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John Abbott

Born · June 5, 1905

Died · May 24, 1996 (90 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Stepney, London, England, UK

Bio

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.

Known for

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Star Trek

Star Trek

Bewitched

Bewitched

Get Smart

Get Smart

The Commissioner

Commissioner's Laywer

1998

A Hazard of Hearts

2nd Gambler

1987

Quest

1984

Smorgasbord

Surgeon

1983

Slapstick of Another Kind

Dr. Frankenstein

1982

Blunt Instrument

Dr. Durrant

1981

Outside Chance

Coroner

1978

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Mouth Organist · (1 episode)

1978

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Heller

1976

The Black Bird

Duquai

1975

The Cat Creature

Dr. Reinhart

1973

Cool Million

Sir Godwin Phipps-Cheston · (1 episode)

1972

The Partners

(1 episode)

1971

Timeslip

(1 episode)

1970

Medical Center

Professor MacIntyre · (1 episode)

1969

The Epic That Never Was

Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

1969

2000 Years Later

Gregorius

1969

Three Guns for Texas

Banker Irwing

1968

Land of the Giants

Prof. Gorak · (1 episode)

1968

The Jungle Book

Akela (voice)

1967

Mannix

(1 episode)

1967

Garrison's Gorillas

(1 episode)

1967

Rango

(1 episode)

1967

Gambit

Emile

1966

Star Trek

Ayleborn · (1 episode)

1966

Get Smart

(1 episode)

1965

Laredo

(1 episode)

1965

Lost in Space

Sesmar · (1 episode)

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Aben

1965

Profiles in Courage

Senator Wigfall · (1 episode)

1964

Flipper

(1 episode)

1964

Bewitched

(1 episode)

1964

Wendy and Me

(1 episode)

1964

The Rogues

Sir Egbert · (1 episode)

1964

Who's Minding the Store?

Mr. Orlandos

1963

Burke's Law

Conrad Jaeger · (1 episode)

1963

The Beverly Hillbillies

(0 episode)

1962

The Beverly Hillbillies

Sir Trevor Gielgud Burton-Guiness · (1 episode)

1962

Ichabod and Me

(1 episode)

1961

The Islanders

Harwood Gones · (1 episode)

1960

Outlaws

(1 episode)

1960

Thriller

Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa') · (1 episode)

1960

The Detectives

(1 episode)

1959

Adventures in Paradise

Murdock · (1 episode)

1959

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

(1 episode)

1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Professor Brent · (1 episode)

1959

The Rifleman

(1 episode)

1958

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

The Cat · (1 episode)

1958

Peter Gunn

(1 episode)

1958

Gigi

Manuel

1958

Perry Mason

Prof. Carlos Muntz · (1 episode)

1957

Perry Mason

Dr. Durwood Tobey · (1 episode)

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

(1 episode)

1957

Omar Khayyam

Yusuf

1957

Public Pigeon No. 1

Dipso Dale Rutherford

1957

Telephone Time

(1 episode)

1956

The Miracle on 34th Street

Dr. Sawyer

1955

Matinee Theater

(5 episodes)

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

(1 episode)

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Mr. Munro · (1 episode)

1955

Gunsmoke

Professor Lute Bone · (1 episode)

1955

Gunsmoke

Eddie · (1 episode)

1955

The Steel Lady

Mustafa el Melik

1953

Sombrero

Don Daniel

1953

Rogue's March

Herbert Bielensen

1953

General Electric Theater

Professsor Meyerdal · (1 episode)

1953

General Electric Theater

Nathan · (1 episode)

1953

Thunder in the East

Nitra Puta

1952

Cavalcade of America

Col. Barton · (1 episode)

1952

The Merry Widow

Marshovian Ambassador

1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Chang · (1 episode)

1951

Thunder on the Hill

Abel Harmer

1951

Crosswinds

Sykes

1951

Navy Bound

Pappa Cerrano

1951

Sideshow

Pierre

1950

Madame Bovary

Mayor Tuvache

1949

Studio One

Travers · (1 episode)

1948

The Woman in White

Frederick Fairlie

1948

If Winter Comes

Mr. Twyning

1947

Adventure Island

Huish

1947

The Web

Charles Murdock

1947

Time Out of Mind

Max Leiberman

1947

Humoresque

Rozner

1947

Deception

Bertram Gribble

1946

Anna and the King of Siam

Phya Phrom

1946

One More Tomorrow

Joseph Baronova

1946

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

Will Scarlet

1946

The Notorious Lone Wolf

Lal Bara

1946

Saratoga Trunk

Roscoe Bean

1945

Pursuit to Algiers

Jodri

1945

The Crime Doctor's Warning

Jimmy Gordon

1945

A Thousand and One Nights

Ali

1945

Honeymoon Ahead

Welles

1945

The Power of the Whistler

Kaspar Andropolous

1945

The Vampire's Ghost

Webb Fallon

1945

The Falcon in Hollywood

Martin S. Dwyer

1944

End of the Road

Chris Martin

1944

Cry of the Werewolf

Peter Althius (uncredited)

1944

Abroad with Two Yanks

Salesman

1944

Secrets of Scotland Yard

Mortimer Cope

1944

U-Boat Prisoner

Alfonse Lamont

1944

Summer Storm

Lunin

1944

Once Upon a Time

Reporter (uncredited)

1944

The Mask of Dimitrios

Mr. Pappas

1944

Jane Eyre

Mason

1943

The Cross of Lorraine

Baker

1943

Dangerous Blondes

Roland X. Smith (uncredited)

1943

Mission to Moscow

Grinko (uncredited)

1943

Hangmen Also Die!

Hostage (scenes deleted)

1943

They Got Me Covered

Gregory Vanesou

1943

The Gorilla Man

Dr. Ferris

1943

London Blackout Murders

Jack Rawlings

1943

Nightmare

Carl aka Charles

1942

Get Hep to Love

Professor Radowsky

1942

Mrs. Miniver

Fred

1942

Rubber Racketeers

Dumbo

1942

This Above All

Joe

1942

Joan of Paris

English Spy

1942

The Shanghai Gesture

Poppy's Escort

1941

Ten Days in Paris

André

1940

The Great Commandment

Starving Beggar

1939

The Saint in London

Count Stephen Duni

1939

This Man Is News

Hood with Foreign Accent

1938

Under Secret Orders

Armand

1937

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Flower Seller

1937

Street of Shadows

1937

The Conquest of the Air

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

1936