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Videos (see all 5)
The 39 Steps (1935) -- Spies and the police chase a handcuffed couple who cannot stand each other.
Steam (1945) -- Steam, and its many uses in heavy industry.
Happy Go Lovely (1951) -- B.G. Bruno, a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness...
The 39 Steps (1935) -- A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and he stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top secret information.
The Way Ahead (1944) -- A group of conscripts are called up into the infantry during WWII. At first they appear a hopeless bunch but their sergeant and Lieutenant have faith in them and mould them into a good team...

Overview

Date of Birth:
25 March 1897, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK more
Date of Death:
23 June 1980, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
John Laurie was a Scotsman who would play many character roles in his... more
Trivia:
He was a noted Shakespearean actor.
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Alternate Names:
John Lawrie
US TV Schedule:
Sun. July 1210:30 AMTCM Happy Go Lovely  

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) .... Archbishop
  2. "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
  3. "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)
  4. One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) .... Jock
  5. "Stars on Sunday" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Glories of Christmas (1973) TV episode
  6. "Eyeless in Gaza" .... James Miller (1 episode, 1971)
        - And Calm of Mind, All Passion Spent (1971) TV episode .... James Miller
  7. Dad's Army (1971) .... Pte. James Frazer
  8. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Peter Quince (1 episode, 1971)
        - A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971) TV episode .... Peter Quince
  9. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) .... Darrow
    ... aka Dr. Phibes (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Curse of Dr. Phibes
  10. "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
  11. Step Laughing Into the Grave (1970) (TV)

  12. "Strange Report" .... Dr. Hornsey (1 episode, 1969)
        - Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor? (1969) TV episode .... Dr. Hornsey
  13. "The Gnomes of Dulwich" .... Top Gnome (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #1.2 (1969) TV episode .... Top Gnome
  14. "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
  15. "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
  16. "The Borderers" .... St. Clair (1 episode, 1969)
        - Treason (1969) TV episode .... St. Clair
  17. "Detective" .... Commodore Gill (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Golden Dart (1968) TV episode .... Commodore Gill
  18. "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
  19. Mister Ten Per Cent (1967) .... Scotsman
  20. "Knock on Any Door" (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Dear Ones (1966) TV episode
  21. "Pardon the Expression" .... Jamie McBride (1 episode, 1966)
        - Rustle of Spring (1966) TV episode .... Jamie McBride
  22. The Reptile (1966) .... Mad Peter
  23. "Mystery and Imagination" .... Mr. Moncrieff (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Open Door (1966) TV episode .... Mr. Moncrieff
  24. The Master (1966) (TV) .... Dr McTurk
  25. "Theatre 625" .... Ilric Brendel (1 episode, 1965)
        - Rosmersholm (1965) TV episode .... Ilric Brendel
  26. "Z Cars" .... Dr. Ferguson (1 episode, 1965)
        - Partners (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Ferguson
  27. Ladies Who Do (1963) .... Dr. MacGregor
  28. "Kidnapped" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Red Fox (1963) TV episode
  29. "Lorna Doone" .... Earl Brandir (1 episode, 1963)
        - A Royal Favour (1963) TV episode .... Earl Brandir
  30. Siege of the Saxons (1963) .... Merlin
  31. "The Third Man" .... Rushworth (1 episode, 1963)
        - Lord Bradford (1963) TV episode .... Rushworth
  32. "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)
  33. "Steptoe and Son" .... The Vet (1 episode, 1963)
        - Wallah, Wallah Catsmeat (1963) TV episode .... The Vet
  34. "Man of the World" .... MacGillie (1 episode, 1962)
        - Highland Story (1962) TV episode .... MacGillie
  35. "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
  36. "Drama 61-67" .... Gov. Maquarie (1 episode, 1962)
        - Drama '62: No Decision (1962) TV episode .... Gov. Maquarie
  37. Don't Bother to Knock (1961) .... Taxi driver
    ... aka Why Bother to Knock (USA)
  38. "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
  39. "Kipps" .... Masterman (2 episodes, 1960)
        - Episode #1.7 (1960) TV episode .... Masterman
        - Episode #1.6 (1960) TV episode .... Masterman
  40. "Francis Storm Investigates" .... Col. Monckton (1 episode, 1960)
        - The House in the Fog (1960) TV episode .... Col. Monckton
  41. Kidnapped (1960) .... Ebenezer Balfour
    ... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped (UK: complete title)
  42. Julius Caesar (1960) (TV)

