Jon Locke

Who was Jon Locke?

Jon Locke was an American actor, who often specialized in television and film westerns. His television credits included westerns, including Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and The Virginian, as well as non-western series such as The Bionic Woman,The Dukes of Hazzard, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Perry Mason. Locke had recurring roles as Officer Garvey on the 1950s crime drama series, Highway Patrol, and as a Sleestak leader in the NBC television series, Land of the Lost, during the 1970s.

Locke was born Joseph Lockey Yon on October 10, 1927, in Orlando, Florida. He became involved in theater while earning his bachelor's degree at Florida State University. Locke enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he began performing in a play about Korean War pilots called "Flame-Out."

Outside of television, Locke played the banjo for an annual western film festival held in Lone Pine, California. He belonged to the Reel Cowboy, which are a social group of western actors who meet in the San Fernando Valley. In addition to acting, Locke worked as an office manager for a real estate firm in San Fernando.

Jon Locke, a longtime resident of Van Nuys, California, died from complications of a stroke at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, on October 19, 2013, at the age of 86.