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Mini Biography:
John Laurie was a Scotsman who would play many character roles in his... more
Trivia:
He was a noted Shakespearean actor.
Alternate Names:
John Lawrie
Filmography
Actor:
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) .... Archbishop
- "The Morecambe & Wise Show" .... Captain Bligh's Crewman / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1977)
- 1977 Christmas Show (1977) TV episode .... Pte. James Frazer
- Episode #5.2 (1971) TV episode .... Captain Bligh's Crewman - "Dad's Army" .... Pte. James Frazer (80 episodes, 1968-1977)
- Never Too Old (1977) TV episode .... Pte. James Frazer
- Number Engaged (1977) TV episode .... Pte. James Frazer
- The Miser's Hoard (1977) TV episode .... Pte. James Frazer
- Knights of Madness (1977) TV episode .... Pte. James Frazer
- The Making of Private Pike (1977) TV episode .... Pte. James Frazer
(75 more) - One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) .... Jock
- "Stars on Sunday" (1 episode, 1973)
- Glories of Christmas (1973) TV episode - "Eyeless in Gaza" .... James Miller (1 episode, 1971)
- And Calm of Mind, All Passion Spent (1971) TV episode .... James Miller - Dad's Army (1971) .... Pte. Frazer
- "BBC Play of the Month" .... Peter Quince (1 episode, 1971)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971) TV episode .... Peter Quince - The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) .... Darrow
... aka Dr. Phibes (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Curse of Dr. Phibes - "Jackanory" .... Storyteller (5 episodes, 1971)
- The Princess and the Goblin: Part 5 - Subterranean Waters (1971) TV episode .... Storyteller
- The Princess and the Goblin: Part 4 - The Escape (1971) TV episode .... Storyteller
- The Princess and the Goblin: Part 3 - Woven Then Spun (1971) TV episode .... Storyteller
- The Princess and the Goblin: Part 2 - The Goblin Palace (1971) TV episode .... Storyteller
- The Princess and the Goblin: Part 1 - Curdie (1971) TV episode .... Storyteller - "From a Bird's Eye View" (1 episode, 1970)
- Highland Fling (1970) TV episode - Step Laughing Into the Grave (1970) (TV)
- "Strange Report" .... Dr. Hornsey (1 episode, 1969)
- Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor? (1969) TV episode .... Dr. Hornsey - "The Gnomes of Dulwich" .... Top Gnome (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #1.2 (1969) TV episode .... Top Gnome - "The Avengers" .... Crewe / ... (4 episodes, 1962-1969)
- Pandora (1969) TV episode .... Juniper
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station (1967) TV episode .... Crewe
- Brief for Murder (1963) TV episode .... Jasper Lakin
- Death of a Great Dane (1962) TV episode .... Sir James Mann - "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... Rev. 'Daddy' Auld (1 episode, 1969)
... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
- My Bonnie Jean (1969) TV episode .... Rev. 'Daddy' Auld - "The Borderers" .... St. Clair (1 episode, 1969)
- Treason (1969) TV episode .... St. Clair - "A Christmas Night with the Stars" .... Private James Frazer (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 25 December 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Private James Frazer - "Detective" .... Commodore Gill (1 episode, 1968)
- The Golden Dart (1968) TV episode .... Commodore Gill - "Dr. Finlay's Casebook" .... Andrew Ramsay / ... (3 episodes, 1965-1968)
- To Janet, a Son (1968) TV episode .... Andrew Ramsay
- Bird Seed and Begonias (1967) TV episode .... Fergus Lammerton
- The Eternal Spring (1965) TV episode .... Duncan Dinwoodie - Mister Ten Per Cent (1967) .... Scotsman
- "Knock on Any Door" (1 episode, 1966)
- The Dear Ones (1966) TV episode - "Pardon the Expression" .... Jamie McBride (1 episode, 1966)
- Rustle of Spring (1966) TV episode .... Jamie McBride - The Reptile (1966) .... Mad Peter
