Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 17, 1929
Died
Jun 20, 2020
Place of Birth
Essex, England, UK
Credits
63 titles
Philip Latham
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
Klove (archive footage) (uncredited)
Justice
The Ties That Bind Us
Borusa (archive footage)
The Man from the Pru
Oliver, KC
Worlds Beyond
Palmer
Screen Two
Oliver, K.C.
Leaving
Mr. Raphael
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Borusa
Number 10
Charles Arbuthnot
The Fourth Arm
Col. Hugh Gwillim
From a Far Country
Chaplain
Name for the Day
Dr. Millham
The Two Faces of Evil
Hargreaves
Hammer House of Horror
Hargreaves
Screenplay
Donald Howard
Force 10 from Navarone
Jensen
The Professionals
Hogan
The Cedar Tree
Arthur Bourne (1)
Killers
Mr. Norman Birkett, KC
Spy Story
Ferdy Foxwell
The Pallisers
Plantagenet Palliser
Away from It All
Alec
No Exit
Pardoe
Justice
Jardine
Play for Today
Dr Millham
UFO
Blake
The Last Grenade
Adams
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dr. Emerson
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Klove
BBC Play of the Month
Esteban
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Paul Fennel
The Troubleshooters
Willy Izard
The Secret of Blood Island
Cpt. Drake
Thursday Theatre
Philip Mortimer
The Wednesday Play
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Miller
Theatre 625
Larry Orton
Story Parade
John Coppard
Detective
Ring of Spies
Captain Ray
Sergeant Cork
Arthur J. Lowman MD
The Rivals
Lawrence
The Human Jungle
Cooper
The Saint
Long Harry
Locker Sixty-Nine
Dr. Trent
Richard the Lionheart
Brian McFergus
The Scales of Justice
Official Receiver
Harpers West One
Oliver Backhouse
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
Schoolmaster
Drama 61-67
Johnny