The Avengers Dossier, Page Fifteen

Some of the British Commonwealth's most talented actors and actresses made appearances in episodes of "The Avengers". Here's a look at one of them.

PHILIP LATHAM

In "Room Without a View", Philip Latham is a hotel manager keeping a dark secret.

Born in 1929, Philip Latham was a familiar face to British television viewers during the 1960s and 1970s. In addition to is lead role on the long-running BBC drama "The Troubleshooters" (1965-1972), he popped up in supporting roles and bit-parts in dozens of other series and made-for-television movies, ranging from "Emergency Ward 10" and "The Treasure Seekers" through "Danger Man" and "UFO" and even "Doctor Who". He appeared on two different episodes during the original run of "The Avengers", playing a different character each time.

Latham spent to bulk of his career on television. The most noteworthy of his Big Screen appearances were in Hammer Films productions, such as his co-starring turn in "Dracula, Prince of Darkness" (1966) and in pirate movies "The Devil-Ship Pirates" and "The Secret of Blood Island" (both in 1964). Latham also appeared in an episode of the Hammer-produced anthology series "Hammer House of Horror".

Latham retired from acting and withdrew completely from the public eye in 1990, after a busy 35 years in showbusiness. He passed away in 2020 at the age of 91.