John Laurie

John Laurie

Known for
Acting
Born
March 24, 1897
Died
June 23, 1980 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

John Laurie was a noted Scottish stage, screen, and television actor.

Known For

Filmography

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Painter and Poet No. 1

Painter and Poet No. 1

Movie · as Narrator

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Thank You and Goodnight

Thank You and Goodnight

Movie

2025
Dad's Army at the BBC poster

Dad's Army at the BBC

TV · as Pte. James Frazer · 1 ep

2023
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes poster

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes

TV · as Pte. James Frazer (voice) · 5 eps

2001
The Best of Morecambe and Wise poster

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2001
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box poster

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Movie · as Private James Frazer (archive footage) (uncredited)

1979
The Prisoner of Zenda poster

The Prisoner of Zenda

Movie · as Archbishop

1978
Return to the Edge of the World poster

Return to the Edge of the World

Movie · as Self

1977
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show

The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show

Movie · as Pte. James Frazer

1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing poster

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Movie · as Jock

1971
Dad's Army poster

Dad's Army

Movie · as Private James Frazer

1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibes poster

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Movie · as Darrow

1971
Eyeless in Gaza poster

Eyeless in Gaza

TV · as James Miller · 5 eps

1970
From a Bird's Eye View poster

From a Bird's Eye View

TV · as Lord MacBracken · 1 ep

1969
Justice Is a Woman poster

Justice Is a Woman

Movie · as Judge

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Rev. 'Daddy' Auld · 1 ep

1968
Dad's Army poster

Dad's Army

TV · as Private James Frazer · 77 eps

1967
Mister Ten Per Cent poster

Mister Ten Per Cent

Movie · as Scotsman

1967
Queen of Scots

Queen of Scots

Movie

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Judge · 1 ep

1966
The Reptile poster

The Reptile

Movie · as Mad Peter

1966
The Open Door poster

The Open Door

Movie · as Mr. Moncrieff

1966
Mystery and Imagination poster

Mystery and Imagination

TV · as Mr Moncrieff · 1 ep

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Peter Quince · 1 ep

1965
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

TV · as Peter Fisher · 1 ep

1964
Eagle Rock poster

Eagle Rock

Movie · as The voice of (voice)

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Ulric Brendel · 1 ep

1963
Siege of the Saxons poster

Siege of the Saxons

Movie · as Merlin

1963
Ladies Who Do poster

Ladies Who Do

Movie · as Doctor MacGregor

1962
Hobson's Choice poster

Hobson's Choice

Movie · as Dr. MacFarlane

1962
Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars

TV · 1 ep

1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook poster

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

TV · 1 ep

1962
Man of the World poster

Man of the World

TV · as The MacGillie · 1 ep

1962
Steptoe and Son poster

Steptoe and Son

TV · as The Vet · 1 ep

1961
Don't Bother to Knock poster

Don't Bother to Knock

Movie · as Taxi Driver

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Crewe, Juniper, Jasper Lakin · 2 eps

1961
Morecambe & Wise poster

Morecambe & Wise

TV · as Pte. James Frazer · 1 ep

1961
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

TV · as Gov. Maquarie · 1 ep

1960
Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped

Movie · as Ebenezer Balfour

1958
Next to No Time poster

Next to No Time

Movie · as Abercrombie, Scottish Director

1958
Rockets Galore poster

Rockets Galore

Movie · as Capt. MacKechnie

1957
Campbell's Kingdom poster

Campbell's Kingdom

Movie · as Mac

1957
Murder Reported poster

Murder Reported

Movie · as Mac North

1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

TV · as The Reverend Ingram · 1 ep

1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard poster

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

TV · as Dr. Brandeis · 1 ep

1955
Richard III poster

Richard III

Movie · as Lovel

1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel poster

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

TV · as Dr. Dufay · 1 ep

1955
ITV Play of the Week poster

ITV Play of the Week

TV · as Doctor Macfarlane · 1 ep

1954
Devil Girl from Mars poster

Devil Girl from Mars

Movie · as Mr. Jamieson

1954
Hobson's Choice poster

Hobson's Choice

Movie · as Dr. McFarlane

1954
The Black Knight poster

The Black Knight

Movie · as James

1953
The Fake poster

The Fake

Movie · as Henry Mason

1953
Strange Stories poster

Strange Stories

Movie · as Mr. Bartleby ('Strange Mr Bartleby')

