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Ronald Fraser
Actor
Born April 11, 1930Died March 13, 1997 (66 years)
Ronald Gordon Fraser (11 April 1930 – 13 March 1997) was a British character actor, who appeared in numerous British plays, films and television shows from the 1950s to the 1990s. Fraser was a familiar figure in West End clubs during the 1960s, having had a long-standing reputation as a heavy drinker.
His credits include The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961), ‘’The Best of Enemies (1961)’’Flight of the Phoenix (1965), The Avengers (1965), The Killing of Sister George (1968), The Misfit (1970–1971), Pygmalion (1973), Swallows and Amazons (1974), Come Play With Me (1977), The Wild Geese (1978), Spooner's Patch (1979), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), Tangiers (1982), Absolute Beginners (1986), Minder (1985–1989), Scandal (1989), Let Him Have It (1991), Taggart (1992), and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993)
Ronald Fraser was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, the son of an interior decorator and builder from Scotland. He attended Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School. He was further educated in Scotland and did national service as a lieutenant in the Seaforth Highlanders. Whilst serving in Benghazi, North Africa, he appeared in the Terence Rattigan comic play French Without Tears.
He trained as an actor at RADA, graduating in 1953. He appeared at Glasgow's Citizens' Theatre, and joined the Old Vic repertory company in 1954, making his first London appearance in The Good Sailor, a stage adaptation of Herman Melville's novel, Billy Budd.
In the West End, he appeared in The Long and the Short and the Tall (1959), The Ginger Man, The Singular Man, Androcles and the Lion (1961), The Showing Up of Blanco Posnet (1961), Purple Dust by Seán O'Casey, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Joseph Papp's production of The Pirates of Penzance and High Society. He also played Falstaff in a production of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park. His only Broadway show was the flop La Grosse Valise by Robert Dhéry, Gérard Calvi and Harold Rome.
He appeared in numerous television roles from 1954, and in nearly 50 films from 1957, mostly in comedies. He was notable as Basil "Badger" Allenby-Johnson in the 1970s television series The Misfit (1970–1971). In 1996 Fraser voiced the chief judge in The Willows in Winter.
His credits include The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961), ‘’The Best of Enemies (1961)’’Flight of the Phoenix (1965), The Avengers (1965), The Killing of Sister George (1968), The Misfit (1970–1971), Pygmalion (1973), Swallows and Amazons (1974), Come Play With Me (1977), The Wild Geese (1978), Spooner's Patch (1979), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), Tangiers (1982), Absolute Beginners (1986), Minder (1985–1989), Scandal (1989), Let Him Have It (1991), Taggart (1992), and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993)
Ronald Fraser was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, the son of an interior decorator and builder from Scotland. He attended Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School. He was further educated in Scotland and did national service as a lieutenant in the Seaforth Highlanders. Whilst serving in Benghazi, North Africa, he appeared in the Terence Rattigan comic play French Without Tears.
He trained as an actor at RADA, graduating in 1953. He appeared at Glasgow's Citizens' Theatre, and joined the Old Vic repertory company in 1954, making his first London appearance in The Good Sailor, a stage adaptation of Herman Melville's novel, Billy Budd.
In the West End, he appeared in The Long and the Short and the Tall (1959), The Ginger Man, The Singular Man, Androcles and the Lion (1961), The Showing Up of Blanco Posnet (1961), Purple Dust by Seán O'Casey, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Joseph Papp's production of The Pirates of Penzance and High Society. He also played Falstaff in a production of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park. His only Broadway show was the flop La Grosse Valise by Robert Dhéry, Gérard Calvi and Harold Rome.
He appeared in numerous television roles from 1954, and in nearly 50 films from 1957, mostly in comedies. He was notable as Basil "Badger" Allenby-Johnson in the 1970s television series The Misfit (1970–1971). In 1996 Fraser voiced the chief judge in The Willows in Winter.
