Philip Latham

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Philip Latham
Born	Charles Philip Latham (1929-02-17) 17 February 1929 Essex, United Kingdom
Years active	1955-1990

Philip Latham (born 17 February 1929 in Essex^[1]) is a British actor. He was educated at Felsted School.

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). Other credits The Cedar Tree, 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 Dracula, Prince of Darkness. On television he played Plantagenet Palliser in the multipart series The Pallisers. He also played Lord President Borusa in the 1983 20th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, The Five Doctors.

References

↑ Registered in the Rochford District of Essex according to the GRO Index

External links

Philip Latham at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	VIAF: 51618711 ISNI: 0000 0001 1443 8220 BNF: cb14038633w

Persondata
Name	Latham, Philip
Alternative names
Short description	British actor
Date of birth	17 February 1929
Place of birth	London
Date of death
Place of death

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