Charles Philip Latham (17 January 1929 – 20 June 2020) was a British television actor. He was educated at

Felsted School (Keep your Faith) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Chris Townsend , r_head_l ...

and the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sen ...

, 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 (played by

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) in the BBC series ''

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'' (1965–72). Other credits ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1956), ''Paul of Tarsus'', ''

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'' (1960–1962), ''

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'', ''The Treasure Seekers'', '' The Avengers'', '' Love Story'', '' Undermind'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Killers'', ''

Hammer House of Horror ''Hammer House of Horror'' is a British television series made in 1980. An anthology series created by Hammer Films in association with Cinema Arts International and ITC Entertainment, it consists of 13 hour-long episodes, originally broadca ...

'', '' The Professionals'', '' No. 10'', and ''

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''. One of his horror film roles was as Dracula's sinister servant Klove in

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's 1966 film '' Dracula, Prince of Darkness'', and he had previously worked for Hammer in ''

The Devil-Ship Pirates ''The Devil-Ship Pirates'' is a 1964 British pirate adventure film directed by Don Sharp. The film was the first of several collaborations between Don Sharp and star Christopher Lee. Plot A pirate ship, involved in 1588 battles on the side of ...

'' and ''

The Secret of Blood Island ''The Secret of Blood Island'' is a 1964 British war film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Jack Hedley, Barbara Shelley and Patrick Wymark. The film is a prequel to the 1958 film ''The Camp on Blood Island''. Premise British Prisone ...

'' (both 1964). His other film roles included appearances in ''

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'' (1964), '' Spy Story'' (1976) and ''

Force 10 from Navarone ''Force 10 from Navarone'' is a World War II novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean. It serves as a sequel to MacLean's 1957 '' The Guns of Navarone'', but follows the events of the 1961 film adaptation of the same name. It features vari ...

'' (1978). On television he played the joint-lead role of Plantagenet Palliser (opposite

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) in the 26-part BBC series ''

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''. He also played Lord President

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in the 1983 20th anniversary episode of ''

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'', ''

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''.

Filmography

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* 1929 births 2020 deaths English male television actors Male actors from London People educated at Felsted School {{England-actor-stub