Birthday
1897/03/24
Day of death
1980/06/23 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
Also know as
John Lawrie, John Paton Laurie
John Laurie was a noted Scottish stage, screen, and television actor.
(1935) The 39 Steps
as John the Crofter
(1979) The Prisoner of Zenda
as Archbishop
(1939) The Four Feathers
as The Khalifa
(1971) Dad's Army
as Pte. James Frazer
(1948) Hamlet
as Francisco
(1954) Devil Girl from Mars
as Mr. Jamieson
(1943) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
as Murdoch
(1944) The Way Ahead
as Pvt. Luke
(1966) The Reptile
as Mad Peter
(1937) The Edge of the World
as Peter Manson
(1936) As You Like It
as Oliver
(1951) Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
as Angus
(1947) The Brothers
as Dugald
(1971) The Abominable Dr. Phibes
as Darrow
(1930) Juno and the Paycock
as Johnny Boyle
(1950) No Trace
as Inspector MacDougall
(1947) Uncle Silas
as Giles
(1946) School for Secrets
as Dr. McVitie
(1941) Dangerous Moonlight
as British Commander
(1945) I Know Where I'm Going!
as John Campbell
(1957) Campbell's Kingdom
as Mac
(1953) The Fake
as Henry Mason
(1939) Bees on the Boat-Deck
as Gaster
(1952) Rig 20
as Narrator
Painter and Poet No. 1
as Narrator
(1952) Tread Softly
as Angus McDonald
(1944) Fanny by Gaslight
as William Hopwood
(1952) Saturday Island
as Grimshaw
(1953) Strange Stories
as Mr. Bartleby ('Strange Mr Bartleby')
(1941) Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
as McAdam
(1949) Floodtide
as Joe Drummond
(1943) The Demi-Paradise
as Wounded Sailor
(1938) The Face of Scotland
as Narrator
(1947) Jassy
as Tom Woodroofe
(1948) Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Blind Jamie
(1960) Kidnapped
as Ebenezer Balfour
(1943) The Lamp Still Burns
as Mr. Hervey
(1941) The Ghost of St. Michael's
as Jamie
(1951) Laughter in Paradise
as Gordon Webb
(1955) Richard III
as Lovel
(1953) The Great Game
as Mac Wells
(1937) Jericho
as Hassan
(1938) The Ware Case
as Henson - the Gamekeeper
(1957) Murder Reported
as Mac North
(1963) Siege of the Saxons
as Merlin
(1936) Tudor Rose
as John Knox
(1939) Q Planes
as Newspaper Editor
(1947) Mine Own Executioner
as Dr. James Garsten
(1945) Steel
as Narrator (voice)
(1969) Justice Is a Woman
as Judge
(1940) Convoy
as Gates
(1958) Next to No Time
as Abercrombie, Scottish Director
(1978) Return to the Edge of the World
as Self
(1940) Laugh It Off
as Jock
(1954) Hobson's Choice
as Dr. McFarlane
(1944) Medal for the General
as McNab
(1964) Eagle Rock
as The voice of (voice)
(1966) The Open Door
as Mr. Moncrieff
(1945) The Agitator
as Tom Tetley
(1940) Sailors Three
as McNab
(1954) The Black Knight
as James
(2001) The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
(1944) Henry V
as Jamy - Captain in the English Army
(1937) Farewell Again
as Pvt. McAllister
(1943) The New Lot
as Harry Fyfe
(1937) The Windmill
as M. Coutard
(1938) The Claydon Treasure Mystery
as Wilson - the Valet
(1941) Ships with Wings
as Lt.Comdr. Reid
(1950) Treasure Island
as Blind Pew
(1936) East Meets West
as Dr. Fergusson
(1953) Love in Pawn
as Mr McCutcheon
(1936) Born That Way
as McTavish
(1951) Encore
as Andrews, Engineer
(1950) Trio
as Mr. Campbell
(1945) Read All About It
as John - Ex-Newspaper Editor
(1935) Her Last Affaire
as Robb
(1946) Gaiety George
as McTavish
(1943) The Gentle Sex
as Scots Corporal
(1963) Ladies Who Do
as Doctor MacGregor
(1934) Red Ensign
as Wages Accountant
(1967) Mister Ten Per Cent
as Scotsman
(1975) One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Jock
(1950) Madeleine
as Scots Divine
(1958) Rockets Galore
as Capt. MacKechnie
(1945) Caesar and Cleopatra
as 1st. Auxiliary Sentinel
(1961) Don't Bother to Knock
as Taxi Driver
(1953) Johnny on the Run
as Policeman
(1945) Great Day
as Scottish officer in pub
(1938) A Royal Divorce
as Joseph Bonaparte
(1942) Teeth of Steel
as Self - Commentator (voice)
(1962) Hobson's Choice
as Dr. MacFarlane
(1967) Queen of Scots
as ---
(1946) Kelvin: Master of Measurement
as ---
Thank You and Goodnight
as ---
(1968) Dad's Army
as Private James Frazer
(1962) Z-Cars
as ---
(1961) The Avengers
as Crewe
(1962) Dr. Finlay's Casebook
as ---
(1950) Sunday Night Theatre
as Allen Campbell
(1970) From a Bird's Eye View
as Lord MacBracken
(1961) Tales of Mystery
as ---
(1966) Mystery and Imagination
as ---
(1955) The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Dr. Dufay
(1956) Colonel March of Scotland Yard
as Dr. Brandeis
(2023) Dad's Army: The Animations
as Private James Frazer
(2023) Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
as Private Frazer
(1952) The Three Hostages
as Insp. MacGillivray
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Johnny Boyle / John - Crofter (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1961) Morecambe & Wise (multiple series)
as Pte. James Frazer
(1961) The Avengers
as Juniper
(1955) ITV Play of the Week
as Doctor Macfarlane