Bill Fraser

Person

Bill Fraser

Born 5 June 1908 Died 5 September 1987, aged 79 Perth, Scotland, UK TMDB ↗

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".

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The numbers

Computed from the record
33age in their first credit on record (1941)
46years on screen and counting
6credits in 1965, their busiest year
88dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Little Dorrit poster Age: 79

Little Dorrit

1987
as Mr. Casby
Christmas Present poster Age: 77

Christmas Present

1985
as Sir Percy
Puccini poster Age: 75

Puccini

1984
as Fucini, the Lawyer
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend poster Age: 73

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

1981
as Commander Bill Pollock
Eye of the Needle poster Age: 73

Eye of the Needle

1981
as Mr. Porter
Rhubarb Rhubarb poster Age: 72

Rhubarb Rhubarb

1980
Doctor Who: Meglos poster Age: 72

Doctor Who: Meglos

1980
as General Grugger
Comedians poster Age: 71

Comedians

1979
as Eddie Waters
The Corn Is Green poster Age: 70

The Corn Is Green

1979
as The Squire
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden poster Age: 67

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

1976
as Murdoch
No poster
Age: 66

The Apple Cart

1975
as Boanerges
The Amorous Milkman poster Age: 66

The Amorous Milkman

1975
as Gerald Jones
Moments poster Age: 66

Moments

1974
as Mr. Fleming
No poster
Age: 66

Intent to Murder

1974
as Arthur Henderson
Dead Cert poster Age: 65

Dead Cert

1974
as Uncle George
All Good Men poster Age: 65

All Good Men

1974
Love Thy Neighbour poster Age: 65

Love Thy Neighbour

1973
as Mr. Granger
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family poster Age: 65

The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family

1973
as NJ
That's Your Funeral poster Age: 64

That's Your Funeral

1972
as Basil Bulstrode
Up the Front poster Age: 64

Up the Front

1972
as Sergeant Major Groping
Up the Chastity Belt poster Age: 63

Up the Chastity Belt

1972
as Sir Braggart de Bombast
Up Pompeii poster Age: 62

Up Pompeii

1971
as Prosperus Maximus
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town poster Age: 62

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

1970
as Mr John Wilton
All the Way Up poster Age: 61

All the Way Up

1970
as Arnold Makepeace
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City poster Age: 61

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City

1969
as Barnaby Bath
Pickwick poster Age: 61

Pickwick

1969
as Serjeant Buzzfuzz
The Best House in London poster Age: 60

The Best House in London

1969
as Inspector MacPherson
Diamonds for Breakfast poster Age: 60

Diamonds for Breakfast

1968
as Bookseller
No poster
Age: 60

Funeral Games

1968
as McCorquodale
I've Gotta Horse poster Age: 56

I've Gotta Horse

1965
as Mr. Bartholemew
Masquerade poster Age: 56

Masquerade

1965
as Leslie Dunwoody
Joey Boy poster Age: 56

Joey Boy

1965
as Sergeant Major Dobbs
A Home of Your Own poster Age: 56

A Home of Your Own

1964
as The Shop Steward
The Americanization of Emily poster Age: 56

The Americanization of Emily

1964
as Port Commander
What a Crazy World poster Age: 55

What a Crazy World

1963
as J. Mulligan
The Fast Lady poster Age: 54

The Fast Lady

1962
as Golfer (uncredited)
Doctor in Love poster Age: 52

Doctor in Love

1960
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Man Who Liked Funerals poster Age: 50

The Man Who Liked Funerals

1959
as Jeremy Bentham
Another Time, Another Place poster Age: 49

Another Time, Another Place

1958
as R.E. Sergeant
Davy poster Age: 49

Davy

1958
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 49

A Clean Sweep

1958
as Bookmaker
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 poster Age: 49

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957
as Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant
Just My Luck poster Age: 49

Just My Luck

1957
as Mr. Powell (uncredited)
Second Fiddle poster Age: 49

Second Fiddle

1957
as Nixon
Charley Moon poster Age: 47

Charley Moon

1956
as Marber
Alias John Preston poster Age: 47

Alias John Preston

1955
as Joe Newton
Orders Are Orders poster Age: 46

Orders Are Orders

1954
as Pvt. Slee
The Barefoot Contessa poster Age: 46

The Barefoot Contessa

1954
as J. Montague Brown
Duel in the Jungle poster Age: 46

Duel in the Jungle

1954
as Smith, Hotel Clerk
Meet Mr. Lucifer poster Age: 45

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953
as Band Leader
The Captain's Paradise poster Age: 45

The Captain's Paradise

1953
as Absalom (taxi driver)
Time Bomb poster Age: 44

Time Bomb

1953
as Constable J. Reed
Lady in the Fog poster Age: 44

Lady in the Fog

1952
as Sales Manager
Meet Me Tonight poster Age: 44

Meet Me Tonight

1952
as Bert Bentley (segment "Red Peppers")
Helter Skelter poster Age: 41

Helter Skelter

1949
as Oliver Cromwell
Forbidden poster Age: 40

Forbidden

1949
as Railway Porter (uncredited)
The Common Touch poster Age: 33

The Common Touch

1941
as Harris
East of Piccadilly poster Age: 33

East of Piccadilly

1941
as Maxie
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TV credits

Newest first
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole poster Age: 78

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

1987
as Bert Fraser
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ poster Age: 77

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

1985
as Bert Baxter
Cover Her Face poster Age: 76

Cover Her Face

1985
as Sir Reynold Price
K-9 and Company poster Age: 73

K-9 and Company

1981
Strangers poster Age: 70

Strangers

1978
as Aristotle Carmos
The Professionals poster Age: 69

The Professionals

1977
as Col. Summerville
Rumpole of the Bailey poster Age: 67

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975
as Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham
No poster
Age: 65

Black and Blue

1973
as N.J.
No poster
Age: 64

Whoops Baghdad

1973
as Wizard Prang
No poster
Age: 64

Whoops Baghdad

1973
as Caliph
The Train Now Standing poster Age: 63

The Train Now Standing

1972
as Hedley Green
The Goodies poster Age: 62

The Goodies

1970
as Army Sergeant
Play for Today poster Age: 62

Play for Today

1970
as Edward Waite
No poster
Age: 61

That's Your Funeral

1970
Ooh La La! poster Age: 59

Ooh La La!

1968
as Pochet
ITV Playhouse poster Age: 59

ITV Playhouse

1967
as McCorquodale
Till Death Us Do Part poster Age: 58

Till Death Us Do Part

1966
as Mr Williams
No poster
Age: 57

David Copperfield

1966
as Wilkins Micawber
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 57

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Boanerges
Londoners poster Age: 56

Londoners

1965
as Henry Firth
No poster
Age: 56

Six Shades of Black

1965
as Sir Charles Trotter
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 56

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Lt. Col. Svinin
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 56

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Josh
Theatre 625 poster Age: 55

Theatre 625

1964
as The Nabob
No poster
Age: 55

Foreign Affairs

1964
Doctor Who poster Age: 55

Doctor Who

1963
as General Grugger
Bootsie and Snudge poster Age: 52

Bootsie and Snudge

1960
as Claude Snudge
The Army Game poster Age: 49

The Army Game

1957
as Sergeant Major Claude Snudge
Hancock's Half Hour poster Age: 48

Hancock's Half Hour

1956
No poster
Age: 46

And So To Bentley

1954
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