John Fraser has died at the age of 89, his family has confirmed. The Dam Busters star passed away on Saturday after a year-long battle with cancer.
Fraser had decided not to have chemotherapy and was discovered peaceful in bed by his partner, artist Rodney Pienaar, 68. During the height of his fame homosexuality was still illegal, and as a gay man this played a part in his desire to step out of the spotlight, with his last acting role being in the nineties.
He shot to fame playing Flight Lieutenant J V 'Hoppy' Hopgood in the 1955 epic British war film Dam Busters. Fraser starred in more than 20 films throughout his career, including Tunes Of Glory in 1960 and The Waltz of the Toreadors in 1962.
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