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Bill Fraser (I) (1908–1987)

Actor

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He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1987 (1986 season) Best Comedy Performance for "When We Are Married". See more trivia »

Born:

William Simpson Fraser
in Perth, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 79) in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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1988 Little Dorrit
Mr. Casby
 
1978-1988 Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham / Judge Roger Bullingham
– Rumpole's Last Case (1987) … Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham
– Rumpole and the Last Resort (1983) … Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham
– Rumpole and the Old Boy Net (1983) … Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham
– Rumpole and the Man of God (1979) … Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham
– Rumpole and the Learned Friends (1978) … Judge Roger Bullingham
 
1987 The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (TV series)
Bert Baxter
– Episode #1.6 (1987) … Bert Baxter
– Episode #1.4 (1987) … Bert Baxter
– Episode #1.3 (1987) … Bert Baxter
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Bert Baxter
– Episode #1.1 (1987) … Bert Baxter
 
1986 Pirates
Governor
 
1985 The Giddy Game Show (TV series)
Gus (1985-1986) (voice)
 
1985 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 (TV series)
Bert Baxter
– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Bert Baxter
– Episode #1.5 (1985) … Bert Baxter
– Episode #1.4 (1985) … Bert Baxter
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Bert Baxter
– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Bert Baxter
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985 Cover Her Face (TV mini-series)
Sir Reynold Price
– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Sir Reynold Price
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Sir Reynold Price
– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Sir Reynold Price (uncredited)
– Episode #1.1 (1985) … Sir Reynold Price
 
1985 Christmas Present
Banker
 
1984 Puccini (TV movie)
Fucini, the Lawyer
 
1983 Wagner (TV series)
Mayor of Bayreuth
– Episode #1.10 (1983) … Mayor of Bayreuth
 
1980-1982 Flesh and Blood (TV series)
Henry Brassington
– Episode #2.10 (1982) … Henry Brassington
– Episode #2.9 (1982) … Henry Brassington
– Episode #2.8 (1982) … Henry Brassington
– Episode #2.7 (1982) … Henry Brassington
– Episode #2.6 (1982) … Henry Brassington
See all 20 episodes »
 
1981 K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (TV movie)
Commander Bill Pollock
 
1981 Eye of the Needle
Mr. Porter
 
1981 Doctor's Daughters (TV series)
Dr. Freddie Fellows-Smith
– Dr Sadie (1981) … Dr. Freddie Fellows-Smith
– Professional Misconduct (1981) … Dr. Freddie Fellows-Smith
– Needle Match (1981) … Dr. Freddie Fellows-Smith
– Double Your Mummy (1981) … Dr. Freddie Fellows-Smith
– General Practice (1981) … Dr. Freddie Fellows-Smith
 
1980 Rumpole's Return (TV movie)
Judge Bullingham
 
1980 Rhubarb Rhubarb (short)
Golf Club Secretary
 
1980 Doctor Who (TV series)
General Grugger
– Meglos: Part Four (1980) … General Grugger
– Meglos: Part Three (1980) … General Grugger
– Meglos: Part Two (1980) … General Grugger
– Meglos: Part One (1980) … General Grugger
 
1974-1979 Play for Today (TV series)
Eddie Waters / Edward Waite / Murdoch
– Comedians (1979) … Eddie Waters
– Clay, Smeddum and Greenden (1976) … Murdoch
– All Good Men (1974) … Edward Waite
 
1979 Ripping Yarns (TV series)
Mr. Foggen
– Golden Gordon (1979) … Mr. Foggen
 
1979 Strangers (TV series)
Aristotle Carmos
– Marriages, Deaths and Births (1979) … Aristotle Carmos
 
1979 The Corn Is Green (TV movie)
The Squire
 
1978 The Professionals (TV series)
Col. Summerville
– Not a Very Civil Civil Servant (1978) … Col. Summerville
 
1976 The Madness (TV movie)
Prieto
 
1975 Forget-Me-Not-Lane (TV movie)
Charles
 
1975 Shades of Greene (TV series)
Constable Hesse
– The Root of All Evil (1975) … Constable Hesse
 
1975 A Legacy (TV series)
Gen. von Schimmelpfennig
– Episode #1.2 (1975) … Gen. von Schimmelpfennig
 
1975 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Boanerges
– The Apple Cart (1975) … Boanerges
 
1975 The Amorous Milkman
Gerald
 
1960-1974 Bootsie and Snudge (TV series)
Claude Snudge / Claudio Snudge
– Wanna Bet? (1974) … Claude Snudge
– As Good as a Rest (1974) … Claude Snudge
– An Average Couple (1974) … Claude Snudge
– Up the Downstairs (1974) … Claude Snudge
– A Little Bit on Account (1974) … Claude Snudge
See all 103 episodes »
 
