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John Fraser

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John Fraser

Born March 18, 1931 in Glasgow, Scotland, UKDied November 6, 202035 films

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
El Cid poster6.8El Cid1961The Dam Busters poster6.9The Dam Busters1955Operation Crossbow poster6.7Operation Crossbow1965Tunes of Glory poster7.0Tunes of Glory1960The Desert Rats poster6.3The Desert Rats1953A Study in Terror poster6.2A Study in Terror1965

Filmography

35 films as actor
  1. 1983The Secret AdversaryKramenin
  2. 1981Doctor Who: LogopolisThe Monitor
  3. 1976SchizoLeonard
  4. 1975The DollPeter Matty
  5. 1974The Arcata PromiseTony
  6. 1972The Man and the SnakeHarker Brayton
  7. 1970The Day They Buried CleaverGawm
  8. 1970Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely WindowsPadraic Pearse, English Tommy
  9. 1970The People’s JackJohn Wilkes
  10. 1969The Ha-HaAlasdair
  11. 1968IsadoraRoger
  12. 1966Doctor in CloverDr. Miles Grimsdyke
  13. 1965A Study in TerrorLord Carfax
  14. 1965RepulsionColin
  15. 1965Operation CrossbowFlight Lt. Kenny
  16. 1964A Midsummer Night's DreamLysander
  17. 1963The PatriotsAlexander Hamilton
  18. 1963TamahineRichard Poole
  19. 1962Waltz of the ToreadorsLt. Robert Finch
  20. 1961The Picture of Dorian GrayDorian Gray
  21. 1961El CidPrince Alfonso
  22. 1961The HorsemastersDavid Lawford
  23. 1961Fury at Smugglers' BayChristopher Trevenyan
  24. 1960Tunes of GloryCpl. Piper Ian Fraser
  25. 1960The Trials of Oscar WildeLord Alfred Douglas
  26. 1959The Gentle FlameCharles
  27. 1958The Wind Cannot ReadPeter Munroe
  28. 1957The Good CompanionsInigo Jollifant
  29. 1955Touch and GoRichard Kenyon
  30. 1955The Dam BustersFlight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
  31. 1954Loves of Three QueensDrago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
  32. 1954The Fate of Two Queens
  33. 1953The Good BeginningJohnny Lipson
  34. 1953Valley of SongCliff Lloyd
  35. 1953The Desert RatsArtillery Man (uncredited)