Patrick Wymark
Actor

Patrick Wymark Net Worth

Patrick Wymark was an English actor born on July 11, 1926 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England. He was best known for his roles in Where Eagles Dare (1968), Repulsion (1965) and Witchfinder General (1968). He was married to Olwen Wymark and passed away on October 20, 1970 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor
Birth Day July 11, 1926
Birth Place  Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Age 94 YEARS OLD
Died On 20 October 1970(1970-10-20) (aged 44)\nMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Birth Sign Leo
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. 1953–1970) (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)

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1951

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.

1953

Wymark married Olwen Wymark, an American Playwright, in 1953. He took his acting name from his grandfather-in-law, the Writer william Wymark Jacobs. The couple lived in Parliament Hill, Hampstead, and had four children, including the Future Actress Jane Wymark. He had a brother, John Cheeseman.

1960

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.

1963

In television, Wymark was best known for his role as the machiavellian businessman John Wilder in the twin drama series The Plane Makers and The Power Game (which were broadcast from 1963 to 1969), which led to offers of real company directorships and the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1965. However, Wymark was a gentle person in real life and was, by his own admission, ignorant of Business matters. He considered the character of Wilder a "bastard" and was described by his wife Olwen as "the most inefficient, dreamy muddler in the world." In the mid-1960s, Wymark was considered as the replacement for william Hartnell in the title role of Doctor Who.

1964

Wymark's film appearances included: Children of the Damned (1964), Operation Crossbow (1965), Repulsion (1965), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Witchfinder General (1968), Battle of Britain (1969), Doppelgänger (1969), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1970) and Cromwell (1970)

1970

Wymark died suddenly in Melbourne, Australia on 20 October 1970, aged 44, of a heart attack in the hotel room in which he was staying. He had been due to star in the play Sleuth at the Comedy Theatre three days later. On the night of his death, he was to appear on the TV variety programme In Melbourne Tonight. He, guest Richard Deacon and host Stuart Wagstaff had just appeared together in a TV production of Hans Christian Andersen stories, and his non-appearance led to several jokes by Wagstaff and Deacon. Host Wagstaff was informed of Wymark's death mid-way through the programme and announced it at the end.

2014

He was buried at Highgate Cemetery in London. Wymark View—located in his home town, Grimsby—is named after him.

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