
Acting · Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Born March 18, 1931
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.
TVScarlett
1994
as Inspector Wilcox
TVThe Bill
1984
MovieThe Secret Adversary
1983
as Kramenin
TVAgatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
as Whittington
MovieDoctor Who: Logopolis
1981
as The Monitor
TVLady Killers
1980
as Dr. 'Peter' Crippen
TVThundercloud
1979
as Lieutenant Commander 'Monty' Morgan
TVWilde Alliance
1978
as Colonel Stone
TVSupernatural
1977
as Hugo Hoffman
Romance
1977
as Bruce
MovieSchizo
1976
as Leonard
MovieThe Doll
1975
as Peter Matty
TVThe Doll
1975
as Peter Matty
MovieThe Arcata Promise
1974
as Tony
TVNOVA
1974
as Inquisitor
Armchair 30
1973
as Ross Evans
The Man and the Snake
1972
as Harker Brayton
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Dixon Druce
TVColumbo
1971
as O'Keefe
The Day They Buried Cleaver
1970
as Gawm
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
1970
as Padraic Pearse, English Tommy
MovieThe People’s Jack
1970
as John Wilkes
The Ha-Ha
1969
as Alasdair
TVJourney to the Unknown
1968
as Derek Wilson
MovieIsadora
1968
as Roger
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Alasdair
Kenilworth
1967
as Richard Varney
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as Teddy Weeks
TVThe Informer
1966
as Nicky Loach
MovieDoctor in Clover
1966
as Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
TVMystery and Imagination
1966
as Dunning
MovieA Study in Terror
1965
as Lord Carfax
MovieRepulsion
1965
as Colin
MovieOperation Crossbow
1965
as Flight Lt. Kenny
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1964
as Lysander
TVDoctor Who
1963
as The Monitor
The Patriots
1963
as Alexander Hamilton
Festival
1963
as Armand
MovieTamahine
1963
as Richard Poole
TVDr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
MovieWaltz of the Toreadors
1962
as Lt. Robert Finch
MovieThe Picture of Dorian Gray
1961
as Dorian Gray
MovieEl Cid
1961
as Prince Alfonso
MovieThe Horsemasters
1961
as David Lawford
MovieFury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
as Christopher Trevenyan
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as The Hon Douglas Wainwright
MovieTunes of Glory
1960
as Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
MovieThe Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Lord Alfred Douglas
MovieThe Gentle Flame
1959
as Charles
MovieThe Wind Cannot Read
1958
as Peter Munroe
MovieThe Good Companions
1957
as Inigo Jollifant
MovieTouch and Go
1955
as Richard Kenyon
MovieThe Dam Busters
1955
as Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
MovieLoves of Three Queens
1954
as Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
MovieThe Fate of Two Queens
1954
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as David Lawford
MovieThe Good Beginning
1953
as Johnny Lipson
MovieValley of Song
1953
as Cliff Lloyd
MovieThe Desert Rats
1953
as Artillery Man (uncredited)
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Tom Giddings
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Alexander Hamilton
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Lieutenant Michael Wainwright, RN