Patric Doonan

Patric Doonan

Birthday: 1925-04-18

Place of Birth: Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK

Biography: Patric Doonan (b. 18 April 1925, Derby, Derbyshire - d. 10 March 1958, London) was a British stage and screen actor. He featured in films of the time as The Blue Lamp, Train of Events and The Cockleshell Heroes but never played the leads. He was the son of comedian George Doonan and brother of fellow actor Tony Doonan. In 1956 he appeared in "The Mousetrap" at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. He committed suicide by gas in 1958. At the time he was engaged to marry actress Ann Firbank, despite the fact that he was already married to actress Aud Johansen. In 1994 the singer Morrissey referenced Doonan in the song 'Now My Heart Is Full'.

Movies

The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dir...

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The Blue Lamp
The Blue Lamp

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new ...

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High Treason
High Treason

Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring....

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Train of Events
Train of Events

A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how...

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Seagulls Over Sorrento
Seagulls Over Sorrento

A Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their sci...

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I'm A Stranger
I'm A Stranger

When his grandfather dies, George Westcott (Patrick Doonan) returns home from India to collect his i...

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John and Julie
John and Julie

The adventures of two children who runaway to London to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth....

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All Over the Town
All Over the Town

Newspaper reporter Nat Hearn returns home after serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II. ...

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Wheel of Fate
Wheel of Fate

Two brothers work in their invalid father's repair garage. Johnny is the quiet, reliable one while T...

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A Run for Your Money
A Run for Your Money

Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to ...

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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which...

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The Gentle Gunman
The Gentle Gunman

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Te...

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What Every Woman Wants
What Every Woman Wants

Young couple Mark and Jane are forced to thrash out marital problems in a borrowed room in Jane’s pa...

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Blackout
Blackout

A blind man is witness to a murder; later cured of his blindness he attempts to puzzle out the solut...

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Gift Horse
Gift Horse

Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae a...

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The Red Beret
The Red Beret

Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wan...

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The Net
The Net

A secret jet aircraft capable of traveling three times the speed of sound is being developed by a gr...

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Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar....

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Highly Dangerous
Highly Dangerous

A US newsman and a British entomologist spy on germ-warfare research in a mythical country....

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Once a Jolly Swagman
Once a Jolly Swagman

A factory worker quits his job to become a motorcycle racer....

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Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus

At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. ...

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The Cockleshell Heroes
The Cockleshell Heroes

During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kay...

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