1926-07-11 ( 98 years old ) in Lincolnshire, England, UK
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."
Movies
The Man from the Other Side
1972-03-26
The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971-01-28
Cromwell
1970-07-16
Battle of Britain
1969-09-15
Doppelgänger
1969-08-27
Where Eagles Dare
1968-12-04
Witchfinder General
1968-05-17
Tell Me Lies
1968-02-02
Woman Times Seven
1967-09-29
The Psychopath
1966-02-04
The Skull
1965-08-25
Repulsion
1965-06-01
Operation Crossbow
1965-04-01
The Secret of Blood Island
1964-12-01
The Finest Hours
1964-09-29
Children of the Damned
1964-01-10
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
1963-12-06
West 11
1963-10-08
The Invasion
1963-03-31
As You Like It
1963-03-21
The Pitcairn People
1962-12-17
The Cherry Orchard
1962-04-17
The Criminal
1960-09-13
The League of Gentlemen
1960-04-15
Brand
1959-08-11
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