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Philip Latham
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) a…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2012
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Movie Klove (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2011
Justice
TV show
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2008
The Ties That Bind Us
Movie Borusa (archive footage)
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1990
The Man from the Pru
Movie Oliver, KC
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1986
Worlds Beyond
TV show Palmer
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1985
Screen Two
TV show Oliver, K.C.
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1984
Leaving
TV show Mr. Raphael
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1983
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Movie Borusa
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1983
Number 10
TV show Charles Arbuthnot
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1983
The Fourth Arm
TV show Col. Hugh Gwillim
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1981
From a Far Country
Movie Chaplain
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1980
Name for the Day
Movie Dr. Millham
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1980
The Two Faces of Evil
Movie Hargreaves
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1980
Hammer House of Horror
TV show Hargreaves
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1979
Screenplay
TV show Donald Howard
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1978
Force 10 from Navarone
Movie Jensen
More credits
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1977
The Professionals
TV show Hogan
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1976
The Cedar Tree
TV show Arthur Bourne (1)
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1976
Killers
TV show Mr. Norman Birkett, KC
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1976
Spy Story
Movie Ferdy Foxwell
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1974
The Pallisers
TV show Plantagenet Palliser
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1973
Away from It All
TV show Alec
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1972
No Exit
TV show Pardoe
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1971
Justice
TV show Jardine
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1970
Play for Today
TV show Dr Millham
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1970
UFO
TV show Blake
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1970
The Last Grenade
Movie Adams
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1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV show Dr. Emerson
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1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Movie Klove
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1965
BBC Play of the Month
TV show Esteban
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1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV show Paul Fennel
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1965
The Troubleshooters
TV show Willy Izard
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1964
The Secret of Blood Island
Movie Cpt. Drake
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1964
Thursday Theatre
TV show Philip Mortimer
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1964
The Wednesday Play
TV show
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1964
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Movie Miller
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1964
Theatre 625
TV show Larry Orton
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1964
Story Parade
TV show John Coppard
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1964
Detective
TV show
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1964
Ring of Spies
Movie Captain Ray
