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John Abbott

Actor | * 06/05/1905 († 90, 05/24/1996) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
John Albert Chamberlain Kefford (5 June 1905 – 24 May 1996) was an English 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". He also played Sesmar on an episode of Lost in Space, "The Dream Monster", in 1966. Abbott was known as a Shakespearean actor. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with John Abbott as Actor(79)

as Commissioner's Laywer1998 The Commissioner
as 2nd Gambler1987 A Hazard of Hearts
1984 Quest
as Surgeon1983 Smorgasbord
as Dr. Frankenstein1982 Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
as Coroner1978 Outside Chance
as Duquai1975 The Black Bird
as Dr. Reinhart1973 The Cat Creature
as Gregorius1969 2000 Years Later
as Himself - Ms. Robson's Host1969 The Epic That Never Was
as Banker Irwing1968 Three Guns for Texas
as Akela (voice)1967 The Jungle Book
as Emile1966 Gambit
as Mr. Orlandos1963 Who's Minding the Store?
as Manuel1958 Gigi
as Dipso Dale Rutherford1957 Public Pigeon No. 1
as Yusuf1957 Omar Khayyam
as Dr. Sawyer1955 The Miracle on 34th Street
as Don Daniel1953 Sombrero
as Herbert Bielensen1953 Rogue's March
as Mustafa el Melik1953 The Steel Lady
as Nitra Puta1952 Thunder in the East
as Ambassador1952 The Merry Widow
as Sykes1951 Crosswinds
as Abel Harmer1951 Thunder on the Hill
as Pierre1950 Sideshow
as Mayor Tuvache1949 Madame Bovary
as Frederick Fairlie1948 The Woman in White
as Max Leiberman1947 Time Out Of Mind
as Rozner1947 Humoresque
as Charles Murdock1947 The Web
as Mr. Twyning1947 If Winter Comes
as Huish1947 Adventure Island
as Bertram Gribble1946 Deception
as Will Scarlet1946 The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
as Lal Bara1946 The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Phya Phrom1946 Anna and the King of Siam
as Joseph Baronova1946 One More Tomorrow
as Jimmy Gordon1945 The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Welles1945 Honeymoon Ahead
as Kaspar Andropolous1945 The Power of the Whistler
as Webb Fallon1945 The Vampire's Ghost
as Jodri1945 Pursuit to Algiers
as Roscoe Bean1945 Saratoga Trunk
as Salesman1944 Abroad with Two Yanks
as Chris Martin1944 End of the Road
as Mr. Pappas1944 The Mask of Dimitrios
as Alfonse Lamont1944 U-Boat Prisoner
as Martin S. Dwyer1944 The Falcon in Hollywood
as Mortimer Cope1944 Secrets of Scotland Yard
as Lunin1944 Summer Storm
as Reporter1944 Once Upon a Time
as Peter Althius1944 Cry of the Werewolf
as Mason1943 Jane Eyre
as Gregory Vanesou1943 They Got Me Covered
as Jack Rawlings1943 London Blackout Murders
as Hostage (scenes deleted)1943 Hangmen Also Die!
as Dr. Ferris1943 The Gorilla Man
as Grinko (uncredited)1943 Mission to Moscow
as Roland X. Smith1943 Dangerous Blondes
as English Spy1942 Joan of Paris
as Fred1942 Mrs. Miniver
as Dumbo1942 Rubber Racketeers
as Joe1942 This Above All
as Professor Radowsky1942 Get Hep to Love
as Carl aka Charles1942 Nightmare
as Poppy's Escort1941 The Shanghai Gesture
as André1940 Ten Days in Paris
as Starving Beggar1939 The Great Commandment
as Count Stephen Duni1939 The Saint in London
as Hood with Foreign Accent1938 This Man Is News
as Flower Seller1937 Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Armand1937 Under Secret Orders
as Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier1936 The Conquest of the Air

TV Shows/Series with John Abbott as Actor(42)

as Prof. Gorak1968 Land of the Giants
1967 Mannix
as Ayleborn1966 Star Trek
1965 Laredo
as Sesmar1965 Lost in Space
as Senator Wigfall1964 Profiles in Courage
as Sir Egbert1964 The Rogues
1964 Flipper
as Conrad Jaeger1963 Burke's Law
as Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa')1960 Thriller
1960 Outlaws
as Harwood Gones1960 The Islanders
as Professor Brent1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Murdock1959 Adventures in Paradise
as Prof. Carlos Muntz1957 Perry Mason
as Prof. Durwood Tobey1957 Perry Mason
as Mr. Munro1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Professor Lute Bone1955 Gunsmoke
as Eddie1955 Gunsmoke
as Professsor Meyerdal1953 GE Theater
as Nathan1953 GE Theater
as Col. Barton1952 Cavalcade of America
as Travers1948 Studio One

Full Name: John Abbott
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Monday, 06/05 1905 (June) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 05/24 1996 (May) in Los Angeles (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for John Abbott (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John Lloyd Abbott"
"John Abbott (Schauspieler)"
John Abbott frequently works together with these people:
Harry Townes (33x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (31x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (31x, Actor)
Robert H. Harris (31x, Actor)
John Hoyt (30x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (29x, Actress)
Jeanette Nolan (27x, Actress)
Anthony Caruso (27x, Actor)
Whit Bissell (26x, Actor)
Russell Collins (26x, Actor)
Robert Karnes (26x, Actor)
Ian Wolfe (6x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1314072, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/14/2024