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NameJohn Abbott
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Date of BirthApril 19, 1945
Age(as in 2023 Feb)78
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John Abbott Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Doctor Who: Horror of Fang RockVince Hawkins1977-09-24The cursed island of Fang Rock off the south coast of England is a place of rumour and tales of beasts from the sea. Three lighthouse men at the turn …
Magic MomentsReporter1989-03-19
Measure for MeasureSecond Gentleman1979-02-18When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn’t be worse for Claudio, who is sente…
The Young Poisoner’s HandbookChairman1995-01-20Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a …
Four Weddings and a FuneralPolite Verger – Wedding Four1994-03-09Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love….

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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.

John Abbott

John Abbott Biography / Wiki

NameJohn Abbott
Also KnowJohn Lloyd Abbott
GenderMale
Known ForActing
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Date of Birth1905-06-05
Age(as in 2022)90
Deathday1996-05-24

John Abbott Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
The Vampire’s GhostWebb Fallon1945-04-13In a small African port, a tawdry bar is run by a old man named Webb Fallon. Fallon is actually a vampire, but he is becoming weary of his “life” of t…
London Blackout MurdersJack Rawlings1943-01-15A young girl, Mary Tillet, is forced to find a new place to live due to her London home being bombed during World War II. Her tobacconist landlord, Ja…
Quest1984-10-01On a distant planet, descendants of a crashed spaceship are subjected to mysterious forces that cause them to age and die in just eight days. They mus…
End of the RoadChris Martin1944-11-10A crime writer believes that a man imprisoned for committing the notorious “Flower Shop Murder” is innocent of the crime. He believes he knows who the…
SideshowPierre1950-06-18A Treasury Department agent on the trail of an international jewel smuggling ring joins a carnival that he thinks the gang is using as a front. He fin…
U-Boat PrisonerAlfonse Lamont1944-07-25Bruce Bennett plays merchant seaman Archie Gibbs, who manages to survive when his ship is torpedoed by a German submarine. Disguising himself in the u…
DeceptionBertram Gribble1946-10-26After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her….
The Falcon in HollywoodMartin S. Dwyer1944-12-08Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence–aka Michael Arlen’s literary hero The Falcon–arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find hi…
The Notorious Lone WolfLal Bara1946-02-14Ex-thief Lone Wolf (Gerald Mohr) and his valet (Eric Blore) don turbans to solve a museum jewel theft….
2000 Years LaterGregorius1969-03-11A satirical film on fads in the US. A TV host on a late night show tries to convince his viewers that they should return to Rome and Roman ways….
Adventure IslandHuish1947-08-13Travelers find themselves marooned on an island with a maniacal self-made ruler….
Rogue’s MarchHerbert Bielensen1953-02-13After being unjustly accused of spying, a British officer tries to redeem himself in India….
Rubber RacketeersDumbo1942-06-26Racketeer Gillin is paroled from prison and immediately goes to work trying to make an illegal buck from America’s war effort. With rationing in effec…
The Steel LadyMustafa el Melik1953-10-09Surviving a plane crash in the Sahara, four oilmen find and manage to repair a German Afrika Corps tank which had been buried in the sand since WWII….
GambitEmile1966-12-21Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world’s wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar. With the help of exotic showg…
The WebCharles Murdock1947-06-04A brash young lawyer takes a short-term but high-paid job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly rea…
The Power of the WhistlerKaspar Andropolous1945-04-19A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on item…
The Woman in WhiteFrederick Fairlie1948-05-07A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate where he has been hired to give art lessons to beautiful Laura Fair…
CrosswindsSykes1951-10-01A sailor gets his boat stolen from him after he’s set up for a crime….
The Merry WidowAmbassador1952-09-05Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Mars…
Secrets of Scotland YardMortimer Cope1944-07-26Secrets of Scotland Yard is Republic’s spin on a plotline first elucidated in the old E. Phillips Oppenheim novel The Great Impersonation. After losin…
The Crime Doctor’s WarningJimmy Gordon1945-09-27A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders….
Get Hep to LoveProfessor Radowsky1942-10-02Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her….
Once Upon a TimeReporter1944-06-29Broadway producer Jerry Flynn is anxious to recapture the magic and reclaim the crowds after a set of costly flops. Outside his theater one night, Fly…
Under Secret OrdersArmand1937-12-06During the First World War, a woman doctor falls in love with one of her patients who turns out to be a German spy. She herself ends up working for Ge…
Time Out Of MindMax Leiberman1947-05-03The son of a wealthy Maine family shocks his relatives by announcing he wants to pursue a career in music….
Cry of the WerewolfPeter Althius1944-08-17A young gypsy girl turns into a wolf to destroy her enemies….
The Gorilla ManDr. Ferris1943-01-14A wounded soldier discovers his hospital is secretly run by the Nazis….
The Saint in LondonCount Stephen Duni1939-06-30Suave soldier of fortune Simon Templer gets mixed up with a gang of counterfeiters who’ve murdered and robbed an European count of 1,000,000 pounds. H…
The Epic That Never WasHimself – Ms. Robson’s Host1969-09-19The story of the aborted 1937 filming of “I, Claudius”, starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage….
Ten Days in ParisAndré1940-06-01Bob Stevens awakens in a hospital with a gunshot wound to his head, and is told that he has been in Paris for ten days. However, this cannot be true b…
Thunder in the EastNitra Puta1952-12-04During India’s first years of independence from Britain, Steve Gibbs lands his armaments loaded plane in Ghandahar province hoping to get rich. Pacifi…
GigiManuel1958-05-15A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who’s gone f…
Thunder on the HillAbel Harmer1951-10-17Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becomin…
Honeymoon AheadWelles1945-05-11When the prison choir loses its leader, the boys try to get him back in….
