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name: "Hugh Fraser"
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born: "23 October 1945"
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# Hugh Fraser

Actor. Born 23 October 1945 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 October 1945, Westminster, London, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Hugh Matthew Fraser, Hugh Frazer, 휴 프레이저, Хью Фрейзер

## Biography

Hugh Fraser (born 23 October 1945) is an English actor, theatre director and author. He trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

His first major television role was as Anthony Eden in the 1978 series *Edward & Mrs. Simpson*. He is best known for playing Captain Arthur Hastings opposite David Suchet in *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989–2013) and the Duke of Wellington in the *Sharpe* series. Film credits include Mr Talmann in *The Draughtsman's Contract* (1982), alongside roles in *The Duellists* (1977), *Firefox* (1982), *Patriot Games* (1992) and *101 Dalmatians* (1996).

Fraser has also written crime fiction and narrated audiobooks of Agatha Christie novels. He has been married to actress Belinda Lang since 1988.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Draughtsman's Contract* (1982), Fi1m 82, as Mr. Talmann — [page](https://film.one/film/the-draughtsmans-contract.md)

## Also known for

- *101 Dalmatians* (1996), Frederick
- *Patriot Games* (1992), Watkins
- *The Duellists* (1977), Officer
- *Firefox* (1982), Police Inspector Tortyev
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Captain Arthur Hastings
- *Curse of the Pink Panther* (1983), Dr. Arno Stang
- *The Lost Battalion* (2001), General DeCoppet
- *Jack the Ripper* (1988), Sir Charles Warren

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