Philip Locke
Biography
Philip Locke was an English actor whose career took in film, television and the stage. He was born in London, studied at RADA, and by the late 1950s had joined the company at the Royal Court Theatre, where John Osborne called him special and reliable. His best known screen part came in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965), as Vargas, the chief henchman and personal assistant to Largo. Doctor Who fans remember him as Bigon in Four to Doomsday, a 1982 serial. Other television credits ranged from The Avengers and The Saint to Pennies from Heaven, Inspector Morse and Jeeves and Wooster. He belonged to the Royal Shakespeare Company and played Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes on Broadway from 1974 to 1976, and he appeared at the National Theatre in Amadeus. He died in 2004.
76years old at death
- Born London
- Died Dedham
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 32 years1965 to 1997
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Early training
Locke trained at RADA and by the late 1950s had joined the Royal Court Theatre ensemble, where John Osborne called him special and reliable.
Beyond film
Locke, who belonged to the Royal Shakespeare Company, took the role of Professor Moriarty on Broadway in Sherlock Holmes between 1974 and 1976, and he was also in Amadeus at the National Theatre.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- This World, Then the Fireworks1997 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Marty Lakewood's Father
IMDb rating 5.31.5K votes
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Brian Gilbert directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Linda Polan2 films together, 1983 to 1994
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