Saratoga TrunkRoscoe Bean1945-11-21An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces to achieve justice from the society that has ostra…
Return of the Scarlet PimpernelFlower Seller1937-10-20Sir Percy is forced to return to France one last time, to rescue his wife from the clutches of the sinister Robespierre. It clearly is a trap, but not…
SombreroDon Daniel1953-04-22Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter’s sister and lovers from feuding villages….
Public Pigeon No. 1Dipso Dale Rutherford1957-02-18Swindlers con a lunchroom clerk into doing them a favor, supposedly on behalf of the FBI….
Slapstick (Of Another Kind)Dr. Frankenstein1982-12-09A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet….
The Miracle on 34th StreetDr. Sawyer1947-05-02One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this i…
The Bandit of Sherwood ForestWill Scarlet1946-02-21Robin Hood’s swashbuckling son (Cornel Wilde) comes to the rescue when England’s boy-king is captured by the evil, power-hungry William of Pembroke (H…
Sherlock Holmes in New YorkHeller1976-10-18An affectionate bow to the master sleuth in this lavishly produced original that has Holmes rushing to New York City after discovering that his old ne…
Madame BovaryMayor Tuvache1949-08-25Based on the French literary classic, this drama presents author Gustave Flaubert narrating his tale of infidelity and narcissism. After marrying smal…
Pursuit to AlgiersJodri1945-10-26After the King of Ruthenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to Europe via Algiers, aboard a transatlantic ocean …
Summer StormLunin1944-07-14It’s a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren, who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge, a decadent aristocrat and an…
SmorgasbordSurgeon1983-04-13Warren Nefron is a hopeless klutz who has some of the worst luck in the world: when he tries to end it all with a foolproof suicide plan, he still man…
Three Guns for TexasBanker Irwing1968-10-31A man searching for a stolen army payroll is joined by several men after the reward money….
Who’s Minding the Store?Mr. Orlandos1963-11-28Jerry Lewis plays Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, who doesn’t know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store …
Dangerous BlondesRoland X. Smith1943-09-23Mystery writer Barry Craig (Allyn Joslyn) and his wife Jane (Evelyn Keyes), prefer solving crimes rather than writing about them. They get a chance wh…
The Black BirdDuquai1975-12-25The son of famous detective Sam Spade carries on the family tradition of getting involved with the Maltese Falcon – and with the people who will stop …
Street of Shadows1937-04-13A slippery femme fatale, a spy for Germany during the Great War, is sent to Thessaloniki in Greece and becomes involved with a man on the other side, …
If Winter ComesMr. Twyning1947-12-31It’s 1939 in the small English town of Penny Green and events in Poland are about to change lives. Mark Sabre, a writer of school textbooks, has marri…
Anna and the King of SiamPhya Phrom1946-08-11In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King….
One More TomorrowJoseph Baronova1946-05-24Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party–until he meets photographer Christie Sage. Through Christie, Tom takes over the owner…
The Cat CreatureDr. Reinhart1973-12-11When a rich man dies, some items from a collection of his are stolen- an ancient Egyptian gold amulet and the mummy that was wearing it. The police co…
The Conquest of the AirJean-François Pilâtre de Rozier1936-12-01This early docudrama uses dramatic re-enactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man’s attempts to fly from anc…
NightmareCarl aka Charles1942-11-10An ex-gambler helps a beautiful widow, and becomes involved with a murder, secret agents, and saboteurs….
The Jungle BookWolf (voice) (uncredited)1967-10-18The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and t…
HumoresqueRozner1947-01-25A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite….
The Mask of DimitriosMr. Pappas1944-06-23A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He dec…
Joan of ParisEnglish Spy1942-01-20An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hid…
Abroad with Two YanksSalesman1944-08-04Biff and Jeff, two American G.I.’s on furlough in Australia during The Second World War, are enjoying their time the way most soldiers on leave do. Wh…
A Thousand and One NightsAli1945-07-20On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan’s daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie. He uses it …
The Cross of LorraineBaker1943-11-12French soldiers (Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly) surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a barbaric prison camp….
Outside ChanceCoroner1978-01-01A young woman accused of murdering the jailer who raped her, escapes from jail and becomes a fugitive….
This Man Is NewsHood with Foreign Accent1938-09-16A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime….
The CommissionerCommissioner’s Laywer1998-02-22John Hurt stars as a scandal-hit member of parliament, dispatched to the political backwaters of the European Commission in Brussels as penance for hi…
Mrs. MiniverFred1942-07-03English middle-class family, The Minivers, experience life in the first months of World War II….
They Got Me CoveredGregory Vanesou1943-03-04Bumbling reporter Robert Kittredge has been fired after bungling his latest assignment. His career isn’t all he’s botched up: his girlfriend Chris is …
This Above AllJoe1942-05-12In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with t…
Omar KhayyamYusuf1957-08-23Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they…
The Shanghai GesturePoppy’s Escort1941-12-25A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint….
Jane EyreMason1943-12-24After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter….
Mission to MoscowGrinko (uncredited)1943-04-29Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to America as an advocate of Stalinism….
A Hazard of Hearts2nd Gambler1987-12-27When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley has lost his estate and all his money playing dice, he realises that he only has one thing left of value: …
The Great CommandmentStarving Beggar1939-10-02Portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the G…
Hangmen Also Die!Hostage (scenes deleted)1943-04-15During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda, a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal “Hangman of Europe”, Reichsprote…
The Greatest Story Ever ToldAben1965-02-15From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. M…

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