Philip Latham
Philip Latham | |
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Born | Charles Philip Latham 17 January 1929 |
Died | 20 June 2020 | (aged 91)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1955–1990 |
Charles Philip Latham (17 January 1929 – 20 June 2020)[3][4][5][6] was a British actor. He was best known for playing Willy Izard in The Troubleshooters (1965-1972) and Plantagenet Palliser in The Pallisers (1974).
Early life
Latham was born 17 January 1929 in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.[7] He had an identical twin, William, and older brother, Arthur.[7]
He was educated at
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1951.[9]
Career
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
One of his horror film roles was as Dracula's sinister servant Klove in
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1955 | The Dam Busters | Flight Sergeant | Uncredited |
1959 | Left Right and Centre | Reporter | Uncredited |
1959 | Emergency Ward 10 | RSO Barnett | 10 episodes |
The Moonstone | Dr. Ezra Jennings | Episode: Episode 1.6 | |
The Army Game | Major Price | Episode: The Bisley Court Martial | |
The Flying Doctor | Lou Vernon | Episode: Death in the Clouds | |
Dial 999 | Dave Saunders | Episode: Robbery with Violence | |
1960 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Father Ignatius | Episode: A Bushel of Apples |
Danger Man | Frank Delroy | Episode: View from the Villa | |
Paul of Tarsus
|
Luke, the story-teller | 10 episodes | |
The Four Just Men | Valio | Episode: The Man with the Golden Touch | |
1962 | Masters of Venus | Doctor Wilson | |
The Andromeda Breakthrough | Osborne's P.A. | 2 Episodes | |
Locker Sixty-Nine | Dr. Trent | Edgar Wallace Mysteries | |
The Wild and the Willing | Don | Uncredited | |
Maigret | James | Episode: The Wedding Guest | |
Harpers West One | Oliver Backhouse | 14 episodes | |
1963-1966 | The Avengers
|
Professor Cartright/Carter | 2 episodes |
1963 | Suspense | George Boulter | Episode: Deferred Terms |
Richard the Lionheart | Brian McFergus | Episode: The Raiders | |
Moonstrike | Major Kurt Koenig | Episode: The Canary | |
The Scales of Justice | Official Receiver | Episode: The Invisible Asset | |
The Rivals | Lawrence | ||
1963-1964 | The Saint | Arthur Ellshaw/Long Harry Garrett | 2 episodes |
1964 | Ring of Spies | Captain Ray | |
The Devil-Ship Pirates | Miller | ||
The Human Jungle | Cooper | Episode: Success Machine | |
The Plane Makers | Eric Styles | Episode: A Lesson for Corbett | |
Thursday Theatre | Philip Mortimer | Episode: Murder Mistaken | |
1965 | R3 | Colonel Gold | Episode: The Critical Moment |
Z Cars | Martin | Episode: Brotherly Love | |
Public Eye | Alec Maxwell | Episode: They Go Off in the End, Like Fruit | |
Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Robert Lennox | Episode: Soon or Late | |
The Secret of Blood Island | Captain Drake | ||
Story Parade | John Coppard | Episode: The Campaign | |
Front Page Story | Gerald McPherson | Episode: Stateless | |
Undermind | Edmonds | Episode: Puppets of Evil | |
No Hiding Place | Michael Thompson | Episode: Danger: Wrong Turning | |
1965-72 | The Troubleshooters | Willy Izzard | 110 episodes |
1966 | Dracula: Prince of Darkness | Klove | |
1968 | Middlemarch | The Rev. Mr Casaubon | 5 episodes |
1970 | The Last Grenade | Adams | Uncredited |
1974 | The Pallisers | Plantagenet | 26 episodes |
1976 | Spy Story | Ferdy Foxwell | |
1976-78 | The Cedar Tree | Arthur Bourne | 75 episodes |
1978 | Force 10 from Navarone | Commander Jensen | |
1981 | From a Far Country | Chaplain | |
1983 | Number 10 | Charles Arbuthnot | Miniseries |
Doctor Who | Borusa
|
Episode: The Five Doctors | |
1984 | Jackanory Playhouse
|
King | Episode: Rolf the Stonemason |
References
- ^ Registered in the Rochford District of Essex according to the GRO Index
- ^ a b c "Philip Latham". Archived from the original on 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Philip Latham..." Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Philip Latham (1929- 2020)". 10 July 2020.
- ^ http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/242684/latham Telegraph Deaths Announcements: LATHAM, Charles Philip
- ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (9 September 2020). "Philip Latham, actor who played the dry aristocrat Plantagenet in the BBC's the Pallisers – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ a b c "Stage, television and film actor dies" (PDF). The Old Felstedian. December 2020. p. 25. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Theatre/Music/Art/Broadcasting - Felsted School". Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "STUDENT & GRADUATE PROFILES: Philip Latham".rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Mogul/Troubleshooters, The (1965-72)".
- ^ "Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) - Terence Fisher - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ^ "Philip Latham - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie".
- ^ O'Donovan, Gerard (5 May 2014). "Why can't we make drama like The Pallisers anymore?".
- ^ "Philip Latham".
- ^ TV.com. "Philip Latham".
External links
- Philip Latham at IMDb