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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.
As actor
The Secret Adversary
Doctor Who: Logopolis
Schizo
The Doll
The Arcata Promise
The Man and the Snake
The People’s Jack
The Day They Buried Cleaver
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
The Ha-Ha
Isadora
Doctor in Clover
Repulsion
Operation Crossbow
A Study in Terror
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tamahine
The Patriots
Waltz of the Toreadors
El Cid
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Horsemasters
Tunes of Glory
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Gentle Flame
The Wind Cannot Read
The Good Companions
Touch and Go
The Dam Busters