John Abbott

John Abbott

Actor Jun 5 (died age 90) Stepney, London, England, UK 1931–1998 (67 year career)

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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 Sh…

Known For

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Akela (voice)

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

Fred

Gigi

Gigi

Manuel

Gambit

Gambit

Emile

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Mason

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Aben

Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

Hostage (scenes deleted)

Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

Mr. Orlandos

Filmography

Acting (124)

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Movies (81)

The Commissioner

The Commissioner

as Commissioner's Laywer

A Hazard of Hearts

A Hazard of Hearts

as 2nd Gambler

Quest

Quest

Smorgasbord

Smorgasbord

as Surgeon

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

as Dr. Frankenstein

Blunt Instrument

as Dr. Durrant

Outside Chance

as Coroner

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Sherlock Holmes in New York

as Heller

The Black Bird

The Black Bird

as Duquai

The Cat Creature

The Cat Creature

as Dr. Reinhart

2000 Years Later

2000 Years Later

as Gregorius

The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was

as Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

Three Guns for Texas

Three Guns for Texas

as Banker Irwing

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

as Akela (voice)

Gambit

Gambit

as Emile

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Aben

Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

as Mr. Orlandos

Gigi

Gigi

as Manuel

Public Pigeon No. 1

Public Pigeon No. 1

as Dipso Dale Rutherford

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

as Yusuf

The Miracle on 34th Street

The Miracle on 34th Street

as Dr. Sawyer

Rogue's March

Rogue's March

as Herbert Bielensen

Sombrero

Sombrero

as Don Daniel

The Steel Lady

The Steel Lady

as Mustafa el Melik

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

as Marshovian Ambassador

Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

as Nitra Puta

Crosswinds

Crosswinds

as Sykes

Thunder on the Hill

Thunder on the Hill

as Abel Harmer

Navy Bound

Navy Bound

as Pappa Cerrano

Sideshow

Sideshow

as Pierre

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

as Mayor Tuvache

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

as Frederick Fairlie

Adventure Island

Adventure Island

as Huish

The Web

The Web

as Charles Murdock

Humoresque

Humoresque

as Rozner

Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

as Max Leiberman

If Winter Comes

If Winter Comes

as Mr. Twyning

Anna and the King of Siam

Anna and the King of Siam

as Phya Phrom

Deception

Deception

as Bertram Gribble

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

as Will Scarlet

The Notorious Lone Wolf

The Notorious Lone Wolf

as Lal Bara

One More Tomorrow

One More Tomorrow

as Joseph Baronova

The Crime Doctor's Warning

The Crime Doctor's Warning

as Jimmy Gordon

A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

as Ali

Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers

as Jodri

The Power of the Whistler

The Power of the Whistler

as Kaspar Andropolous

Honeymoon Ahead

Honeymoon Ahead

as Welles

Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk

as Roscoe Bean

The Vampire's Ghost

The Vampire's Ghost

as Webb Fallon

The Falcon in Hollywood

The Falcon in Hollywood

as Martin S. Dwyer

Abroad with Two Yanks

Abroad with Two Yanks

as Salesman

End of the Road

End of the Road

as Chris Martin

Summer Storm

Summer Storm

as Lunin

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

as Reporter (uncredited)

Cry of the Werewolf

Cry of the Werewolf

as Peter Althius

The Mask of Dimitrios

The Mask of Dimitrios

as Mr. Pappas

U-Boat Prisoner

U-Boat Prisoner

as Alfonse Lamont

Secrets of Scotland Yard

Secrets of Scotland Yard

as Mortimer Cope

The Gorilla Man

The Gorilla Man

as Dr. Ferris

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

as Mason

Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

as Hostage (scenes deleted)

They Got Me Covered

They Got Me Covered

as Gregory Vanesou

Dangerous Blondes

Dangerous Blondes

as Roland X. Smith (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

as Grinko (uncredited)

The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine

as Baker (uncredited)

London Blackout Murders

London Blackout Murders

as Jack Rawlings

Get Hep to Love

Get Hep to Love

as Professor Radowsky

Joan of Paris

Joan of Paris

as English Spy

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

as Fred

Nightmare

Nightmare

as Carl aka Charles

This Above All

This Above All

as Joe

Rubber Racketeers

Rubber Racketeers

as Dumbo

The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

as Poppy's Escort

Ten Days in Paris

Ten Days in Paris

as André

The Saint in London

The Saint in London

as Count Stephen Duni

The Great Commandment

The Great Commandment

as Starving Beggar

This Man Is News

This Man Is News

as Hood with Foreign Accent

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

as Flower Seller

Street of Shadows

Street of Shadows

Under Secret Orders

Under Secret Orders

as Armand

The Conquest of the Air

The Conquest of the Air

as Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

Television (43)

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Edward and Mrs Simpson

as Mouth Organist

Cool Million

Cool Million

as Sir Godwin Phipps-Cheston

The Partners

Timeslip

Timeslip

Medical Center

Medical Center

as Professor MacIntyre

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

as Prof. Gorak

Mannix

Mannix

Garrison's Gorillas

Garrison's Gorillas

Rango

Rango

Star Trek

as Ayleborn

Get Smart

Get Smart

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

as Sesmar

Laredo

Laredo

Bewitched

Bewitched

Flipper

Flipper

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

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

as Dr. Ellias Swan

The Rogues

The Rogues

as Sir Egbert

Profiles in Courage

as Senator Wigfall

Wendy and Me

Wendy and Me

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Conrad Jaeger

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Sir Trevor Gielgud Burton-Guiness

Ichabod and Me

Ichabod and Me

Thriller

Thriller

as Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa')

Outlaws

Outlaws

The Islanders

The Islanders

as Harwood Gones

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as Murdock

The Detectives

The Detectives

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Professor Brent

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

as The Cat

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as Prof. Carlos Muntz

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Winston Ainslee

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mr. Munro

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Professor Lute Bone

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Dr. Albert Sawyer

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as Professsor Meyerdal

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as Col. Barton

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Chang

Studio One

Studio One

as Travers