Known For
Filmography
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom · as Donald Parks |
| 1996 | The Willows in Winter · as Chief Judge |
| 1996 | The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (TV Series) · as Sir Richard Gregory |
| 1996 | Madson (TV Series) · as Walter Gardner |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as The Lord Of Love |
| 1995 | Heavy Weather · as Sir Gregory Parsloe |
| 1994 | Class Act (TV Series) · as Judge Macvitie |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | The Blackheath Poisonings (TV Series) · as Doctor Porter |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as Donald |
| 1991 | Let Him Have It · as Niven's Judge |
| 1989 | Scandal · as Justice Marshall |
| 1988 | Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol · as Joseph C |
| 1988 | The Play on One (TV Series) · as Apcar |
| 1987 | Fortunes of War (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Life Without George (TV Series) |
| 1986 | Absolute Beginners · as Amberley Drove |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Michael Edwards |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Barnaby Tucker |
| 1984 | City Lights (1984) (TV Series) · as Uncle Jimmy |
| 1983 | Taggart (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Tangiers · as Jenkins |
| 1982 | Trail of the Pink Panther · as Dr. Longet |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... (TV Series) · as Geoffrey |
| 1981 | Brideshead Revisited (TV Series) · as Red-Haired Man |
| 1979 | Spooner's Patch (TV Series) · as Inspector Spooner |
| 1978 | The Famous Five (TV Series) · as Mr Barling |
| 1978 | The Wild Geese · as Sgt. Jock Mctaggart |
| 1978 | Pennies from Heaven (TV Series) · as Major Archibald Paxville |
| 1977 | Follow Me... (TV Series) · as Sid Dawes |
| 1977 | Come Play with Me · as Slasher |
| 1977 | Fiona · as Marty |
| 1976 | The Crezz (TV Series) · as Gavin Maddox |
| 1976 | Star Maidens (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Chauffeur |
| 1975 | Paper Tiger · as Sergeant Forster |
| 1975 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Titus Oates |
| 1974 | Melissa (TV Series) · as Felix Hepburn |
| 1974 | It's Not the Size That Counts · as Bleeker |
| 1974 | Swallows and Amazons · as Uncle Jim |
| 1972 | Get Charlie Tully · as Reggie Campbell Peek |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins · as George (segment "wrath") |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Horrocks |
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer · as Tom Hutchinson |
| 1970 | Too Late the Hero · as Private Campbell |
| 1969 | The Bed Sitting Room · as The Army |
| 1969 | Sinful Davey · as Macnab |
| 1968 | The Killing of Sister George · as Leo Lockhart |
| 1968 | Sebastian · as Toby |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Max Beerbohm |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1967 | Fathom · as Col. Douglas Campbell, Chief Of Hades |
| 1967 | The Whisperers · as Charlie Ross |
| 1965 | The Flight of the Phoenix · as Sergeant Watson |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Serebryakov |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters (TV Series) · as Wallace Nichols |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | The Counterfeit Constable · as Sergent Timothy Reagan |
| 1964 | Contest Girl · as Walter Carey |
| 1964 | Crooks in Cloisters · as Walter Dodd |
| 1964 | Code 7, Victim 5 · as Inspector Dickie Lean |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 (TV Series) · as Apthorpe |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Joseph C. |
| 1963 | The Model Murder Case · as Sergeant Saunders |
| 1963 | First Night (TV Series) · as Captain Rubian |
| 1963 | The V.I.P.s · as Joslin |
| 1963 | The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy Man · as Mayor Palmer |
| 1963 | Private Potter · as Doctor |
| 1962 | In Search of the Castaways · as Guard At Dockyard Gate |
| 1962 | The Girl on the Boat · as Colonel |
| 1962 | Out of This World (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Pot Carriers · as Red Band |
| 1961 | The Hellions · as Frank |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Arnold |
| 1961 | The Best of Enemies · as Perfect |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) · as Dr. James Mathers |
| 1961 | Why Bother to Knock! · as Fred |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 (TV Series) · as Raven |
| 1961 | Jungle Fighters · as L / Cpl. Macleish |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Sir Horace Winslip |
| 1960 | The Sundowners · as Ocker |
| 1960 | There Was a Crooked Man · as Gen. Cummins |
| 1960 | Bootsie and Snudge (TV Series) · as Devil |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) · as Guiseppe Morelli |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Bobbikins · as Sailor Joe |
| 1958 | H.G. Wells' Invisible Man (TV Series) · as Sharp |
| 1957 | Theatre Night (TV Series) · as 594 Lance Corporal Macleish, A.j. |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Alec |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Captain Scott |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Dr. Mathers |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Bill Meadows |