British actor (1929?2020)
Philip Latham
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Born
| Charles Philip Latham
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1929-01-17
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17 January 1929
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Died
| 20 June 2020
(2020-06-20)
(aged 91)
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 1955?1990
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Charles Philip Latham
(17 January 1929 ? 20 June 2020)
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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
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Latham was born 17 January 1929 in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
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He had an identical twin, John, older brother, Barry and younger brother, David.
He was educated at
Felsted School
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After graduated from Felsted, he completed hi National Service in the Royal Artillery
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and then graduated from
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
in 1951.
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Career
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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).
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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
.
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One of his horror film roles was as Dracula's sinister servant Klove in
Hammer
's 1966 film
Dracula, Prince of Darkness
,
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and he had previously worked for Hammer in
The Devil-Ship Pirates
and
The Secret of Blood Island
(both 1964).
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His other film roles included appearances in
Ring of Spies
(1964),
Spy Story
(1976) and
Force 10 from Navarone
(1978).
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On television he played the joint-lead role of Plantagenet Palliser (opposite
Susan Hampshire
) in the 26-part BBC series
The Pallisers
.
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He also played Lord President
Borusa
in the 1983 20th anniversary episode of
Doctor Who
,
The Five Doctors
.
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Filmography
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References
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