Patrick McGoohan, 1928-2009

Patrick McGoohan, who created the trippy, ahead-of-its-time-and-now-immortal '60s series "The Prisoner," about one man who battles conformity, mind control and everything that no one bothers to battle anymore, died Tuesday at the age of 80. He's not a number; he's a free man.

McGoohan starred as Number Six, and played him with both intensity and a droll sense of humor. Prior to "The Prisoner," McGoohan starred in "Secret Agent" (AKA "Danger Man"); "The Prisoner" was generally considered an unofficial sequel to that series.

Last week at TV Press Tour, producers of AMC's upcoming miniseries update of "The Prisoner" said they tried to get McGoohan to do a cameo for the production (which was shot in Africa), but health reasons prevented it.

Herewith, some clips from the series which kind of underscored its themes, crazily out of context. Make of them what you will.