Patrick Wymark

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Patrick Wymark origin. Patrick Carl Cheeseman (born July 11, 1926 in Cleethorpes , Lincolnshire , † October 20, 1970 in Melbourne , Australia ) was a British actor.

Patrick Wymark received his acting training at the Old Vic Theater School in London and made his theater debut in 1951. In the 1950s he was a member of the Shakespeare Memorial Theater in Stratford-upon-Avon . In addition to numerous Shakespeare roles , he played the title role in Danton's Death by Georg Büchner . His film and television career began in the mid-1950s. In total, he worked in 48 film and television productions.

Wymark was named after his father-in-law, William Wymark Jacobs . He was married to the playwright Olwen Wymark (1932-2013). They both had four children together, including actress Jane Wymark . Wymark died of a heart attack at the age of 44 , three days before the theater premiere of Anthony Shaffer's play Revanche , in which he was to star. He was found dead in his hotel room.

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SURNAME Wymark, Patrick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cheeseman, Patrick Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleethorpes , Lincolnshire
DATE OF DEATH 20th October 1970
Place of death Melbourne , Australia