Kevin Lindsay (17 April 1924 – 26 April 1975) was an Australian actor, born in Bendigo,

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

. He came to

Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...

in 1959 and is best known for his appearances in the '' Doctor Who'' series. He appeared as Cho-Je in ''

Planet of the Spiders ''Planet of the Spiders'' is the fifth and final serial of the 11th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 4 May to 8 June 1974. It was Jon Pertwee's fina ...

'', as well as playing Linx, the first Sontaran to be seen in the series, in ''

The Time Warrior ''The Time Warrior'' is the first serial of the 11th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 15 December 1973 to 5 January 1974. The serial introduced Eli ...

''. Later, Lindsay played two more members of that species, in ''

The Sontaran Experiment ''The Sontaran Experiment'' is the third serial of the 12th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was originally broadcast on BBC1 on 22 February and 1 March 1975. The serial is set on Earth more than 10 ...

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

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* 1924 births 1975 deaths Australian male television actors 20th-century Australian male actors Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom {{Australia-tv-actor-stub