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."
Filmography
all 34
Movies 26
TV Shows 8
Voice 2
Narrator 1
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (2008)
The Man from the Other Side (1972)
The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
Cromwell (1970)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Champions (1968)
Witchfinder General (1968)
Tell Me Lies (1968)
Woman Times Seven (1967)
The Psychopath (1966)
The Skull (1965)
Repulsion (1965)
Operation Crossbow (1965)
The Secret of Blood Island (1964)
The Finest Hours (1964)
Sherlock Holmes (1964)
Children of the Damned (1964)
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
West 11 (1963)
As You Like It (1963)
The Plane Makers (1963)
The Pitcairn People (1962)
The Cherry Orchard (1962)
The Scales of Justice (1962)
Sir Francis Drake (1961)
The Criminal (1960)
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Brand (1959)
World Theatre (1959)
Othello (1955)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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GenderMale
Birthday1920-07-11
Deathday1970-10-20 (50 years old)
Birth NamePatrick Cheeseman
Birth PlaceCleethorpes, United Kingdom
SpouseOlwen Wymark
ChildrenJane Wymark
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesParliament Hill, Canada
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