Patrick Wymark
| Patrick Wymark | |
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in Where Eagles Dare (1968)
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| Born |
Patrick Carl Cheeseman 11 July 1926 Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 20 October 1970 (aged 44) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery, London |
| Monuments | Wymark View, Grimsby |
| Residence | Parliament Hill, Hampstead, London |
| Education | University College London |
| Alma mater | Old Vic Theatre School |
| Occupation | Stage, film and television actor |
| Years active | 1959–70 |
| Organization | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| Home town | Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
| Television |
The Plane Makers (1963–65) The Power Game (1965–69) |
| Spouse(s) | Olwen Buck (m. 1953–70) (his death) |
| Children |
Jane Wymark Rowan Wymark (b. 1954) Dominic Wymark (b. 1960) Tristram Wymark (b. 1962) |
| Relatives | William Wymark Jacobs (grandfather-in-law) |
| Awards | British Academy Television Award for Best Actor (1965) |
Patrick Wymark (11 July 1926 – 20 October 1970) was an English, stage, film and television actor.
Wymark was born Patrick Carl Cheeseman in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire the son of Thomas William Cheeseman and Maria Agnes, daughter of Carl Olsen, a Finnish seaman. He was brought up in neighbouring Grimsby and frequently revisited the area at the height of his career.
Wymark 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.
After moving to the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, Wymark played a wide range of Shakespearean roles, including Dogberry in Much Ado about Nothing, Stephano in The Tempest, Marullus in Julius Caesar and Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Other stage credits included the title role in Danton's Death and, with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Ephihodov in The Cherry Orchard. His theatre roles also included Bosola in a RSC production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi in 1960.
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