Peter Fraser (actor)

{{Short description|Scottish retired actor (born 1932/1933)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{For|other people named Peter Fraser|Peter Fraser (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox person | name = Peter Fraser | image = Actor Peter Fraser (cropped).jpg | caption = Fraser in the documentary ''Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth''' (2003) | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|26|1959|9|4}} | birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland<ref name="TV Times1">{{Cite journal |date=7 July 1961 |title=Peter Fraser's deadline was 25 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005554/19610707/148/0037 |journal=TV Times |page=37|last=Fessier|first=Matt}}</ref> | occupation = Actor | known_for = ''Doctor Who'' | years_active = 1958–1981 • 2003 | spouse = {{Marriage|Pamela Greer|1961|end=divorced}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 |url=https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/60354244?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2237396541774869483638534e374b77316f2b7a4d7645395846564e6c68314945304350327245314e4e35303d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Ancestry.com |language=en-US}}</ref> }}

'''Peter Fraser''' (born 1932 or 1933)<ref>{{Cite journal |date=4 September 1959 |title=The Silk Purse |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005554/19590904/055/0017 |journal=TV Times |page=17}}</ref> is a Scottish<ref name="TV Times1"/><ref>{{Cite journal |date=12 September 1959 |title=Good-looking |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004848/19590912/166/0006 |journal=Daily Express |page=6 |pages=}}</ref> retired actor best known for playing freedom fighter David Campbell in the 1964 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth''. Campbell was a significant character, as his love for the Doctor's granddaughter Susan caused her to be the first of the Doctor's companions to leave him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00v1qjm |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Season 2, The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Flashpoint |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=1964-12-26 |access-date=2014-05-31}}</ref> Fraser also appeared in the notable films ''The Sorcerers''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/507931/index.html |title=BFI Screenonline: Sorcerers, The (1967) |publisher=Screenonline.org.uk |date= |access-date=2014-05-31}}</ref> and ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16932/the-french-lieutenants-woman#articles-reviews |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027021528/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16932/the-french-lieutenants-woman#articles-reviews |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 October 2021 |title=The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) - Articles |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2014-05-31}}</ref> amongst others.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Peter Fraser |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bab9aa36e |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814064303/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bab9aa36e |archive-date=2022-08-14 |access-date=2026-04-12 |work=BFI |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=6065 |title=Peter Fraser |publisher=Aveleyman |date= |access-date=2014-05-27}}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1964 || ''Carry On Cleo'' || Horsa's Companion || Uncredited |- | 1967 || ''The Sorcerers'' || Detective George || |- | 1968 || ''The Intrepid Mr. Twigg'' || Sports Car Driver || Short film |- | 1971 || ''Zeppelin'' || Marine || Uncredited |- | 1972 || ''Tales from the Crypt'' || Motorist (segment: "Reflection of Death") || Uncredited |- | 1981 || ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'' || Clerk || Uncredited |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1959 || ''Sunday Night Theatre'' || Man by Lake || Episode: "The Gentle Goddess" |- | rowspan="4" | 1960 || ''ITV Television Playhouse'' || Peter Marshall || Episode: "The Silk Purse" |- | ''No Hiding Place'' || Barman || Episode: "The Final Chase" |- | ''Boyd Q.C.'' || Peter Dalton || Episode: "One for the Road" |- | ''Probation Officer'' || Johnny Fletcher || Episode: "Episode #2.1" |- | 1961 || ''Deadline Midnight'' || Dick Seton || 10 episodes |- | rowspan="4" | 1962 || ''Ghost Squad'' || 1st Youth || Episode: "The Missing People" |- | ''Harpers West One'' || Keith Lacey || Episode: "Episode #2.4" |- | ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' || Robin Gavin || Episode: "A Spotless Reputation" |- |''No Hiding Place'' |Shunty Rowse |Episode: "Whatever Happened to Wally?" |- | rowspan="2" | 1963 || ''Sergeant Cork'' || Sam Manners || Episode: "The Case of the Silthy Tove" |- | ''The Plane Makers'' || Tommy Ferris || Episode: "Any More for the Skylark" |- | rowspan="3" | 1964 || ''Doctor Who'' || David Campbell || Serial: ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'' |- | ''ITV Play of the Week'' || PC Lomax || Episode: "Deep and Crisp and Stolen" |- |''No Hiding Place'' |Insp. Gordon |Episode: "Real Class" |- | rowspan="3" | 1965 || ''Alexander Graham Bell'' || Melvin-Bell || Episode: "Journey in the Air" |- | ''Jury Room'' || John Creadie - Juror || Episode: "The Sandyford Mystery" |- | ''Out of the Unknown'' || Donnie Chaffer || Episode: "The Counterfeit Man" |- | 1967 || ''Sat'Day While Sunday'' || Roberts || 2 episodes |- | 2003 || ''Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth''' || Himself || Documentary |- | 2022 || ''MindSick'' || David Campbell || Archive footage; 3 episodes |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0292214}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20220814064303/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bab9aa36e Peter Fraser] at the British Film Institute * {{TardisWiki|Peter Fraser}}

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