Michael Latimer
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Michael James Latimer (6 September 1941 – 25 June 2011) was a British television stage and film actor who later in his career turned to writing, directing and producing.
Early life
Latimer was born in
Career
He appeared in various
His film roles include A Man for All Seasons (1966), Prehistoric Women (1967) opposite Martine Beswick, Mosquito Squadron (1969), Man of Violence (1969), Got It Made (1974) and Sweeney! (1977).[3]
Latimer was the stage director for the first
He married the Australian artist Sheena Bancks, with whom he had a son (Rupert) and a daughter (Miranda), and moved with his wife to Sydney in 1980, where he took up directing and writing. He wrote and produced Ginger Meggs in 1982, a film based on the Australian comic strip written by his late father-in-law Jimmy Bancks. On his first visit to Australia in 1969, he directed Hamlet in Melbourne, a production that starred John Wood.
His writing for television included The Rovers (1970), the BBC play The Interview and also four episodes of Sons and Daughters (1983).[3]
He taught at RADA, London Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA) and at drama school in Australia. As a director he worked on television commercials in Australia and directed some 37 theatre productions in the United Kingdom, including Daniel Magee's play Paddywack (1994) with James Nesbitt at the Cockpit Theatre in Marylebone.[1][2]
Personal life
A keen sportsman, Latimer was a member of the MCC and managed his own cricket team, the Bystanders.
After 42 years of marriage, his wife Sheena died; in his latter years his partner was Amanda Weldon.
Death
Latimer died at Trinity Hospice in Clapham, London, in 2011, aged 69.[4][5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1966 | A Man for All Seasons | Norfolk's Aide | |
1967 | Prehistoric Women | David | |
1969 | Mosquito Squadron | Clark (Pilot) | Uncredited |
1969 | Man of Violence | Moon | |
1974 | Got It Made | David Tollemache | |
1977 | Sweeney! | P.P.S. | |
1990 | Fatal Sky | Beckwith | (final film role) |
References
- ^ a b c Obituary, theleys.net; accessed 27 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d Michael Latimer obituary, telegraph.co.uk, 20 July 2011.
- ^ Internet Movie Database
- ^ Latimer on the 'Pictures That Talk' website
- ^ Obituaries in the Performing Arts 2011 by Harris M. Lentz III, p. 197, GoogleBooks.
External links
- Obituary, thestage.co.uk, 30 August 2011; accessed 27 August 2014.
- Latimer profile at IMDb; accessed 27 August 2014.