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person_profile-John Abbott

John Abbott Died at age: 90

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Abbott

Date of Birth:

Jun 05, 1905

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

May 24, 1996

Biography of

John Abbott

    John Albert Chamberlain Kefford was an English character actor professionally known as John Abbott. His memorable roles include the invalid Frederick Fairlie in the 1948 film The Woman in White and the pacifist Ayelborne in the Star Trek episode "Errand of Mercy". as well as a Shakespearean actor.

    In 1934, he began his career in show business when he made his professional stage debut in a revival of Dryden's Aureng-zebe with Sybil Thorndike. He then joined the Old Vic Company and appeared in Shakespearean roles, including Claudius in a production of Hamlet at Elsinore Castle in Denmark with Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh and Alec Guinness. His first Broadway role was that of Count Mancini in He Who Gets Slapped in 1946. He also appeared on Broadway in Monserrat and The Waltz of the Toreadors. He made his film debut in Mademoiselle Docteur in 1937 and went on to act in scores of films in the next 30 years. Among his film credits are Mission to Moscow, Jane Eyre, A Thousand and One Nights, Humoresque, and The Greatest Story Ever Told. His television appearances in that time were even more numerous, beginning with pioneering broadcasts by the BBC before the Second World War.

    In the early days of the Second World War, Abbott worked at the British Embassy in Stockholm. When the time came to leave, he had to by way of the United States. While in the U.S., he was offered a part in Hollywood in 1941 and ended up living there for the rest of his life.

    On American television between the 1950s and 1970s, Abbott had roles on a wide variety of series such as Kraft Television Theatre, Studio 57, Gunsmoke, Matinee Theatre, Bonanza, Thriller, Star Trek, Mannix, Iron Horse, and Bewitched. Although he was blacklisted during the Red Scare of the 1950s, a producer who wanted to hire him eventually succeeded in getting the actor removed from the list.In his final years, Abbott taught acting to students free of charge.

    Abbott died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from natural causes on 24 May 1996 at the age of 90.

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John Abbott

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Filmography of

John Abbott

Found 78 Movies in total

The Commissioner

Commissioner's Laywer ( Actor )

... 1998

A Hazard of Hearts

2nd Gambler ( Actor )

... 1987

Smorgasbord

Surgeon ( Actor )

... 1983

Slapstick of Another Kind

Dr. Frankenstein ( Actor )

... 1982

... 1976

The Black Bird

Duquai ( Actor )

... 1975

The Cat Creature

Dr. Reinhart ( Actor )

... 1973

The Epic That Never Was

Himself - Ms. Robson's Host ( Actor )

... 1969

2000 Years Later

Gregorius ( Actor )

... 1969

Three Guns for Texas

Banker Irwing ( Actor )

... 1968

The Jungle Book

Akela (voice) ( Actor )

... 1967

Gambit

Emile ( Actor )

... 1966

... 1965

Who's Minding the Store?

Mr. Orlandos ( Actor )

... 1963

Gigi

Manuel ( Actor )

... 1958

Omar Khayyam

Yusuf ( Actor )

... 1957

Public Pigeon No. 1

Dipso Dale Rutherford ( Actor )

... 1957

The Miracle on 34th Street

Dr. Sawyer ( Actor )

... 1955

The Steel Lady

Mustafa el Melik ( Actor )

... 1953

Sombrero

Don Daniel ( Actor )

... 1953

Rogue's March

Herbert Bielensen ( Actor )

... 1953

Thunder in the East

Nitra Puta ( Actor )

... 1952

The Merry Widow

Ambassador ( Actor )

... 1952

Thunder on the Hill

Abel Harmer ( Actor )

... 1951

Crosswinds

Sykes ( Actor )

... 1951

Navy Bound

Pappa Cerrano ( Actor )

... 1951

Sideshow

Pierre ( Actor )

... 1950

Madame Bovary

Mayor Tuvache ( Actor )

... 1949

The Woman in White

Frederick Fairlie ( Actor )

... 1948

If Winter Comes

Mr. Twyning ( Actor )

... 1947

Adventure Island

Huish ( Actor )

... 1947

The Web

Charles Murdock ( Actor )

... 1947

Time Out of Mind

Max Leiberman ( Actor )

... 1947

Humoresque

Rozner ( Actor )

... 1947

Deception

Bertram Gribble ( Actor )

... 1946

Anna and the King of Siam

Phya Phrom ( Actor )

... 1946

One More Tomorrow

Joseph Baronova ( Actor )

... 1946

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

Will Scarlet ( Actor )

... 1946

The Notorious Lone Wolf

Lal Bara ( Actor )

... 1946

Saratoga Trunk

Roscoe Bean ( Actor )

... 1945

Pursuit to Algiers

Jodri ( Actor )

... 1945

The Crime Doctor's Warning

Jimmy Gordon ( Actor )

... 1945

... 1945

Honeymoon Ahead

Welles ( Actor )

... 1945

The Power of the Whistler

Kaspar Andropolous ( Actor )

... 1945

The Vampire's Ghost

Webb Fallon ( Actor )

... 1945

The Falcon in Hollywood

Martin S. Dwyer ( Actor )

... 1944

End of the Road

Chris Martin ( Actor )

... 1944

Cry of the Werewolf

Peter Althius (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Abroad with Two Yanks

Salesman ( Actor )

... 1944

Secrets of Scotland Yard

Mortimer Cope ( Actor )

... 1944

U-Boat Prisoner

Alfonse Lamont ( Actor )

... 1944

Summer Storm

Lunin ( Actor )

... 1944

Once Upon a Time

Reporter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

The Mask of Dimitrios

Mr. Pappas ( Actor )

... 1944

Jane Eyre

Mason ( Actor )

... 1943

The Cross of Lorraine

Baker ( Actor )

... 1943

Dangerous Blondes

Roland X. Smith ( Actor )

... 1943

Mission to Moscow

Grinko (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Hangmen Also Die!

Hostage (scenes deleted) ( Actor )

... 1943

They Got Me Covered

Gregory Vanesou ( Actor )

... 1943

The Gorilla Man

Dr. Ferris ( Actor )

... 1943

London Blackout Murders

Jack Rawlings ( Actor )

... 1943

Nightmare

Carl aka Charles ( Actor )

... 1942

Get Hep to Love

Professor Radowsky ( Actor )

... 1942

Mrs. Miniver

Fred ( Actor )

... 1942

Rubber Racketeers

Dumbo ( Actor )

... 1942

This Above All

Joe ( Actor )

... 1942

Joan of Paris

English Spy ( Actor )

... 1942

The Shanghai Gesture

Poppy's Escort ( Actor )

... 1941

Ten Days in Paris

André ( Actor )

... 1940

The Great Commandment

Starving Beggar ( Actor )

... 1939

The Saint in London

Count Stephen Duni ( Actor )

... 1939

This Man Is News

Hood with Foreign Accent ( Actor )

... 1938

Under Secret Orders

Armand ( Actor )

... 1937

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Flower Seller ( Actor )

... 1937

... 1937

The Conquest of the Air

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier ( Actor )

... 1936