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Bill Fraser

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 5, 1908 (Died at 79)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthPerth, Scotland, UK
Career Span1941 – 1987
Known Credits79 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Bill Fraser

Also known as:William Simpson Fraser
Total Works

79

55 movies • 24 shows

Avg Rating

6.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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".

Signature Roles & Milestones

Doctor Who
7.9
Doctor Who
1963•series
as General Grugger
The Barefoot Contessa
6.8
as J. Montague Brown
Eye of the Needle
6.7
Eye of the Needle
1981•movie
as Mr. Porter
The Americanization of Emily
6.7
as Port Commander

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 79 titles featuring Bill Fraser

Doctor Who
7.9
1 eps
Doctor Who
1963•series

as General Grugger

The Barefoot Contessa
6.8

as J. Montague Brown

Eye of the Needle
6.7
Eye of the Needle
1981•movie

as Mr. Porter

The Americanization of Emily
6.7

as Port Commander

The Professionals
7.6
1 eps
The Professionals
1977•series

as Col. Summerville

Up Pompeii
6.1
Up Pompeii
1971•movie

as Prosperus Maximus

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
5.6

as Barnaby Bath

Till Death Us Do Part
7.6
1 eps

as Mr Williams

The Captain's Paradise
5.7

as Absalom (taxi driver)

The Goodies
7.7
1 eps
The Goodies
1970•series

as Army Sergeant

Doctor at Large
5.7
Doctor at Large
1957•movie

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Rumpole of the Bailey
7.1
5 eps

as Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham

Up the Chastity Belt
4.2

as Sir Braggart de Bombast

Time Bomb
5.3
Time Bomb
1953•movie

as Constable J. Reed

The Fast Lady
5.8
The Fast Lady
1962•movie

as Golfer (uncredited)

Another Time, Another Place
5.8

as R.E. Sergeant

Masquerade
5.0
Masquerade
1965•movie

as Leslie Dunwoody

Doctor in Love
5.5
Doctor in Love
1960•movie

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Up the Front
4.4
Up the Front
1972•movie

as Sergeant Major Groping

Meet Mr. Lucifer
5.2
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953•movie

as Band Leader

Love Thy Neighbour
6.3
Love Thy Neighbour
1973•movie

as Mr. Granger

Little Dorrit
6.4
Little Dorrit
1987•movie

as Mr. Casby

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
6.9
6 eps
Just My Luck
6.1
Just My Luck
1957•movie

as Mr. Powell (uncredited)

K-9 and Company
6.3
1 eps
K-9 and Company
1981•series
Play for Today
6.6
1 eps
Play for Today
1970•series

as Edward Waite

Alias John Preston
5.8
Alias John Preston
1955•movie

as Joe Newton

Orders Are Orders
6.6
Orders Are Orders
1954•movie

as Pvt. Slee

The Best House in London
4.0

as Inspector MacPherson

Forbidden
7.1
Forbidden
1949•movie

as Railway Porter (uncredited)

Hancock's Half Hour
7.4
5 eps
Hancock's Half Hour
1956•series
Moments
5.2
Moments
1974•movie

as Mr. Fleming

Diamonds for Breakfast
6.2

as Bookseller

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
6.9
6 eps

as Bert Fraser

BBC Play of the Month
5.2
1 eps

as Boanerges

Rhubarb Rhubarb
8.0
Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980•movie
Dead Cert
5.7
Dead Cert
1974•movie

as Uncle George

K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
5.7

as Commander Bill Pollock

Meet Me Tonight
7.1
Meet Me Tonight
1952•movie

as Bert Bentley (segment "Red Peppers")

A Home of Your Own
6.6
A Home of Your Own
1964•movie

as The Shop Steward

Duel in the Jungle
6.4
Duel in the Jungle
1954•movie

as Smith, Hotel Clerk

What a Crazy World
6.4
What a Crazy World
1963•movie

as J. Mulligan

Davy
5.7
Davy
1958•movie

as Man at Bar (uncredited)

Lady in the Fog
6.5
Lady in the Fog
1952•movie

as Sales Manager

Second Fiddle
6.3
Second Fiddle
1957•movie

as Nixon

Cover Her Face
6.7
5 eps
Cover Her Face
1985•series

as Sir Reynold Price

The Corn Is Green
7.4
The Corn Is Green
1979•movie

as The Squire

The Wednesday Play
5.2
1 eps
The Wednesday Play
1964•series

as Lt. Col. Svinin

Theatre 625
7.2
1 eps
Theatre 625
1964•series

as The Nabob

Puccini
4.2
Puccini
1984•movie

as Fucini, the Lawyer

That's Your Funeral
4.2

as Basil Bulstrode

All the Way Up
7.0
All the Way Up
1970•movie

as Arnold Makepeace

I've Gotta Horse
6.2
I've Gotta Horse
1965•movie

as Mr. Bartholemew

The Common Touch
6.8
The Common Touch
1941•movie

as Harris

East of Piccadilly
6.2
East of Piccadilly
1941•movie

as Maxie

Helter Skelter
6.4
Helter Skelter
1949•movie

as Oliver Cromwell

The Amorous Milkman
2.5

as Gerald Jones

The Army Game
7.0
78 eps
The Army Game
1957•series

as Sergeant Major Claude Snudge

The World of Hammer
6.8
1 eps
The World of Hammer
1994•series

as Self (archive footage)

Strangers
7.2
1 eps
Strangers
1978•series

as Aristotle Carmos

Joey Boy
6.2
Joey Boy
1965•movie

as Sergeant Major Dobbs

Charley Moon
7.0
Charley Moon
1956•movie

as Marber

Doctor Who: Meglos
5.0
Doctor Who: Meglos
1980•movie

as General Grugger

ITV Playhouse
7.0
1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967•series

as McCorquodale

Comedians
7.5
Comedians
1979•movie

as Eddie Waters

Christmas Present
6.0
Christmas Present
1985•movie

as Sir Percy

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
7.0

as Murdoch

Bootsie and Snudge
7.0
104 eps
Bootsie and Snudge
1960•series

as Claude Snudge

Whoops Baghdad
6.0
1 eps
Whoops Baghdad
1973•series

as Wizard Prang

The Man Who Liked Funerals
10.0

as Jeremy Bentham

Ooh La La!
10.0
1 eps
Ooh La La!
1968•series

as Pochet

Pickwick
Pickwick
1969•movie

as Serjeant Buzzfuzz

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

as Mr John Wilton

All Good Men
All Good Men
1974•movie
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

as Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant

The Train Now Standing
15 eps

as Hedley Green

Londoners
1 eps
Londoners
1965•series

as Henry Firth

Tom Grattan's War
2 eps
Tom Grattan's War
1968•series

as Sergeant Major – Uncle Wally