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{{about||the Canadian mountain|Mount John Laurie|the soldier and political figure in Nova Scotia and England|John Wimburn Laurie|the English Baronet and cricketer|Emilius Bayley|the South African cricketer|John Laurie (cricketer)}}
{{short description|Scottish actor (1897–1980)}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox person
|name=John Laurie
|image=John Laurie Dads Army.jpg
|caption=Laurie as [[Private Frazer]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''
|birthname=John Paton Laurie
|birth_date={{Birth date |1897|3|25|df=y}}
|birth_place=[[Dumfries]], [[Dumfriesshire]], Scotland
|death_date={{Death date and age|1980|6|23|1897|3|25|df=y}}
|death_place=[[Chalfont St Peter]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England<ref>GRO Register of Deaths: JUN 1980 19 1081 CHILTERN/B - John Paton Laurie, DoB = 25 Mar 1897</ref>
|years_active=1922–1979
|occupation=Actor
|spouse={{marriage|Florence May Saunders|1925|1926|end=died}}, {{marriage|Oonah Veronica Todd-Naylor|1928}}
|children=1
}}
'''John Paton Laurie''' (25 March 1897 – 23 June 1980) was a Scottish actor. In the course of his career, Laurie performed on the stage and in films as well as television. He is perhaps best remembered for his role in the sitcom ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1968-1977) as [[Private Frazer]] a member of the [[Home Guard (United Kingdom)|Home Guard]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John Laurie|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Laurie|website=Encyclopaedia Britannica|access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> Laurie appeared in scores of feature films with directors such as [[Alfred Hitchcock]], [[Michael Powell]], and [[Laurence Olivier]], generally playing memorable small or supporting roles rather than leading ones. As a stage actor, he was cast in Shakespearean roles and was a speaker of verse, especially of [[Robert Burns]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/john-laurie/id111618425|title=iTunes - Music - John Laurie|work=apple.com|access-date=2016-01-11}}</ref>

==Early life==
John Paton Laurie was born on 25 March 1897 in [[Dumfries]], [[Dumfriesshire]]<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f466080|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711152857/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f466080|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-11|title=John Laurie|work=BFI|access-date=2016-01-11}}</ref> to William Laurie (1856–1903), a clerk in a tweed mill and later a hatter and hosier, and Jessie Ann Laurie (''née'' Brown; 1858–1935). Laurie attended [[Dumfries Academy]] (a grammar school at the time), before abandoning a career in [[architecture]] to serve in the First World War as a member of the [[Honourable Artillery Company]]. Upon his demobilisation, he trained to become an actor under [[Elsie Fogerty]] at the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]], then based at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], [[London]] and first acted on stage in 1921.<ref>V&A, Theatre and Performance Special Collections, Elsie Fogerty Archive, THM/324</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/449038/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Laurie, John (1897-1980) Biography|work=screenonline.org.uk|access-date=2016-01-11}}</ref>

==Acting career==
A prolific [[Shakespearean]] actor, Laurie made his first appearance on the [[London]] stage in 1922 at the [[The Old Vic|Old Vic]] where he played many leading roles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Laurie {{!}} Scottish actor|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Laurie|access-date=2021-04-08|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Soon after joining the [[The Old Vic|Old Vic]] Laurie became involved with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] where he played such roles as [[Richard III (play)|Richard III]], [[Othello]] and [[Macbeth]]. In only his second season with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] Laurie got the chance to play [[Hamlet]], which was almost unheard of for someone with such little experience. Laurie later said that he believed that his performance of the role was the definitive version, saying ‘That’s the way to play Hamlet, don’t wait too long, like some of the boys are doing today.’<ref>{{Cite book|title=Interview with John Laurie|publisher=DAAS|year=2005|pages=12}}</ref>

On radio, he created the role of John the Baptist in [[Dorothy L Sayers]]' cycle of plays ''[[The Man Born to Be King]]'', and reprised the role in two further versions of the cycle. Laurie also played the part of MacDuff in a radio adaptation of "[[Macbeth]]", with [[Ralph Richardson]] playing the title role.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1973|title=Macbeth: a broadcast version of Shakespeare's tragedy will be given on Sunday afternoon|journal=Radio Times 50th Anniversary Souvenir 1923-1973|type=The page in the souvenir is a reproduction from the original journal, which was published in March 1933|publisher=BBC|pages=32}}</ref>

