Ron Frazer (7 December 1928 – 8 January 1983) alternatively Ron Fraser, was an
Australian
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actor, comedian and screenwriter, he was known for roles in theatre and television, primarily as a character actor.
Career
Fraser started his career in 1948 in theatre locally, before moving to London, England working in repertory in the West End, and even appearing briefly in a film, greeting Good afternoon to
Elizabeth Taylor
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. Having came back to Australia, He began in stage revue and wrote many skits and gags for the satirical comedy series ''
The Mavis Bramston Show
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'', before joining the cast as a regular member in 1966, in various roles including the character ''Ocker''; Frazer is credited with neologising the Australian slang term "ocker".
In another regular routine Frazer performed in the Bramston show, he used the catchphrase "my second-best friend", and this also gained wide currency at the time.
Frazer also appeared in the Australian sitcoms ''The Gordon Chater Show'', ''
Birds in the Bush
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The series wa ...
'' and ''
Father, Dear Father in Australia'', which was the sequel to the British sitcom.
See also
* ''Forty Years of Television: The Story of ATN 7''
Ron Frazer—
Australian National University
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Australian male television actors
Australian male comedians
1928 births
1983 deaths
20th-century Australian male actors
20th-century Australian comedians
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