John Fraser
Known for: Acting
Born: March 18, 1931
Died: November 6, 2020
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
36 movies · 27 TV shows, newest first
6.6
Scarlett
1994
6.8
The Bill
1984
6.9
The Secret Adversary
1983
6.5
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
7.0
Doctor Who: Logopolis
1981
7.5
Lady Killers
1980
7.0
Thundercloud
1979
7.0
Wilde Alliance
1978
7.2
Supernatural
1977NR
Romance
1977
5.6
Schizo
1976
8.0
The Doll
1975
NR
The Doll
1975
6.6
The Man from Hong Kong
1975
NR
The Arcata Promise
1974
7.0
NOVA
1974NR
Armchair 30
19739.0
The Man and the Snake
1972
7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
8.1
Columbo
1971NR
The Day They Buried Cleaver
1970NR
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
1970
NR
The People’s Jack
1970NR
The Ha-Ha
1969
7.0
Journey to the Unknown
1968
6.2
Isadora
1968
7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967NR
Kenilworth
1967NR
The World of Wodehouse
1967
NR
The Informer
1966
5.8
Doctor in Clover
1966
5.8
Mystery and Imagination
1966
6.2
A Study in Terror
1965
7.4
Repulsion
1965
6.7
Operation Crossbow
1965
7.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1964
7.9
Doctor Who
19638.0
The Patriots
19638.0
Festival
1963
5.0
Tamahine
1963
6.7
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
5.0
Waltz of the Toreadors
1962
NR
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1961
6.8
El Cid
1961
7.0
The Horsemasters
1961
5.9
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961NR
Sunday-Night Play
1960
7.0
Tunes of Glory
1960
6.4
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
NR
The Gentle Flame
1959
6.4
The Wind Cannot Read
1958
7.0
The Good Companions
1957
6.6
Touch and Go
1955
6.9
The Dam Busters
1955
9.0
Loves of Three Queens
1954
8.0
The Fate of Two Queens
1954
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
10.0
The Good Beginning
1953
8.0
Valley of Song
1953
6.3
The Desert Rats
1953
4.6
Cavalcade of America
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
1950