10 Facts About Michael Latimer

Michael James Latimer was a British television stage and film actor who later in his career turned to writing, directing and producing.

Michael Latimer stood in for Peter Cook in Beyond the Fringe when the original cast took the show to New York.

Michael Latimer appeared in various repertory and West End productions.

Michael Latimer was the stage director for the first Johnny Nash and Bob Marley tours of the United Kingdom in 1972.

Michael Latimer set up his own production company, Bedrock Productions; this had three top twenty hits in the German music charts for Hansa and Ariola Records.

Michael Latimer married the Australian artist Sheena Bancks, with whom he had a son and a daughter, and moved with his wife to Sydney in 1980, where he took up directing and writing.

Michael Latimer wrote and produced Ginger Meggs in 1982, a film based on the Australian comic strip written by his late father-in-law Jimmy Bancks.

Michael Latimer's writing for television included The Rovers, the BBC play The Interview and four episodes of Sons and Daughters.

Michael Latimer taught at RADA, London Academy of Performing Arts and at drama school in Australia.

Michael Latimer died at Trinity Hospice in Clapham, London, in 2011, aged 69.