John Fraser
Biography
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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).
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.
Filmography
The Secret Adversary
1983
as Kramenin
Doctor Who: Logopolis
1981
as The Monitor
Schizo
1976
as Leonard
The Doll
1975
as Peter Matty
The Arcata Promise
1974
as Tony
- No poster
The Man and the Snake
1972
as Harker Brayton
- No poster
The Day They Buried Cleaver
1970
as Gawm
- No poster
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
1970
as Padraic Pearse, English Tommy
The People’s Jack
1970
as John Wilkes
- No poster
The Ha-Ha
1969
as Alasdair
Isadora
1968
as Roger
Doctor in Clover
1966
as Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
A Study in Terror
1965
as Lord Carfax
Repulsion
1965
as Colin
Operation Crossbow
1965
as Flight Lt. Kenny
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1964
as Lysander
- No poster
The Patriots
1963
as Alexander Hamilton
Tamahine
1963
as Richard Poole
Waltz of the Toreadors
1962
as Lt. Robert Finch
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1961
as Dorian Gray
El Cid
1961
as Prince Alfonso
The Horsemasters
1961
as David Lawford
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
as Christopher Trevenyan
Tunes of Glory
1960
as Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser