George Mikell was a Lithuanian-Australian actor and writer best known for his performances as Schutzstaffel (SS) officers in The Guns of Navarone (1961) and The Great Escape (1963). On the night of his death, he was to appear on the TV variety program In Melbourne Tonight. Wymark died suddenly in Melbourne, Australia on 20 October 1970, aged 44, of a heart attack in the hotel room in which he was staying. (1965), Thomas Cromwell in A Man for All Seasons (1966), Tom Ryan in Ryan's Daughter (1970), Paddy Button in The Blue Lagoon (1980), Dr. Grogan in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Father Imperius in Ladyhawke (1985), and the role that made him a household name as an actor, Horace Rumpole, whom he played in Rumpole of the Bailey. She then knocks him down and we see her arm repeatedly slashing at his face before she gets up and we see his bloodied face. Amazon.com: The Man Who Could Cheat Death / The Skull [Blu-ray]: Peter Cushing (The Skull), Patrick Wymark (The Skull), Christopher Lee (The Skull), Anton Diffring (The Man Who Could Cheat Death), Hazel Court (The Man Who Could Cheat Death), Christopher Lee (The Man Who Could Cheat Death), Freddie Francis (The Skull), Terence Fisher ( The Man Who Could Cheat Death): Movies & TV 2:19. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery in London. Trailers from Hell Wymark married Olwen Wymark, an American playwright, in 1953. Olwen Margaret Wymark was an American writer and playwright. Early life; Career; Personal life; Selected filmography; References; External links; Early life. | The couple lived in Parliament Hill, Hampstead, and had four children, including the future actress Jane Wymark. Michael Elliott, OBE (1931–1984) was an English theatre and television director. Host Wagstaff was informed of Wymark's death mid-way through the program, and announced it at the end. Notable roles he portrayed include Clang in Help! He toured South Africa the following year and then directed plays for the drama department at Stanford University, California. Melbourne, Australia, 08 February 2020 Host Wagstaff was informed of Wymark's death mid-way through the programme and announced it at the end. Keep your little bookworms engaged outside of the classroom with our selection of the very best literary adaptations. After moving to the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, Wymark played a wide range of Shakespearean roles, including Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing , Stephano in The Tempest , Marullus in Julius Caesar and Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream . Patrick Wymark. The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, 05 November 2019 [5], Wymark's film appearances included: Children of the Damned (1964), Operation Crossbow (1965), Repulsion (1965), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Witchfinder General (1968), Battle of Britain (1969), Doppelgänger (1969), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1970) and Cromwell (1970). However, Wymark was a gentle person in real life and was, by his own admission, ignorant of business matters. Patrick Wymark was a British theater actor who carried his extensive Shakespearean work into television beginning in the mid-1950s. Samuel Anthony Tenser was an English-born film producer of Lithuanian-Jewish descent. His theatre roles also included Bosola in a RSC production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi in 1960. He had been due to star in the play Sleuth at the Comedy Theatre three days later. Patrick O’Connell was an Irish actor, known for numerous performances on UK television and in theatre and films. He worked on several British TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, including the lead in the first series of The Avengers and The Lotus Eaters, and played roles in the films The Hill (1965), Repulsion (1965), Get Carter (1971), and Theatre of Blood (1973). [5] In the mid-1960s, Wymark was considered as the replacement for William Hartnell in the title role of Doctor Who . The school is of a religious foundation, and lies in the ecclesiastical parish of St Augustine of Hippo. July 11, Thomas Patrick McKenna was an Irish actor, born in Mullagh, County Cavan. British character actor with radio and stage experience from 1951. Wymark died suddenly in Melbourne, Australia on 20 October 1970, aged 44, of a heart attack in the hotel room in which he was staying. (Thanks … [6] He, guest Richard Deacon and host Stuart Wagstaff had just appeared together in a TV production of Hans Christian Andersen stories,[7] and his non-appearance led to several jokes by Wagstaff and Deacon. Mikell appeared in over 30 British and American feature films and had numerous leading roles in theatre. Patrick Wymark was born on July 11, 1920, in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK. Other stage credits included the title role in Danton's Death and, with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Ephihodov in The Cherry Orchard. He had been due to star in the play Sleuth at the Comedy Theatre three days later. He had been due to star in the play Sleuth at the Comedy Theatre three days later. Alan MacKenzie Howard, CBE was an English actor. On the night of his death, he was to appear on the TV variety program In Melbourne Tonight. (age 50) Patrick Wymark (11 July 1926 – 20 October 1970) was an English stage, film and television actor. ... who was co-starring with him in a stage production of "Sleuth" in Australia, Wymark's early and sudden death was the result of a heart attack occasioned by chronic alcoholism. Patrick Holt was an English film and television actor. On the night of his death, he was to appear on the TV variety programme In Melbourne Tonight . Wymark View—located in his home town, Grimsby —is named after him. Harold Lang was a RADA-trained British character actor of stage and screen. Ian Mackendrick Hendry was an English film, television and stage actor.