Patrick Wymark
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| Patrick Wymark | |
| Birth name | Patrick Cheeseman |
| Born | July 11, 1926 Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | October 20, 1970 Melbourne, Australia |
| Years active | 1959-1970 |
| Spouse(s) | Olwen Wymark (19??–1970) |
| Notable roles | Winston Churchill in A King's Story and Operation Crossbow (both 1965); Oliver Cromwell in Witchfinder General (1968) |
Patrick Wymark (born 11 July 1926 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, died 20 October 1970 in Melbourne, Australia) was an English actor.
Born Patrick Cheeseman, he took his surname from the writer William Wymark Jacobs. His film roles included: Children of the Damned, Repulsion, Operation Crossbow, The Secret of Blood Island, Witchfinder General, Battle of Britain, Where Eagles Dare, Blood on Satan's Claw, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun and Cromwell.
On television, he was best known for his role as John Wilder in the drama series The Plane Makers/The Power Game. At one point he was considered as a replacement for William Hartnell on Doctor Who.[1]
He was married to Olwen Wymark, a playwright living in London who has authored numerous plays, including Brezhnev's Children. They had four children, including actress Jane Wymark.
Wymark died of a heart attack on October 20, 1970, in Melbourne, Australia.
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