John Fraser

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John Fraser

Acting March 18, 1931

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 (…

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Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
Repulsion

Repulsion

7.4 1965 Movie
NOVA

NOVA

7.0 1974 TV Show
The Bill

The Bill

6.8 1984 TV Show
El Cid

El Cid

6.8 1961 Movie
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.0 1967 TV Show
The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

6.9 1955 Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9 1954 TV Show
Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

6.7 1962 TV Show
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

6.7 1965 Movie
Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

3.5 1950 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1994
    Scarlett

    TV show Inspector Wilcox

  2. 1984
    The Bill

    TV show

  3. 1983
    Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

    TV show Kramenin

  4. 1983
    The Secret Adversary

    Movie Kramenin

  5. 1981
    Doctor Who: Logopolis

    Movie The Monitor

  6. 1980
    Lady Killers

    TV show Dr. 'Peter' Crippen

  7. 1979
    Thundercloud

    TV show Lieutenant Commander 'Monty' Morgan

  8. 1978
    Wilde Alliance

    TV show Colonel Stone

  9. 1977
    Supernatural

    TV show Hugo Hoffman

  10. 1977
    Romance

    TV show Bruce

  11. 1976
    Schizo

    Movie Leonard

  12. 1975
    The Doll

    Movie Peter Matty

  13. 1975
    The Doll

    TV show Peter Matty

  14. 1975
    The Man from Hong Kong

    Movie Producer

  15. 1974
    The Arcata Promise

    Movie Tony

  16. 1974
    NOVA

    TV show Inquisitor

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  1. 1973
    Armchair 30

    TV show Ross Evans

  2. 1972
    The Man and the Snake

    Movie Harker Brayton

  3. 1971
    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    TV show Dixon Druce

  4. 1971
    Columbo

    TV show O'Keefe

  5. 1970
    The Day They Buried Cleaver

    Movie Gawm

  6. 1970
    Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows

    Movie Padraic Pearse, English Tommy

  7. 1970
    The People’s Jack

    Movie John Wilkes

  8. 1969
    The Ha-Ha

    Movie Alasdair

  9. 1968
    Journey to the Unknown

    TV show Derek Wilson

  10. 1968
    Isadora

    Movie Roger

  11. 1967
    ITV Playhouse

    TV show Alasdair

  12. 1967
    Kenilworth

    TV show Richard Varney

  13. 1967
    The World of Wodehouse

    TV show Teddy Weeks

  14. 1966
    The Informer

    TV show Nicky Loach

  15. 1966
    Doctor in Clover

    Movie Dr. Miles Grimsdyke

  16. 1966
    Mystery and Imagination

    TV show Dunning

  17. 1965
    A Study in Terror

    Movie Lord Carfax

  18. 1965
    Repulsion

    Movie Colin

  19. 1965
    Operation Crossbow

    Movie Flight Lt. Kenny

  20. 1964
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Movie Lysander

  21. 1963
    Doctor Who

    TV show The Monitor

  22. 1963
    The Patriots

    Movie Alexander Hamilton

  23. 1963
    Festival

    TV show Armand

  24. 1963
    Tamahine

    Movie Richard Poole