- Born
- Died
- Birth namePatrick Carl Cheeseman
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- British character actor with radio and stage experience from 1951. Studied at University College in London and learned acting at the Old Vic Theatre School. Toured South Africa in 1952 and subsequently appeared in many Shakespearean roles in Stratford-upon-Avon. Busy television actor from the late 1950's, popular as ruthless tycoon John Wilder in The Plane Makers (1963). Also noted for his voice-overs for Winston Churchill in two documentary features.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- While at school he acted with an amateur company- The Caxton Players - in and around Grimsby before attending University College London which was interrupted by war service in the Royal Navy, after which he returned to the college where he met an American arts student, Olwen who he married and produced daughters Jane and Rowan and sons Dominic and Tristram. He entered the profession via The Old Vic school graduating to the Old Vic Company making his debut as a walk on in Othello, the following year he went to America and taught in the speech and drama dept at the university of Stanford in California where Olwen's father was teaching. Back in England he did a season in rep at Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester Theatre Royal, the Shakespeare Co at Stratford and the Aldwych for 8 seasons mainly in comedy roles during which he discovered the ability to play domineering roles, He then moved into television playing Sir John Wilder in The Power Game. After the series finished he returned to the theatre- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5
- While at school he acted with an amateur company- The Caxton Players - in and around Grimsby before attending University College London which was interrupted by war service in the Royal Navy, after which he returned to the college where he met an American arts student, Olwen who he marrted and produced daughters Jane and Rowan and sons Dominic and Tristram. He entered the profession via The Old Vic school graduating to the Old Vic Company making his debut as a walk on in Othello, the following year he went to America and taught in the speech and drama dept at the university of Stanford in California where Olwen's father was teaching. Back in England he did a season in rep at Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester Theatre Royal, the Shakespeare Co at Stratford and the Aldwych for 8 seasons mainly in comedy roles during which he discovered the ability the ability to play domineering roles, He then moved into television playing Sir John Wilder in The Power Game. After the series finished he returned to the theatre- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5
- SpouseOlwen Wymark(1950 - October 20, 1970) (his death, 4 children)
- Children
- Died of a heart attack at the Sheraton Hotel three days before opening in an Australian run of Anthony Shaffer's "Sleuth", in which he was to play author Andrew Wyke, at Melbourne's Playbox Theatre in October 1970. His body was discovered when he was to be collected for a promotional appearance on In Melbourne Tonight (1957), whose presenters were left to ad-lib around his absence, unaware of his death.
- He died just as the film he was currently appearing in, Cromwell (1970), was about to be released in the U.S.
- Father of Jane Wymark (b. 31 October 1952), Rowan Wymark (b. 1954), Dominic Wymark (b. 1960), Tristram Wymark (b. 1962).
- Was asked to play the Second Doctor in Doctor Who (1963).
- Collapsed onstage at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne in October 1969, due to a severe nasal hemorrhage.
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