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John Paton Laurie was a Scottish actor. In the course of his career, Laurie performed on the stage and in films as well as television. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as Private Frazer in the sitcom Dad's Army (1968–1977). Laurie appeared in scores of feature films with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, and Laurence Olivier, generally playing bit-parts or supporting roles rather than leading roles. As a stage actor, he was cast in Shakespearean roles and was a speaker of verse, especially of Robert Burns.
Birth Name
John Paton Laurie
Born
Thursday, 25 March 1897
Died
Monday, 23 June 1980
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Elizabeth: Her Passions and Pastimes | Self | 2022 |
Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Darrow | 2014 |
Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock | Johnny Boyle / John - Crofter | 2009 |
British Film Forever | Pte. James Frazer | 2007 |
Hitler: The Comedy Years | Pte. James Frazer | 2007 |
The Comedy Map of Britain | Pte. James Frazer | 2007 |
Comedy Connections | Pte. James Frazer | 2003 |
Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story | Pte. James Frazer | 2000 |
The Prisoner of Zenda | Archbishop | 1979 |
Return to the Edge of the World | Self | 1978 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Elizabeth: Her Passions and Pastimes | Self | 2022 |
Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Darrow | 2014 |
Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock | Johnny Boyle / John - Crofter | 2009 |
British Film Forever | Pte. James Frazer | 2007 |
Hitler: The Comedy Years | Pte. James Frazer | 2007 |
The Comedy Map of Britain | Pte. James Frazer | 2007 |
Comedy Connections | Pte. James Frazer | 2003 |
Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story | Pte. James Frazer | 2000 |
The Prisoner of Zenda | Archbishop | 1979 |
Return to the Edge of the World | Self | 1978 |
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Jock | 1975 |
Glen Campbell & Company | Self | 1974 |
Jackanory Playhouse | Wizard of Crumm | 1972 |
Eyeless in Gaza | James Miller | 1971 |
The Abominable Dr. Phibes | Darrow | 1971 |
Dad's Army | Pte. Frazer / Pte. James Frazer | 1971 |
From a Bird's Eye View | Lord MacBracken | 1970 |
Strange Report | Dr. Hornsey | 1969 |
The Gnomes of Dulwich | Top Gnome | 1969 |
ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Rev. 'Daddy' Auld | 1969 |
The Borderers | St. Clair | 1968 |
The Morecambe & Wise Show | Captain Bligh's Crewman | 1968 |
Dad's Army | Pte. James Frazer / Private James Frazer / Dervish warrior | 1968 |
ITV Playhouse | Judge | 1967 |
Mister Ten Per Cent | The Scotsman / Scotsman | 1967 |
The Reptile | Mad Peter | 1966 |
Mystery and Imagination | Mr. Moncrieff | 1966 |
Jackanory | Storyteller | 1965 |
BBC Play of the Month | Peter Quince | 1965 |
Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
Knock on Any Door | Peter Fisher | 1965 |
Pardon the Expression | Jamie McBride | 1965 |
Theatre 625 | Ulric Brendel | 1964 |
Detective | Commodore Gill | 1964 |
Eagle Rock | The voice of (voice) | 1964 |
Ladies Who Do | Doctor MacGregor | 1963 |
Siege of the Saxons | Merlin | 1963 |
Man of the World | The MacGillie | 1962 |
Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Andrew Ramsay / Duncan Dinwoodie / Fergus Lammerton | 1962 |
Steptoe and Son | The Vet | 1962 |
Why Bother to Knock | Taxi Driver | 1961 |
Drama 61-67 | Gov. Maquarie | 1961 |
The Avengers | Crewe / Jasper Lakin / Juniper / Sir James | 1961 |
Francis Storm Investigates | Col. Monckton | 1960 |
Kidnapped | Ebenezer Balfour | 1959 |
Glencannon | Mr. MacCrummon | 1959 |
The Third Man | Rushworth | 1959 |
