 When he was first enrolled, Patrick McGoohan, the star and co-creator of the series, was planning the final four episodes.There was some opposition to the choice, but McGoohan was looking to cast the rebellious and maverick qualities that Kanner displayed.His first guest-star role was in the mock Wild West episode "Living in Harmony", in which he portrayed the "Kid" (the alter-ego of Number Eight), a violent mute dressed in circus pants and a top hat, who is eventually shot in a duel by McGoohan's character, Number Six.