Philip Latham
Acting
Born 1929-01-17
Died 2020-06-20
Essex, England, UK
63 credits
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Philip Latham was born on January 17, 1929 in Essex, England as Charles Philip Latham. He was an actor, known for Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), The Treasure Seekers (1961) and Middlemarch (1968). He was married to Eve Pitt-Payne (12 September 1960 - 12 July 2010) ( her death) ( 2 children). He died on June 20, 2020 in England. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) He was educated at Felsted School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which he graduated in 1951.
In the late 1960s/early 1970s he was well known to British TV viewers for his portrayal of chief accountant Willy Izard, the "conscience" to hard-nosed oil company industrialist Brian Stead (played by Geoffrey Keen) in the BBC series The Troubleshooters (1965–72). Other credits Jesus of Nazareth (1956), Paul of Tarsus, Danger Man (1960–1962), Maigret, The Treasure Seekers, The Avengers, Love Story, Undermind, UFO, The Saint, Sergeant Cork, Justice, The Cedar Tree, Killers, Hammer House of Horror, The Professionals, No. 10, and Nanny.
One of his horror film roles was as Dracula's sinister servant Klove in Hammer's 1966 film Dracula, Prince of Darkness, and he had previously worked for Hammer in The Devil-Ship Pirates and The Secret of Blood Island (both 1964). His other film roles included appearances in Ring of Spies (1964), Spy Story (1976) and Force 10 from Navarone (1978). On television he played the joint-lead role of Plantagenet Palliser (opposite Susan Hampshire) in the 26-part BBC series The Pallisers. He also played Lord President Borusa in the 1983 20th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, The Five Doctors.
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Filmography
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Thursday Theatre
Play for Today
The Avengers
The Saint
BBC Play of the Month
The Professionals
Screen Two
Theatre 625
The Wednesday Play
No Hiding Place
Maigret
The Adventures of Robin Hood
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Danger Man
Thirty-Minute Theatre
ITV Play of the Week
UFO
Justice
Drama 61-67
The Troubleshooters
Richard the Lionheart
Hammer House of Horror
Story Parade
The Pallisers
The Human Jungle
Detective
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The Cedar Tree
Sergeant Cork
The Cheaters
Force 10 from Navarone
The Fourth Arm
The Scales of Justice
Number 10
Worlds Beyond
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
The Dam Busters
The Odd Man
Jesus of Nazareth
Away from It All
Screenplay
Armchair Theatre
No Exit
Leaving
Name for the Day
Killers
Harpers West One
Justice
The Devil-Ship Pirates
The Ties That Bind Us
Locker Sixty-Nine
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
The Secret of Blood Island
Left Right and Centre
Ring of Spies
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
The Last Grenade
From a Far Country
The Man from the Pru
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