Patrick Wymark

​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 ...

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Where Eagles Dare (1968)

World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian G. Hutton
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Clint Eastwood  •  Mary Ure  •  Patrick Wymark

World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian G. Hutton
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Clint Eastwood  •  Mary Ure  •  Patrick Wymark

Battle of Britain (1969)

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  Harry Andrews  •  Michael Caine  •  Trevor Howard  •  Curd Jürgens

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  Harry Andrews  •  Michael Caine  •  Trevor Howard  •  Curd Jürgens

Repulsion (1965)

Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Polanski
CAST:  Catherine Deneuve  •  Ian Hendry  •  John Fraser  •  Yvonne Furneaux

Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Polanski
CAST:  Catherine Deneuve  •  Ian Hendry  •  John Fraser  •  Yvonne Furneaux

Witchfinder General (1968)

England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Reeves
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Ian Ogilvy  •  Rupert Davies  •  Hilary Dwyer

England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Reeves
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Ian Ogilvy  •  Rupert Davies  •  Hilary Dwyer

The League of Gentlemen (1960)

Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden
CAST:  Jack Hawkins  •  Nigel Patrick  •  Roger Livesey  •  Richard Attenborough

Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden
CAST:  Jack Hawkins  •  Nigel Patrick  •  Roger Livesey  •  Richard Attenborough

Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)

A planet is discovered in the same orbit as Earth's but is located on the exact opposite side of the sun, making it not visible from Earth. The European Space Exploration Council decide to send American astronaut Glenn Ross and British scientist John Kane via ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Parrish
CAST:  Roy Thinnes  •  Ian Hendry  •  Patrick Wymark  •  Lynn Loring

A planet is discovered in the same orbit as Earth's but is located on the exact opposite side of the sun, making it not visible from Earth. The European Space Exploration Council decide to send American astronaut Glenn Ross and British scientist John Kane via ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Parrish
CAST:  Roy Thinnes  •  Ian Hendry  •  Patrick Wymark  •  Lynn Loring

Cromwell (1970)

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Hughes
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Alec Guinness  •  Robert Morley  •  Dorothy Tutin

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Hughes
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Alec Guinness  •  Robert Morley  •  Dorothy Tutin

The Secret of Blood Island (1964)

Based on the true story of a British secret agent, shot down over Malaya near to a Allied POW forced labour camp. There she is hidden, disguised as a youthful prisoner, until her escape can be effected. The costs of keeping her identity secret fall on all the POW's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Quentin Lawrence
CAST:  Jack Hedley  •  Barbara Shelley  •  Patrick Wymark  •  Bill Owen

Based on the true story of a British secret agent, shot down over Malaya near to a Allied POW forced labour camp. There she is hidden, disguised as a youthful prisoner, until her escape can be effected. The costs of keeping her identity secret fall on all the POW's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Quentin Lawrence
CAST:  Jack Hedley  •  Barbara Shelley  •  Patrick Wymark  •  Bill Owen

The Psychopath (1966)

Inspector Holloway is investigating a series of brutal murders in which a doll of each victim is found at the scene. The dolls, as it turns out,were purchased by the crippled Mrs. Von Sturm, whose home is overcrowded with a doll collection. Her pale, wide-eyed, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Freddie Francis
CAST:  Patrick Wymark  •  Margaret Johnston  •  John Standing  •  Alexander Knox

Inspector Holloway is investigating a series of brutal murders in which a doll of each victim is found at the scene. The dolls, as it turns out,were purchased by the crippled Mrs. Von Sturm, whose home is overcrowded with a doll collection. Her pale, wide-eyed, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Freddie Francis
CAST:  Patrick Wymark  •  Margaret Johnston  •  John Standing  •  Alexander Knox

Woman Times Seven (1967)

Seven mini-stories of adultery: "Funeral Possession," a wayward widow at her husband's funeral; "Amateur Night," angry wife becomes streetwalker out of revenge; "Two Against One," seemingly prudish girl turns out otherwise; "Super Simone," wife vainly attempts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio De Sica
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Peter Sellers  •  Rossano Brazzi  •  Lex Barker

Seven mini-stories of adultery: "Funeral Possession," a wayward widow at her husband's funeral; "Amateur Night," angry wife becomes streetwalker out of revenge; "Two Against One," seemingly prudish girl turns out otherwise; "Super Simone," wife vainly attempts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio De Sica
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Peter Sellers  •  Rossano Brazzi  •  Lex Barker

The Finest Hours (1964)