{{Quote box|quoted=true|salign=right|width=200px|align=right|quote=I’ve played every part in Shakespeare, I was considered to be the finest Hamlet of the twenties and I had retired, and now I’m famous for doing this crap.|source=John Laurie comment on ''Dad's Army'' recalled by [[Ian Lavender]].<ref name="BirminghamPress">[http://www.thebirminghampress.com/2013/02/22/local-hero-ian-lavender-talks-to-the-press/ Ian Lavender Birmingham Press Interview] Retrieved 10 March 2013</ref>}}
Laurie's first film was the 1930 film ''[[Juno and the Paycock (film)|Juno and the Paycock]]'', which was directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]]. Hitchcock did not forget Laurie and cast him in the role of John the Crofter in what would become the actor's breakthrough third film, ''[[The 39 Steps (1935 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' in 1935. Laurie had first met [[Laurence Olivier]] at the [[The Old Vic|Old Vic]] and went on to make their first film appearance together in the 1936 adaptation of ''[[As You Like It (1936 film)|As You Like It]].'' Laurie went on to appear in Olivier's three Shakespearean films, ''[[Henry V (1944 film)|Henry V]]'' (1944), ''[[Hamlet (1948 film)|Hamlet]]'' (1948), and ''[[Richard III (1955 film)|Richard III]]'' (1955).<ref>{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson|title=John Laurie - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/john-laurie-p40812|access-date=2016-01-11|work=AllMovie}}</ref> During the [[Second World War]], Laurie served in the [[British Home Guard|Home Guard]], experience that would be useful for later projects.<ref>{{cite web|author=Matt Goddard|date=14 November 2012|title=Dad's Army uncovered: 35 things you need to know about the BBC comedy classic|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/dads-army-uncovered-35-things-1435233|work=mirror}}</ref> Other roles included Peter Manson in [[Michael Powell]]'s ''[[The Edge of the World]]'' (1937), Clive Candy's batman in [[Powell and Pressburger]]'s ''[[The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp]]'' (1943), a gardener in ''[[Medal for the General]]'' (1944), the farmer recruit in ''[[The Way Ahead]]'' (1944), and the brothel proprietor in ''[[Fanny by Gaslight (film)|Fanny by Gaslight]]'' (1944). In the film ''[[I Know Where I'm Going!]]'' (1945), another Powell and Pressburger production, Laurie had a small speaking part in a [[céilidh]] sequence for which he was also credited as an adviser. In the next decade, he played the psychiatrist Dr. James Garsten in ''[[Mine Own Executioner]]'' (1947), the repugnant Pew in Disney's ''[[Treasure Island (1950 film)|Treasure Island]]'' (1950), Angus in ''[[Pandora and the Flying Dutchman]]'' (1951), and Dr. MacFarlane in ''[[Hobson's Choice (1954 film)|Hobson's Choice]]'' (1954).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/john-laurie-p40812/filmography|title=John Laurie - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie|work=AllMovie|access-date=2016-01-11}}</ref>

Laurie's role as Private Frazer, the gaunt-faced, intense, pessimistic [[undertaker]], and British [[Home Guard (United Kingdom)|Home Guard]] soldier in the sitcom ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1968–1977) remains his best known TV role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/dadsarmy/5247.shtml|title=BBC - Archive - Dad's Army at 40 - Letter from John Laurie|work=bbc.co.uk|access-date=2016-01-11}}</ref> ''Dad’s Army'' co-star [[Frank Williams (actor)|Frank Williams]] noted in his autobiography that Laurie had ‘a sort of love-hate relationship with the show’, as despite earning him a lot a money he felt that a sitcom was beneath him.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Williams|first=Frank|title=Vicar To Dad’s Army the Frank Williams Story|publisher=Canterbury Press|year=2002|isbn=1-85311-494-4|location=Norwich|pages=127}}</ref> Laurie had also gained a reputation on set for being somewhat of a pessimist, Graham McCann said in his book ''Dad’s Army: The Story of a Very British Comedy'', said: “John Laurie was cantankerous, he was rather mischievous, he was someone who enjoyed playing a kind of a professional pessimist.”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Lauren|date=2021-08-31|title=Dad’s Army's John Laurie and Arnold Ridley historic rivalry exposed ‘Different characters’|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1484653/Dads-Army-rivalry-John-Laurie-Arnold-Ridley|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Express.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> He featured in many British series of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s including ''[[Tales of Mystery]]'', ''[[Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV & radio)|Doctor Finlay's Casebook]]'', and ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/john-laurie/|title=John Laurie|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com|access-date=2016-01-11}}</ref>

