- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 18, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Died
- November 6, 2020
John Fraser
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
tvScarlett
1994 · Inspector Wilcox
tvThe Bill
1984
movieThe Secret Adversary
1983 · Kramenin
tvAgatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983 · Whittington
movieDoctor Who: Logopolis
1981 · The Monitor
tvLady Killers
1980 · Dr. 'Peter' Crippen
tvThundercloud
1979 · Lieutenant Commander 'Monty' Morgan
tvWilde Alliance
1978 · Colonel Stone
tvSupernatural
1977 · Hugo Hoffman
Romance
tvRomance
1977 · Bruce
movieSchizo
1976 · Leonard
movieThe Doll
1975 · Peter Matty
tvThe Doll
1975 · Peter Matty
movieThe Man from Hong Kong
1975 · Producer
movieThe Arcata Promise
1974 · Tony
tvNOVA
1974 · Inquisitor
Armchair 30
tvArmchair 30
1973 · Ross Evans
The Man and the Snake
movieThe Man and the Snake
1972 · Harker Brayton
tvThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Dixon Druce
tvColumbo
1971 · O'Keefe
The Day They Buried Cleaver
movieThe Day They Buried Cleaver
1970 · Gawm
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
movieWould You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
1970 · Padraic Pearse, English Tommy
movieThe People’s Jack
1970 · John Wilkes
The Ha-Ha
movieThe Ha-Ha
1969 · Alasdair
tvJourney to the Unknown
1968 · Derek Wilson
movieIsadora
1968 · Roger
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Alasdair, Det. Sgt. Gawn
Kenilworth
tvKenilworth
1967 · Richard Varney
The World of Wodehouse
tvThe World of Wodehouse
1967 · Teddy Weeks
tvThe Informer
1966 · Nicky Loach
movieDoctor in Clover
1966 · Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
tvMystery and Imagination
1966 · Dunning
movieA Study in Terror
1965 · Lord Carfax
movieRepulsion
1965 · Colin
movieOperation Crossbow
1965 · Flight Lt. Kenny
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1964 · Lysander
tvDoctor Who
1963 · The Monitor
The Patriots
movieThe Patriots
1963 · Alexander Hamilton
Festival
tvFestival
1963 · Armand
movieTamahine
1963 · Richard Poole
tvDr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
movieWaltz of the Toreadors
1962 · Lt. Robert Finch
movieThe Picture of Dorian Gray
1961 · Dorian Gray
movieEl Cid
1961 · Prince Alfonso
movieThe Horsemasters
1961 · David Lawford
movieFury at Smugglers' Bay
1961 · Christopher Trevenyan
Sunday-Night Play
tvSunday-Night Play
1960 · The Hon Douglas Wainwright
movieTunes of Glory
1960 · Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
movieThe Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960 · Lord Alfred Douglas
movieThe Gentle Flame
1959 · Charles
movieThe Wind Cannot Read
1958 · Peter Munroe
movieThe Good Companions
1957 · Inigo Jollifant
movieTouch and Go
1955 · Richard Kenyon
movieThe Dam Busters
1955 · Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
movieLoves of Three Queens
1954 · Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
movieThe Fate of Two Queens
1954
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · David Lawford
movieThe Good Beginning
1953 · Johnny Lipson
movieValley of Song
1953 · Cliff Lloyd
movieThe Desert Rats
1953 · Artillery Man (uncredited)
tvCavalcade of America
1952 · Tom Giddings
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Alexander Hamilton
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950 · Lieutenant Michael Wainwright, RN, Troilus