Bill Fraser in Doctor Who in 1980.

Bill Fraser was a comedic and straight character actor on the British screen for many years. Born in Scotland in 1908, he died on 5 September 1987. 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His earliest appearance was on The Tony Hancock Show in 1956, after which he became a regular actor on Hancock's Half Hour. He then joined The Army Game as Sgt Claude Snudge, which led to a TV spin-off called Bootsie and Snudge. Later comedic roles included parts in the TV dramatisation of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4, Ripping Yarns, and Father, Dear Father. He also appeared in the comedy film The Amorous Milkman; the big screen version of Love Thy Neighbour; and the Frankie Howerd trilogy Up Pompeii, Up the Front, and Up the Chastity Belt. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hancocks Half Hour was a famous BBC radio comedy series of the 1950s starring Tony Hancock. ... Bootsie and Snudge was a series written by Barry Took and Marty Feldman, also known for the BBC radio series Round the Horne. ... The Complete Ripping Yarns (book) by Michael Palin (right) and Terry Jones (1999) Ripping Yarns was a British television comedy series loosely in the style of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, written by former Pythons Michael Palin and Terry Jones. ... Love Thy Neighbour was a British sitcom of the early 1970s, made by Thames Television for ITV. It starred Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Nina Baden-Semper and Kate Williams. ... Frankie Howerd (born Francis Alex Howard in York, England, 6 March 1917 - not 1922 as he claimed; died in London, 19 April 1992) was a distinctive English comedian and comic actor. ... Up Pompeii was a British television comedy series of 1970. ...

Bill Fraser's straight parts included appearances on The Professionals and The Avengers. He also starred in an episode of Doctor Who in 1980, and appeared in the spin-off show K-9 and Company the following year. The Professionals has a number of meanings, including the following: The Professionals (TV Series) The Professionals is a 1966 Western movie directed by Richard Brooks. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Main article: History of Doctor Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television on November 23, 1963. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... K-9 and Company was a projected spin-off series of Doctor Who, featuring former series regulars Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist, and K-9, a robot in the shape of a dog. ...

He appeared as Mr Micawber in the TV dramatisation of David Copperfield in 1966; and his last role was as Mr Casby in the 1988 screened production of Little Dorrit. David Copperfield is a quasi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Little Dorrit is a serial novel by Charles Dickens published originally between 1855 and 1857. ...