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Kevin Lindsay
BornKevin Alan Lindsay
(1924-04-17)17 April 1924
Bendigo, Victoria
Died26 April 1975(1975-04-26) (aged 51)
Enfield, London, England
OccupationActor

Kevin Lindsay (17 April 1924 – 26 April 1975) was an Australian actor, born in Bendigo, Victoria. He came to Britain in 1959 and is best known for his appearances in the Doctor Who series.

He appeared as Cho-Je in Planet of the Spiders, as well as playing Linx, the first Sontaran to be seen in the series, in The Time Warrior. Later, Lindsay played two more members of that species, in The Sontaran Experiment.

He died from a heart condition, nine days after his 51st birthday.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1966 Love Story Tommy Shuffles
1966 Coronation Street Doctor Connor 1 episode
1967 Crossroads Luke 7 episodes
1968 Mr Rose Harry Croaker Episode: The Unlucky Dip
1968 Sherlock Holmes George Norlett Episode: Shoscombe Old Place
1970 Paul Temple Victor Allan Episode: Inside Information
1972 Z Cars Man Episode: Damage
1972 War and Peace Naryshkin Miniseries
1973-1975 Doctor Who Linx/Cho Je/Styre/The Marshal 6 episodes, 2 stories
1974 Play for Today Man at seaside Episode: Eleanor

References

  1. ^ "Kevin Lindsay Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. "Kevin Lindsay obituary - the Doctor Who Cuttings Archive".
  3. "BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 5, Sontarans: Behind the Scenes - Tom Baker as the Doctor and Kevin Lindsay as Styre".
  4. "BBC One - Doctor Who".

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