Bill Fraser
Known for Acting · 87 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 (29)
Play for Today
1970
as Edward Waite
Doctor Who
1963
as General Grugger
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Lt. Col. Svinin / Josh
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Boanerges
The Professionals
1977
as Col. Summerville
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Theatre 625
1964
as The Nabob
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham
ITV Playhouse
1967
as McCorquodale
Strangers
1978
as Aristotle Carmos
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Bootsie and Snudge
1960
as Claude Snudge
Till Death Us Do Part
1966
as Mr Williams
The Goodies
1970
as Army Sergeant
The Army Game
1957
as Sergeant Major Claude Snudge
Ooh La La!
1968
as Pochet
Black and Blue
1973
as N.J.
David Copperfield
1966
as Wilkins Micawber
Londoners
1965
as Henry Firth
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
1985
as Bert Baxter
Whoops Baghdad
1973
as Wizard Prang / Caliph
The Train Now Standing
1972
as Hedley Green
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
1987
as Bert Fraser
K-9 and Company
1981
And So To Bentley
1954
Cover Her Face
1985
as Sir Reynold Price
Foreign Affairs
1964
Six Shades of Black
1965
as Sir Charles Trotter
That's Your Funeral
1970
Movies (58)
Eye of the Needle
1981
as Mr. Porter
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
as J. Montague Brown
Forbidden
1949
as Railway Porter (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1957
as Nixon
Comedians
1979
as Eddie Waters
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
1969
as Barnaby Bath
The Americanization of Emily
1964
as Port Commander
The Apple Cart
1975
as Boanerges
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
1976
as Murdoch
Funeral Games
1968
as McCorquodale
Helter Skelter
1949
as Oliver Cromwell
Intent to Murder
1974
as Arthur Henderson
Another Time, Another Place
1958
as R.E. Sergeant
Meet Me Tonight
1952
as Bert Bentley (segment "Red Peppers")
Little Dorrit
1987
as Mr. Casby
Doctor Who: Meglos
1980
as General Grugger
The Best House in London
1969
as Inspector MacPherson
The Captain's Paradise
1953
as Absalom (taxi driver)
Love Thy Neighbour
1973
as Mr. Granger
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968
as Bookseller
That's Your Funeral
1972
as Basil Bulstrode
All Good Men
1974
A Home of Your Own
1964
as The Shop Steward
Lady in the Fog
1952
as Sales Manager
Doctor in Love
1960
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Up Pompeii
1971
as Prosperus Maximus
Dead Cert
1974
as Uncle George
Orders Are Orders
1954
as Pvt. Slee
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
1970
as Mr John Wilton
Up the Front
1972
as Sergeant Major Groping
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Band Leader
The Fast Lady
1962
as Golfer (uncredited)
Masquerade
1965
as Leslie Dunwoody
Alias John Preston
1955
as Joe Newton
Duel in the Jungle
1954
as Smith, Hotel Clerk
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
as Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant
Up the Chastity Belt
1972
as Sir Braggart de Bombast
I've Gotta Horse
1965
as Mr. Bartholemew
The Corn Is Green
1979
as The Squire
East of Piccadilly
1941
as Maxie
All the Way Up
1970
as Arnold Makepeace
The Amorous Milkman
1975
as Gerald Jones
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
1981
as Commander Bill Pollock
Just My Luck
1957
as Mr. Powell (uncredited)
Time Bomb
1953
as Constable J. Reed
Puccini
1984
as Fucini, the Lawyer
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
1973
as NJ
Davy
1958
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
What a Crazy World
1963
as J. Mulligan
Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980
Christmas Present
1985
as Sir Percy
The Man Who Liked Funerals
1959
as Jeremy Bentham
Moments
1974
as Mr. Fleming
Charley Moon
1956
as Marber
Joey Boy
1965
as Sergeant Major Dobbs
A Clean Sweep
1958
as Bookmaker
The Common Touch
1941
as Harris
Pickwick
1969
as Serjeant Buzzfuzz
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 87 credits spanning from 1941 to 1994, Bill Fraser has appeared in 58 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bill Fraser Movies
- Eye of the Needle (1981) — as Mr. Porter
- The Barefoot Contessa (1954) — as J. Montague Brown
- Forbidden (1949) — as Railway Porter (uncredited)
- Second Fiddle (1957) — as Nixon
- Comedians (1979) — as Eddie Waters
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