What is John Laurie?
{{Infobox person |name=John Laurie |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=1930–79 |occupation=Actor |spouse=Florence Saunders<br><small>(m. 1924–26, her death)</small><br>Oonah Todd-Naylor<br><small>(m. 1928–1980, his death)</small> }} '''John Paton Laurie''' (25 March 1897 &ndash; 23 June 1980) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[actor]] who was known for his role as James Frazer in the [[British]] sitcom ''[[Dad's Army]]''. Laurie was born on 25 March 1897 in [[Dumfries]], [[Dumfriesshire]], [[Scotland]]. He was married three times. He had one daughter. Laurie died on 23 June 1980 in his [[Chalfont St Peter]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England home from [[emphysema]], aged 83<ref>''The Times'', death notice, 25 June 1980</ref> His ashes were scattered into the [[English Channel]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{findagrave|18089893}} * {{IMDb name|0491406}} {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurie, John}} [[Category:1897 births]] [[Category:1980 deaths]] [[Category:People from Dumfries]] [[Category:Scottish movie actors]] [[Category:Scottish stage actors]] [[Category:Scottish television actors]]