Laurie starred as Mad Peter in the [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer]] film ''[[The Reptile]]'' (1966), and later appeared in ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'' (1971), the Disney film ''[[One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing]]'' (1975), and ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 film)|The Prisoner of Zenda]]'' (1979).<ref name=bfi/> One of his last appearances was in ''[[The Edge of the World|Return to the Edge of the World]]'' (1978), in which Michael Powell revisited his film of forty years before.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/521156/|title=BFI Screenonline: Return to the Edge of the World (1978)|work=screenonline.org.uk|access-date=2016-01-11}}</ref> Laurie's final work was in the [[BBC Radio 2]] comedy series ''Tony's'' (1979) along with [[Victor Spinetti]] and [[Deborah Watling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/cxkv2/tonys--series-1---1-putting-on-the-style|title=Tony's|work=RadioTimes|access-date=2016-01-11}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Laurie was married twice; his first wife, Florence May Saunders, whom he had met at the [[Old Vic]], died from [[meningitis]] in 1926. His second wife was Oonah Veronica Todd-Naylor, who survived him. Together they had a daughter, Veronica (1939–2022).

==Death==

Laurie died aged 83 from [[emphysema]] in the Chalfont and Gerrards Cross Hospital, [[Chalfont St Peter]].<ref>''The Times'', death notice, 25 June 1980</ref> His widow Oonah (1901–1990) died ten years later. His body was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1930
| ''[[Juno and the Paycock (film)|Juno and the Paycock]]''
| Johnny Boyle
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Red Ensign (film)|Red Ensign]]''
| Forsyth
| Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1935
| ''[[The 39 Steps (1935 film)|The 39 Steps]]''
| John the crofter
|
|-
| ''[[Her Last Affaire]]''
| Robb
|
|-
| ''[[Tudor Rose (film)|Tudor Rose]]''
| John Knox
| Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1936
| ''[[Born That Way (film)|Born That Way]]''
| Mc Tavish
|
|-
| ''[[East Meets West (1936 film)|East Meets West]]''
| Dr. Fergusson
|
|-
| ''[[As You Like It (1936 film)|As You Like It]]''
| Oliver
|
|-
| rowspan="5"| 1937
| ''[[The Windmill (1937 film)|The Windmill]]''
| Mons. Coutard
|
|-
| ''[[Farewell Again]]''
| Private McAllister
|
|-
| ''[[Jericho (1937 film)|Jericho]]''
| Hassan
| Also known as ''Dark Sands''
|-
| ''[[The Edge of the World]]''
| Peter Manson
|
|-
| ''[[There Was a Young Man]]''
| Stranger
|
|-
| rowspan="6"|1938
| ''The Duchess of Malfi''
| Ferdinand of Aragon
| TV
|-
| ''[[The Claydon Treasure Mystery]]''
| Wilson - the Valet
| Uncredited
|-
| ''White Secret''
| MacDonald
| TV
|-
| ''[[A Royal Divorce (1938 film)|A Royal Divorce]]''
| Joseph Bonaparte
|
|-
| ''The Last Voyage of Captain Grant''
| Captain Grant
| TV
|-
| ''[[The Ware Case (1938 film)|The Ware Case]]''
| Henson, the gamekeeper
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|1939
| ''Mary Rose''
| Cameron
| TV
|-
| ''Bees on the Boat-Deck''
| Gaster
| TV
|-
| ''[[Q Planes]]''
| Newspaper Editor
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[The Four Feathers (1939 film)|The Four Feathers]]''
| The Khalifa
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1940
| ''[[Laugh It Off (1940 film)|Laugh It Off]]''
| Jock
|
|-
| ''[[Convoy (1940 film)|Convoy]]''
| Gates
|
|-
| ''[[Sailors Three]]''
| McNab
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1941
| ''[[The Ghost of St. Michael's]]''
| Jamie
|
|-
| ''[[Old Mother Riley's Ghosts]]''
| McAdam
|
|-
| ''[[Dangerous Moonlight]]''
| Wing Commander
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[Ships with Wings]]''
| Lt. Comdr. Reid
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|1943
| ''[[The Gentle Sex]]''
| Alexander Balfour, Scots corporal
|
|-
| ''[[The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp]]''
| Murdoch
|
|-
| ''[[The Demi-Paradise]]''
| British Sailor
|
|-
| ''[[The Lamp Still Burns]]''
| Mr. Hervey
|
|-
| ''[[The New Lot]]''
| Harry Fyfe
| Short, Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="5"|1944
| ''[[Fanny by Gaslight (film)|Fanny by Gaslight]]''
| William Hopwood
|
|-
| ''[[The Way Ahead]]''
| Pvt. Luke
|
|-
| ''[[Medal for the General]]''
| McNab
|
|-
| ''[[Henry V (1944 film)|Henry V]]''
| Jamy
|
|-
| ''Men of Rochdale''
| Mr. Ferguson
| Short
|-
| rowspan="6"|1945
| ''[[The World Owes Me a Living]]''
