Ronald Fraser
Biography
Ronald Gordon Fraser was a British character actor born on April 11, 1930, in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK, and died on March 13, 1997. Active from the 1950s to the 1990s, he appeared in numerous British plays, films, and television shows, and was a familiar figure in West End clubs during the 1960s with a reputation as a heavy drinker. His extensive screen credits include The Long and the Short and the Tall, The Best of Enemies, Flight of the Phoenix, The Avengers, The Killing of Sister George, The Misfit, Pygmalion, Swallows and Amazons, Come Play With Me, The Wild Geese, Spooner's Patch, Trail of the Pink Panther, Tangiers, Absolute Beginners, Doctor Who, Pennies from Heaven, and Inspektor Reagan.
Career overview
Ronald Gordon Fraser was a British character actor born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK, on April 11, 1930. During a career spanning from the 1950s to the 1990s, he appeared in numerous British plays, films, and television shows. Outside of his acting work, Fraser was a familiar figure in West End clubs during the 1960s, where he held a long-standing reputation as a heavy drinker.
His extensive acting credits include appearances in The Long and the Short and the Tall in 1961, The Best of Enemies in 1961, and Flight of the Phoenix in 1965. His television and film work continued through the decades with roles in The Avengers in 1965, The Killing of Sister George in 1968, and the television series The Misfit from 1970 to 1971. Later credits include Pygmalion in 1973, Swallows and Amazons in 1974, Come Play With Me in 1977, and The Wild Geese in 1978.
Fraser further expanded his television and film resume with appearances in Spooner's Patch in 1979, Trail of the Pink Panther in 1982, Tangiers in 1982, and Absolute Beginners. Additional credits associated with his career include Doctor Who, Pennies from Heaven, and Inspektor Reagan. Fraser passed away on March 13, 1997, at the age of 66.
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110 titles- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom (1999) as Donald Parks
- Madson (1996) as Walter Gardner
- The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996) as Sir Richard Gregory
- The Willows in Winter (1996) as Chief Judge
- Heavy Weather (1995) as Sir Gregory Parsloe
- The Blackheath Poisonings (1993) as Doctor Porter
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993)
- Virtual Murder (1992) as Van Helsing
- The Blackheath Poisonings (1992) as Doctor Porter
- Let Him Have It (1991) as Niven's Judge
- Obituaries (1990) as Timothy Apcar
- Oxford (1990) as Geoffrey
- Scandal (1989) as Justice Marshall
- The Play on One (1988) as Timothy Apcar
- Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol (1988) as Joseph C
- Fortunes of War (1987) as Commander Sheppy
- Life Without George (1987)
- Murder on the Bluebell Line (1987) as Dr Watson
- Lovejoy (1986) as Drummer
- Lovejoy (1986) as Michael Edwards
- Absolute Beginners (1986) as Amberley Drove
- In the Secret State (1985) as Barnaby Tucker
- Taggart (1983)
- The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) as Geoffrey
- Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) as Dr. Longet
- Tangiers (1982) as Jenkins
- Celebrity Playhouse (1981) as Colonel Pickering
- Pygmalion (1981) as Colonel Pickering
- Minder (1979) as Albert Goddard
- Minder (1979) as Self-Inflicted Sid
- Spooner's Patch (1979) as DI Spooner
- The Famous Five (1978) as Mr Barling
- The Wild Geese (1978) as Sgt. Jock McTaggart
- Pennies from Heaven (1978) as Major Archibald Paxville
- The Bass Player and the Blonde (1978) as Charlie
- Come Play with Me (1977) as Slasher
- Hardcore (1977) as Marty
- Follow Me... (1977) as Sid Dawes
- The Bass Player and the Blonde (1977) as Charlie
- Ghosts (1977) as Engstrand
- Star Maidens (1976) as Kipple
- The Sweeney (1975) as Titus Oates
- A Man in the Zoo (1975) as Curator
- Dial M for Murder (1974) as Norman Nugent
- Fallen Angels (1974) as Willy Banbury
- Percy's Progress (1974) as Bleeker
- Swallows and Amazons (1974) as Uncle Jim
- Melissa (1974) as Felix Hepburn
- The Wood Demon (1974) as Serbryakov
- Between the Wars (1973) as Mr. Loveday
- Pygmalion (1973)
- A Bit of a Lift (1973) as Alec