A biography of Winston Churchill, shown through re-creations and actual film footage and told by Orson Welles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Baylis
CAST:  George Baker  •  Faith Brook  •  David Healy  •  Orson Welles

A biography of Winston Churchill, shown through re-creations and actual film footage and told by Orson Welles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Baylis
CAST:  George Baker  •  Faith Brook  •  David Healy  •  Orson Welles

Tell Me Lies (1968)

Adapted and directed by Peter Brook from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘production-in-progress US’, this long-unseen agitprop drama-doc – shot in London in 1967 and released only briefly in the UK and New York at the height of the Vietnam War – remains both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Brook
CAST:  Mark Jones  •  Robert Langdon Llyod  •  Ursula Mohan  •  Glenda Jackson

Adapted and directed by Peter Brook from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘production-in-progress US’, this long-unseen agitprop drama-doc – shot in London in 1967 and released only briefly in the UK and New York at the height of the Vietnam War – remains both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Brook
CAST:  Mark Jones  •  Robert Langdon Llyod  •  Ursula Mohan  •  Glenda Jackson

West 11 (1963)

Joe Beckett, seasoned citizen of the bedsitter belt, aged about 22, is the renegade son of modest, respectable parents and, to use his own description, 'an emotional leper'. He decides that he needs a violent shock to shake him back into life, and as a result ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Alfred Lynch  •  Kathleen Breck  •  Eric Portman  •  Diana Dors

Joe Beckett, seasoned citizen of the bedsitter belt, aged about 22, is the renegade son of modest, respectable parents and, to use his own description, 'an emotional leper'. He decides that he needs a violent shock to shake him back into life, and as a result ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Alfred Lynch  •  Kathleen Breck  •  Eric Portman  •  Diana Dors

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)

English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Neilson
CAST:  Patrick McGoohan  •  George Cole  •  Tony Britton  •  Michael Hordern

English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Neilson
CAST:  Patrick McGoohan  •  George Cole  •  Tony Britton  •  Michael Hordern

The Skull (1965)

An occult investigator buys the 150-year-old skull of the Marquis de Sade, which turns out to be possessed by evil spirits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Freddie Francis
CAST:  Peter Cushing  •  Christopher Lee  •  Patrick Wymark  •  Jill Bennett

An occult investigator buys the 150-year-old skull of the Marquis de Sade, which turns out to be possessed by evil spirits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Freddie Francis
CAST:  Peter Cushing  •  Christopher Lee  •  Patrick Wymark  •  Jill Bennett

Children of the Damned (1964)

Six children are found spread through out the world that not only have enormous intelligence, but identical intelligence and have a strange bond to each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anton Leader
CAST:  Ian Hendry  •  Alan Badel  •  Barbara Ferris  •  Alfred Burke

Six children are found spread through out the world that not only have enormous intelligence, but identical intelligence and have a strange bond to each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anton Leader
CAST:  Ian Hendry  •  Alan Badel  •  Barbara Ferris  •  Alfred Burke

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

The accidental unearthing of Satan’s earthly remains causes the children of a 17th-century English village to slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Patrick Wymark  •  Linda Hayden  •  Barry Andrews  •  Michele Dotrice

The accidental unearthing of Satan’s earthly remains causes the children of a 17th-century English village to slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Patrick Wymark  •  Linda Hayden  •  Barry Andrews  •  Michele Dotrice

The Criminal (1960)

When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Losey
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Sam Wanamaker  •  Grégoire Aslan  •  Margit Saad

When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Losey
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Sam Wanamaker  •  Grégoire Aslan  •  Margit Saad

Operation Crossbow (1965)

Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant.The film alternates between German developments of the V-1 missile and V-2 rocket (with a German cast speaking their own language) and discovery ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Sophia Loren  •  George Peppard  •  Trevor Howard  •  John Mills

Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant.The film alternates between German developments of the V-1 missile and V-2 rocket (with a German cast speaking their own language) and discovery ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Sophia Loren  •  George Peppard  •  Trevor Howard  •  John Mills

The Cherry Orchard (1962)

Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family estate and cherry orchard are to be auctioned off to pay debts. Lopahin, a former serf on the estate who is now a wealthy landowner, proposes razing the home and cherry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Elliott
CAST:  Judi Dench  •  Ian Holm  •  Peggy Ashcroft  •  John Gielgud

Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family estate and cherry orchard are to be auctioned off to pay debts. Lopahin, a former serf on the estate who is now a wealthy landowner, proposes razing the home and cherry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Elliott
CAST:  Judi Dench  •  Ian Holm  •  Peggy Ashcroft  •  John Gielgud
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