Person
Dorothy Frere
Acting · 1910–1985 · Blyth, Northumberland, England, UK
Known for
Theatre 625
Mrs Oaks
The Saint
Hunter's Landlady
Upstairs, Downstairs
Mrs. Fellowes
Fawlty Towers
Miss Hare
Steptoe and Son
Mrs Cakebread
Catweazle
Miss Coote
Ace of Wands
Mrs. MacFadyean
The Informer
Mrs Benn
Whack-O!
Headmistress
The Scales of Justice
Miss Cooper
Filmography
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMiss Hare (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982Nobody's HeroOld Lady in Wheelchair
- 1979Roger of the RajHousemaid
- 1975Fawlty TowersMiss Hare
- 1972Ooh...You Are AwfulSaunders (uncredited)
- 1972Vampire CircusGranma Schilt
- 1971Upstairs, DownstairsMrs. Fellowes
- 1970Ace of WandsMrs. MacFadyean
- 1970The Italian TableMrs. Lynch
- 1970CatweazleMiss Coote
- 1969Never Talk to StrangersLandlady
- 1967It!Miss Swanson
- 1966The InformerMrs Benn
- 1965The World of WoosterMrs Pringle
- 1964Theatre 625Mrs Oaks
- 1962The SaintHunter's Landlady
- 1962The Scales of JusticeMiss Cooper
- 1962Steptoe and SonMrs Cakebread
- 1961The Snake WomanMartha Adderson
- 1956Whack-O!Headmistress
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