| Matthews
|
|-
| ''[[Great Day (1945 film)|Great Day]]''
| Scottish sergeant
|
|-
| ''[[The Agitator]]''
| Tom Tetley
|
|-
| ''[[I Know Where I'm Going!]]''
| John Campbell
|
|-
| ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)|Caesar and Cleopatra]]''
| 1st. Auxiliary Sentinel
|
|-
| ''Read All About It''
| John
| Short, Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="4"|1946
| ''[[Gaiety George]]''
| MacTavish
|
|-
| ''Jeannie''
| Father
| TV
|-
| ''Two Gentlemen of Soho''
| Sneak
| TV
|-
| ''[[School for Secrets]]''
| Dr. Jock McVitie
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1947
| ''[[The Brothers (1947 film)|The Brothers]]''
| Dugald McLeod / Alistair MacDonald
|
|-
| ''[[Jassy (film)|Jassy]]''
| Tom Woodroofe
|
|-
| ''[[Uncle Silas (film)|Uncle Silas]]''
| Giles
|
|-
| ''[[Mine Own Executioner]]''
| Dr. James Garsten
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1948
| ''[[Hamlet (1948 film)|Hamlet]]''
| Francisco
|
|-
| ''[[Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948 film)|Bonnie Prince Charlie]]''
| Blind Jamie
|
|-
| 1949
| ''[[Floodtide]]''
| Joe Drummond
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|1950
| ''[[Madeleine (1950 film)|Madeleine]]''
| Scots Divine
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Treasure Island (1950 film)|Treasure Island]]''
| Blind Pew
|
|-
| ''[[Trio (film)|Trio]]''
| Mr. Campbell
| (segment "Sanatorium")
|-
| ''[[No Trace (1950 film)|No Trace]]''
| Inspector MacDougall
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|1951
| ''[[Pandora and the Flying Dutchman]]''
| Angus
|
|-
| ''[[Happy Go Lovely]]''
| Jonskill
|
|-
| ''[[Laughter in Paradise]]''
| Gordon Webb
|
|-
| ''[[Encore (1951 film)|Encore]]''
| Andrews, Engineer
| (segment "Winter Cruise")
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1952
| ''[[Saturday Island]]''
| Grimshaw
|
|-
| ''[[Tread Softly (1952 film)|Tread Softly]]''
| Angus McDonald
|
|-
| ''Too Many Detectives''
| rowspan="2"| Edward Potter
| Short
|-
| ''Potter of the Yard''
| Short
|-
| rowspan="8"|1953
| ''[[The Great Game (1953 film)|The Great Game]]''
| Mac Wells
|
|-
| ''Captain Brassbound's Conversion''
| Rankin
| TV
|-
| ''Henry V''
| Pistol
| TV
|-
| ''[[The Fake (1953 film)|The Fake]]''
| Henry Mason
|
|-
| ''[[Johnny on the Run]]''
| Policeman
|
|-
| ''[[Strange Stories (film)|Strange Stories]]''
| Mr. Bartleby
|
|-
| ''Mr. Beamish Goes South''
| Edward Potter
| Short
|-
| ''[[Love in Pawn]]''
| McCutcheon
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|1954
| ''[[Hobson's Choice (1954 film)|Hobson's Choice]]''
| Dr. McFarlane
|
|-
| ''Calling Scotland Yard: The Sable Scarf''
|
| Short
|-
| ''[[Devil Girl from Mars]]''
| "Jamie" Jamieson
|
|-
| ''[[The Black Knight (film)|The Black Knight]]''
| James, the servant
|
|-
| ''Destination Milan''
| Walter McHarry
|
|-
| 1955
| ''[[Richard III (1955 film)|Richard III]]''
| Lovel
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1956
| ''Festival Fever''
| Annie's father
| TV
|-
| ''A Day of Grace''
| Uncle Henry
| Short
|-
| rowspan="2"|1957
| ''Murder Reported''
| Mac North - Editor
|
|-
| ''[[Campbell's Kingdom]]''
| Mac
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1958
| ''[[Next to No Time]]''
| Abercrombie, Scottish Director
|
|-
| ''[[Rockets Galore!]]''
| Capt. MacKechnie
| Uncredited
|-
| 1960
| ''[[Kidnapped (1960 film)|Kidnapped]]''
| Ebenezer Balfour
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1961
| ''[[Don't Bother to Knock (1961 film)|Don't Bother to Knock]]''
| Taxi Driver
|
|-
| ''One Way Pendulum''
| Judge
| TV
|-
| rowspan="2"|1963
| ''[[Siege of the Saxons]]''
| [[Merlin]]
|
|-
| ''[[Ladies Who Do]]''
| Dr. MacGregor
|
|-
| 1964
| ''Eagle Rock''
| Mr. McTavish
| Voice
|-
| 1966
| ''[[The Reptile]]''
| Mad Peter
|
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Mister Ten Per Cent]]''
| The Scotsman
|
|-
| 1970
| ''Step Laughing Into the Grave''
|
| TV
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1971
| ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)|Dad's Army]]''
| [[Private Frazer]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]''
| Darrow
|
|-
| 1974
| ''Charles Dickens' World of Christmas''
|
| TV
|-
| 1975
| ''[[One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing]]''
| Jock
|
|-
| 1976
| ''Crime Casebook''
| George Winterman / Sellens
| Short
|-
| 1979
| ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 film)|The Prisoner of Zenda]]''
| Archbishop
| (final film role)
|}

