Bill Fraser
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1908-06-05
- Died
- 1987-09-05
- Place of birth
- Perth, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- William Simpson 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
TV Shows (28)
Doctor Who
1963
as General Grugger
Play for Today
1970
as Edward Waite
The Professionals
1977
as Col. Summerville
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Boanerges
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham
ITV Playhouse
1967
as McCorquodale
Theatre 625
1964
as The Nabob
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Lt. Col. Svinin
The Goodies
1970
as Army Sergeant
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Strangers
1978
as Aristotle Carmos
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Till Death Us Do Part
1966
as Mr Williams
Londoners
1965
as Henry Firth
The Army Game
1957
as Sergeant Major Claude Snudge
Ooh La La!
1968
as Pochet
Bootsie and Snudge
1960
as Claude Snudge
Black and Blue
1973
as N.J.
David Copperfield
1966
as Wilkins Micawber
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
1985
as Bert Baxter
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
1987
as Bert Fraser
The Train Now Standing
1972
Whoops Baghdad
1973
as Wizard Prang / Caliph
Cover Her Face
1985
as Sir Reynold Price
K-9 and Company
1981
That's Your Funeral
1970
And So To Bentley
1954
Foreign Affairs
1964
Movies (57)
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
as J. Montague Brown
Eye of the Needle
1981
as Mr. Porter
The Americanization of Emily
1964
as Port Commander
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
1969
as Barnaby Bath
Little Dorrit
1987
as Mr. Casby
Up Pompeii
1971
as Prosperus Maximus
The Captain's Paradise
1953
as Absalom (taxi driver)
Dead Cert
1974
as Uncle George
Helter Skelter
1949
as Oliver Cromwell
Another Time, Another Place
1958
as R.E. Sergeant
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
as Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant
Masquerade
1965
as Leslie Dunwoody
Time Bomb
1953
as Constable J. Reed
Duel in the Jungle
1954
as Smith, Hotel Clerk
Doctor in Love
1960
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Up the Chastity Belt
1972
as Sir Braggart de Bombast
The Fast Lady
1962
as Golfer (uncredited)
Just My Luck
1957
as Mr. Powell (uncredited)
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
1973
as NJ
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968
as Bookseller
The Best House in London
1969
as Inspector MacPherson
The Corn Is Green
1979
as The Squire
Love Thy Neighbour
1973
as Mr. Granger
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
1981
as Commander Bill Pollock
A Home of Your Own
1964
as The Shop Steward
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
1976
as Murdoch
Moments
1974
as Mr. Fleming
Orders Are Orders
1954
as Pvt. Slee
Puccini
1984
as Fucini, the Lawyer
The Amorous Milkman
1975
as Gerald Jones
Second Fiddle
1957
as Nixon
Alias John Preston
1955
as Joe Newton
Christmas Present
1985
as Sir Percy
All the Way Up
1970
as Arnold Makepeace
That's Your Funeral
1972
as Basil Bulstrode
East of Piccadilly
1941
as Maxie
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Band Leader
Charley Moon
1956
as Marber
What a Crazy World
1963
as J. Mulligan
Lady in the Fog
1952
as Sales Manager
Davy
1958
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Meet Me Tonight
1952
as Bert Bentley (segment "Red Peppers")
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
1970
as Mr John Wilton
Up the Front
1972
as Sergeant Major Groping
The Apple Cart
1975
as Boanerges
Forbidden
1949
as Railway Porter (uncredited)
Funeral Games
1968
as McCorquodale
Doctor Who: Meglos
1980
as General Grugger
The Common Touch
1941
as Harris
Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980
Joey Boy
1965
as Sergeant Major Dobbs
I've Gotta Horse
1965
as Mr. Bartholemew
Pickwick
1969
as Serjeant Buzzfuzz
Comedians
1979
as Eddie Waters
A Clean Sweep
1958
as Bookmaker
The Man Who Liked Funerals
1959
as Jeremy Bentham
All Good Men
1974
About Bill Fraser
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". With 85 credits spanning from 1941 to 1994, Bill Fraser has appeared in 57 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bill Fraser Movies
- The Barefoot Contessa (1954) — as J. Montague Brown
- Eye of the Needle (1981) — as Mr. Porter
- The Americanization of Emily (1964) — as Port Commander
- Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969) — as Barnaby Bath
- Little Dorrit (1987) — as Mr. Casby
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