Alec Fraser ( Fraser-Smith; 16 February 1884 – 20 June 1956) was a British actor.
Alec Fraser was born Alec Fraser-Smith in
Cupar
Cupar ( ; gd, Cùbar) is a town, former royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland. It lies between Dundee and Glenrothes. According to a 2011 population estimate, Cupar had a population around 9,000, making it the ninth-largest settlement in Fif ...
, Scotland. He died on 20 June 1956, aged 72, in London. His sister was actress/singer
Agnes Fraser
Agnes Fraser Elder Fraser-Smith (8 November 1876 – 22 July 1968) was a Scottish actress and soprano, known as Agnes Fraser, who appeared in the later Savoy Operas and in Edwardian musical comedy. She married the Gilbert and Sullivan perfor ...
.
[Stone, David]
Agnes Fraser
''Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company'', at The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, 27 August 2001; accessed 16 June 2020.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Woman with the Fan'' (1921)
* ''
The Woman of His Dream
''The Woman of His Dream'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw
Harold Marvin Shaw (also cited in some records as Henry Marvin Shaw; November 3, 1877January 30, 1926) was an American stage performer, film actor, ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Knave of Diamonds'' (1921)
* ''
The Will'' (1921)
* ''
The Bonnie Brier Bush
''The Bonnie Brier Bush'' is a 1921 British drama film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is considered to be lost.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, dour Scottish shepherd Lachlan Campbell ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Little Brother of God
''Little Brother of God'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton.Goble p.840
Cast
* Alec Fraser as Donald Wainwright
* Lionelle Howard as Douglas Wainwright
* Victor McLaglen as King Kennidy
* Varies Nicka ...
'' (1922)
* ''
A Gamble in Lives
''A Gamble in Lives'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Malvina Longfellow, Norman McKinnel and Alec Fraser.Low p.370 It is based on the play ''The Joan Danvers'' by Frank Stayton.
Plot
An insurance a ...
'' (1924)
* ''
The Lure'' (1933)
* ''
The Great Defender
''The Great Defender'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson. Its plot concerns a top barrister who conducts the defence of an artist facing the death penalty ...
'' (1934)
* ''
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
''The Mystery of the Mary Celeste'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Denison Clift and starring Béla Lugosi, Shirley Grey and Arthur Margetson. It is one of the early films from Hammer Film Productions.
It is based on the story of th ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1937)
References
External links
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1884 births
1956 deaths
Scottish male film actors
Scottish male silent film actors
People from Cupar
20th-century Scottish male actors
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