John Fraser
Actor
- Born
- March 18, 1931 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Died
- November 6, 2020 (age 89)
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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).
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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
Repulsion
June 1, 1965
El Cid
October 24, 1961
The Dam Busters
May 16, 1955
Operation Crossbow
April 1, 1965
The Desert Rats
March 26, 1953
A Study in Terror
October 1, 1965
Tunes of Glory
September 17, 1960
Isadora
September 14, 1968
Schizo
November 11, 1976
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
May 28, 1960
Doctor in Clover
March 8, 1966
Waltz of the Toreadors
April 12, 1962
Acting35
- 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