Trivia

When war broke out in 1939 he joined the King's Royal Rifle Corps. His commission was confirmed in the "London Gazette" on 16 February 1940 (serial no. 117838). By the end of the war he had served in the Middle East, North Africa and Italy and risen to the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

He represented British Actors Equity at the memorial service for Jack Hawkins held at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London on September 14 1973.

Was reputed to have been offered the role of Prof. Jerusalem Webster Stiles in Raintree County (1957) after the then MGM boss Dore Schary watched his performance as Mr Jingle in the Pickwick Papers (1952) on television in his hotel suite in New York.

In a poll carried out by the US trade magazine "Motion Picture Herald" he was named by operators of British Film houses as one of the top ten home (British) box office draws of 1952. Bob Hope was the overall top draw when considering all nationalities (he had become a US citizen in 1920). This success was repeated again the following year.

A memorial service celebrating the life of Nigel Patrick was held at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London on 12th November 1981. Actresses Julia McKenzie and Celia Johnson delivered the readings.

He and his wife Beatrice Campbell were the face of the Parker Pen Company advertising during the mid-1950s using the slogan "Beatrice Campbell gave Nigel Patrick a Parker '51' for his birthday".

From the autumn of 1934 (the year of his debut), he was out of the West End only during the war or upon visits to the United States and South Africa.

His London home, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, was at 54 Ovington Street.

Died in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London just a few weeks after undergoing cancer surgery.

Son of actress Dorothy Turner (d. 1969) and actor Charles Wemyss.

Made two films with Beatrice Campbell. The first Silent Dust (1949) - before their marriage - and the second Grand National Night (1953).

His professional stage debut was the 1932 production of "The Life Machine" at the Regent Theatre.

Changed birth name, Nigel Dennis Patrick Wemyss-Gorman, by Deed Poll on 30 April 1940 to Nigel Dennis Wemyss Patrick (London Gazette 3 May 1940). As an actor he was known simply as Nigel Patrick. At that time his address was listed as 27 Dryburgh Road, Putney, London.

Advertised "Curtis Gin" of London (1953), under the slogan "Nigel Patrick discovers the smoother gin!".