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John Abbott

John Abbott

Actor

Born June 5, 1905 in Stepney, London, England, UK

Died May 24, 1996

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Mannix
Amazon Prime Video
The Jungle Book
Hotstar
Star Trek
Netflix
Gambit
Amazon Prime Video
Get Smart
TVNZ
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Amazon Prime Video
Lost in Space
Amazon Prime Video
The Wild Wild West
Amazon Prime Video
The Munsters
Peacock
Bewitched
9Now
The Beverly Hillbillies
Amazon Prime Video
Thriller
Amazon Prime Video
Bonanza
Amazon Prime Video
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Plex
The Rifleman
Peacock
Peter Gunn
Amazon Prime Video
Gigi
HBO Max
Perry Mason
Paramount Plus
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Now TV
Gunsmoke
Paramount Plus
General Electric Theater
Classix
Cavalcade of America
Classix
Studio One
Hotstar
Summer Storm
Netflix
They Got Me Covered
Amazon Prime Video
Hangmen Also Die!
Amazon Prime Video
Mrs. Miniver
Amazon Prime Video
Get Hep to Love
Horizon
The Great Commandment
Amazon Prime Video
The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
HBO Max

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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.

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Quest Short Film1984

Cracking Up Poster

Cracking Up Feature Film1983

Slapstick of Another Kind Poster

Slapstick of Another Kind Feature Film1982

Mixed Blessings Poster

Mixed Blessings TV Series1978

Outside Chance Poster

Outside Chance TV Movie1978

Holmes and Yoyo Poster

Holmes and Yoyo TV Series1976

Sherlock Holmes in New York Poster

Sherlock Holmes in New York TV Movie1976

The Oregon Trail Poster

The Oregon Trail TV Series1976

The Black Bird Poster

The Black Bird Feature Film1975

The Cat Creature Poster

The Cat Creature TV Movie1973

Cool Million Poster

Cool Million TV Series1972

Emmerdale Farm Poster

Emmerdale Farm TV Series1972

Confessions of a Top Crime Buster TV Movie1971

McMillan & Wife Poster

McMillan & Wife TV Series1971

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Poster

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury TV Series1971

The Partners Poster

The Partners TV Series1971

2000 Years Later Poster

2000 Years Later Feature Film1969

Medical Center Poster

Medical Center TV Series1969

Land of the Giants Poster

Land of the Giants TV Series1968

Three Guns for Texas Poster

Three Guns for Texas Feature Film1968

Garrison's Gorillas Poster

Garrison's Gorillas TV Series1967

Mannix TV Series1967

Rango TV Series1967

The Jungle Book Poster

The Jungle Book Feature Film1967

Gambit Feature Film1966

Iron Horse Poster

Iron Horse TV Series1966

Preview Tonight Poster

Preview Tonight TV Series1966

Star Trek Poster

Star Trek TV Series1966

Dream Wife TV Movie1965

Get Smart Poster

Get Smart TV Series1965

I Spy TV Series1965

Laredo TV Series1965

Lost in Space Poster

Lost in Space TV Series1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told Poster

The Greatest Story Ever Told Feature Film1965

The John Forsythe Show Poster

The John Forsythe Show TV Series1965

The Wild Wild West Poster

The Wild Wild West TV Series1965

Bewitched Poster

Bewitched TV Series1964

Destry TV Series1964

Flipper TV Series1964

My Living Doll Poster

My Living Doll TV Series1964

Profiles in Courage Poster

Profiles in Courage TV Series1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV Series1964

The Munsters Poster

The Munsters TV Series1964

The Rogues Poster

The Rogues TV Series1964

Wendy and Me Poster

Wendy and Me TV Series1964

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV Series1963

Burke's Law Poster

Burke's Law TV Series1963

The Farmer's Daughter Poster

The Farmer's Daughter TV Series1963

Who's Minding the Store? Poster

Who's Minding the Store? Feature Film1963

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster Poster

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster TV Series1962

The Beverly Hillbillies Poster

The Beverly Hillbillies TV Series1962

Great Ghost Tales Poster

Great Ghost Tales TV Series1961

Ichabod and Me Poster

Ichabod and Me TV Series1961

The Dick Powell Theatre Poster

The Dick Powell Theatre TV Series1961

The DuPont Show of the Week Poster

The DuPont Show of the Week TV Series1961

Here's Hollywood Poster

Here's Hollywood TV Series1960

Hong Kong Poster

Hong Kong TV Series1960

Maigret TV Series1960

Outlaws TV Series1960

Shangri-La Poster

Shangri-La TV Movie1960

The Islanders Poster

The Islanders TV Series1960

The Jim Backus Show Poster

The Jim Backus Show TV Series1960

Thriller Poster

Thriller TV Series1960

Adventures in Paradise Poster

Adventures in Paradise TV Series1959

Bonanza TV Series1959

Play of the Week Poster

Play of the Week TV Series1959

The Detectives Poster

The Detectives TV Series1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson Poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson TV Series1959

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Poster

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis TV Series1959

Tightrope Poster

Tightrope TV Series1959

77 Sunset Strip Poster

77 Sunset Strip TV Series1958

Gigi Feature Film1958

Peter Gunn Poster

Peter Gunn TV Series1958

Shirley Temple's Storybook Poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook TV Series1958

