Locke enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he began performing in a play about Korean War pilots called Flame-Out.
[1] 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.
[1] 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.