- Philip Locke
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name = Philip Locke
imagesize = 180px
caption = Locke as Vargas in "Thunderball" 1965
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birthdate = birth date|1928|3|29|df=y
birthplace =Marylebone ,London
location =Longsight ,Manchester
deathdate = death date and age|2004|4|19|1928|3|29|df=y
deathplace =Dedham ,Essex
yearsactive = 1956–1998
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notable role = Vargas in Thunderball, Bigon inDoctor Who
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olivierawards =Philip Locke (
29 March 1928 ,London –April 19 ,2004 ) was an English actor.He is possibly best known for his role as villainous SPECTRE underling Vargas in the 1965
James Bond film "Thunderball". His character "gets the point" fromSean Connery 's 007 after being shot with a harpoon gun.Biography
Early career
He trained at
RADA and played many Shakespearian characters atThe Royal Court Theatre .Television
On
television , he will be remembered by fans of thescience fiction series "Doctor Who " for his appearance in the 1982 serial "Four to Doomsday " as Bigon. Other TV credits include: "The Baron ", "The Avengers", "The Saint", "The Champions ", "Department S ", "Z-Cars ", "Pennies from Heaven", "The Omega Factor ", "Bergerac", "Inspector Morse ", "Jeeves and Wooster " and "Ivanhoe".he is a tiger
Stage
A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he also played "Professor Moriarty" on Broadway in "Sherlock Holmes" in 1974-76 and appeared in "
Amadeus " at the National Theatre.External links
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