1974 Intent to Murder (TV movie)
Arthur Henderson
 
1974 Dead Cert
Uncle George
 
1974 Moments
 
1973 Love Thy Neighbour
Mr. Granger
 
1973 Black and Blue (TV series)
N.J.
– The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family (1973) … N.J.
 
1972-1973 The Train Now Standing (TV series)
Hedley Green
– The Long Goodbye (1973) … Hedley Green
– Old Glory (1973) … Hedley Green
– A Night to Remember (1973) … Hedley Green
– Brief Encounter (1973) … Hedley Green
– It Never Rains (1972) … Hedley Green
See all 10 episodes »
 
1973 Ooh La La! (TV series)
Pochet
– Keep an Eye on Amélie (1973) … Pochet
 
1973 Not Now Darling
Commissionaire
 
1973 The Goodies (TV series)
Army Sergeant
– Way Outward Bound (1973) … Army Sergeant
 
1973 Whoops Baghdad! (TV series)
The Caliph / The Wizard Prang
– The Caliph's New Concubine (1973) … The Caliph
– The Wizard Prang (1973) … The Wizard Prang
 
1972 That's Your Funeral
Basil Bulstrode
 
1972 Double Take
TV Studio Doorman
 
1972 Up the Front
Groping
 
1971 Up Pompeii
Prosperus Maximus
 
1970-1971 That's Your Funeral (TV series)
Basil Bulstrode
– A Touch of Violet (1971) … Basil Bulstrode
– Unholy Deadlock (1971) … Basil Bulstrode
– What's in a Name? (1971) … Basil Bulstrode
– The Last to Go (1971) … Basil Bulstrode
– Winning the Ashes (1971) … Basil Bulstrode
See all 7 episodes »
 
1971 The Chastity Belt
Sir Braggart
 
1970 'Wiltons' - The Handsomest Hall in Town (TV movie)
John Wiklton
 
1970 Dear Mother... ...Love Albert (TV series)
Mr. Glossop
– Hearts and Flowers (1970) … Mr. Glossop
 
1970 Tom Grattan's War (TV series)
Sergeant Major
– Badge of Fear (1970) … Sergeant Major
– The Coward (1970) … Sergeant Major
 
1970 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Basil Bulstrode
– Last Tribute (1970) … Basil Bulstrode
 
1970 Parkin's Patch (TV series)
Tom Bryant
– Wisemen (1970) … Tom Bryant
 
1970 All the Way Up
Arnold Makepiece
 
1969 Detective (TV series)
William Guppy
– Mr. Guppy's Tale (1969) … William Guppy
 
1969 Hadleigh (TV series)
Lord Shawcliffe
– Thanks for the Offer (1969) … Lord Shawcliffe
 
1969 Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
Barnaby Bath
 
1969 The Best House in London
Inspector MacPherson
 
1969 Pickwick (TV movie)
Serjeant Buzzfuzz
 
1969 Father Dear Father (TV series)
Waring
– We Can't Afford a Carriage (1969) … Waring
 
1969 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– The Frobisher Game (1969)
 
1968 Diamonds for Breakfast
Bookseller
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
McCorquodale
– Funeral Games (1968) … McCorquodale
 
1968 Till Death Us Do Part (TV series)
Mr. Williams
– The Funeral (1968) … Mr. Williams
 
1967 Vacant Lot (TV series)
William Bendlove
– Criminal Negligence (1967) … William Bendlove
– Episode #1.6 (1967) … William Bendlove
– Room for Improvement (1967) … William Bendlove
– Partnership Bid (1967) … William Bendlove
– Hats Off for the Guv'nor (1967) … William Bendlove
See all 7 episodes »
 
1964-1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Josh / Lieutenant Colonel Svinin
– A Way with the Ladies (1967) … Josh
– A Crack in the Ice (1964) … Lieutenant Colonel Svinin
 
1966 I've Gotta Horse
Mr. Bartholemew
 
1966 David Copperfield (TV series)
Mr. Micawber
– Home at Last (1966) … Mr. Micawber
– 'Umble Aspirations (1966) … Mr. Micawber
– Domestic Tangles (1966) … Mr. Micawber
– The Bachelor Party (1966) … Mr. Micawber
– The Long Journey (1966) … Mr. Micawber
 
1966 The Liars (TV series)
Lord Vest
– Episode #1.3 (1966) … Lord Vest
 
1965-1966 Barney Is My Darling (TV series)
Barney Pank
– The Prodigal Son (1966) … Barney Pank
– My Son! My Son! (1966) … Barney Pank
– Weddings, Funerals and Christenings (1966) … Barney Pank
– The Twenty Six Year Itch (1965) … Barney Pank
– The 2000 Pounds a Year Man (1965) … Barney Pank
See all 6 episodes »
 
