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Philip Latham
Actor
Died June 20, 2020 (91 years)
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.
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
| 2012 | Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness · as Klove (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2008 | Not So Special Effects · as Lord President Borusa |
| 2008 | Celebration · as Boursa |
| 2008 | The Ties That Bind Us · as Burusa |
| 1986 | Worlds Beyond (TV Series) · as Palmer |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Oliver, K.c. |
| 1983 | Doctor Who: The Five Doctors · as Borusa |
| 1983 | Number 10 (TV Series) · as Charles Arbuthnot |
| 1983 | The Fourth Arm (TV Series) |
| 1981 | From a Far Country · as Chaplain |
| 1981 | Nanny (1981) (TV Series) · as Mr. Abberton |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror (TV Series) · as Hargreaves |
| 1978 | Force 10 from Navarone · as Jensen |
| 1977 | The Professionals (TV Series) · as Hogan |
| 1976 | The Cedar Tree (TV Series) · as Arthur Bourne (1) |
| 1976 | Spy Story · as Ferdy Foxwell |
| 1974 | The Pallisers (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Justice (1971) (TV Series) · as Jardine |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Dr Millham |
| 1970 | UFO (TV Series) · as Blake |
| 1970 | The Last Grenade · as Adams |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Dr. Emerson |
| 1966 | Dracula: Prince of Darkness · as Klove |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Esteban |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Paul Fennel |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters (TV Series) · as Willy Izard |
| 1965 | The Secret of Blood Island · as Cpt. Drake |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Alec Maxwell |
| 1964 | R3 (TV Series) · as Colonel Gold |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) |
| 1964 | The Devil-Ship Pirates · as Miller |
| 1964 | Ring of Treason · as Captain Ray |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Borusa |
| 1963 | Sergeant Cork (TV Series) · as Arthur J. Lowman Md |
| 1963 | Love Story (1963) (TV Series) · as Robert |
| 1963 | The Rivals · as Lawrence |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle (TV Series) · as Cooper |
| 1962 | Young and Willing · as Don |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Masters of Venus · as Doctor Wilson |
| 1962 | Locker Sixty Nine · as Dr. Trent |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series) · as Robert Lennox |
| 1962 | The Andromeda Breakthrough (TV Series) · as Osborne's P.a. |
| 1962 | Richard the Lionheart (TV Series) · as Brian Mcfergus |
| 1962 | Suspense (1962) (TV Series) · as George Boulter |
| 1962 | The Scales of Justice (TV Series) · as Official Receiver |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Martin |
| 1961 | The Monster of Highgate Ponds · as Schoolmaster |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Cheaters (1960-62) (TV Series) · as Cooke |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Maigret (1960) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Four Just Men (TV Series) · as Valio |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Left Right and Centre · as A Reporter |
| 1959 | The Edgar Wallace Mysteries (TV Series) · as Dr. Trent |
| 1958 | Dial 999 (TV Series) · as Dave Saunders |
| 1957 | The Army Game (TV Series) · as Major Price |
| 1957 | Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) · as Rso Barnett |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1956 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · as Cast |
| 1955 | Rubovia (TV Series) · as Lord Chancellor |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Pearson |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) · as Father Ignatius |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Albert Gregor |
| 1955 | The Dam Busters · as Flight Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as The Rev. Athol Sedgwick |