- "Mystery and Imagination" .... Mr. Moncrieff (1 episode, 1966)
- The Open Door (1966) TV episode .... Mr. Moncrieff - The Master (1966) (TV) .... Dr McTurk
- "Theatre 625" .... Ilric Brendel (1 episode, 1965)
- Rosmersholm (1965) TV episode .... Ilric Brendel - "Z Cars" .... Dr. Ferguson (1 episode, 1965)
- Partners (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Ferguson - Ladies Who Do (1963) .... Dr. MacGregor
- "Kidnapped" (1 episode, 1963)
- Red Fox (1963) TV episode - "Lorna Doone" .... Earl Brandir (1 episode, 1963)
- A Royal Favour (1963) TV episode .... Earl Brandir - Siege of the Saxons (1963) .... Merlin
- "The Third Man" .... Rushworth (1 episode, 1963)
- Lord Bradford (1963) TV episode .... Rushworth - "Tales of Mystery" .... Algernon Blackwood / ... (29 episodes, 1961-1963)
- Dream Cottage (1963) TV episode .... Host / Algernon Blackwood
- The Insanity of Jones (1963) TV episode .... Host / Algernon Blackwood
- The Lodger (1963) TV episode .... Host / Algernon Blackwood
- Petershin and Mr. Snide (1963) TV episode .... Host / Algernon Blackwood
- A Case of Eavesdropping (1963) TV episode .... Host / Algernon Blackwood
(24 more) - "Steptoe and Son" .... The Vet (1 episode, 1963)
- Wallah, Wallah Catsmeat (1963) TV episode .... The Vet - "Man of the World" .... MacGillie (1 episode, 1962)
- Highland Story (1962) TV episode .... MacGillie - "ITV Play of the Week" .... Doctor Macfarlane (1 episode, 1962)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- Hobson's Choice (1962) TV episode .... Doctor Macfarlane - "Drama 61-67" .... Gov. Maquarie (1 episode, 1962)
- Drama '62: No Decision (1962) TV episode .... Gov. Maquarie - Don't Bother to Knock (1961) .... Taxi driver
... aka Why Bother to Knock (USA) - "The Citadel" .... Sir Robert Abbey (5 episodes, 1960-1961)
- Episode #1.9 (1961) TV episode .... Sir Robert Abbey
- Episode #1.7 (1961) TV episode .... Sir Robert Abbey
- Episode #1.6 (1960) TV episode .... Sir Robert Abbey
- Episode #1.5 (1960) TV episode .... Sir Robert Abbey
- Episode #1.4 (1960) TV episode .... Sir Robert Abbey - "Kipps" .... Masterman (2 episodes, 1960)
- Episode #1.7 (1960) TV episode .... Masterman
- Episode #1.6 (1960) TV episode .... Masterman - "Francis Storm Investigates" .... Col. Monckton (1 episode, 1960)
- The House in the Fog (1960) TV episode .... Col. Monckton - Kidnapped (1960) .... Ebenezer Balfour
... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped (UK: complete title) - Julius Caesar (1960) (TV)
- Murder Reported (1958) .... Mac North, Editor
- Next to No Time (1958) .... Abercrombie, Scottish Director
- "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
- Death of Satan (1958) TV episode - Campbell's Kingdom (1957) .... Mac
- "Huntingtower" .... Loudon (3 episodes, 1957)
- Episode #1.6 (1957) TV episode .... Loudon
- Episode #1.5 (1957) TV episode .... Loudon
- Episode #1.4 (1957) TV episode .... Loudon - "Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!" .... Rev. Ingram (1 episode, 1957)
- The General's War with Scotland (1957) TV episode .... Rev. Ingram - Rockets Galore! (1957) .... Capt. MacKechnie
... aka Mad Little Island (USA) - "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" .... Rhys Fferand (1 episode, 1956)
- Gwyneth (1956) TV episode .... Rhys Fferand - Kidnapped (1956) (TV) .... Ebenezer Balfour
- "Adventure Theater" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Calling Scotland Yard (UK: copyright title)
- The Sable Scarf (1956) TV episode - "The Scarlet Pimpernel" .... Dr. Dufay (1 episode, 1956)
- The Imaginary Invalid (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Dufay - "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Murdoch MacDonald (1 episode, 1956)
- The Blood Is Strong (1956) TV episode .... Murdoch MacDonald - "Colonel March of Scotland Yard" .... Dr. Brandon (1 episode, 1956)
