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Frazer Hines
12+ albums
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Frazer Hines (born 22 September 1944, Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire) is a British actor best known for his role as Jamie McCrimmon in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. He appeared in this role from 1966 to 1969, as well as reappearing in The Five Doctors in 1983 and The Two Doctors in 1985. Though much of his work on Doctor Who has been lost, he appeared in more episodes than any other actor, save for those playing the first four Doctors. In terms of screen-time, he is easily the longest-serving co-star, although Nicholas Courtney appeared regularly over a greater number of years. This phenomenon is due to the fact that during the 1960s, the show had a much higher episode count than in the 1970s and 1980s. After his three-year stint as Jamie in Doctor Who he resumed the life of a jobbing actor until 1972, when he was cast in the soap opera Emmerdale Farm as Joe Sugden — a role he played until 1994. Hines is the only still-living Second Doctor companion actor not to act in a Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio play (the others have played characters other than their television roles). He has, however, recorded linking narration for many Second Doctor serials which no longer exist in video form; the soundtracks, along with Hines' narration, have been released on CD by BBC Audio. Hines is also a noted amateur jockey. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
