Philip Latham
Acting
Born January 17, 1929, Essex, England, UK
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
- 2012Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness — Klove (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Justice
- 2008The Ties That Bind Us — Borusa (archive footage)
- 1990The Man from the Pru — Oliver, KC
- Worlds Beyond — Palmer
- Screen Two — Oliver, K.C.
- Leaving — Mr. Raphael
- 1983Doctor Who: The Five Doctors — Borusa
- Number 10 — Charles Arbuthnot
- The Fourth Arm — Col. Hugh Gwillim
- 1981From a Far Country — Chaplain
- Hammer House of Horror — Hargreaves
- 1980Name for the Day — Dr. Millham
- 1980The Two Faces of Evil — Hargreaves
- Screenplay — Donald Howard
- 1978Force 10 from Navarone — Jensen
- The Professionals — Hogan
- Killers — Mr. Norman Birkett, KC
- 1976Spy Story — Ferdy Foxwell
- The Cedar Tree — Arthur Bourne (1)
- The Pallisers — Plantagenet Palliser
- Away from It All — Alec
- No Exit — Pardoe
- Justice — Jardine
- Play for Today — Dr Millham
- 1970The Last Grenade — Adams
- UFO — Blake
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre — Dr. Emerson, Peter Dawson
- 1966Dracula: Prince of Darkness — Klove
- BBC Play of the Month — Esteban
- The Troubleshooters — Willy Izard
- Thirty-Minute Theatre — Paul Fennel
- Detective
- 1964Ring of Spies — Captain Ray
- Story Parade — John Coppard
- 1964The Devil-Ship Pirates — Miller
- 1964The Secret of Blood Island — Cpt. Drake
- The Wednesday Play
- Theatre 625 — Larry Orton, Arkady
- Thursday Theatre — Philip Mortimer
- Sergeant Cork — Arthur J. Lowman MD
- The Human Jungle — Cooper
- 1963The Rivals — Lawrence
- 1962Locker Sixty-Nine — Dr. Trent
- Richard the Lionheart — Brian McFergus
- The Andromeda Breakthrough — Osborne's P.A.
- The Saint — Long Harry, Arthur Ellshaw
- The Scales of Justice — Official Receiver
- Drama 61-67 — Johnny
- Harpers West One — Oliver Backhouse
- The Avengers — Professor Cartright
- 1961The Monster of Highgate Ponds — Schoolmaster
- Danger Man — Delroy
- Maigret
- The Cheaters — Cooke
- The Odd Man — Sarasin
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries — Dr. Trent
- 1959Left Right and Centre — a reporter
- No Hiding Place
- Armchair Theatre
- Jesus of Nazareth
- ITV Play of the Week — Pearson, Parrish
- The Adventures of Robin Hood — Father Ignatius
- 1955The Dam Busters — Flight Sergeant (uncredited)