Philip Latham


Charles Philip Latham was a British television actor.
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 in the BBC series The Troubleshooters. Other credits Danger Man, Jesus of Nazareth, Paul of Tarsus, The Treasure Seekers, The Avengers, Undermind, The Cedar Tree, UFO, The Saint, Maigret, Sergeant Cork, Justice, Love Story, Killers, Hammer House of Horror, No. 10, Nanny and The Professionals.
One of his most famous film roles was as Dracula's sinister servant Klove in Hammer's 1966 film , and he had previously worked for Hammer in The Devil-Ship Pirates and The Secret of Blood Island. His other film roles included appearances in Ring of Spies, Spy Story and Force 10 from Navarone. On television he played the joint-lead role of Plantagenet Palliser 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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