  43. Murder Reported (1958) .... Mac North, Editor
  44. Next to No Time (1958) .... Abercrombie, Scottish Director
  45. "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Death of Satan (1958) TV episode
  46. Campbell's Kingdom (1957) .... Mac
  47. "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
  48. "Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!" .... Rev. Ingram (1 episode, 1957)
        - The General's War with Scotland (1957) TV episode .... Rev. Ingram
  49. Rockets Galore! (1957) .... Capt. MacKechnie
    ... aka Mad Little Island (USA)
  50. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" .... Rhys Fferand (1 episode, 1956)
        - Gwyneth (1956) TV episode .... Rhys Fferand
  51. Kidnapped (1956) (TV) .... Ebenezer Balfour
  52. "Adventure Theater" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Calling Scotland Yard" (UK: copyright title)
        - The Sable Scarf (1956) TV episode
  53. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" .... Dr. Dufay (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Imaginary Invalid (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Dufay
  54. "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Murdoch MacDonald (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Blood Is Strong (1956) TV episode .... Murdoch MacDonald
  55. "Colonel March of Scotland Yard" .... Dr. Brandon (1 episode, 1956)
        - Present Tense (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Brandon
  56. A Day of Grace (1956) (as John Lawrie)
  57. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Sampson Brass (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Small Servant (1955) TV episode .... Sampson Brass
  58. Richard III (1955) .... Lovel
  59. The Black Knight (1954/I) .... James
  60. Devil Girl from Mars (1954) .... Mr. Jamieson
  61. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Marquise of Montrose (1 episode, 1954)
        - Witch Wood (1954) TV episode .... Marquise of Montrose
  62. Hobson's Choice (1954) .... Dr. MacFarlane
  63. "The Teckman Biography" .... Andrew Garvin (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
        - Charmaine (1954) TV episode .... Andrew Garvin
        - The Proposition (1953) TV episode .... Andrew Garvin
  64. Destination Milan (1954)
  65. The Fake (1953) .... Henry Mason
  66. Johnny on the Run (1953) .... Policeman
  67. "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
  68. Henry V (1953) (TV) .... Pistol
  69. Love in Pawn (1953) .... Mr. McCutcheon
  70. The Great Game (1953) .... 'Mac' Wells
  71. Tread Softly (1952) .... Angus McDonald
  72. "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
  73. Saturday Island (1952) .... Grimshaw
  74. Potter of the Yard (1952) .... Edward Potter
  75. Encore (1951) .... Andrews, Engineer (segment "Winter Cruise")
  76. Laughter in Paradise (1951) .... Gordon Webb
  77. Happy Go Lovely (1951) .... Jonskill
  78. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) .... Angus
  79. No Trace (1950) .... Inspector MacDougall
  80. Trio (1950) .... Mr. Campbell (in segment Sanitorium)
  81. Treasure Island (1950) .... Blind Pew
    ... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  82. Madeleine (1950) (uncredited) .... Divine
    ... aka The Strange Case of Madeleine (USA: reissue title)

