John Laurie

John Laurie

Scottish actor
John Paton Laurie was a Scottish actor. In the course of his career, Laurie performed on the stage and in films as well as television.Wikipedia
BornMarch 25, 1897
HometownDumfries, Scotland
Height5'10" (1.79m)
SpouseOonah Veronica Todd-Naylor (m 1928 - 1980) , Florence May Saunders (m 1925 - 1926)
ChildrenVeronica Laurie
ParentsJessie Ann Laurie , William Laurie
Profile

Top Stories

John Laurie: How Shakespearian actor was doomed to play a dour, wild-eyed Scot

  • I SUPPOSE that, when I say John Laurie, I really mean Private Frazer. But Laurie vivified the much loved character in comedy series Dad’s Army, so credit where it’s due. Besides, the former was a proper Scotsman, while the latter was grim, dour, gloomy, wild-eyed, morbid (day job: undertaker), a two-faced gossip, malcontent and stirrer.