Cast & creator
Philip Latham
Best known for Play for Today, The Avengers, The Wednesday Play
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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film credits
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television credits
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1955–2012 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (68)
Showing 68 of 68 credits
Play for Today
Dr Millham
1970
The Avengers
Professor Cartright
1961
The Wednesday Play
1964
Screen Two
Oliver, K.C.
1985
The Saint
Long Harry
1962The Saint
Arthur Ellshaw
1962
BBC Play of the Month
Esteban
1965
The Professionals
Hogan
1977
Theatre 625
Larry Orton
1964Theatre 625
Arkady
1964
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Paul Fennel
1965
No Hiding Place
1959
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Father Ignatius
1955
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dr. Emerson
1969ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Peter Dawson
1969
Danger Man
Delroy
1960
Maigret
1960Thursday Theatre
Philip Mortimer
1964
ITV Play of the Week
Pearson
1955ITV Play of the Week
Parrish
1955
UFO
Blake
1970
Justice
Jardine
1971Story Parade
John Coppard
1964Drama 61-67
Johnny
1961
The Troubleshooters
Willy Izard
1965
Richard the Lionheart
Brian McFergus
1962
Sergeant Cork
Arthur J. Lowman MD
1963
Hammer House of Horror
Hargreaves
1980
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Dr. Trent
1959
Detective
1964
The Pallisers
Plantagenet Palliser
1974
The Human Jungle
Cooper
1963
The Scales of Justice
Official Receiver
1962
The Cheaters
Cooke
1960
Worlds Beyond
Palmer
1986
Number 10
Charles Arbuthnot
1983
The Fourth Arm
Col. Hugh Gwillim
1983
The Odd Man
Sarasin
1960
Armchair Theatre
1956
Force 10 from Navarone
Jensen
1978Away from It All
Alec
1973No Exit
Pardoe
1972
Screenplay
Donald Howard
1979Leaving
Mr. Raphael
1984
The Cedar Tree
Arthur Bourne (1)
1976
The Andromeda Breakthrough
Osborne's P.A.
1962
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Klove
1966
The Dam Busters
Flight Sergeant (uncredited)
1955Killers
Mr. Norman Birkett, KC
1976
Justice
2011Harpers West One
Oliver Backhouse
1961
Jesus of Nazareth
1956
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Miller
1964
The Ties That Bind Us
Borusa (archive footage)
2008
From a Far Country
Chaplain
1981
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Borusa
1983
Ring of Spies
Captain Ray
1964
Left Right and Centre
a reporter
1959
The Secret of Blood Island
Cpt. Drake
1964
The Two Faces of Evil
Hargreaves
1980
Name for the Day
Dr. Millham
1980
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Klove (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012
The Last Grenade
Adams
1970
Spy Story
Ferdy Foxwell
1976The Man from the Pru
Oliver, KC
1990
Locker Sixty-Nine
Dr. Trent
1962
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
Schoolmaster
1961
The Rivals
Lawrence
1963