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

Born	March 25, 1897
Hometown	Dumfries, Scotland
Height	5'10" (1.79m)

Spouse	Oonah Veronica Todd-Naylor (m 1928 - 1980) , Florence May Saunders (m 1925 - 1926)
Children	Veronica Laurie
Parents	Jessie Ann Laurie , William Laurie

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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.

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