Biography
An alumnus of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, British comic actor Bill Fraser briefly managed his own company in the late 1930s. During the war, Fraser produced several popular service shows utilizing uniformed talent. His movie career was concentrated in comedy cameos in such films as
The Captain's Paradise (1951), Tonight at 8:30 (1952),
Orders are Orders (1955) and
The Americanization of Emily (1964). Bill Fraser's film roles increased in size after he gained fame as the title character in the British television series
Smudge; he also made TV appearances on
Rumpole of the Bailey, and in the Katharine Hepburn remake of
The Corn is Green (1979). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide