Acting
John Fraser
EN, IT cinema · 36 credits
Born
18 March 1931
Died
6 November 2020 (aged 89)
Birthplace
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also known as John Alexander 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.
Known for
Filmography
The Secret Adversary
as Kramenin
Doctor Who: Logopolis
as The Monitor
Schizo
as Leonard
The Doll
as Peter Matty
The Man and the Snake
1972
The Man and the Snake
as Harker Brayton
The People’s Jack
as John Wilkes
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
1970
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
as Padraic Pearse, English Tommy
The Ha-Ha
1969
The Ha-Ha
as Alasdair
Isadora
as Roger
Doctor in Clover
as Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
Repulsion
as Colin
Operation Crossbow
as Flight Lt. Kenny
A Study in Terror
as Lord Carfax
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander
Tamahine
as Richard Poole
The Patriots
1963
The Patriots
as Alexander Hamilton
Waltz of the Toreadors
as Lt. Robert Finch
El Cid
as Prince Alfonso
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Christopher Trevenyan
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Dorian Gray
The Horsemasters
as David Lawford
Tunes of Glory
as Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Lord Alfred Douglas
The Gentle Flame
as Charles
The Wind Cannot Read
as Peter Munroe
The Good Companions
as Inigo Jollifant
Touch and Go
as Richard Kenyon
The Dam Busters
as Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
Loves of Three Queens
as Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
Valley of Song
as Cliff Lloyd
The Desert Rats
as Artillery Man (uncredited)
The Good Beginning
as Johnny Lipson