  83. Floodtide (1949/I) .... Joe Drummond
  84. Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) .... Blind Jimmie
  85. Hamlet (1948) .... Francisco
  86. Mine Own Executioner (1947) .... Dr. James Garsten
  87. Uncle Silas (1947) .... Giles
    ... aka The Inheritance (USA)
  88. Jassy (1947) .... Tom Woodroofe
  89. The Brothers (1947) .... Dugald
  90. School for Secrets (1946) .... Dr. McVitie
    ... aka Secret Flight (USA)
  91. Gaiety George (1946) .... McTavish
    ... aka Showtime (USA)
  92. Jeannie (1946) (TV)
  93. Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) .... First Auxiliary Sentinel
  94. 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) .... John Campbell
  95. Great Day (1945) .... Scottish officer in pub
  96. The World Owes Me a Living (1945) .... Matthews
  97. The Agitator (1945) .... Tom Tetley
  98. 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)
  99. Medal for the General (1944) .... McNab
    ... aka The Gay Intruders (USA)
  100. The Way Ahead (1944) .... Pvt. Luke
    ... aka The Immortal Battalion (USA: cut version)
  101. Fanny by Gaslight (1944) .... William Hopwood
    ... aka Man of Evil (USA)
  102. Men of Rochdale (1944)
  103. The Demi-Paradise (1943) .... Wounded Sailor
    ... aka Adventure for Two (USA)
  104. The Lamp Still Burns (1943) .... Mr. Hervey
  105. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) .... Murdoch
    ... aka Colonel Blimp (USA)
    ... aka The Adventures of Colonel Blimp (USA)
  106. The Gentle Sex (1943) .... Scots Corporal
  107. The New Lot (1943) (uncredited) .... Harry Fyfe
  108. Ships with Wings (1942) .... Lt. Comdr. Reid
  109. Dangerous Moonlight (1941) .... British commander
    ... aka Suicide Squadron (USA: new title)
  110. Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941) .... McAdam
  111. The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941) .... Jamie
  112. Sailors Three (1940) .... McNab
    ... aka Sailors 3 (Australia)
    ... aka Three Cockeyed Sailors (USA)
  113. Convoy (1940) .... Gates
  114. Laugh It Off (1940) .... Jock

  115. The Four Feathers (1939) .... The Khalifa
  116. Q Planes (1939) (uncredited) .... Editor
    ... aka Clouds Over Europe (USA)
  117. Bees on the Boat-Deck (1939) (TV) .... Gaster
  118. Mary Rose (1939) (TV) .... Cameron
  119. The Ware Case (1938) .... Henson - the Gamekeeper
  120. The Last Voyage of Captain Grant (1938) (TV)
  121. A Royal Divorce (1938) .... Joseph
  122. The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938) (uncredited) .... Wilson - the Valet
  123. White Secrets (1938) (TV)
  124. The Duchess of Malfi (1938) (TV)
  125. The Edge of the World (1937) .... Peter Manson
  126. Jericho (1937) .... Hassan
    ... aka Dark Sands
  127. Farewell Again (1937) .... Pvt. McAllister
    ... aka Troopship (USA)
  128. The Windmill (1937) .... Mons. Coutard
  129. There Was a Young Man (1937) .... Stranger
  130. Born That Way (1937) .... McTavish
  131. As You Like It (1936) .... Oliver, Son of Roland de Boys
  132. East Meets West (1936) .... Dr. Fergusson
  133. Her Last Affaire (1936) .... Robb
  134. Tudor Rose (1936) (uncredited) .... John Knox
    ... aka Lady Jane Grey
    ... aka Nine Days a Queen (USA)
  135. The 39 Steps (1935) .... John - Crofter
  136. Red Ensign (1934) .... Wages accountant
    ... aka Strike! (USA)
  137. Juno and the Paycock (1930) .... Johnny Boyle
    ... aka The Shame of Mary Boyle (USA)
Thanks:
  1. 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) (we gratefully acknowledge our debt to in the Céilidh Sequences)
Self:
  1. Return to the Edge of the World (1978) .... Himself
  2. "Poems and Pints" .... Himself - Reader (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode #4.7 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - Reader

  3. Steam (1945) .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. "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
  2. Jonathan Ross Salutes 'Dad's Army' (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
  3. "The Comedy Map of Britain"
        - Episode #2.5 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
  4. The Passing Years (2007) (V) (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
  5. "British Film Forever"
        - Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
  6. Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
  7. 'We Are the Boys...': John Laurie (2006) (V) .... Himself
  8. The Best of Morecambe & Wise (2001) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
  9. The Unforgettable John Le Mesurier (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
  10. The Unforgettable Arthur Lowe (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
  11. Don't Panic! The 'Dad's Army' Story (2000) (TV) .... Pte. James Frazer
  12. "Selection Box"
        - Dad's Army (1997) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pte. James Frazer
  13. Perry & Croft: The Sitcoms (1995) (TV) .... Pte. James Frazer
  14. "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. more
Genres:
Comedy | War | Drama | Adventure more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | Based On Play | Beautiful Woman more

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