Patrick Wymark
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1926-07-11
- Died
- 1970-10-20
- Place of birth
- Lincolnshire, England, UK
Biography
Born Patrick Carl Cheeseman in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England. He was brought up in neighbouring Grimsby and frequently re-visited the area during the height of his career. He attended University College, London, before training at the Old Vic Theatre School and making his first stage appearance in a walk-on part in Othello in 1951. He toured South Africa the following year and then directed plays for the drama department at Stanford University, California. Moving to the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Wymark played a wide range of traditional roles, including Dogberry in Much Ado about Nothing and Stephano in The Tempest. He also played the parts of Marullus in Julius Caesar and Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Other stage parts included the title role in Danton's Death and, with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Ephihodov in The Cherry Orchard. His theatre roles also included playing the part of Bosola in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi in 1960. His film roles included: Children of the Damned (1964), Operation Crossbow (1965), Battle of Britain (1969), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) and Cromwell (1970). On television, where at one point he was considered as a replacement for William Hartnell on Doctor Who., he was best known for his role as the machiavellian businessman John Wilder in the drama series The Plane Makers/The Power Game, a role which led to offers of company directorships. Wymark, however, was a gentle man in real life, self-confessedly ignorant of business matters, who considered the Wilder character to be a "bastard" and was described by his wife as "the most inefficient, dreamy muddler in the world."
Known For
TV Shows (15)
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Sigismonda Pandolfo Malatesta
ITV Playhouse
1967
as The Captain / The Judge / Hubert / Joe Malkin, M.P.
The Champions
1968
as Gen. Gomez
Danger Man
1960
as Ortiz
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Joseph Ransley
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Captain Williams
Man of the World
1962
as Downing
The Scales of Justice
1962
as Mr. Godfrey
The Plane Makers
1963
as Sir John Wilder
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Winston Churchill (voice)
The Power Game
1965
as Sir John Wilder
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Manny Barnes / Royston Land-Price
Moonstrike
1963
as Abess
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
1964
as Joseph Ransley
Movies (29)
Where Eagles Dare
1968
as Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC
Operation Crossbow
1965
as Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Battle of Britain
1969
as Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Repulsion
1965
as le propriétaire
Doppelgänger
1969
as Jason Webb
Woman Times Seven
1967
as Henri
Cromwell
1970
as The Earl of Strafford
The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971
as The Judge
The Criminal
1960
as Sol
Witchfinder General
1968
as Cromwell
The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Wylie
Children of the Damned
1964
as Commander
The Skull
1965
as Anthony Marco
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
1963
as Joseph Ransley
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
2008
as Joseph Ransley (archive footage)
The Psychopath
1966
as Inspector Holloway
The Cherry Orchard
1962
as Semion Panteleyevich Epihodov
West 11
1963
as Father Hogan
Tell Me Lies
1968
The Invasion
1963
as Royston Land-Price
The Man from the Other Side
1972
as Christian Holm
The Secret of Blood Island
1964
as Major Jocomo
Brand
1959
as Mayor
Michelangelo
1964
as Vasari (voice)
The Finest Hours
1964
as Churchill (voice)
As You Like It
1963
as Touchstone
The Cruel Necessity
1962
as Oliver Cromwell
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe
1960
as Surette
The Pitcairn People
1962
as Narrator
About Patrick Wymark
Born Patrick Carl Cheeseman in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England. He was brought up in neighbouring Grimsby and frequently re-visited the area during the height of his career. He attended University College, London, before training at the Old Vic Theatre School and making his first stage appearance in a walk-on part in Othello in 1951. He toured South Africa the following year and then directed plays for the drama department at Stanford University, California. Moving to the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Wymark played a w… With 44 credits spanning from 1951 to 2008, Patrick Wymark has appeared in 29 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patrick Wymark Movies
- Where Eagles Dare (1968) — as Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC
- Operation Crossbow (1965) — as Prime Minister Winston Churchill
- Battle of Britain (1969) — as Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
- Repulsion (1965) — as le propriétaire
- Doppelgänger (1969) — as Jason Webb
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