Ronald Fraser (actor)

Ronald Fraser
Fraser in Crooks in Cloisters 1964
Born	Ronald Gordon Fraser (1930-04-11)11 April 1930 Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Died	13 March 1997(1997-03-13) (aged 66) Hampstead, London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–1997
Spouse	Elizabeth Howe (1956–1964)
Children	2 daughters

Ronald Fraser (11 April 1930 – 13 March 1997) was a British character actor, who appeared in numerous British plays, films and television shows from the 1950s to the 1990s.^[1] Fraser was a familiar figure in West End clubs during the Sixties, having had a long-standing reputation as a heavy drinker.

His credits include The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961), Flight of the Phoenix (1965), The Avengers (1965), The Killing of Sister George (1968), The Misfit (1970–1971), Pygmalion (1973), Swallows and Amazons (1974), Come Play With Me (1977), The Wild Geese (1978), Spooner's Patch (1979), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), Tangiers (1982), Absolute Beginners (1986), Minder (1985–1989), Scandal (1989), Let Him Have It (1991), Taggart (1992), and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993).^[1]