The Ann Sothern Show Poster

The Ann Sothern Show TV Series1958

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen Poster

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen TV Series1958

The Rifleman Poster

The Rifleman TV Series1958

Goodyear Theatre Poster

Goodyear Theatre TV Series1957

Have Gun - Will Travel Poster

Have Gun - Will Travel TV Series1957

Omar Khayyam Poster

Omar Khayyam Feature Film1957

Perry Mason Poster

Perry Mason TV Series1957

Public Pigeon No. 1 Poster

Public Pigeon No. 1 Feature Film1957

Sally TV Series1957

Telephone Time Poster

Telephone Time TV Series1956

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday Poster

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday TV Series1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Series1955

Crusader Poster

Crusader TV Series1955

Front Row Center Poster

Front Row Center TV Series1955

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre Poster

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre TV Series1955

Matinee Theatre Poster

Matinee Theatre TV Series1955

Science Fiction Theatre Poster

Science Fiction Theatre TV Series1955

Star Stage Poster

Star Stage TV Series1955

The 20th Century-Fox Hour Poster

The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Series1955

Studio 57 Poster

Studio 57 TV Series1954

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

Rogue's March Poster

Rogue's March Feature Film1953

Sombrero Poster

Sombrero Feature Film1953

The Steel Lady Poster

The Steel Lady Feature Film1953

Cavalcade of America Poster

Cavalcade of America TV Series1952

The Merry Widow Poster

The Merry Widow Feature Film1952

Thunder in the East Poster

Thunder in the East Feature Film1952

Crosswinds Poster

Crosswinds Feature Film1951

Navy Bound Poster

Navy Bound Feature Film1951

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951

Thunder on the Hill Poster

Thunder on the Hill Feature Film1951

Sideshow Poster

Sideshow Feature Film1950

Addio Mimí! Poster

Addio Mimí! Feature Film1949

Madame Bovary Poster

Madame Bovary Feature Film1949

Dream Girl Poster

Dream Girl Feature Film1948

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948

The Woman in White Poster

The Woman in White Feature Film1948

Adventure Island Poster

Adventure Island Feature Film1947

If Winter Comes Poster

If Winter Comes Feature Film1947

Kraft Theatre Poster

Kraft Theatre TV Series1947

The Web Feature Film1947

Time Out of Mind Poster

Time Out of Mind Feature Film1947

Anna and the King of Siam Poster

Anna and the King of Siam Feature Film1946

Deception Poster

Deception Feature Film1946

Humoresque Poster

Humoresque Feature Film1946

One More Tomorrow Poster

One More Tomorrow Feature Film1946

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest Poster

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest Feature Film1946

The Notorious Lone Wolf Poster

The Notorious Lone Wolf Feature Film1946

A Thousand and One Nights Poster

A Thousand and One Nights Feature Film1945

Honeymoon Ahead Poster

Honeymoon Ahead Feature Film1945

Pursuit to Algiers Poster

Pursuit to Algiers Feature Film1945

Saratoga Trunk Poster

Saratoga Trunk Feature Film1945

The Crime Doctor's Warning Poster

The Crime Doctor's Warning Feature Film1945

The Power of the Whistler Poster

The Power of the Whistler Feature Film1945

The Vampire's Ghost Poster

The Vampire's Ghost Feature Film1945

Abroad with Two Yanks Poster

Abroad with Two Yanks Feature Film1944

Cry of the Werewolf Poster

Cry of the Werewolf Feature Film1944

End of the Road Poster

End of the Road Feature Film1944

Once Upon a Time Poster

Once Upon a Time Feature Film1944

Secrets of Scotland Yard Poster

Secrets of Scotland Yard Feature Film1944

Summer Storm Poster

Summer Storm Feature Film1944

The Falcon in Hollywood Poster

The Falcon in Hollywood Feature Film1944

The Mask of Dimitrios Poster

The Mask of Dimitrios Feature Film1944

U-Boat Prisoner Poster

U-Boat Prisoner Feature Film1944

Dangerous Blondes Poster

Dangerous Blondes Feature Film1943

Hangmen Also Die! Poster

Hangmen Also Die! Feature Film1943

Jane Eyre Poster

Jane Eyre Feature Film1943

London Blackout Murders Poster

London Blackout Murders Feature Film1943

Mission to Moscow Poster

Mission to Moscow Feature Film1943

The Cross of Lorraine Poster

The Cross of Lorraine Feature Film1943

The Gorilla Man Poster

The Gorilla Man Feature Film1943

They Got Me Covered Poster

They Got Me Covered Feature Film1943

Get Hep to Love Poster

Get Hep to Love Feature Film1942

Joan of Paris Poster

Joan of Paris Feature Film1942

Mrs. Miniver Poster

Mrs. Miniver Feature Film1942

Nightmare Poster

Nightmare Feature Film1942

Rubber Racketeers Poster

Rubber Racketeers Feature Film1942

This Above All Poster

This Above All Feature Film1942

The Shanghai Gesture Poster

The Shanghai Gesture Feature Film1941

Missing Ten Days Poster

Missing Ten Days Feature Film1940

O Mistress Mine TV Movie1939

The Great Commandment Poster

The Great Commandment Feature Film1939

The Saint in London Poster

The Saint in London Feature Film1939

The Tempest TV Movie1939

The Tempest/II TV Movie1939

Richard of Bordeaux TV Movie1938

The Beautiful One TV Movie1938

This Man Is News Poster

This Man Is News Feature Film1938

Two Gentlemen of Soho TV Movie1938

Street of Shadows Poster

Street of Shadows Feature Film1937

The Importance of Being Earnest TV Movie1937

The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel Poster

The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel Feature Film1937

Under Secret Orders Poster

Under Secret Orders Feature Film1937

The Conquest of the Air Poster

The Conquest of the Air Feature Film1931

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