Philip Latham
Acting • Born 1929-01-17 – Died 2020-06-20
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.
Filmography
57 credits
From a Far Country
Movie • 1981
Chaplain
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Movie • 1964
Miller
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Movie • 1966
Klove
Force 10 from Navarone
Movie • 1978
Jensen
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Movie • 2012
Klove (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spy Story
Movie • 1976
Ferdy Foxwell
Ring of Spies
Movie • 1964
Captain Ray
The Dam Busters
Movie • 1955
Flight Sergeant (uncredited)
Left Right and Centre
Movie • 1959
a reporter
The Last Grenade
Movie • 1970
Adams
The Man from the Pru
Movie • 1990
Oliver, KC
The Secret of Blood Island
Movie • 1964
Cpt. Drake
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Movie • 1983
Borusa
Name for the Day
Movie • 1980
Dr. Millham
The Two Faces of Evil
Movie • 1980
Hargreaves
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
Movie • 1961
Schoolmaster
The Ties That Bind Us
Movie • 2008
Borusa (archive footage)
Locker Sixty-Nine
Movie • 1962
Dr. Trent
The Rivals
Movie • 1963
Lawrence
Danger Man
TV • 1960
The Avengers
TV • 1961
Professor Cartright
UFO
TV • 1970
Blake
The Scales of Justice
TV • 1962
Official Receiver
The Professionals
TV • 1977
Hogan
The Saint
TV • 1962
Long Harry
The Wednesday Play
TV • 1964
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
Father Ignatius
No Hiding Place
TV • 1959
Play for Today
TV • 1970
Dr Millham
The Cedar Tree
TV • 1976
Arthur Bourne (1)
ITV Play of the Week
TV • 1955
Pearson
Leaving
TV • 1984
Mr. Raphael
Maigret
TV • 1960
Detective
TV • 1964
Justice
TV • 2011
The Troubleshooters
TV • 1965
Willy Izard
Hammer House of Horror
TV • 1980
Hargreaves
The Human Jungle
TV • 1963
Cooper
The Saint
TV • 1962
Arthur Ellshaw
Justice
TV • 1971
Jardine
The Cheaters
TV • 1960
Cooke
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Esteban
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
TV • 1959
Dr. Trent
Armchair Theatre
TV • 1956
Richard the Lionheart
TV • 1962
Brian McFergus
The Fourth Arm
TV • 1983
Col. Hugh Gwillim
Story Parade
TV • 1964
John Coppard
The Odd Man
TV • 1960
Sarasin
Jesus of Nazareth
TV • 1956
Sergeant Cork
TV • 1963
Arthur J. Lowman MD
Harpers West One
TV • 1961
Oliver Backhouse
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Larry Orton
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Arkady
Number 10
TV • 1983
Charles Arbuthnot
The Pallisers
TV • 1974
Plantagenet Palliser
Drama 61-67
TV • 1961
Johnny
Worlds Beyond
TV • 1986
Palmer