Philip Latham
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 17, 1929
- Died
- June 20, 2020 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Essex, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Movie · as Klove (archive footage) (uncredited)
Justice
TV
The Ties That Bind Us
Movie · as Borusa (archive footage)
The Man from the Pru
Movie · as Oliver, KC
Worlds Beyond
TV · as Palmer · 1 ep
Screen Two
TV · as Oliver, K.C. · 1 ep
Leaving
TV · as Mr. Raphael · 12 eps
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Movie · as Borusa
The Fourth Arm
TV · as Col. Hugh Gwillim · 9 eps
Number 10
TV · as Charles Arbuthnot · 1 ep
From a Far Country
Movie · as Chaplain
Name for the Day
Movie · as Dr. Millham
The Two Faces of Evil
Movie · as Hargreaves
Hammer House of Horror
TV · as Hargreaves · 1 ep
Screenplay
TV · as Donald Howard · 1 ep
Force 10 from Navarone
Movie · as Jensen
The Professionals
TV · as Hogan · 1 ep
Spy Story
Movie · as Ferdy Foxwell
The Cedar Tree
TV · as Arthur Bourne (1) · 75 eps
Killers
TV · as Mr. Norman Birkett, KC · 1 ep
The Pallisers
TV · as Plantagenet Palliser · 26 eps
Away from It All
TV · as Alec · 1 ep
No Exit
TV · as Pardoe · 1 ep
Justice
TV · as Jardine · 1 ep
The Last Grenade
Movie · as Adams
UFO
TV · as Blake · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Dr Millham · 1 ep
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Dr. Emerson, Peter Dawson · 1 ep
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Movie · as Klove
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Willy Izard · 136 eps
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Esteban · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Paul Fennel · 1 ep
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Movie · as Miller
Ring of Spies
Movie · as Captain Ray
The Secret of Blood Island
Movie · as Cpt. Drake
The Wednesday Play
TV · 1 ep
Detective
TV · 1 ep
Story Parade
TV · as John Coppard · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · as Larry Orton, Arkady · 1 ep
Thursday Theatre
TV · as Philip Mortimer · 1 ep
The Rivals
Movie · as Lawrence
The Invisible Asset
Movie · as Official Receiver
The Human Jungle
TV · as Cooper · 1 ep
Sergeant Cork
TV · as Arthur J. Lowman MD · 1 ep
Locker Sixty-Nine
Movie · as Dr. Trent
The Scales of Justice
TV · as Official Receiver · 1 ep
The Saint
TV · as Long Harry, Arthur Ellshaw · 1 ep
Richard the Lionheart
TV · as Brian McFergus · 1 ep
The Andromeda Breakthrough
TV · as Osborne's P.A. · 1 ep
Masters of Venus
TV · as Doctor Wilson (uncredited) · 8 eps
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
Movie · as Schoolmaster
The Avengers
TV · as Professor Cartright · 2 eps
Harpers West One
TV · as Oliver Backhouse · 14 eps
Drama 61-67
TV · as Johnny · 1 ep
Danger Man
TV · as Delroy · 1 ep
Maigret
TV · 1 ep
The Cheaters
TV · as Cooke · 1 ep
The Odd Man
TV · as Sarasin · 1 ep
Left Right and Centre
Movie · as a reporter
No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
TV · as Dr. Trent · 1 ep
Armchair Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Jesus of Nazareth
TV · 1 ep
The Dam Busters
Movie · as Flight Sergeant (uncredited)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV · as Father Ignatius · 1 ep
ITV Play of the Week
TV · as Pearson, Parrish · 1 ep