Person Details

Birthday: 1931-03-18 13:25:44

Death: 2020-11-06 13:25:44

Aliases: John Alexander Fraser

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Homepage: http://www.johnfraser.org.uk/

Movie Involvements: 26

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Alexander Fraser (born 18 March 1931) is a retired 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.

Most Famous Work

Columbo
Average
8

Columbo

(1971) O'Keefe
Doctor Who
Average
8

Doctor Who

(1963) The Monitor
NOVA
Average
7

NOVA

(1974) Inquisitor
Cavalcade of America
Average
3

Cavalcade of America

(1952) Tom Giddings
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Average
7

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

(1971) Dixon Druce
Repulsion
Average
7

Repulsion

(1965) Colin
Lady Killers
Average
5

Lady Killers

(1980) Dr. 'Peter' Crippen
El Cid
Average
7

El Cid

(1961) Prince Alfonso

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1994 N/A
1984 N/A
1983 Kramenin
1981 The Monitor
1980 Dr. 'Peter' Crippen
1979 N/A
1976 Leonard
1975 N/A
Peter Matty
1974 Tony
Inquisitor
1972 Harker Brayton
1971 Dixon Druce
O'Keefe
1970 John Wilkes
1969 Alasdair
1968 Roger
1966 Dr Miles Grimsdyke
N/A
1965 Lord Carfax
Colin
Flight Lt. Kenny
1964 Lysander
1963 The Monitor
Alexander Hamilton
Richard Poole
1962 N/A
Lt. Robert Finch
1961 Dorian Gray
Prince Alfonso
David Lawford
Christopher Trevenyan
1960 Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
Lord Alfred Douglas
1959 Charles
1958 Peter Munroe
1957 Inigo Jollifant
1955 Richard Kenyon
Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
1954 N/A
Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
David Lawford
1953 Johnny Lipson
Artillery Man (uncredited)
1952 Tom Giddings
1951 Alexander Hamilton
Hugo Hoffmn
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1975 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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