John Fraser
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-03-18
Day of Death
2020-11-06 (89 years old)
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.
Acting
(1983)
The Secret Adversary
as Kramenin
(1981)
Doctor Who: Logopolis
as The Monitor
(1976)
Schizo
as Leonard
(1975)
The Doll
as Peter Matty
(1974)
The Arcata Promise
as Tony
(1972)
The Man and the Snake
as Harker Brayton
(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
(1965)
Repulsion
as Colin
(1965)
Operation Crossbow
as Flight Lt. Kenny
(1965)
A Study in Terror
as Lord Carfax
(1964)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander
(1963)
The Patriots
as Alexander Hamilton
(1963)
Tamahine
as Richard Poole
(1962)
Waltz of the Toreadors
as Lt. Robert Finch
(1961)
El Cid
as Prince Alfonso
(1961)
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Christopher Trevenyan
(1961)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Dorian Gray
(1961)
The Horsemasters
as David Lawford
(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)
The Dam Busters
as Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
(1955)
Touch and Go
as Richard Kenyon
(1954)
Loves of Three Queens
as Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
(1954)
(1953)
The Desert Rats
as Artillery Man (uncredited)
(1953)
Valley of Song
as Cliff Lloyd
(1953)
The Good Beginning
as Johnny Lipson
Crew
(1975)
The Man from Hong Kong
Producer