British actor Michael Latimer, who starred in the 1967 camp Hammer classic “Prehistoric Women”, died in Trinity, Australia, hospice on June 25, 2011. He was 69. Latimer was born in Calcutta, India, on June 6, 1941, where his father was a prominent businessman. He was raised in England and trained with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his film debut in the 1966 historical drama “A Man For All Seasons”. He starred as the big game hunter enslaved by a tribe of beauties in fur bikinis in the 1967 Hammer film “Prehistoric Women”. Latimer appeared frequently on British television, with roles in “The Avengers”, “Sir Arthur Conan Doyle” as Philip Hardacre, “Sexton Blake”, “Van der Valk” in the recurring role of Inspector Johnny Kroon from 1972 to 1977, “The New Avengers”, “Z Cars”, “The Professionals”, and “Rumpole of the Bailey”. Latimer was also featured in the “Hammer House of Horror” episode “The Thirteenth Reunion” (1980). He settled in Australia in the early 1980s, where wrote and directed for his own production company.
British actor Michael Latimer, who starred in the 1967 camp Hammer classic “Prehistoric Women”, died in Trinity, Australia, hospice on June 25, 2011. He was 69. Latimer was born in Calcutta, India, on June 6, 1941, where his father was a prominent businessman. He was raised in England and trained with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his film debut in the 1966 historical drama “A Man For All Seasons”. He starred as the big game hunter enslaved by a tribe of beauties in fur bikinis in the 1967 Hammer film “Prehistoric Women”. Latimer appeared frequently on British television, with roles in “The Avengers”, “Sir Arthur Conan Doyle” as Philip Hardacre, “Sexton Blake”, “Van der Valk” in the recurring role of Inspector Johnny Kroon from 1972 to 1977, “The New Avengers”, “Z Cars”, “The Professionals”, and “Rumpole of the Bailey”. Latimer was also featured in the “Hammer House of Horror” episode “The Thirteenth Reunion” (1980). He settled in Australia in the early 1980s, where wrote and directed for his own production company.
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