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Patrick Wymark

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 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."

Personal information

Birthday

1926-07-11

Birth Place

Lincolnshire, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

As You Like It

As You Like It

1963

0.0

Movie
Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

1969

6.8

Movie
Brand

Brand

1959

0.0

Movie
Children of the Damned

Children of the Damned

1964

6.1

Movie
Cromwell

Cromwell

1970

6.6

Movie
Doppelgänger

Doppelgänger

1969

6.2

Movie
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963

7.0

Movie
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965

6.7

Movie
Repulsion

Repulsion

1965

7.4

Movie
poster

Sherlock Holmes

1964

6.4

TV
poster

Sir Francis Drake

1961

4.0

TV
Tell Me Lies

Tell Me Lies

1968

6.3

Movie
The Blood on Satan's Claw

The Blood on Satan's Claw

1971

6.1

Movie
poster

The Champions

1968

6.1

TV
The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1962

8.0

Movie
The Criminal

The Criminal

1960

6.4

Movie
The Finest Hours

The Finest Hours

1964

6.3

Movie
The Invasion

The Invasion

1963

0.0

Movie
The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

1960

7.0

Movie
The Man from the Other Side

The Man from the Other Side

1972

0.0

Movie
The Pitcairn People

The Pitcairn People

1962

0.0

Movie
poster

The Plane Makers

1963

5.0

TV
The Psychopath

The Psychopath

1966

6.2

Movie
poster

The Scales of Justice

1962

6.7

TV
The Secret of Blood Island

The Secret of Blood Island

1964

0.0

Movie
The Skull

The Skull

1965

6.0

Movie
poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

7.6

TV
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

2008

8.3

Movie
West 11

West 11

1963

6.7

Movie
Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

1968

7.5

Movie
Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General

1968

6.5

Movie
Woman Times Seven

Woman Times Seven

1967

6.4

Movie