Number Six (The Prisoner)

Number Six
The Prisoner character
Patrick McGoohan as Number Six.
First appearance"Arrival" (1967)
Last appearance"Fall Out" (1968)
Created byPatrick McGoohan
George Markstein
Portrayed byPatrick McGoohan (original series)
Nigel Stock (original series, episode: "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling")
Jim Caviezel (2009 series)
Voiced byMark Elstob (Big Finish)
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationVillage resident
NationalityBritish (original series)
American (2009 series)

Number Six is the central character in the 1967–1968 television series The Prisoner. The unnamed character in the original TV series was played by series co-creator Patrick McGoohan. For one episode, "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling", Number Six was portrayed by Nigel Stock due to McGoohan being away filming the movie Ice Station Zebra.[1]

In the AMC remake, Number Six is played by Jim Caviezel; in the Big Finish Productions audio series of 2019, Number Six is voiced by Mark Elstob.

  1. ^ Fairclough, Robert (2002). The Prisoner: The Official Companion to the Classic TV Series. iBooks. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0-7434-5256-9.