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.
Known For
All Movies (35)
- The Secret Adversary1983 · as Kramenin
- Doctor Who: Logopolis1981 · as The Monitor
- Schizo1976 · as Leonard
- The Doll1975 · as Peter Matty
- The Arcata Promise1974 · as Tony
- The Man and the Snake1972 · as Harker Brayton
- The Day They Buried Cleaver1970 · as Gawm
- Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows1970 · as Padraic Pearse, English Tommy
- The People’s Jack1970 · as John Wilkes
- The Ha-Ha1969 · as Alasdair
- Isadora1968 · as Roger
- Doctor in Clover1966 · as Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
- A Study in Terror1965 · as Lord Carfax
- Repulsion1965 · as Colin
- Operation Crossbow1965 · as Flight Lt. Kenny
- A Midsummer Night's Dream1964 · as Lysander
- The Patriots1963 · as Alexander Hamilton
- Tamahine1963 · as Richard Poole
- Waltz of the Toreadors1962 · as Lt. Robert Finch
- The Picture of Dorian Gray1961 · as Dorian Gray
- El Cid1961 · as Prince Alfonso
- The Horsemasters1961 · as David Lawford
- Fury at Smugglers' Bay1961 · as Christopher Trevenyan
- Tunes of Glory1960 · as Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde1960 · as Lord Alfred Douglas
- The Gentle Flame1959 · as Charles
- The Wind Cannot Read1958 · as Peter Munroe
- The Good Companions1957 · as Inigo Jollifant
- Touch and Go1955 · as Richard Kenyon
- The Dam Busters1955 · as Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
- Loves of Three Queens1954 · as Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
- The Fate of Two Queens1954
- The Good Beginning1953 · as Johnny Lipson
- Valley of Song1953 · as Cliff Lloyd
- The Desert Rats1953 · as Artillery Man (uncredited)
All TV Shows (28)
- Scarlett1994 · as Inspector Wilcox
- The Bill1984
- Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime1983 · as Whittington
- Lady Killers1980 · as Dr. 'Peter' Crippen
- Thundercloud1979 · as Lieutenant Commander 'Monty' Morgan
- Wilde Alliance1978 · as Colonel Stone
- Supernatural1977 · as Hugo Hoffman
- Romance1977 · as Bruce
- The Doll1975 · as Peter Matty
- NOVA1974 · as Inquisitor
- Armchair 301973 · as Ross Evans
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971 · as Dixon Druce
- Columbo1971 · as O'Keefe
- Journey to the Unknown1968 · as Derek Wilson
- ITV Playhouse1967 · as Alasdair
- ITV Playhouse1967 · as Det. Sgt. Gawn
- The World of Wodehouse1967 · as Teddy Weeks
- The Informer1966 · as Nicky Loach
- Mystery and Imagination1966 · as Dunning
- Doctor Who1963 · as The Monitor
- Festival1963 · as Armand
- Dr. Finlay's Casebook1962
- Sunday-Night Play1960 · as The Hon Douglas Wainwright
- The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as David Lawford
- Cavalcade of America1952 · as Tom Giddings
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Alexander Hamilton
- Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Lieutenant Michael Wainwright, RN
- Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Troilus