John Fraser

John Fraser

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

1994

Scarlett
Scarlett
TV - Released: 11/13/1994

1984

The Bill
The Bill
TV - Released: 10/16/1984

1983

The Secret Adversary
The Secret Adversary
as Kramenin
Movie - Released: 10/9/1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
as Whittington
TV - Released: 10/9/1983

1981

Doctor Who: Logopolis
Doctor Who: Logopolis
as The Monitor
Movie - Released: 3/21/1981

1980

Lady Killers
Lady Killers
as Dr. 'Peter' Crippen
TV - Released: 7/20/1980

1979

TV
Thundercloud
TV - Released: 5/24/1979

1976

Schizo
Schizo
as Leonard
Movie - Released: 11/11/1976

1975

Movie
The Doll
as Peter Matty
Movie - Released: 11/22/1975
The Doll
The Doll
TV - Released: 11/25/1975

1974

The Arcata Promise
The Arcata Promise
as Tony
Movie - Released: 9/22/1974
NOVA
NOVA
as Inquisitor
TV - Released: 3/3/1974

1972

Movie
The Man and the Snake
as Harker Brayton
Movie - Released: 1/1/1972

1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Dixon Druce
TV - Released: 9/20/1971
Columbo
Columbo
as O'Keefe
TV - Released: 9/15/1971

1970

The People’s Jack
The People’s Jack
as John Wilkes
Movie - Released: 1/26/1970
Movie
The Day They Buried Cleaver
as Gawm
Movie - Released: 12/15/1970

1969

Movie
The Ha-Ha
as Alasdair
Movie - Released: 8/25/1969

1968

Isadora
Isadora
as Roger
Movie - Released: 9/14/1968

1966

Doctor in Clover
Doctor in Clover
as Dr Miles Grimsdyke
Movie - Released: 3/8/1966
Mystery and Imagination
Mystery and Imagination
TV - Released: 1/29/1966

1965

Repulsion
Repulsion
as Colin
Movie - Released: 6/1/1965
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow
as Flight Lt. Kenny
Movie - Released: 4/1/1965
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror
as Lord Carfax
Movie - Released: 10/1/1965

1964

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander
Movie - Released: 6/24/1964

1963

Tamahine
Tamahine
as Richard Poole
Movie - Released: 7/30/1963
Movie
The Patriots
as Alexander Hamilton
Movie - Released: 11/15/1963
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as The Monitor
TV - Released: 11/23/1963

1962

Waltz of the Toreadors
Waltz of the Toreadors
as Lt. Robert Finch
Movie - Released: 4/12/1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV - Released: 8/16/1962

1961

El Cid
El Cid
as Prince Alfonso
Movie - Released: 10/24/1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Christopher Trevenyan
Movie - Released: 1/1/1961
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Dorian Gray
Movie - Released: 12/6/1961
The Horsemasters
The Horsemasters
as David Lawford
Movie - Released: 10/1/1961

1960

Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
as Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
Movie - Released: 9/17/1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Lord Alfred Douglas
Movie - Released: 5/28/1960
TV
Sunday-Night Play
as The Hon Douglas Wainwright
TV - Released: 9/25/1960

1959

The Gentle Flame
The Gentle Flame
as Charles
Movie - Released: 12/24/1959

1958

The Wind Cannot Read
The Wind Cannot Read
as Peter Munroe
Movie - Released: 6/10/1958

1957

The Good Companions
The Good Companions
as Inigo Jollifant
Movie - Released: 4/22/1957

1955

Touch and Go
Touch and Go
as Richard Kenyon
Movie - Released: 10/2/1955
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
as Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
Movie - Released: 5/16/1955

1954

Loves of Three Queens
Loves of Three Queens
as Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1954
The Fate of Two Queens
The Fate of Two Queens
Movie - Released: 12/24/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as David Lawford
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1953

Valley of Song
Valley of Song
as Cliff Lloyd
Movie - Released: 6/8/1953
The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats
as Artillery Man (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/20/1953
The Good Beginning
The Good Beginning
as Johnny Lipson
Movie - Released: 10/5/1953

1952

Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Tom Giddings
TV - Released: 10/1/1952

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Alexander Hamilton
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Lieutenant Michael Wainwright, RN
TV - Released: 1/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Troilus
TV - Released: 1/1/1950