1953
The Great Game poster

The Great Game

Movie · as Mac Wells

1953
Love in Pawn poster

Love in Pawn

Movie · as Mr McCutcheon

1953
Johnny on the Run poster

Johnny on the Run

Movie · as Policeman

1953
Mr Beamish Goes South poster

Mr Beamish Goes South

Movie · as Mr Potter

1952
Rig 20

Rig 20

Movie · as Narrator

1952
Tread Softly poster

Tread Softly

Movie · as Angus McDonald

1952
Saturday Island poster

Saturday Island

Movie · as Grimshaw

1952
Potter of the Yard

Potter of the Yard

Movie · as Edward Potter

1952
The Three Hostages poster

The Three Hostages

TV · as Insp. MacGillivray · 6 eps

1951
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman poster

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Movie · as Angus

1951
Laughter in Paradise poster

Laughter in Paradise

Movie · as Gordon Webb

1951
Encore poster

Encore

Movie · as Andrews, Engineer

1951
Happy Go Lovely poster

Happy Go Lovely

Movie · as Jonskill

1950
No Trace poster

No Trace

Movie · as Inspector MacDougall

1950
Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island

Movie · as Blind Pew

1950
Trio poster

Trio

Movie · as Mr. Campbell

1950
Madeleine poster

Madeleine

Movie · as Scots Divine

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Allen Campbell · 1 ep

1949
Floodtide poster

Floodtide

Movie · as Joe Drummond

1948
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Francisco

1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie poster

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Movie · as Blind Jamie

1947
The Brothers poster

The Brothers

Movie · as Dugald

1947
Uncle Silas poster

Uncle Silas

Movie · as Giles

1947
Jassy poster

Jassy

Movie · as Tom Woodroofe

1947
Mine Own Executioner poster

Mine Own Executioner

Movie · as Dr. James Garsten

1946
School for Secrets poster

School for Secrets

Movie · as Dr. McVitie

1946
Gaiety George poster

Gaiety George

Movie · as McTavish

1946
Caesar and Cleopatra poster

Caesar and Cleopatra

Movie · as 1st. Auxiliary Sentinel

1946
Kelvin: Master of Measurement poster

Kelvin: Master of Measurement

Movie

1945
I Know Where I'm Going! poster

I Know Where I'm Going!

Movie · as John Campbell

1945
Steel poster

Steel

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1945
The Agitator poster

The Agitator

Movie · as Tom Tetley

1945
Read All About It

Read All About It

Movie · as John - Ex-Newspaper Editor

1945
Great Day poster

Great Day

Movie · as Scottish officer in pub

1944
The Way Ahead poster

The Way Ahead

Movie · as Pvt. Luke

1944
Fanny by Gaslight poster

Fanny by Gaslight

Movie · as William Hopwood

1944
Medal for the General poster

Medal for the General

Movie · as McNab

1944
Henry V poster

Henry V

Movie · as Jamy - Captain in the English Army

1943
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp poster

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Movie · as Murdoch

1943
The Demi-Paradise poster

The Demi-Paradise

Movie · as Wounded Sailor

1943
The Lamp Still Burns poster

The Lamp Still Burns

Movie · as Mr. Hervey

1943
The New Lot poster

The New Lot

Movie · as Harry Fyfe

1943
The Gentle Sex poster

The Gentle Sex

Movie · as Scots Corporal

1942
Teeth of Steel

Teeth of Steel

Movie · as Self - Commentator (voice)

1941
Dangerous Moonlight poster

Dangerous Moonlight

Movie · as British Commander

1941
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts

Old Mother Riley's Ghosts

Movie · as McAdam

1941
The Ghost of St. Michael's poster

The Ghost of St. Michael's

Movie · as Jamie

1941
Ships with Wings poster

Ships with Wings

Movie · as Lt.Comdr. Reid

1940
Convoy poster

Convoy

Movie · as Gates

1940
Laugh It Off poster

Laugh It Off

Movie · as Jock

1940
Sailors Three poster

Sailors Three

Movie · as McNab

1939
The Four Feathers poster

The Four Feathers

Movie · as The Khalifa

1939
Bees on the Boat-Deck

Bees on the Boat-Deck

Movie · as Gaster

1939
Q Planes poster

Q Planes

Movie · as Newspaper Editor

1938
The Face of Scotland poster

The Face of Scotland

Movie · as Narrator

1938
The Ware Case poster

The Ware Case

Movie · as Henson - the Gamekeeper

1938
The Claydon Treasure Mystery

The Claydon Treasure Mystery

Movie · as Wilson - the Valet

1938
A Royal Divorce poster

A Royal Divorce

Movie · as Joseph Bonaparte

1937
The Edge of the World poster

The Edge of the World

Movie · as Peter Manson

1937
Jericho poster

Jericho

Movie · as Hassan

1937
Farewell Again poster

Farewell Again

Movie · as Pvt. McAllister

1937
The Windmill

The Windmill

Movie · as M. Coutard

1936
As You Like It poster

As You Like It

Movie · as Oliver

1936
Tudor Rose poster

Tudor Rose

Movie · as John Knox

1936
East Meets West poster

East Meets West

Movie · as Dr. Fergusson

1936
Born That Way poster

Born That Way

Movie · as McTavish

1935
The 39 Steps poster

The 39 Steps

Movie · as John the Crofter

1935
Her Last Affaire poster

Her Last Affaire

Movie · as Robb

1934
Red Ensign poster

Red Ensign

Movie · as Wages Accountant

1930
Juno and the Paycock poster

Juno and the Paycock

Movie · as Johnny Boyle