Philip Latham
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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Films (20)
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
2012 · Klove (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ties That Bind Us
2008 · Borusa (archive footage)
The Man from the Pru
1990 · Oliver, KC
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983 · Borusa
From a Far Country
1981 · Chaplain
Name for the Day
1980 · Dr. Millham
The Two Faces of Evil
1980 · Hargreaves
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 · Jensen
Spy Story
1976 · Ferdy Foxwell
The Last Grenade
1970 · Adams
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 · Klove
The Secret of Blood Island
1964 · Cpt. Drake
The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964 · Miller
Ring of Spies
1964 · Captain Ray
The Invisible Asset
1963 · Official Receiver
The Rivals
1963 · Lawrence
Locker Sixty-Nine
1962 · Dr. Trent
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
1961 · Schoolmaster
Left Right and Centre
1959 · a reporter
The Dam Busters
1955 · Flight Sergeant (uncredited)
Séries (46)
Justice
2011
Worlds Beyond
1986 · Palmer
Screen Two
1985 · Oliver, K.C.
Leaving
1984 · Mr. Raphael
Number 10
1983 · Charles Arbuthnot
The Fourth Arm
1983 · Col. Hugh Gwillim
Hammer House of Horror
1980 · Hargreaves
Screenplay
1979 · Donald Howard
The Professionals
1977 · Hogan
The Cedar Tree
1976 · Arthur Bourne (1)
Killers
1976 · Mr. Norman Birkett, KC
The Pallisers
1974 · Plantagenet Palliser
Away from It All
1973 · Alec
No Exit
1972 · Pardoe
Justice
1971 · Jardine
Play for Today
1970 · Dr Millham
UFO
1970 · Blake
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Dr. Emerson, Peter Dawson
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Esteban
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Paul Fennel
The Troubleshooters
1965 · Willy Izard
Thursday Theatre
1964 · Philip Mortimer
The Wednesday Play
1964
Theatre 625
1964 · Larry Orton, Arkady
Story Parade
1964 · John Coppard
Detective
1964
Sergeant Cork
1963 · Arthur J. Lowman MD
The Human Jungle
1963 · Cooper
The Saint
1962 · Long Harry, Arthur Ellshaw
Masters of Venus
1962 · Doctor Wilson (uncredited)
The Andromeda Breakthrough
1962 · Osborne's P.A.
Richard the Lionheart
1962 · Brian McFergus
The Scales of Justice
1962 · Official Receiver
Harpers West One
1961 · Oliver Backhouse
Drama 61-67
1961 · Johnny
The Avengers
1961 · Professor Cartright
The Cheaters
1960 · Cooke
Maigret
1960
The Odd Man
1960 · Sarasin
Danger Man
1960 · Delroy
No Hiding Place
1959
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959 · Dr. Trent
Armchair Theatre
1956
Jesus of Nazareth
1956
ITV Play of the Week
1955 · Pearson, Parrish
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Father Ignatius