Roy James "Philip" Locke (29 March 192819 April 2004) was an English actor who had roles in film and television. He is perhaps best known for his part in the James Bond film Thunderball as Largo's personal assistant and chief henchman, Vargas.
Biography
Early career Locke trained at RADA, and from the late 1950s was part of the ensemble at the Royal Court Theatre, where John Osborne described him as "special and reliable".
Television On television, Locke is remembered by fans of the science fiction series Doctor Who for his appearance in the 1982 serial Four to Doomsday as Bigon. Other TV credits include: The Baron, The Avengers episodes 'The Frighteners' (1961), 'Mandrake' (1964), and 'From Venus With Love' (1967), The Saint, The Champions, Department S, Z-Cars, Pennies from Heaven, The Omega Factor, Codename Icarus, The Box of Delights, Bergerac, Inspector Morse, Jeeves and Wooster, Minder, Antony and Cleopatra, She Fell Among Thieves (BBC), Oliver Twist, Ivanhoe and Jekyll & Hyde.
Stage A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Locke also played Professor Moriarty on Broadway in Sherlock Holmes in 1974–1976 and appeared in Amadeus at the National Theatre.
Personal life Locke was survived by his companion, Michael Ivan.
Filmography
Cloak Without Dagger (1956) - 1st Soldier Heart of a Child (1958) - 1st Soldier The Bulldog Breed (1960) - Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited) The Girl on the Boat (1961) - Bream Mortimer Seven Keys (1961) - Norman's Thug (uncredited) Follow That Man (1961) - Vicar Edgar Wallace Mysteries, "On the Run" episode (1963) - David Hughes Edgar Wallace Mysteries, "Incident at Midnight" episode (1963) - Foster Edgar Wallace Mysteries, "Face of a Stranger" episode (1964) - John Bell Father Came Too! (1964) - Stan Thunderball (1965) - Vargas The Fiction Makers (1968) - Frug Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) - Hanske She Fell Among Thieves - Acorn Escape to Athena (1979) - Colonel Vogel Porridge (1979) - Banyard Oliver Twist (1982, TV Movie) - Mr. Sowerberry Ivanhoe (1982) - Grand Master The Plague Dogs (1982) - Civil Servant #1 (voice) Ascendancy (1983) - Dr. Strickland And the Ship Sails On (1983) - Prime Minister The Inquiry (1986) Stealing Heaven (1988) - Poussin Jekyll & Hyde (1990) - Editor Turbulence (1991) - Vic Jacob (1994) - Diviner Tom & Viv (1994) - Charles Haigh-Wood Othello (1995) - 1st Senator Wilde (1997) - Judge
References
External links
Obituary in The Scotsman