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Name : Ronald Fraser
Profession : Actor
Born : Ronald Fraser April 11, 1930(1930-04-11) Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England,
Died : March 13, 1997 (aged 66) London, England
Nationality : British
Occupation : Actor
Biography

 Ronald Fraser Detailed Biography

Ronald Fraser (11 April 1930 – March 13, 1997) was an English character actor, who appeared in numerous British films of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s whilst also appearing in many popular TV shows. He is the father of actor Hugh Fraser.

Ronald Fraser was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, the son of an interior decorator. He was educated in Scotland and did National Service as a Lieutenant in the Seaforth Highlanders. He trained as an actor at RADA and appeared at the Glasgow Citizen's Theatre before appearing in Repertory Theatre in London and at the Old Vic from 1954.

Film Credits

The Long and the Short and the Tall (1960)

The Hellions (1961)

Don't Bother to Knock (1961)

Crooks in Cloisters (1964)

Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

Too Late the Hero (1970)

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (Wrath segment) (1971)

Swallows and Amazons (1974)

Come Play With Me

The Wild Geese (1978)

Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)

Let Him Have It (1991)

Television Credits

The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon

The Misfit

Pygmalion

The Sweeney

The Famous Five

Pennies From Heaven

Danger Man

Spooner's Patch

Minder

Life Without George

Sword of Honour

Lovejoy

Brideshead Revisited

Doctor Who (The Happiness Patrol)

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

The Chris Evans show "TFI Friday"

Fraser was a resident of Hampstead, London. He was a heavy drinker and a well known figure in the local Hostelries.

He died of a haemorrhage, aged 66 at London on 13 March 1997. The pallbearers at his funeral were Sean Connery, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward (who had played his son in The Misfit) and Chris Evans.

References

^ GRO Register of Deaths: Mar 1997 D44A 2501D 255 Camden, DoB = 11 Apr 1930 aged 66

External links

Ronald Fraser at the Internet Movie Database

Ronald Fraser at Find A Grave

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