- Ooh...You Are Awful (1972) as Reggie Campbell Peek
- Rentadick (1972) as Major Upton
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Horrocks
- The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971) as George (segment "Wrath")
- The Misfit (1970) as Basil Allenby-Johnson
- Conceptions of Murder (1970) as Alfred Rouse
- Too Late the Hero (1970) as Private Campbell
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) as Tom Hutchinson
- Sinful Davey (1969) as MacNab
- The Killing of Sister George (1968) as Leo Lockhart
- The Brahmin Widow (1968) as Major-General Peter Howard
- Sebastian (1968) as Toby
- The Fifty-Seventh Saturday (1968) as Mr. McCarthy
- Luther (1968) as Tetzel
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Jonathan Wild
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Major-General Peter Howard
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Charlie
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Engstrand
- Half Hour Story (1967) as Mr. McCarthy
- Sword of Honour (1967) as Apthorpe
- Fathom (1967) as Col. Douglas Campbell, Chief of HADES
- The Whisperers (1967) as Charlie Ross
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Serebryakov
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Squire
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Col. Pickering
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) as Sergeant Watson
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Apthorpe
- The Counterfeit Constable (1964) as Sergent Timothy Reagan
- Crooks in Cloisters (1964) as Walter Dodd
- The Beauty Jungle (1964) as Walter Carey
- Code 7, Victim 5 (1964) as Inspector Dickie Lean
- Daylight Robbery (1964) as Taxi driver
- Doctor Who (1963) as Joseph C.
- Festival (1963) as Tom Broadbent
- The V.I.P.s (1963) as Joslin
- The Punch and Judy Man (1963) as Mayor Palmer
- Girl in the Headlines (1963) as Sergeant Saunders
- Out of This World (1962) as Oscar Raebone
- In Search of the Castaways (1962) as Guard at Dockyard Gate
- The Ginger Man (1962)
- Private Potter (1962) as Doctor
- The Pot Carriers (1962) as Red Band
- The Best of Enemies (1961) as Perfect
- The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961) as L / Cpl. Macleish
- Don't Bother to Knock (1961) as Fred
- The Hellions (1961) as Frank
- Danger Man (1960) as Guiseppe
- The Sundowners (1960) as Ocker
- There Was a Crooked Man (1960) as Gen. Cummins
- No Hiding Place (1959)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1958) as Flute
- Black Ice (1957) as Tom
- Armchair Theatre (1956)
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Football Fan
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Captain Brickman
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Ledbetter
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Alec
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Flute
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Ronald Fraser is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Virtual Murder (1992), Scandal (1989), The Play on One (1988), Fortunes of War (1987).
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Ronald Fraser was born on April 11, 1930 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK. They passed away on March 13, 1997.
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Ronald Fraser has accumulated over 110 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1950 to 1999.
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Ronald Gordon Fraser was a British character actor born on April 11, 1930, in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK, and died on March 13, 1997. Active from the 1950s to the 1990s, he appeared in numerous British plays, films, and television shows, and was a familiar figure in West End clubs during the 1960s with ...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- The Sweeney (1975) as Titus Oates — aged about 45
- Festival (1963) as Tom Broadbent — aged about 33
- Doctor Who (1963) as Joseph C. — aged about 33
- Pennies from Heaven (1978) as Major Archibald Paxville — aged about 48
- The Famous Five (1978) as Mr Barling — aged about 48
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Horrocks — aged about 41
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