John Fraser

Acting · Production

Born 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 (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

• Scarlett — Inspector Wilcox
• The Bill
• Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime — Kramenin
• 1983The Secret Adversary — Kramenin
• 1981Doctor Who: Logopolis — The Monitor
• Lady Killers — Dr. 'Peter' Crippen
• Thundercloud — Lieutenant Commander 'Monty' Morgan
• Wilde Alliance — Colonel Stone
• Romance — Bruce
• Supernatural — Hugo Hoffman
• 1976Schizo — Leonard
• 1975The Doll — Peter Matty
• The Doll — Peter Matty
• 1975The Man from Hong Kong — Producer
• NOVA — Inquisitor
• 1974The Arcata Promise — Tony
• Village Hall — Harry
• Armchair 30 — Ross Evans
• 1972The Man and the Snake — Harker Brayton
• Columbo — O'Keefe
• The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes — Dixon Druce
• 1970The Day They Buried Cleaver — Gawm
• 1970The People’s Jack — John Wilkes
• 1970Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows — Padraic Pearse, English Tommy
• 1969The Ha-Ha — Alasdair
• 1968Isadora — Roger
• Journey to the Unknown — Derek Wilson
• ITV Playhouse — Alasdair, Det. Sgt. Gawn
• Kenilworth — Richard Varney
• The World of Wodehouse — Teddy Weeks
• 1966Doctor in Clover — Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
• Mystery and Imagination — Dunning
• The Informer — Nicky Loach
• 1965A Study in Terror — Lord Carfax
• 1965Operation Crossbow — Flight Lt. Kenny
• 1965Repulsion — Colin
• 1964A Midsummer Night's Dream — Lysander
• Doctor Who — The Monitor
• Festival — Armand
• 1963Tamahine — Richard Poole
• 1963The Patriots — Alexander Hamilton
• Dr. Finlay's Casebook
• 1962Waltz of the Toreadors — Lt. Robert Finch
• 1961El Cid — Prince Alfonso
• 1961Fury at Smugglers' Bay — Christopher Trevenyan
• 1961The Horsemasters — David Lawford
• 1961The Picture of Dorian Gray — Dorian Gray
• Sunday-Night Play — The Hon Douglas Wainwright
• 1960The Trials of Oscar Wilde — Lord Alfred Douglas
• 1960Tunes of Glory — Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
• 1959The Gentle Flame — Charles
• 1958The Wind Cannot Read — Peter Munroe
• 1957The Good Companions — Inigo Jollifant
• 1955The Dam Busters — Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
• 1955Touch and Go — Richard Kenyon
• 1954Loves of Three Queens — Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
• 1954The Fate of Two Queens
• The Wonderful World of Disney — David Lawford
• 1953The Desert Rats — Artillery Man (uncredited)
• 1953The Good Beginning — Johnny Lipson
• 1953Valley of Song — Cliff Lloyd
• Cavalcade of America — Tom Giddings
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Alexander Hamilton
• Sunday Night Theatre — Lieutenant Michael Wainwright, RN, Troilus