Hugh Latimer (actor)
English actor (1913–2006)
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Hugh Alexander Forbes Latimer (12 May 1913 – 12 June 2006) was an English actor and toy maker.[1][2]
He was educated at Oundle and Caius College, Cambridge, where he joined Footlights. He briefly attended the Central School of Speech and Drama, before appearing in White Cargo at the Brixton Theatre in 1936.[3] Noted for his skill in light comedy, Latimer made his West End debut in Pride and Prejudice in 1937.[4][5]
After being called up in 1940, he was commissioned to the 34th Light AA Regiment and saw active service in the Middle East and India between 1941 and 1945.[4]
He was married to Sheila Gairns. The couple had two daughters.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Corridor of Mirrors | Bing | |
| 1949 | The Adventures of PC 49 | P.C. Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby | |
| 1950 | Someone at the Door | Bill Reid | |
| 1952 | Ghost Ship | Peter | |
| 1953 | Counterspy | Inspector Barlow | |
| 1954 | Stryker of the Yard | ||
| 1954 | The Million Pound Note | Bumbles Hotel Receptionist | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Tim Driscoll's Donkey | Mr. Marshall | |
| 1956 | The Narrowing Circle | Charles Pears | |
| 1956 | The Last Man to Hang? | The Story: Mark | |
| 1957 | Rogue's Yarn | Sergeant Adams | |
| 1958 | The Strange World of Planet X | Jimmy Murray | |
| 1958 | Up the Creek | Lt Commander | |
| 1958 | Sink the Bismarck! | Commander - War Room | Uncredited |
| 1960 | The Gentle Trap | Vic Carter | |
| 1963 | Girl in the Headlines | Man in Club | |
| 1964 | Night Train to Paris | Jules Lemoine | |
| 1966 | Ambush at Devil's Gap | Laker | |
| 1969 | School for Sex | Berridge | |
| 1970 | Jane Eyre | Colonel Dent | TV movie |
| 1973 | John Keats: His Life and Death | Second Critic |
