Philip Locke
Roy James "Philip" Locke 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', 'Mandrake', and 'From Venus With Love', 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, 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 1974–76 and appeared in Amadeus at the National Theatre.
Personal life
Locke was survived by his companion, Michael Ivan.
Filmography
Cloak Without Dagger - 1st SoldierHeart of a Child - 1st SoldierThe Bulldog Breed - Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight The Girl on the Boat - Bream MortimerSeven Keys - Norman's Thug Follow That Man - VicarEdgar Wallace Mysteries, "On the Run" episode - David HughesEdgar Wallace Mysteries, "Incident at Midnight" episode - FosterEdgar Wallace Mysteries, "Face of a Stranger" episode - John BellFather Came Too! - StanThunderball - VargasThe Fiction Makers - FrugHitler: The Last Ten Days - HanskeShe Fell Among Thieves - AcornEscape to Athena - Colonel VogelPorridge - BanyardOliver Twist - Mr. SowerberryIvanhoe - Grand MasterThe Plague Dogs - Civil Servant #1 Ascendancy - Dr. StricklandAnd the Ship Sails On - Prime MinisterThe Inquiry Stealing Heaven - PoussinJekyll & Hyde - EditorTurbulence - VicJacob - DivinerTom & Viv - Charles Haigh-WoodOthello - 1st SenatorWilde - Judge