Hugh Latimer

Hugh Alexander Forbes Latimer (12 May 1913 – 12 June 2006) was an English actor and toy maker.

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. Noted for his skill in light comedy, Latimer made his West End debut in Pride and Prejudice in 1937.

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.

He was married to Sheila Gairns. The couple had two daughters.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1948 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 Uncredited1955 Tim Driscoll's Donkey Mr. Marshall 1955 Strange Experiences Man 2 episodes1956 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 Uncredited1960 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 1973 John Keats: His Life and Death Second Critic