- Present Tense (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Brandon - A Day of Grace (1956) (as John Lawrie)
- Richard III (1955) .... Lovel
- "The Alcoa Hour" .... Sampson Brass (1 episode, 1955)
- The Small Servant (1955) TV episode .... Sampson Brass - The Black Knight (1954/I) .... James
- Devil Girl from Mars (1954) .... Mr. Jamieson
- "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Marquise of Montrose (1 episode, 1954)
- Witch Wood (1954) TV episode .... Marquise of Montrose - Hobson's Choice (1954) .... Dr. MacFarlane
- "The Teckman Biography" .... Andrew Garvin (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
- Charmaine (1954) TV episode .... Andrew Garvin
- The Proposition (1953) TV episode .... Andrew Garvin - Destination Milan (1954)
- The Fake (1953) .... Henry Mason
- Johnny on the Run (1953) .... Policeman
- "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" .... Walter McHarry (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Matinee (UK: informal short title)
... aka Rheingold Theatre (USA)
- Lowland Fling (1953) TV episode .... Walter McHarry - Henry V (1953) (TV) .... Pistol
- Love in Pawn (1953) .... Mr. McCutcheon
- The Great Game (1953) .... 'Mac' Wells
- Tread Softly (1952) .... Angus McDonald
- "The Three Hostages" .... Insp. MacGillivray (4 episodes, 1952)
- The First of June (1952) TV episode .... Insp. MacGillivray
- The Fields of Eden (1952) TV episode .... Insp. MacGillivray
- Kharama (1952) TV episode .... Insp. MacGillivray
- The Thursday Club (1952) TV episode .... Insp. MacGillivray - Saturday Island (1952) .... Grimshaw
- Potter of the Yard (1952) .... Edward Potter
- Encore (1951) .... Andrews, Engineer (segment "Winter Cruise")
- Laughter in Paradise (1951) .... Gordon Webb
- Happy Go Lovely (1951) .... Jonskill
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) .... Angus
- No Trace (1950) .... Inspector MacDougall
- Trio (1950) .... Mr. Campbell (in segment Sanitorium)
- Treasure Island (1950) .... Blind Pew
... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - Madeleine (1950) (uncredited) .... Divine
... aka The Strange Case of Madeleine (USA: reissue title) - Floodtide (1949/I) .... Joe Drummond
- Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) .... Blind Jimmie
- Hamlet (1948) .... Francisco
- Mine Own Executioner (1947) .... Dr. James Garsten
- Uncle Silas (1947) .... Giles
... aka The Inheritance (USA) - Jassy (1947) .... Tom Woodroofe
- The Brothers (1947) .... Dugald
- School for Secrets (1946) .... Dr. McVitie
... aka Secret Flight (USA) - Gaiety George (1946) .... McTavish
... aka Showtime (USA) - Jeannie (1946) (TV)
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) .... First Auxiliary Sentinel
- 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) .... John Campbell
- Great Day (1945) .... Scottish officer in pub
- The Agitator (1945) .... Tom Tetley
- Read All About It (1945) (uncredited) .... John - ex-newspaper editor
- The World Owes Me a Living (1945) .... Matthews
- The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944) .... Jamy
... aka Henry V (UK: short title)
... aka Henry the Fift (UK: short title) - Medal for the General (1944) .... McNab
... aka The Gay Intruders (USA) - The Way Ahead (1944) .... Pvt. Luke
... aka The Immortal Battalion (USA: cut version) - Fanny by Gaslight (1944) .... William Hopwood
... aka Man of Evil (USA) - Men of Rochdale (1944) .... Mr. Ferguson
- The Demi-Paradise (1943) .... Wounded Sailor
... aka Adventure for Two (USA) - The Lamp Still Burns (1943) .... Mr. Hervey
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) .... Murdoch
... aka Colonel Blimp (USA)
... aka The Adventures of Colonel Blimp (USA) - The Gentle Sex (1943) .... Scots Corporal
- The New Lot (1943) (uncredited) .... Harry Fyfe
- Ships with Wings (1942) .... Lt. Comdr. Reid
- Dangerous Moonlight (1941) .... British commander
