http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Former_star_of_Dr._Who_dies_in_hotelFormer star of Dr. Who dies in hotel - Revision history2026-04-21T00:30:34ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.33.0http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?title=Former_star_of_Dr._Who_dies_in_hotel&diff=28402&oldid=prevJohn Lavalie: Created page with "{{obit|Patrick Troughton}}{{article | publication = Reuters | file = 1987-03-31 Vancouver Sun.jpg | px = 250 | height = | width = | date = 1987-03-31 | author = | pages =..."2020-04-04T15:02:31Z<p>Created page with "{{obit|Patrick Troughton}}{{article | publication = Reuters | file = 1987-03-31 Vancouver Sun.jpg | px = 250 | height = | width = | date = 1987-03-31 | author = | pages =..."</p>
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| moreTitles = Former star of Dr. Who dies in hotel, Dr. Who no. 2 dies during science-fiction meet, Dr. Who perfomer dies at 67, Dr. Who dies at conference<br />
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COLUMBUS, Ga. — British actor Patrick Troughton, best known for his role as the time-travelling hero in the cult TV show Dr Who, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 67.<br />
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Troughton was at the Hilton Hotel in Columbus, about 200 kilometres southwest of Atlanta, when he was stricken. He was in the city to attend a meeting of the Middle Georgia Society for Fantasy and Science Fiction.<br />
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Hotel Manager David Sanderson said he was called to Troughton's room and when he arrived, the actor was unconscious.<br />
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He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.<br />
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Troughton played Dr. Who in the BBC series in the 1960s.<br />
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He was the second actor to play the part, succeeding Witham Hartnell and being replaced by Jon Pertwee.<br />
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The series has become a cult show among young viewers In the United States and is still shown in dozens of countries worldwide.<br />
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Troughton also had a long career in movies and the theatre.<br />
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Most notably, be appeared in Laurence Olivier's film version of Hamlet, and he co-starred with Gregory Peck in The Omen.<br />
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