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[[Director]] [[John Black]] described him as a character actor.<ref>[[THWR 205]]</ref>
[[Director]] [[John Black]] described him as a character actor.<ref>[[THWR 205]]</ref>


He agreed to play Grugger only on the condition that he could kick [[K9]], which he had never been too fond of — an action he would perform in part three. According to [[Tom Baker]] on ''[[The Tom Baker Years]]'', Fraser pointed out quite firmly to the production team: "If I don't kick the dog, I don't do the show!"<ref>''[[The Tom Baker Years]]''</ref>
He agreed to play Grugger only on the condition that he could kick [[K9]], which he had never been too fond of — an action he would perform in part three. According to [[Tom Baker]] on ''[[The Tom Baker Years (VHS box set)|The Tom Baker Years]]'', Fraser pointed out quite firmly to the production team: "If I don't kick the dog, I don't do the show!"<ref>''[[The Tom Baker Years (VHS box set)|The Tom Baker Years]]''</ref>


He was married to [[Pamela Cundell]].
He was married to [[Pamela Cundell]].

Revision as of 05:42, 19 January 2020

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Bill Fraser (5 June 1908-5 September 1987[1]) played General Grugger in the Doctor Who television story Meglos and Bill Pollock in the K9 and Company television story A Girl's Best Friend.

Director John Black described him as a character actor.[2]

He agreed to play Grugger only on the condition that he could kick K9, which he had never been too fond of — an action he would perform in part three. According to Tom Baker on The Tom Baker Years, Fraser pointed out quite firmly to the production team: "If I don't kick the dog, I don't do the show!"[3]

He was married to Pamela Cundell.

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