... aka Suicide Squadron (USA: new title) - Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941) .... McAdam
- The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941) .... Jamie
- Sailors Three (1940) .... McNab
... aka Sailors 3 (Australia)
... aka Three Cockeyed Sailors (USA) - Convoy (1940) .... Gates
- Laugh It Off (1940) .... Jock
- The Four Feathers (1939) .... The Khalifa
- Q Planes (1939) (uncredited) .... Editor
... aka Clouds Over Europe (USA) - Bees on the Boat-Deck (1939) (TV) .... Gaster
- Mary Rose (1939) (TV) .... Cameron
- The Ware Case (1938) .... Henson - the Gamekeeper
- The Last Voyage of Captain Grant (1938) (TV)
- A Royal Divorce (1938) .... Joseph
- The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938) (uncredited) .... Wilson - the Valet
- White Secrets (1938) (TV)
- The Duchess of Malfi (1938) (TV)
- The Edge of the World (1937) .... Peter Manson
- Jericho (1937) .... Hassan
... aka Dark Sands - Farewell Again (1937) .... Pvt. McAllister
... aka Troopship (USA) - The Windmill (1937) .... Mons. Coutard
- Born That Way (1937) .... McTavish
- There Was a Young Man (1937) .... Stranger
- As You Like It (1936) .... Oliver, Son of Roland de Boys
- East Meets West (1936) .... Dr. Fergusson
- Her Last Affaire (1936) .... Robb
- Tudor Rose (1936) (uncredited) .... John Knox
... aka Lady Jane Grey
... aka Nine Days a Queen (USA) - The 39 Steps (1935) .... John - Crofter
- Red Ensign (1934) .... Wages accountant
... aka Strike! (USA) - Juno and the Paycock (1930) .... Johnny Boyle
... aka The Shame of Mary Boyle (USA)
Thanks:
- 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) (we gratefully acknowledge our debt to in the Céilidh Sequences)
Self:
- Return to the Edge of the World (1978) .... Himself
- "Poems and Pints" .... Himself - Reader (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode #4.7 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - Reader - Steam (1945) .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
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"Comedy Connections"
- Dad's Army (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
- It Ain't Half Hot, Mum (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer - Jonathan Ross Salutes 'Dad's Army' (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
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"The Comedy Map of Britain"
- Episode #2.5 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer - The Passing Years (2007) (V) (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
-
"British Film Forever"
- Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer - Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
- 'We Are the Boys...': John Laurie (2006) (V) .... Himself
- 'We Are the Boys...': James Beck (2005) (V) .... Pte. James Frazer
- 'Dad's Army': Missing Presumed Wiped (2001) (TV) .... Pte. James Frazer
- The Best of Morecambe & Wise (2001) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The Unforgettable John Le Mesurier (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
- The Unforgettable Arthur Lowe (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
- Don't Panic! The 'Dad's Army' Story (2000) (TV) .... Pte. James Frazer
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"Selection Box"
- Dad's Army (1997) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer - Perry & Croft: The Sitcoms (1995) (TV) .... Pte. James Frazer
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"Disneyland"
- Kidnapped: Part 2 (1963) TV episode .... Ebenezer Balfour
- Kidnapped: Part 1 (1963) TV episode .... Ebenezer Balfour
- Treasure Island: Part 1 (1955) TV episode .... Blind Pew
Additional Details
Other Works:
"My favourite stories of Scotland" (edited by John Laurie). Guildford: Lutterworth Press, 1978.
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