
John Fraser
Biography
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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.
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Known For
Acting History
1994
Scarlett as Inspector Wilcox
1984The Bill
1983The Secret Adversary as Kramenin
1983Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime as Whittington
1981Doctor Who: Logopolis as The Monitor
1980Lady Killers as Dr. 'Peter' Crippen
1979Thundercloud
1978Wilde Alliance as Colonel Stone
1976Schizo as Leonard
1975The Doll as Peter Matty
1975The Doll
1974The Arcata Promise as Tony
1974NOVA as Inquisitor
1972The Man and the Snake as Harker Brayton
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Dixon Druce
1971Columbo as O'Keefe
1970The Day They Buried Cleaver as Gawm
1970Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows as Padraic Pearse, English Tommy
1970The People’s Jack as John Wilkes
1969The Ha-Ha as Alasdair
1968Isadora as Roger
1967The World of Wodehouse as Teddy Weeks
1966The Informer as Nicky Loach
1966Doctor in Clover as Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
1966Mystery and Imagination
1965A Study in Terror as Lord Carfax
1965Repulsion as Colin
1965Operation Crossbow as Flight Lt. Kenny
1964A Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander
1963Doctor Who as The Monitor
1963The Patriots as Alexander Hamilton
1963Festival as Armand
1963Tamahine as Richard Poole
1962Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962Waltz of the Toreadors as Lt. Robert Finch
1961The Picture of Dorian Gray as Dorian Gray
1961El Cid as Prince Alfonso
1961The Horsemasters as David Lawford
1961Fury at Smugglers' Bay as Christopher Trevenyan
1960Sunday-Night Play as The Hon Douglas Wainwright
1960Tunes of Glory as Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
1960The Trials of Oscar Wilde as Lord Alfred Douglas
1959The Gentle Flame as Charles
1958The Wind Cannot Read as Peter Munroe
1957The Good Companions as Inigo Jollifant
1955Touch and Go as Richard Kenyon
1955The Dam Busters as Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
1954Loves of Three Queens as Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
1954The Fate of Two Queens
1954The Wonderful World of Disney as David Lawford
1953The Good Beginning as Johnny Lipson
1953Valley of Song as Cliff Lloyd
1953The Desert Rats as Artillery Man (uncredited)
1952Cavalcade of America as Tom Giddings
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Alexander Hamilton
1950Sunday Night Theatre as Lieutenant Michael Wainwright, RN
1950Sunday Night Theatre as Troilus








