an Algerian revolutionary is assassinated at peace talks that Mike Strait is covering he is plunged into mystery involving French nationalists and Algerian separatists. It co-starred Warren Mitchell, John Carson, Gerald Flood and Zena Marshall.
that starred Craig Stevens as Michael Strait, a world-renowned photographer whose assignments lead him into investigating mysterious goings-on amongst the rich and glamorous. Patrick appeared in first episode entitled Death of a Conference as Thiboeuf. When an Algerian revolutionary is assassinated at peace talks that Mike Strait is covering he is plunged into mystery involving French nationalists and Algerian separatists. It co-starred Warren Mitchell, John Carson, Gerald Flood and Zena Marshall.
1962
The Old Curiosity Shop (TV)
Daniel Quilp
Daniel Quilp
The Old Curiosity Shop is a BBC drama series adapted fron Charles Dickens’ book. Patrick takes on the role of Daniel Quilp in this epic interpretation directed by Joan Craft. This much loved adaption was spread over 13 episodes and told the story of how the wicked Quilp heckles Little Nell (Michelle Dotrice) to an early grave, but not before meeting his own sticky end. This was one of Patrick’s career highlights and he later said, “I did a lot of Dickens...the dwarf Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop was a big success and a part I look back on with great love and excitement.”
1963
Jason and the Argonauts
Film
Phineas
Film
Phineas
Jason and the Argonauts is a fantasy feature film produced by Columbia Pictures starring Todd Armstrong as the Greek hero in a story about his quest for the Golden Fleece. Directed by Don Chaffey in collaboration with stop motion animation expert Ray Harryhausen, the film is noted for its stop-motion creatures. Patrick played the role of the blind emaciated king Phineas who was torrmented each day by the evil Harpies sent by Zeus. Jason takes pity on the on him and kills the Harpies in return for the location of Colchis and how to pass the The Clashing Rocks.
1963
Espionage (TV Series)
John McBride
John McBride
Espionage is a Associated Television (ATV) series, distributed by ITC Entertainment. The stories featured a variety of spies within different time lines such as the Second World War and the interwar period with occasional episodes set in other periods. Patrick appeared in an episode called He Rises on Sunday, and We on Monday as an Irish revolutionary called McBride. Set during the First World War and the beginning of the Easter rising it starred Billie Whitelaw as Patrick’s wife, Jack MacGowran as Matt Youghal and T.P.McKenna as Tom Gorman. It was written by Alvin Sapinsley and directed by David Greene.
1963
The Sentimental Agent (TV)
Sheikh
Sheikh
The Sentimental Agent is a Associated Television drama series spin-off from Man of the World and distributed by ITC Entertainment. It starred Carlos Thompson as Argentinian Carlos Varela, a successful import-export agent based in London. Patrick appeared as a Sheik with expensive tastes in the episode The Scroll of Islam. Varela is intrigued when two professors approach him to obtain photographs of a relic contained within a priceless casket, which could prove more important than the Dead Sea scrolls. tastes. It starred William Sylvester, Frank Thornton and Alan Gifford It was directed by John Paddy Carstairs and written by Jack Davies.Brook.
1964
The Third Man (TV Series)
Luigi Carvossa
Luigi Carvossa
The Third Man is a television spin-off from the original 1949 movie produced by NTA , BBC and British Lion Films. Michael Rennie portrayed Harry Lime for this series. Patrick appeared in an episode called A Question in Ice as Luigi an Italian. When the body of Italian partisan who was last seen with Harry Lime during World War II is discovered at the end of a glacier, Harry returns to the Alps to face retribution from the agent’s former compatriots. It was adapted by John Warwick from Grahame Green’s novel and it was directed by Robert Leeds. Jonathan Harris, Marius Goring and Oliver Reed also appeared in this episode.
1964
The Gorgon (Film)
Inspector Kanof
Inspector Kanof
The Gorgon is a Hammer Films horror directed by Terence Fisher and starred Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley and Richard Pasco. Patrick played the role of Inspector Kanof, a German police official who turns to Dr Namaroff (Cushing) when he is stummed over a series of strange killings in the local village of Vandorf. It seems a Gorgon from Greek mythology has taken human form and is terrorizing the small European village by turning its citizens to stone. Patrick had worked with Terence Fisher on Phantom of the Opera and it is credit to him that he cast dad in such a different part from Rat Catcher to neat clean shaven Inspector.
1964
The Black Torment
Ostler - Regis
Ostler - Regis
The Black Torment is a Compton Films gothic horror movie, directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring John Turner, Heather Sears and Ann Lynn. Patrick plays a small cameo role as the stableman, Regis. The film is set in 18th-century Devon and was scripted by brothers Donald and Derek Ford. A lord returns to his manor with his new wife, to hear rumors that he had already secretly returned and had committed several murders. It appears he has lost his mind, or perhaps something darker is afoot . The original UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to edit the opening forest murder because it was too graphic.
1964
The Saint (TV Series)
The Romantic Matron
Police Inspector
The Romantic Matron
Police Inspector
The Saint is an ITC mystery spy thriller TVseries that centred on Leslie Charteris’s literary character Simon Templar, played by Roger Moore. Patrick appeared in an episode called The Romantic Matron as an Argintinian police inspector. A young widow is unwittingly involved in a gold heist when she falls for Ramon (John Carson), a foreigner who is not what he seems. The script was writen by Larry Forester from the original story and it was directed by John Paddy Carstairs. This episode include in the cast Ann Gillis (Beryl), Victor Spinetti (Commmissionain) and Peter Diamond the stuntman.
1965
Sherlock Holmes (TV Series)
The Devil's Foot
Mortimer Tregennis
The Devil's Foot
Mortimer Tregennis
Sherlock Holmes is a BBC drama series adaptated from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s books. It starred Douglas Wilmer as Holmes and Nigel Stock as Watson. Patrick appeared an episode called The Devil’s Foot. Dad’s character, Mr. Mortimer Tregennis is a local gentleman who tells Holmes that his two brothers have gone insane, and his sister has died in mysterious circumstances. The trail leads to an African adventurer and a deadly root known as the Devil’s Foot. This episode was directed by Max Varnel and produced by David Goddard. Douglas Wilmar left after the first series and was replaced by Peter Cushing.
1966
The Saint (TV Series)
Insp. Gambetti
Insp. Gambetti
The Saint is an ITC mystery spy thriller TVseries that centred on Leslie Charteris’s literary character Simon Templar, played by Roger Moore. Patrick appeared in an episode called Interlude in Venice as the Italian Inspector Gambetti making enquires about the death of a prince. The Saint comes to the aid of Cathy Allardyce (Quin O’Hara) after she is abducted and held hostage by table nightclub owner ‘Foots’ Fortunati,who is out for the revenge of his son. This episode is directed by Leslie Norman and written by Paddy Manning O’Brian. It was filmed at elstree and I rememeber Roger Moore coming to my house for tea!
1966
Adam Adamant Lives! (TV)
General Mongerson
General Mongerson
Adam Adamant Lives! is a BBC TV fantasy series starring Gerald Harper as the adventurer born in 1867 who has been revived from hibernation in 1966. Patrick played a rather pompous General in an episode called D for Destruction. The spikey-haired General persuades Adam Adamant to take up his commission again as colonel and investigate a string of deaths within in the regeiment. The series was written by Tony Williamson, directed by Moira Armstrong and co-starred Juliet Harmer (Georgina Jones), Jack May (William Simms), Ian Cuthberson (Colonel Mannering and Walter Sparrow (Corporal Grey).
