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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."


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Born:
Jul 11, 1926 In Lincolnshire, England
Movie/TV Credits:
29
First Appeared:
In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
Latest Project:
Movie The Man from the Other Side 1972-03-26
Known For
Poster of Tell Me Lies
Poster of The Finest Hours
Poster of Children of the Damned
Poster of The Plane Makers
Filmography
Movie The Man from the Other Side Christian Holm 1972-03-26
Movie The Blood on Satan's Claw The Judge 1971-01-28
Movie Cromwell The Earl of Strafford 1970-07-16
Movie Battle of Britain Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory 1969-09-15
Movie Doppelgänger Jason Webb 1969-08-27
Movie Tell Me Lies 1968-02-02
Movie Witchfinder General Cromwell 1968-05-17
Series The Champions Unknown 1968-09-25
Movie Where Eagles Dare Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC 1968-12-04
Movie Woman Times Seven Henri 1967-09-29
Movie The Psychopath Inspector Holloway 1966-02-04
Movie Operation Crossbow Prime Minister Winston Churchill 1965-04-01
Movie The Skull Anthony Marco 1965-08-25
Movie Repulsion le propriétaire 1965-06-01
Movie Children of the Damned Commander 1964-01-10
Series Sherlock Holmes Unknown 1964-05-17
Movie The Secret of Blood Island Major Jocomo 1964-12-01
Movie The Finest Hours Churchill (voice) 1964-09-29
Series The Plane Makers John Wilder 1963-02-04
Movie As You Like It Touchstone 1963-03-21
Movie West 11 Father Hogan 1963-10-08
Movie Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow Joseph Ransley 1963-12-06
Movie The Cherry Orchard Semion Panteleyevich Epihodov 1962-04-17
Series Sir Francis Drake Unknown 1961-11-12
Movie The League of Gentlemen Wylie 1960-04-15
Movie The Criminal Sol 1960-09-13
Movie Brand Mayor 1959-08-11
Series The Wonderful World of Disney Joseph Ransley 1954-10-27
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Unknown 1951-12-24