Hugh Fraser


Biography

Prior to becoming a famous actor in Britain, Hugh Fraser was known as the co-writer of the theme song to the long-running children's show "Rainbow," which is often seen as the British equivalent of "Sesame Street." After his music career failed to pan out, Fraser tried his hand at acting. He received his first big break in 1978, when he portrayed former British Prime Minister Anthony Ede...

Biography

Prior to becoming a famous actor in Britain, Hugh Fraser was known as the co-writer of the theme song to the long-running children's show "Rainbow," which is often seen as the British equivalent of "Sesame Street." After his music career failed to pan out, Fraser tried his hand at acting. He received his first big break in 1978, when he portrayed former British Prime Minister Anthony Eden in the seven-part miniseries "Edward & Mrs. Simpson." As a result of this performance, Fraser was subsequently typecast as aristocratic characters, this being the case in 1988 when he played Sir Charles Warren, the Head of the London Metropolitan Police, in the British film "Jack the Ripper." Fraser's most notable role came as Captain Hastings, the amateur sleuth and best friend of detective Hercule Poirot, in the television series "Agatha Christie's Poirot." Fraser also narrates the audio books of several of Christie's mystery and crime novels.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

101 Dalmatians (1996)
Patriot Games (1992)
The Insurance Man (1985)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Nelly's Version (1983)
Brush Salesman
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Firefox (1982)
The Missionary (1981)
Wedding Usher
Hanover Street (1979)
Captain Harold Lester
Licking Hitler (1977)
The Man In The Iron Mask (1977)
Montfieury
The Ritz (1976)

Animation (Feature Film)

The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
Animation
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Character anim
Peter Pan (1953)
Character anim
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Character anim
Cinderella (1950)
Character anim
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Char anim
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Char anim
Make Mine Music (1946)
Animation
Victory Through Air Power (1943)
Animation
Saludos Amigos (1943)
Animation
Fantasia (1942)
Animation "Dance of the Hours"
Dumbo (1941)
Animation
Pinocchio (1940)
Animation ["J. Worthington Foulfellow," "Gideon" and "The Coachman"]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Animation

Cast (Special)

Poirot: Murder in Mesopotamia (2001)
Captain Arthur Hastings
Dumb Witness (1996)
Captain Hastings
Poirot VII (1995)
Captain Hastings
Sharpe II (1995)
Poirot VI (1994)
Captain Hastings
The Million Dollar Bond Mystery (1992)
Captain Hastings
The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor (1992)
Captain Hastings
The Plymouth Express (1992)
Captain Hastings
Wasps' Nest (1992)
Captain Hastings
How Does Your Garden Grow? (1992)
Captain Hastings
The Kidnapped Prime Minister (1992)
The Double Clue (1992)
Captain Hastings
The Adventure of the Western Star (1992)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1991)
Arthur Hastings
The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly (1990)
Captain Hastings
Problem at Sea (1990)
Captain Hastings
The Dream (1990)
Captain Hastings
The King of Clubs (1990)
Captain Hastings
The Adventure of the Clapham Cook (1990)
Captain Hastings
Murder in the Mews (1990)
Captain Hastings
The Third Floor Flat (1990)
Captain Hastings
Four and Twenty Blackbirds (1990)
Captain Hastings

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Poirot: Evil Under the Sun (2003)
Hastings
The Lost Battalion (2001)
Poirot: Lord Edgware Dies (2000)
Poirot: Peril at End House (1990)
Captain Hastings
Jack the Ripper Part 1 (1988)
Codename: Kyril (1988)
Peter Jackson
Jack the Ripper Part 2 (1988)
Intimate Contact (1987)

Life Events

Bibliography