John Fraser

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-03-18

Deathday

2020-11-06 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

  • John Alexander Fraser

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.

Known For

Repulsion
7.4%

Repulsion

Jun 1, 1965

Columbo
8.1%

Columbo

Sep 15, 1971

Doctor Who
7.9%

Doctor Who

Nov 23, 1963

El Cid
6.8%

El Cid

Oct 24, 1961

The Dam Busters
6.9%

The Dam Busters

May 16, 1955

NOVA
6.9%

NOVA

Mar 3, 1974

Operation Crossbow
6.7%

Operation Crossbow

Apr 1, 1965

The Desert Rats
6.3%

The Desert Rats

May 20, 1953

A Study in Terror
6.3%

A Study in Terror

Oct 1, 1965

Tunes of Glory
7.1%

Tunes of Glory

Sep 17, 1960

The Bill
6.7%

The Bill

Oct 16, 1984

Scarlett
6.6%

Scarlett

Nov 13, 1994

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Acting

1994
Scarlett
1984
The Bill
1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime as Whittington
1983
The Secret Adversary as Kramenin
1981
Doctor Who: Logopolis as The Monitor
1980
Lady Killers as Dr. 'Peter' Crippen
1979
Thundercloud
1976
Schizo as Leonard
1975
The Doll
1975
The Doll as Peter Matty
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
The People’s Jack as John Wilkes
1969
The Ha-Ha as Alasdair
1968
Isadora as Roger
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
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

Production

1975
The Man from Hong Kong as Producer
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