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John Fraser

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89 Years Old

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.

Born

Glasgow, Scotland, UK on 18th March 1931

Died

6th November 2020

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