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John Abbott
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John Abbott
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1905-06-05,Stepney, London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

The Greatest Story Ever Told

6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965-04-09

Street of Shadows

6.857

Street of Shadows
1937-04-13

6.7

Deception
1946-10-26

The Jungle Book

7.28

The Jungle Book
1967-10-18

Sherlock Holmes in New York

5.986

Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976-10-18

7.036

Humoresque
1947-01-25

7.1

Mrs. Miniver
1942-07-03

The Mask of Dimitrios

7

The Mask of Dimitrios
1944-06-23

6.994

Gambit
1966-12-16

7.1

The Web
1947-06-04

Cry of the Werewolf

4.771

Cry of the Werewolf
1944-08-17

5

Outside Chance
1978-12-02

The Power of the Whistler

5.9

The Power of the Whistler
1945-04-19

The Woman in White

5.7

The Woman in White
1948-05-07

End of the Road

5.833

End of the Road
1944-11-10

The Falcon in Hollywood

6.154

The Falcon in Hollywood
1944-12-08

6.754

Madame Bovary
1949-08-25

6.5

Joan of Paris
1942-01-20

5.889

Crosswinds
1951-10-01

6.2

Gigi
1958-05-15

A Hazard of Hearts

7.875

A Hazard of Hearts
1987-12-27

Pursuit to Algiers

6.8

Pursuit to Algiers
1945-10-26

5.667

Summer Storm
1944-07-14

The Gorilla Man

5.8

The Gorilla Man
1943-01-16

The Vampire's Ghost

5.5

The Vampire's Ghost
1945-04-13

The Saint in London

5.833

The Saint in London
1939-06-30

Thunder on the Hill

6.379

Thunder on the Hill
1951-10-17

The Notorious Lone Wolf

6

The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946-02-14

7.5

Navy Bound
1951-03-04

7

Sideshow
1950-06-18

2000 Years Later

7.5

2000 Years Later
1969-03-11

If Winter Comes

6.667

If Winter Comes
1947-12-31

The Epic That Never Was

6.875

The Epic That Never Was
1969-09-19

The Merry Widow

6.3

The Merry Widow
1952-09-05

Secrets of Scotland Yard

6.25

Secrets of Scotland Yard
1944-07-26

Abroad with Two Yanks

6.667

Abroad with Two Yanks
1944-08-04

Adventure Island

5.5

Adventure Island
1947-08-13

5.75

Omar Khayyam
1957-08-23

6

Rogue's March
1953-02-13

Honeymoon Ahead

7

Honeymoon Ahead
1945-05-11

London Blackout Murders

6.667

London Blackout Murders
1943-01-15

Time Out of Mind

5.625

Time Out of Mind
1947-05-03

Ten Days in Paris

7.8

Ten Days in Paris
1940-06-01

U-Boat Prisoner

7.333

U-Boat Prisoner
1944-07-25

The Crime Doctor's Warning

6.5

The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945-09-27

Rubber Racketeers

5.5

Rubber Racketeers
1942-06-26

5.952

Smorgasbord
1983-04-13

Anna and the King of Siam

6.179

Anna and the King of Siam
1946-08-11

6.1

Saratoga Trunk
1945-11-21

Hangmen Also Die!

6.9

Hangmen Also Die!
1943-04-01

6.556

The Steel Lady
1953-10-09

Three Guns for Texas

6.667

Three Guns for Texas
1968-10-31

One More Tomorrow

5.8

One More Tomorrow
1946-05-24

The Cat Creature

5.4

The Cat Creature
1973-12-11

They Got Me Covered

6.2

They Got Me Covered
1943-03-04

The Shanghai Gesture

6.236

The Shanghai Gesture
1941-12-25

A Thousand and One Nights

6.1

A Thousand and One Nights
1945-07-20

Thunder in the East

5.6

Thunder in the East
1952-12-04

Mission to Moscow

5.738

Mission to Moscow
1943-04-29

5

The Black Bird
1975-12-25

The Conquest of the Air

5.4

The Conquest of the Air
1931-12-01

Who's Minding the Store?

6.8

Who's Minding the Store?
1963-11-28

6.775

This Above All
1942-05-12

6.333

Nightmare
1942-11-10

6.9

Jane Eyre
1943-12-24

This Man Is News

5.333

This Man Is News
1938-09-16

The Cross of Lorraine

6.4

The Cross of Lorraine
1943-11-12

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

4.375

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1937-10-20

The Great Commandment

5

The Great Commandment
1939-10-02

4.25

Sombrero
1953-04-22

Dangerous Blondes

6.286

Dangerous Blondes
1943-09-23

Get Hep to Love

7

Get Hep to Love
1942-10-02

Once Upon a Time

5.786

Once Upon a Time
1944-06-29

Public Pigeon No. 1

6.333

Public Pigeon No. 1
1957-05-17

Slapstick of Another Kind

3.023

Slapstick of Another Kind
1982-12-09

6.738

Quest
1984-10-01

The Miracle on 34th Street

5.577

The Miracle on 34th Street
1955-12-14

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

5.273

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946-02-21

The Commissioner

6

The Commissioner
1998-02-22

Under Secret Orders

9

Under Secret Orders
1937-12-06

Blunt Instrument

8

Blunt Instrument
1981-02-08

The Great Commandment

5

The Great Commandment
1939-10-02

Garrison's Gorillas

8.063

Garrison's Gorillas
1967-09-06

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

6.278

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959-09-29

7.999

Star Trek
1966-09-08

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.926

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962-09-26

Land of the Giants

6.798

Land of the Giants
1968-09-22

6.755

Mannix
1967-09-16

6.2

Flipper
1964-09-19

7.157

Lost in Space
1965-09-15

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

7.9

Bewitched
1964-09-17

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

8

The Islanders
1960-10-02

7.9

Get Smart
1965-09-18

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.4

Laredo
1965-09-16

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6

Ichabod and Me
1961-09-26

6.667

Outlaws
1960-09-26

6.5

The Partners
1971-09-18

Edward and Mrs Simpson

6.833

Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978-11-08

6.675

Thriller
1960-09-13

6.56

Peter Gunn
1958-09-22

Adventures in Paradise

6.143

Adventures in Paradise
1959-10-05

Profiles in Courage

7.5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

Matinee Theater

5.286

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

8

Wendy and Me
1964-09-14

7.667

Timeslip
1970-09-28

7.1

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

6.7

The Detectives
1959-10-16

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

8

The Rogues
1964-09-13

0

Rango
1967-01-13

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.75

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-09-21

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.926

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962-09-26

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

9

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958-09-26

6.357

Medical Center
1969-09-24

7

Cool Million
1972-10-28

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

7.097

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.314

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

6.5

Telephone Time
1956-04-08

77 Sunset Strip

7.1

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

7.25

Paul Temple
1969-11-23