Bill Fraser

Biography

Bill Fraser was a Scottish actor who worked across stage, television, and film. Born in Perth, he attended Strathallan School and was a bank clerk before turning to acting. He often played irascible or belligerent characters, among them police officers, soldiers, and judges. He made his first television appearance in 1956 on The Tony Hancock Show, then became a regular on Hancock's Half Hour and went on to play Sergeant Claude Snudge in The Army Game and its sequel Bootsie and Snudge. On Rumpole of the Bailey he played the recurring part of Judge Roger Bullingham. His film roles included the Frankie Howerd comedies Up Pompeii (1971) and Up the Front (1972) and Love Thy Neighbour. In 1986 his stage work in When We Are Married brought him the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance.

79years old at death

Born June 5, 1908Perth
Died September 9, 1987Hertfordshire
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 19 years1953 to 1972

Genres

Comedy43%, 3 films
Crime29%, 2 films
Drama29%, 2 films
Adventure14%, 1 film
Family14%, 1 film

First and latest

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A change of course
Fraser ran the Connaught Theatre in Worthing before the Second World War, then served in a Royal Air Force Special Liaison Unit and rose to flight lieutenant.
A change of course
In the stretches when he was not working as an actor, Fraser kept a small sweetshop and tobacconists on Ilford Lane in Ilford, Essex.

Bill Fraser movies on Netflix

Up the Front1972IMDb rating 4.6as Groping
Up Pompeii1971IMDb rating 6.0as Prosperus Maximus
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City1969IMDb rating 5.7as Barnaby Bath
The Best House in London1969IMDb rating 4.4as Inspector MacPherson
Another Time, Another Place1958IMDb rating 5.8as R.E. Sergeant
The Barefoot Contessa1954IMDb rating 6.9as J. Montague Brown
Time Bomb1953IMDb rating 6.1as Constable J. Reed

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Up Pompeii1971 Comedy, Historyas Prosperus Maximus
IMDb rating 6.01.4K votes
The Barefoot Contessa1954 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas J. Montague Brown
IMDb rating 6.915K votes
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City1969as Barnaby Bath
IMDb rating 5.72.1K votes
Up the Front1972as Groping
IMDb rating 4.6376 votes
Time Bomb1953as Constable J. Reed
IMDb rating 6.11.1K votes
The Best House in London1969as Inspector MacPherson
IMDb rating 4.4458 votes
Another Time, Another Place1958as R.E. Sergeant
IMDb rating 5.8993 votes

Most often with

Bob Kellett directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Maurice Denham

Lance Percival

Madeline Smith

Frankie HowerdBob KellettDirector, 2 films

Films together

Maurice Denham2 films together, 1953 to 1969
Maurice Denham's page
- The Best House in London1969IMDb rating 4.4Fraser as Inspector MacPhersonDenham as Editor, The Times
- Time Bomb1953IMDb rating 6.1Fraser as Constable J. ReedDenham as Jim Warrilow
Lance Percival2 films together, 1971 to 1972
Lance Percival's page
- Up the Front1972IMDb rating 4.6Fraser as GropingPercival as Von Gutz
- Up Pompeii1971IMDb rating 6.0Fraser as Prosperus MaximusPercival as Bilius
Madeline Smith2 films together, 1971 to 1972
Madeline Smith's page
- Up the Front1972IMDb rating 4.6Fraser as GropingSmith as Fanny
- Up Pompeii1971IMDb rating 6.0Fraser as Prosperus MaximusSmith as Erotica
Frankie Howerd2 films together, 1971 to 1972
Frankie Howerd's page
- Up the Front1972IMDb rating 4.6Fraser as GropingHowerd as Lurk
- Up Pompeii1971IMDb rating 6.0Fraser as Prosperus MaximusHowerd as Lurcio
Bob KellettDirector, 2 films, 1971 to 1972
All films by Bob Kellett
- Up the Front1972IMDb rating 4.6Fraser as Groping
- Up Pompeii1971IMDb rating 6.0Fraser as Prosperus Maximus

Awards

One award and honor.

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Bill Fraser's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
1986	Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance		Won

Online

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