Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 5, 1908
Place of Birth:
Perth, Scotland, UK
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Little Dorrit | Mr. Casby |
| 1985 | Christmas Present | Sir Percy |
| 1984 | Puccini | Fucini, the Lawyer |
| 1981 | K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend | Commander Bill Pollock |
| 1981 | Eye of the Needle | Mr. Porter |
| 1980 | Rhubarb Rhubarb | |
| 1980 | Doctor Who: Meglos | General Grugger |
| 1979 | The Corn Is Green | The Squire |
| 1979 | Comedians | Eddie Waters |
| 1976 | Clay, Smeddum and Greenden | Murdoch |
| 1975 | The Apple Cart | Boanerges |
| 1975 | The Amorous Milkman | Gerald Jones |
| 1974 | Moments | Mr. Fleming |
| 1974 | All Good Men | |
| 1974 | Dead Cert | Uncle George |
| 1973 | Love Thy Neighbour | Mr. Granger |
| 1973 | The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family | NJ |
| 1972 | Up the Chastity Belt | Sir Braggart de Bombast |
| 1972 | Up the Front | Sergeant Major Groping |
| 1972 | That's Your Funeral | Basil Bulstrode |
| 1971 | Up Pompeii | Prosperus Maximus |
| 1970 | All the Way Up | Arnold Makepeace |
| 1970 | Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town | Mr John Wilton |
| 1969 | Captain Nemo and the Underwater City | Barnaby Bath |
| 1969 | Pickwick | Serjeant Buzzfuzz |
| 1969 | The Best House in London | Inspector MacPherson |
| 1968 | Diamonds for Breakfast | Bookseller |
| 1968 | Funeral Games | McCorquodale |
| 1965 | Masquerade | Leslie Dunwoody |
| 1965 | Joey Boy | Sergeant Major Dobbs |
| 1965 | I've Gotta Horse | Mr. Bartholemew |
| 1964 | The Americanization of Emily | Port Commander |
| 1964 | A Home of Your Own | The Shop Steward |
| 1963 | What a Crazy World | J. Mulligan |
| 1960 | Doctor in Love | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Man Who Liked Funerals | Jeremy Bentham |
| 1958 | Another Time, Another Place | R.E. Sergeant |
| 1958 | A Clean Sweep | Bookmaker |
| 1958 | Davy | Man at Bar (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Second Fiddle | Nixon |
| 1957 | Just My Luck | Mr. Powell (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 | Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant |
| 1956 | Charley Moon | Marber |
| 1955 | Alias John Preston | Joe Newton |
| 1954 | The Barefoot Contessa | J. Montague Brown |
| 1954 | Orders Are Orders | Pvt. Slee |
| 1954 | Duel in the Jungle | Smith, Hotel Clerk |
| 1953 | The Captain's Paradise | Absalom (taxi driver) |
| 1953 | Time Bomb | Constable J. Reed |
| 1953 | Meet Mr. Lucifer | Band Leader |
| 1952 | Lady in the Fog | Sales Manager |
| 1952 | Meet Me Tonight | Bert Bentley (segment "Red Peppers") |
| 1949 | Helter Skelter | Oliver Cromwell |
| 1949 | Forbidden | Railway Porter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Common Touch | Harris |
| 1941 | East of Piccadilly | Maxie |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The World of Hammer | Self (archive footage) |
| 1987 | The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole | Bert Fraser |
| 1985 | The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ | Bert Baxter |
| 1981 | K-9 and Company | |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Col. Summerville |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham |
| 1973 | Whoops Baghdad | Wizard Prang |
| 1973 | Whoops Baghdad | Caliph |
| 1973 | Black and Blue | N.J. |
| 1972 | The Train Now Standing | |
| 1970 | That's Your Funeral | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Edward Waite |
| 1970 | The Goodies | Army Sergeant |
| 1968 | Ooh La La! | Pochet |
| 1966 | David Copperfield | Wilkins Micawber |
| 1966 | Till Death Us Do Part | Mr Williams |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Boanerges |
| 1965 | Londoners | Henry Firth |
| 1964 | Foreign Affairs | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Lt. Col. Svinin |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | The Nabob |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | General Grugger |
| 1960 | Bootsie and Snudge | Claude Snudge |
| 1957 | The Army Game | Sergeant Major Claude Snudge |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half Hour | |
| 1954 | And So To Bentley |