John 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: Acting

Born: Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 1931-03-18

Died: 2020-11-06

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1953	The Desert Rats	Artillery Man (uncredited)	63
2	1953	Valley of Song	Cliff Lloyd	0
3	1953	The Good Beginning	Johnny Lipson	0
4	1954	Loves of Three Queens	Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)	0
5	1954	The Fate of Two Queens		0
6	1955	The Dam Busters	Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.	69
7	1955	Touch and Go	Richard Kenyon	63
8	1957	The Good Companions	Inigo Jollifant	0
9	1958	The Wind Cannot Read	Peter Munroe	63
10	1959	The Gentle Flame	Charles	0
11	1960	The Trials of Oscar Wilde	Lord Alfred Douglas	64
12	1960	Tunes of Glory	Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser	71
13	1961	Fury at Smugglers' Bay	Christopher Trevenyan	46
14	1961	The Horsemasters	David Lawford	70
15	1961	El Cid	Prince Alfonso	68
16	1961	The Picture of Dorian Gray	Dorian Gray	0
17	1962	Waltz of the Toreadors	Lt. Robert Finch	48
18	1963	Tamahine	Richard Poole	47
19	1963	The Patriots	Alexander Hamilton	0
20	1964	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Lysander	0
21	1965	Operation Crossbow	Flight Lt. Kenny	67
22	1965	Repulsion	Colin	74
23	1965	A Study in Terror	Lord Carfax	63
24	1966	Doctor in Clover	Dr Miles Grimsdyke	60
25	1968	Isadora	Roger	61
26	1969	The Ha-Ha	Alasdair	0
27	1970	The People’s Jack	John Wilkes	0
28	1970	The Day They Buried Cleaver	Gawm	0
29	1972	The Man and the Snake	Harker Brayton	0
30	1974	The Arcata Promise	Tony	0
31	1975	The Doll	Peter Matty	70
32	1976	Schizo	Leonard	58
33	1981	Doctor Who: Logopolis	The Monitor	65
34	1983	The Secret Adversary	Kramenin	68

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	Sunday Night Theatre	Lieutenant Michael Wainwright, RN	35
2	1950	Sunday Night Theatre	Troilus	35
3	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Alexander Hamilton	87
4	1952	Cavalcade of America	Tom Giddings	35
5	1954	The Wonderful World of Disney	David Lawford	76
6	1960	Sunday-Night Play	The Hon Douglas Wainwright	0
7	1962	Dr. Finlay's Casebook		60
8	1963	Doctor Who	The Monitor	79
9	1966	Mystery and Imagination		55
10	1971	Columbo	O'Keefe	81
11	1971	The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes	Dixon Druce	73
12	1974	NOVA	Inquisitor	69
13	1975	The Doll		0
14	1979	Thundercloud		0
15	1980	Lady Killers	Dr. 'Peter' Crippen	50
16	1983	Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime	Whittington	61
17	1984	The Bill		67
18	1994	Scarlett		66