John Fraser
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 18 March 1931 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Died
- 6 November 2020
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
Acting 35
- 1983The Secret Adversary as Kramenin
- 1981Doctor Who: Logopolis as The Monitor
- 1976Schizo as Leonard
- 1975The Doll as Peter Matty
- 1974The Arcata Promise as Tony
- 1972The Man and the Snake as Harker Brayton
- 1970The Day They Buried Cleaver as Gawm
- 1970Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows as Padraic Pearse, English Tommy
- 1970The People’s Jack as John Wilkes
- 1969The Ha-Ha as Alasdair
- 1968Isadora as Roger
- 1966Doctor in Clover as Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
- 1965A Study in Terror as Lord Carfax
- 1965Repulsion as Colin
- 1965Operation Crossbow as Flight Lt. Kenny
- 1964A Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander
- 1963The Patriots as Alexander Hamilton
- 1963Tamahine as Richard Poole
- 1962Waltz of the Toreadors as Lt. Robert Finch
- 1961The Picture of Dorian Gray as Dorian Gray
- 1961El Cid as Prince Alfonso
- 1961The Horsemasters as David Lawford
- 1961Fury at Smugglers' Bay as Christopher Trevenyan
- 1960Tunes of Glory as Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
- 1960The Trials of Oscar Wilde as Lord Alfred Douglas
- 1959The Gentle Flame as Charles
- 1958The Wind Cannot Read as Peter Munroe
- 1957The Good Companions as Inigo Jollifant
- 1955Touch and Go as Richard Kenyon
- 1955The Dam Busters as Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
- 1954The Fate of Two Queens
- 1954Loves of Three Queens as Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
- 1953The Good Beginning as Johnny Lipson
- 1953Valley of Song as Cliff Lloyd
- 1953The Desert Rats as Artillery Man (uncredited)
Production 1
- 1975The Man from Hong Kong · producer