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John Fraser

John Fraser

Known for: Acting

Born 18/03/1931
Died 2020-11-06
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Alexander Fraser (1931 - 2020 was a Scottish actor and author. He is best known for his performances in the films The Good Companions (1957), The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), El Cid (1961), Repulsion (1965), and Isadora (1968). One of his earliest roles was as Inigo Jollifant in the second film version of J. B. Priestley's The Good Companions (1957). He went on to have leading roles in films such as El Cid, The Trials of Oscar Wilde (playing Lord Alfred Douglas), Roman Polanski's Repulsion, Isadora, and Schizo. He made appearances on television series including Danger Man (1964), Randall and Hopkirk (1969), Columbo (1972), Doctor Who (1981), and The Bill (1995). In 2004, he published his autobiography, Close Up, in which he wrote frankly about his gay life and friendships.

Filmography

Columbo Series ★ 8,1

Columbo

O'Keefe

1971

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,9

Doctor Who

The Monitor

1963

NOVA Series ★ 7,0

NOVA

Inquisitor

1974

The Bill Series ★ 6,8

The Bill

1984

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Alasdair

1967

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Det. Sgt. Gawn

1967

Sunday Night Theatre Series ★ 3,5

Sunday Night Theatre

Lieutenant Michael Wainwright, RN

1950

Sunday Night Theatre Series ★ 3,5

Sunday Night Theatre

Troilus

1950

Dr. Finlay's Casebook Series ★ 6,7

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

Cavalcade of America Series ★ 4,6

Cavalcade of America

Tom Giddings

1952

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Series ★ 7,5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Dixon Druce

1971

Series

Sunday-Night Play

The Hon Douglas Wainwright

1960

Series ★ 8,0

Festival

Armand

1963

The Wonderful World of Disney Series ★ 7,9

The Wonderful World of Disney

David Lawford

1954

Mystery and Imagination Series ★ 5,8

Mystery and Imagination

Dunning

1966

Journey to the Unknown Series ★ 7,0

Journey to the Unknown

Derek Wilson

1968

Scarlett Series ★ 6,6

Scarlett

Inspector Wilcox

1994

Lady Killers Series ★ 7,5

Lady Killers

Dr. 'Peter' Crippen

1980

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Alexander Hamilton

1951

Operation Crossbow Film ★ 6,7

Operation Crossbow

Flight Lt. Kenny

1965

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime Series ★ 6,4

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Whittington

1983

The Informer Series

The Informer

Nicky Loach

1966

El Cid Film ★ 6,8

El Cid

Prince Alfonso

1961

Wilde Alliance Series ★ 7,0

Wilde Alliance

Colonel Stone

1978

Repulsion Film ★ 7,4

Repulsion

Colin

1965

Series

The World of Wodehouse

Teddy Weeks

1967

Supernatural Series ★ 7,2

Supernatural

Hugo Hoffman

1977

Thundercloud Series ★ 7,0

Thundercloud

Lieutenant Commander 'Monty' Morgan

1979

Film ★ 8,0

The Patriots

Alexander Hamilton

1963

Fury at Smugglers' Bay Film ★ 5,9

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Christopher Trevenyan

1961

The Dam Busters Film ★ 6,9

The Dam Busters

Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.

1955

The Desert Rats Film ★ 6,3

The Desert Rats

Artillery Man (uncredited)

1953

Doctor in Clover Film ★ 5,8

Doctor in Clover

Dr. Miles Grimsdyke

1966

The Trials of Oscar Wilde Film ★ 6,3

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

Lord Alfred Douglas

1960

A Study in Terror Film ★ 6,2

A Study in Terror

Lord Carfax

1965

Tunes of Glory Film ★ 7,1

Tunes of Glory

Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser

1960

Isadora Film ★ 6,2

Isadora

Roger

1968

The Doll Series

The Doll

Peter Matty

1975

The Doll Film ★ 8,0

The Doll

Peter Matty

1975

Series

Romance

Bruce

1977

Schizo Film ★ 5,6

Schizo

Leonard

1976

Waltz of the Toreadors Film ★ 5,0

Waltz of the Toreadors

Lt. Robert Finch

1962

Loves of Three Queens Film ★ 9,0

Loves of Three Queens

Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)

1954

The Secret Adversary Film ★ 6,9

The Secret Adversary

Kramenin

1983

The Good Beginning Film ★ 10,0

The Good Beginning

Johnny Lipson

1953

Touch and Go Film ★ 6,6

Touch and Go

Richard Kenyon

1955

The Arcata Promise Film

The Arcata Promise

Tony

1974

Doctor Who: Logopolis Film ★ 7,0

Doctor Who: Logopolis

The Monitor

1981

Tamahine Film ★ 5,0

Tamahine

Richard Poole

1963

The Horsemasters Film ★ 7,0

The Horsemasters

David Lawford

1961

The Picture of Dorian Gray Film

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

1961

The Fate of Two Queens Film ★ 8,0

The Fate of Two Queens

1954

The Good Companions Film ★ 7,0

The Good Companions

Inigo Jollifant

1957

Film ★ 9,0

The Man and the Snake

Harker Brayton

1972

Series

Armchair 30

Ross Evans

1973

Film

The Day They Buried Cleaver

Gawm

1970

The People’s Jack Film

The People’s Jack

John Wilkes

1970

Valley of Song Film ★ 8,0

Valley of Song

Cliff Lloyd

1953

The Gentle Flame Film

The Gentle Flame

Charles

1959

A Midsummer Night's Dream Film ★ 7,0

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Lysander

1964

The Wind Cannot Read Film ★ 6,4

The Wind Cannot Read

Peter Munroe

1958

Film

Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows

Padraic Pearse, English Tommy

1970

Film

The Ha-Ha

Alasdair

1969