John Laurie
Actor, TV Actor
1897 – 1980
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Who was John Laurie?
John Paton Laurie was a British actor from Dumfries, Scotland. Throughout a long career, Laurie performed a wide range of theatre and film work. He is perhaps best remembered to modern audiences for his role as the dour but kindhearted Private James Frazer in the sitcom Dad's Army. Laurie appeared in scores of feature films with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, and Laurence Olivier. He was also a stage actor and speaker of verse, especially when written by Robert Burns.
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- Born
- Mar 25, 1897
Dumfries - Also known as
- John Paton Laurie
- John Lawrie
- Parents
- Spouses
- Florence Saunders
(1924 - 1926/01/24) - Oona Naylor
(1928 - 1980/06/23)
- Florence Saunders
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Central School of Speech and Drama
- Lived in
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Died
- Jun 23, 1980
Chalfont St Peter
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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