John Fraser
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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.
Known for
Columbo
O'Keefe
NOVA
Inquisitor
Doctor Who
The Monitor
The Bill
A Study in Terror
Lord Carfax
The Day They Buried Cleaver
Gawm
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Lord Alfred Douglas
Operation Crossbow
Flight Lt. Kenny
Touch and Go
Richard Kenyon
The Wind Cannot Read
Peter Munroe
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Doctor in Clover
Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
Scarlett
Inspector Wilcox
Cavalcade of America
Tom Giddings
Sunday-Night Play
The Hon Douglas Wainwright
Sunday Night Theatre
Lieutenant Michael Wainwright, RN
Sunday Night Theatre
Troilus
El Cid
Prince Alfonso
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
Padraic Pearse, English Tommy
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Dixon Druce
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Christopher Trevenyan
The Doll
Peter Matty
Repulsion
Colin
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Whittington
The Secret Adversary
Kramenin
Isadora
Roger
Festival
Armand
The Desert Rats
Artillery Man (uncredited)
Lady Killers
Dr. 'Peter' Crippen
The Ha-Ha
Alasdair
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Alexander Hamilton
The Wonderful World of Disney
David Lawford
Schizo
Leonard
Mystery and Imagination
The People’s Jack
John Wilkes
The Informer
Nicky Loach
The Arcata Promise
Tony
Loves of Three Queens
Drago (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
The Dam Busters
Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
Tamahine
Richard Poole
Thundercloud
Tunes of Glory
Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
Wilde Alliance
Colonel Stone
The Good Companions
Inigo Jollifant
The Patriots
Alexander Hamilton
The Gentle Flame
Charles
The World of Wodehouse
Teddy Weeks
The Horsemasters
David Lawford
Waltz of the Toreadors
Lt. Robert Finch
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray
The Doll
Doctor Who: Logopolis
The Monitor
Valley of Song
Cliff Lloyd
The Good Beginning
Johnny Lipson
The Fate of Two Queens
The Man and the Snake
Harker Brayton