John Fraser

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1931-03-18

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

John Fraser

Biography

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.

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Acting History

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