Bill Fraser

Personal Info

Birthday

June 5, 1908

Day of Death

1987-09-05

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Perth, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

William Simpson Fraser

Bill Fraser

Biography

William Simpson Fraser was a Scottish actor known for his roles in television and film from 1938 to 1987, particularly for his character Snudge in the sitcoms "The Army Game" and "Bootsie and Snudge". He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1986 for his role in the play "When We Are Married".

Known For

Doctor Who

Play for Today

The Professionals

BBC Play of the Month

Rumpole of the Bailey

A Home of Your Own

The Wednesday Play

Theatre 625

Filmography

1987
Little Dorrit
as Mr. Casby
1985
Christmas Present
as Sir Percy
1984
Puccini
as Fucini, the Lawyer
1981
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
as Commander Bill Pollock
Eye of the Needle
as Mr. Porter
1980
Doctor Who: Meglos
as General Grugger
1979
Comedians
as Eddie Waters
The Corn Is Green
as The Squire
1976
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
as Murdoch
1975
The Apple Cart
as Boanerges
The Amorous Milkman
as Gerald Jones
1974
Moments
as Mr. Fleming
Dead Cert
as Uncle George
1973
Love Thy Neighbour
as Mr. Granger
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
as NJ
1972
That's Your Funeral
as Basil Bulstrode
Up the Front
as Sergeant Major Groping
Up the Chastity Belt
as Sir Braggart de Bombast
1971
Up Pompeii
as Prosperus Maximus
1970
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
as Mr John Wilton
All the Way Up
as Arnold Makepeace
1969
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
as Barnaby Bath
Pickwick
as Serjeant Buzzfuzz
The Best House in London
as Inspector MacPherson
1968
Diamonds for Breakfast
as Bookseller
Funeral Games
as McCorquodale
1965
I've Gotta Horse
as Mr. Bartholemew
Masquerade
as Leslie Dunwoody
Joey Boy
as Sergeant Major Dobbs
1964
A Home of Your Own
as The Shop Steward
The Americanization of Emily
as Port Commander
1963
What a Crazy World
as J. Mulligan
1960
Doctor in Love
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1959
The Man Who Liked Funerals
as Jeremy Bentham
1958
Another Time, Another Place
as R.E. Sergeant
Davy
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
A Clean Sweep
as Bookmaker
1957
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
as Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant
Just My Luck
as Mr. Powell (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
as Nixon
1956
Charley Moon
as Marber
1955
Alias John Preston
as Joe Newton
1954
Orders Are Orders
as Pvt. Slee
The Barefoot Contessa
as J. Montague Brown
Duel in the Jungle
as Smith, Hotel Clerk
1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Band Leader
The Captain's Paradise
as Absalom (taxi driver)
Time Bomb
as Constable J. Reed
1952
Lady in the Fog
as Sales Manager
Meet Me Tonight
as Bert Bentley (segment "Red Peppers")
1949
Helter Skelter
as Oliver Cromwell
Forbidden
as Railway Porter (uncredited)
1941
The Common Touch
as Harris
East of Piccadilly
as Maxie