About
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...
Known for
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
Danger ManSeries • 1960
The ChampionsSeries • 1968
Sir Francis DrakeSeries • 1961
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954
Where Eagles DareMovie • 1968
Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1964
Blood on Satan's ClawMovie • 1971
RepulsionMovie • 1965
Battle of BritainMovie • 1969
Children of the DamnedMovie • 1964
Operation CrossbowMovie • 1965
Witchfinder GeneralMovie • 1968
Woman Times SevenMovie • 1967
CromwellMovie • 1970
The League of GentlemenMovie • 1960
DoppelgängerMovie • 1969
The SkullMovie • 1965
The CriminalMovie • 1960
The PsychopathMovie • 1966