Mad Little Island | Capt. MacKechnie | 1958 |
Next to No Time | Abercrombie, Scottish Director | 1958 |
Campbell's Kingdom | Mac | 1957 |
Murder Reported | Mac North - Editor | 1957 |
Emergency-Ward 10 | Professor Corliss | 1957 |
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Rhys Fferand | 1956 |
Richard III | Lovel | 1955 |
The Alcoa Hour | Sampson Brass | 1955 |
Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Dr. Brandeis | 1955 |
ITV Play of the Week | Doctor Macfarlane / Macadam | 1955 |
ITV Television Playhouse | Murdoch MacDonald / Great Uncle Julius | 1955 |
The Scarlet Pimpernel | Dr. Dufay | 1955 |
This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Guest | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Ebenezer Balfour / Blind Pew | 1954 |
The Black Knight | James | 1954 |
The Black Knight | James | 1954 |
Devil Girl from Mars | Mr. Jamieson | 1954 |
Hobson's Choice | Dr. McFarlane | 1954 |
Love in Pawn | Mr McCutcheon / Mr. Max McCutcheon | 1953 |
The Fake | Henry Mason | 1953 |
Johnny on the Run | Policeman | 1953 |
Your Favorite Story | Mr. Bartleby | 1953 |
Rheingold Theatre | Walter McHarry | 1953 |
The Great Game | Mac Wells / Wells | 1953 |
Tread Softly | Angus McDonald / MacDonald | 1952 |
Island of Desire | Grimshaw | 1952 |
Encore | Andrews, Engineer (segment "Winter Cruise") / Andrews, Engineer | 1951 |
Laughter in Paradise | Gordon Webb | 1951 |
Happy Go Lovely | Jonskill | 1951 |
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | Angus | 1951 |
No Trace | Inspector MacDougall / Inspector Mac Dougall | 1950 |
Trio | Mr. Campbell (segment "Sanatorium") / Mr. Campbell | 1950 |
Treasure Island | Blind Pew | 1950 |
Madeleine | Scots Divine | 1950 |
Floodtide | Joe Drummond | 1949 |
Bonnie Prince Charlie | Blind Jamie | 1948 |
Hamlet | Francisco | 1948 |
Mine Own Executioner | Dr. James Garsten | 1947 |
The Inheritance | Giles | 1947 |
Jassy | Woodroofe / Tom Woodroofe | 1947 |
The Brothers | Dugald | 1947 |
Secret Flight | Dr. McVitie | 1946 |
Caesar and Cleopatra | 1st. Auxiliary Sentinel | 1946 |
Showtime | McTavish | 1946 |
I Know Where I'm Going! | John Campbell | 1945 |
The Agitator | Tom Tetley | 1945 |
Great Day | Scottish Officer in Pub | 1945 |
The World Owes Me a Living | Matthews | 1945 |
Steam | Narrator | 1945 |
Henry V | Jamy - Captain in the English Army | 1944 |
Medal for the General | McNab | 1944 |
The Way Ahead | Pte. Luke / Pvt. Luke | 1944 |
Man of Evil | William Hopwood | 1944 |
The Lamp Still Burns | Mr. Hervey | 1943 |
Adventure for Two | Wounded Sailor | 1943 |
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | Murdoch | 1943 |
The Gentle Sex | Scots Corporal | 1943 |
Ships with Wings | Lt.Comdr. Reid | 1941 |
Suicide Squadron | British Commander | 1941 |
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts | McAdam | 1941 |
The Ghost of St. Michael's | Jamie | 1941 |
Three Cockeyed Sailors | McNab | 1940 |
Convoy | Gates | 1940 |
Laugh It Off | Jock | 1940 |
Q Planes | Newspaper Editor | 1939 |
The Four Feathers | The Khalifa | 1939 |
The Ware Case | Henson / Henson - the Gamekeeper | 1938 |
A Royal Divorce | Joseph Bonaparte | 1938 |
The Face of Scotland | Narrator | 1938 |
The Claydon Treasure Mystery | Wilson - the Valet | 1938 |
The Windmill | Mons. Coutard | 1937 |
The Edge of the World | The Manson Family: Peter / Peter Manson | 1937 |
Troopship | Pvt. McAllister | 1937 |
Dark Sands | Hassan | 1937 |
There Was a Young Man | Stranger | 1937 |
As You Like It | Oliver | 1936 |
East Meets West | Dr. Fergusson | 1936 |
Nine Days a Queen | John Knox | 1936 |
The 39 Steps | Crofter / John the Crofter | 1935 |
Her Last Affaire | Robb | 1935 |
Strike! | Wages Accountant | 1934 |
Juno and the Paycock | Johnny Boyle | 1929 |