Philip Latham
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip Latham | |
---|---|
Philip Latham as Borusa in The Five Doctors |
|
Born | 17 February, 1929 London |
For the American science fiction writer, see Robert S. Richardson.
Philip Latham (born 17 February 1929 in London) is a British actor.
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).
One of his most famous film roles was as Dracula's sinister servant Klove in Hammer's 1965 film Dracula, Prince of Darkness. On television he played Plantaganet Palliser in the multipart series The Pallisers. He also played President Borusa in the 1983 20th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, The Five Doctors.