==Partial television credits==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1938
| ''The Duchess Of Malfi''<ref name=RT746>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=89fab718284f49ee90dc8493f0abc73b| title=The Duchess Of Malfi| date=17 jan 1938| volume= 58| issue=746| p=17| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
| Ferdinand of Aragon
| Single drama
|-
| ''The Last Voyage of Captain Grant''<ref name=RT788>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=3a7ebf391a1d4d1ebc1f5d7b6016ebfd| title=The Last Voyage of Captain Grant| date=9 nov 1938| volume= 61| issue=788| p=18| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
| Captain Grant
| Single drama
|-
| ''Mary Rose''<ref name=RT796>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=0c69512f37c44bf8a8fde2d8a7e48205| title=Mary Rose| date=30 dec 1938| volume= 61| issue=796| p=16| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
| Cameron
| Single drama
|-
| 1939
| ''Bees on the Boat-Deck''<ref name=RT798>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=e7102b51067248d083ab84dc74166410| title=Bees on the Boat-Deck| date=17 jan 1939| volume= 61| issue=798| p=16| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
| Gaster
| Single drama
|-
| 1952
| ''[[The Three Hostages (TV series)|The Three Hostages]]''
| Insp. MacGillivray
| Four episodes
|-
| 1961-1963
| ''[[Tales of Mystery]]''
| Host / Algernon Blackwood
| 29 episodes
|-
| 1962-1969
| ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''
|
| {{hlist|[[List of The Avengers episodes#2–08|{{nowrap|Death of a Great Dane}}]]|[[List of The Avengers episodes#3–01|{{nowrap|Brief for Murder}}]]|[[List of The Avengers episodes#5–13|A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station]]|[[List of The Avengers episodes#6–31|Pandora]]}}
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Steptoe and Son]]''
| The Vet
| Episode "Wallah, Wallah Catsmeat"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1965
| ''[[Z Cars]]''
| Dr Ferguson
| Episode "Partners"
|-
| ''[[Emergency-Ward 10]]''
| Professor Corliss
| Six episodes
|-
| 1968-1977
| ''[[Dad's Army]]''
| [[Private Frazer]]
| 80 episodes, recurring role
|-
| 1970
| ''[[From a Bird's Eye View]]''
| Lord McBracken
| One episode alongside Dads Army co-star [[Clive Dunn]]
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Jackanory]]''
| Storyteller
| [[List of Jackanory episodes|Five episodes]] reading The Princess and the Goblin
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Jackanory]]''
| Storyteller
| [[List of Jackanory episodes|Five episodes]] reading The Princess and Curdie
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Jackanory]]''
| Storyteller
| [[List of Jackanory episodes|Five episodes]] reading stories 'The Light Princess' and 'The Golden Key'
|}

==References==
{{more citations needed|date=October 2010}}
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0491406}}
*{{Screenonline name|449038}}
*[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f466080 John Laurie] [[British Film Institute|BFI]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100828140311/http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/dadsarmy/5247.shtml ''Letter from John Laurie'' at BBC archive]

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