Patrick Ryecart

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name = Patrick Ryecart
birthname = Patrick Geoffrey Ryecart
birthdate = birth date and age|1952|05|9|df=y
location = Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK flagicon|England flagicon|UK
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occupation = Actor
spouse = Marsha Fitzalan(1977-1995) 3 Children

Patrick Geoffrey Ryecart (born 9 May 1952, Leamington Spa) is an English actor.

Ryecart has predominantly acted on British television shows since the mid-seventies including "Lillie", "Romeo and Juliet", "The Professionals", "Minder", "Rumpole of the Bailey", "Lovejoy" and "Holby City". In 1986 he appeared in the "Doctor Who" serial "The Trial of a Time Lord" in the "Mindwarp" segment. He also appeared in the 1997 "Agatha Christie's Poirot" episode, "Dumb Witness.", and for the BBC in My Son My Son with Michael Williams.

His extensive theatre credits include The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B by J P Donleavy in London's West End. In Autumn 2007, he toured in the play Donkeys' Years by Michael Frayn, visiting Richmond Theatre, Richmond upon Thames, September 5-15, Theatre Royal Brighton September 17-22, New Victoria Theatre, Woking October 1- 6, New Theatre, Cardiff, October 9-13 and Churchill Theatre, Bromley from October 22-27. The tour was directed by Michael Simkins one of the previous London cast, and also featured Sara Crowe, Peter Forber, Mark Hadfield, Ian Hallard, Richard Hope, Ian Lavender, Jamie Newall, and Norman Pace.

He was married to English actress Marsha Fitzalan from 4 July, 1977 until their divorce in 1995. They have three children: Mariella Celia (born 1982), Jemima Carrie (1984) and Frederick William Hamlet (1987).

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