Hugh Fraser

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-10-23 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Westminster, London, England, UK

Hugh Fraser

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hugh Matthew Fraser (born 23 October 1945) is an English actor, theatre director, and author. He has regularly appeared on film and in television and is best known for his portrayal of Captain Hastings in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot, and his role as the Duke of Wellington (replacing David Troughton) in the Sharpe television series. Fraser has frequently been cast as upper class or aristocratic characters.

Acting

1982

1971

1992

Patriot Games

as Watkins

1978

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as Anthony Eden

1994

Sharpe's Company

as Lord Wellington

1994

Sharpe's Enemy

as Lord Wellington

1995

Sharpe's Gold

as Lord Wellington

1986

1987

Murder on the Bluebell Line

as Sherlock Holmes

1979

One Fine Day

as First Man in Lift

1980

Hands

as Geoff

1991

Events at Drimaghleen

as Adrian Harper

2020

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple

as Self - Lt. Hastings, ITV's Poirot

1995

Sharpe's Battle

as Wellington

1996

Sharpe's Siege

as Lord Wellington

1997

Sharpe's Waterloo

as Duke of Wellington

2014

Crystal Skulls

as John Sr.

1990

Lorna Doone

as King James II

1978

Licking Hitler

as Will Langley

1994

Sharpe's Honour

as Lord Wellington

2003

Chaos and Cadavers

as Mr Fraser

1979

Hanover Street

as Capt. Harold Lester

1997

Sharpe: The Legend

as Wellington

1982

The Missionary

as Wedding Usher

2005

A Very Social Secretary

as Stephen Quinn

2010

Jackboots on Whitehall

as BBC Newsreader/ Gaston (voice)

1985

The Price

as Richard Lefray

1982

Firefox

as Police Inspector Tortyev

1976

Enemy

as Man with Dog

1977

2006

Sharpe's Challenge

as Wellington

1996

101 Dalmatians

as Frederick

2004

The Baby Juice Express

as Arthur Burnett CBE

2021

The Haunted Hotel

as Tim ("40 Years")

1988

Codename: Kyril

as Peter Jackson

2001

The Lost Battalion

as General DeCoppet

1982

2020

Lawrence After Arabia

as Lord Allenby

1989

Heartland

as Saunders

1996

Sharpe's Mission

as Lord Wellington

1977

The Duellists

as Officer

1976

Early Struggles

as Musician

1976

The Ritz

as Disc Jockey

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