1966 The Avengers (TV series)
Colonel P. R. Rawlings
– Small Game for Big Hunters (1966) … Colonel P. R. Rawlings
 
1965 Theatre 625 (TV series)
The Nabob
– Yob and Nabob (1965) … The Nabob
 
1965 Six Shades of Black (TV series)
Sir Charles Trotter
– A Touch of Uplift (1965) … Sir Charles Trotter
 
1965 Masquerade
Dunwoody
 
1965 Joey Boy
Sgt. Maj. Dobbs
 
1964 Richard Whittington Esquire (TV movie)
Trollop
 
1964 The Americanization of Emily
Port Commander
 
1964 Foreign Affairs (TV series)
Claude Snudge
– Episode #1.8 (1964) … Claude Snudge
– Episode #1.7 (1964) … Claude Snudge
– Episode #1.6 (1964) … Claude Snudge
– Episode #1.5 (1964) … Claude Snudge
– Episode #1.4 (1964) … Claude Snudge
See all 8 episodes »
 
1964 A Home of Your Own
The Shop Steward
 
1963 What a Crazy World
Milligan
 
1962 The Fast Lady
3rd Golfer (uncredited)
 
1960 Doctor in Love
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1958-1960 The Army Game (TV series)
CSM Claude Snudge
– Emergency Hut 29 (1960) … CSM Claude Snudge
– Out of This World (1960) … CSM Claude Snudge
– The Feud (1960) … CSM Claude Snudge
– Pen Pals Anonymous (1960) … CSM Claude Snudge
– A Touch of the Other (1960) … CSM Claude Snudge
See all 38 episodes »
 
1960 Chelsea at Nine (TV series)
– Episode dated 7 January 1960 (1960)
 
1959 Dial 999 (TV series)
Jack Bingham
– 50,000 Hands (1959) … Jack Bingham
 
1959 The Man Who Liked Funerals
Jeremy Bentham
 
1958 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– The Chigwell Chicken (1958)
 
1958 Another Time, Another Place
R.E. Sergeant
 
1958 Doomsday for Dyson (TV movie)
Civil Servant
 
1958 A Clean Sweep (short)
Bookmaker
 
1957 Hancock's Half Hour (TV series)
Clerk in Estate Office / Educated Albert / Fred / …
– The Lawyer: The Crown v James S. (1957) … Police Sergeant
– Air Steward Hancock (1957) … Police Inspector
– The Amusement Arcade (1957) … Educated Albert
– The New Neighbour (1957) … Clerk in Estate Office
– The Russian Prince (1957) … Fred
 
1957 Just My Luck
Powell (uncredited)
 
1957 O.S.S. (TV series)
Pietro
– Operation Blue Eyes (1957) … Pietro
 
1957 The Vise (TV series)
Bishop
– Receipt for Murder (1957) … Bishop
– File It Under Murder (1957) … Bishop
 
1957 Second Fiddle
Nixon
 
1957 Doctor at Large
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1957 Sword of Freedom (TV series)
Agnolo
– The Pagan Venus (1957) … Agnolo
 
1956 The Tony Hancock Show (TV series)
Various Characters
– The Further Adventures of Hancock (1956) … Various Characters
 
1956 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
Monsieur Daudet
– The Dollar a Year Man (1956) … Monsieur Daudet
 
1956 Charley Moon
Marber
 
1956 Before Your Very Eyes (TV series)
– Episode #4.2 (1956)
 
1956 Jumping for Joy
Drunk in Pool Hall (uncredited)
 
1955 Alias John Preston
Joe Newton
 
1955 Fast and Loose (TV series)
– Episode #2.4 (1955)
– Episode #2.3 (1955)
– Episode #2.1 (1955)
 
1954 Tons of Money (TV movie)
Henery
 
1954 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Taggoria / Ringmaster
– The Mix-Up (1954) … Mr. Taggoria
– The Last Knife (1954) … Ringmaster
 
1954 Orders Are Orders
Pvt. Slee
 
1954 And So to Bentley (TV series)
Various Roles
 
1954 The Barefoot Contessa
J. Montague Brown
 
1954 Duel in the Jungle
Smith - Hotel Clerk
 
1953 Meet Mr. Lucifer
Band Leader
 
1953 The Captain's Paradise
Absalom (taxi driver)
 
1953 Time Bomb
Constable J. Reed
 
1952 Scotland Yard Inspector
Sales Manager
 
1952 Tonight at 8:30
Bert Bentley: Red Peppers
 
1951 Here's Television (TV movie)
 
1949 Helter Skelter
Oliver Cromwell
 
1949 Forbidden
Railway Porter (uncredited)
 
1946 Paging You (TV series)
(1948)
 
1941 The Common Touch
Harris
 
1941 The Strangler
Maxie
 
1938 Murder in the Family
Police Sergeant Feathers (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1986 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #14.1 (1986) … Himself - Guest
 
1981 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bill Fraser (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Night of One Hundred Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 
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(December 16, 1980) He acted in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's play, "Trelawney of the Wells," at the Old Vic Theatre in an Old Vic Company production with Robert Lindsay, Belinda Sinclair, Lynne Miller, June Ritchie, Neil McCaul, Ken Wynne, and David Shaughnessy in the cast. Timothy West was director... See more »
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Trivia:

He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1987 (1986 season) Best Comedy Performance for "When We Are Married". See more »

Star Sign:

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