Bill Fraser

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Birth Name: William Simpson Fraser

Born: 5 June 1908 Died: 5 September 1987

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Pamela Cundell

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Description: Born: Perth, Scotland, UK. Education: Strathallan School, Forgandenny, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK. Spouse: Pamela Cundell, actress (1981-September 9th 1987, his death) A Scottish actor on the British stage and screen for many years. Fraser began his career as a clerk in a bank before moving on to acting. In the early days when acting work was scarce, Fraser was often penniless, frequently sleeping rough on the Embankment at London. Before World War II, Fraser ran the Connaught Theatre in Worthing; when called up he served in a Royal Air Force Special Liaison Unit, reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant Born: Perth, Scotland, UK.

Education: Strathallan School, Forgandenny, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK.

Spouse: Pamela Cundell, actress (1981-September 9th 1987, his death)

A Scottish actor on the British stage and screen for many years.

Fraser began his career as a clerk in a bank before moving on to acting.

In the early days when acting work was scarce, Fraser was often penniless, frequently sleeping rough on the Embankment at London.

Before World War II, Fraser ran the Connaught Theatre in Worthing; when called up he served in a Royal Air Force Special Liaison Unit, reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant, where he met and became friends with Eric Sykes. Just after the war a chance meeting in a London street led to Fraser's giving Sykes his first work as a writer for radio comedy and the two friends worked together many times over the following years.

Fraser often played irascible or belligerent characters on screen and had many roles as a policeman, soldier or judge.

His first television appearance was on 'The Tony Hancock Show' in 1956, after which he became a regular actor on 'Hancock's Half Hour'. He then joined 'The Army Game' as Sgt Claude Snudge, which led to a sequel called 'Bootsie and Snudge'. Later comedic roles included parts in the TV dramatisation of 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾' and well as 'Ripping Yarns', 'Foreign Affairs', 'The Corn is Green' and 'Father, Dear Father'.

He also appeared in the comedy films 'The Amorous Milkman' and 'Doctor at Large'; the big-screen version of 'Love Thy Neighbour' and the Frankie Howerd trilogy 'Up Pompeii'!, 'Up the Front' and 'Up the Chastity Belt'.

He had a recurring role on umpole of the Bailey' as Judge Roger Bullingham, an unsympathetic judge privately nicknamed "the Mad Bull" by defence barrister Horace Rumpole.

In 1986 he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for his stage role in the play 'When We Are Married'.

Died: Hertfordshire, England, UK from emphysema. ... (more)

Tags: British (2), Scottish (1), Actor (1), Deceased (1), Born 1908 (1), Died 1987 (1), Died Aged 79 (1)

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