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John Abbott

Acting
June 5, 1905
— May 24, 1996(90 years old)
Stepney, London, England, UK
Popularity: 1
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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 Shakespearean roles, including Claudius in a production of Hamlet at Elsinore Castle in Denmark with...

Also Known As

John Lloyd Abbott • John Albert Chamberlain Kefford

Known For

Star Trek series poster (1966)
8.0

Star Trek

Ayleborn

Perry Mason series poster (1957)
7.7

Perry Mason

Prof. Carlos Muntz

Bewitched series poster (1964)
7.9

Bewitched

Get Smart series poster (1965)
7.9

Get Smart

Mondo

Mannix series poster (1967)
6.8

Mannix

The Beverly Hillbillies series poster (1962)
6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Rifleman series poster (1958)
7.1

The Rifleman

Lost in Space series poster (1965)
7.2

Lost in Space

Sesmar

Have Gun, Will Travel series poster (1957)
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

Winston Ainslee

Gunsmoke series poster (1955)
6.7

Gunsmoke

Professor Lute Bone

The Jungle Book movie poster (1967)
7.3

The Jungle Book

Akela (voice)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents series poster (1955)
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Mr. Munro

Photos of John Abbott

Filmography

1990s

The Commissioner movie poster (1998)
6.0

The Commissioner

Commissioner's Laywer

1980s

A Hazard of Hearts movie poster (1987)
7.9

A Hazard of Hearts

2nd Gambler

Quest movie poster (1984)
6.7

Quest

Smorgasbord movie poster (1983)
6.0

Smorgasbord

Surgeon

Slapstick of Another Kind movie poster (1982)
3.0

Slapstick of Another Kind

Dr. Frankenstein

1970s

Sherlock Holmes in New York movie poster (1976)
6.0

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Heller

The Black Bird movie poster (1975)
5.0

The Black Bird

Duquai

The Cat Creature movie poster (1973)
5.4

The Cat Creature

Dr. Reinhart

1960s

The Epic That Never Was movie poster (1969)
6.9

The Epic That Never Was

Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

2000 Years Later movie poster (1969)
7.5

2000 Years Later

Gregorius

Three Guns for Texas movie poster (1968)
6.7

Three Guns for Texas

Banker Irwing

The Jungle Book movie poster (1967)
7.3

The Jungle Book

Akela (voice)

Gambit movie poster (1966)
7.0

Gambit

Emile

The Greatest Story Ever Told movie poster (1965)
6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Aben

Who's Minding the Store? movie poster (1963)
6.8

Who's Minding the Store?

Mr. Orlandos

1950s

Gigi movie poster (1958)
6.2

Gigi

Manuel

Omar Khayyam movie poster (1957)
5.8

Omar Khayyam

Yusuf

Public Pigeon No. 1 movie poster (1957)
6.3

Public Pigeon No. 1

Dipso Dale Rutherford

The Miracle on 34th Street movie poster (1955)
5.6

The Miracle on 34th Street

Dr. Sawyer

The Steel Lady movie poster (1953)
6.6

The Steel Lady

Mustafa el Melik

Sombrero movie poster (1953)
4.2

Sombrero

Don Daniel

Rogue's March movie poster (1953)
6.0

Rogue's March

Herbert Bielensen

The Merry Widow movie poster (1952)
6.3

The Merry Widow

Marshovian Ambassador

Thunder in the East movie poster (1952)
5.6

Thunder in the East

Nitra Puta

Crosswinds movie poster (1951)
5.9

Crosswinds

Sykes

Thunder on the Hill movie poster (1951)
6.4

Thunder on the Hill

Abel Harmer

Navy Bound movie poster (1951)
7.5

Navy Bound

Pappa Cerrano

Sideshow movie poster (1950)
7.0

Sideshow

Pierre

1940s

Madame Bovary movie poster (1949)
6.8

Madame Bovary

Mayor Tuvache

The Woman in White movie poster (1948)
5.7

The Woman in White

Frederick Fairlie

Humoresque movie poster (1947)
7.0

Humoresque

Rozner

The Web movie poster (1947)
7.1

The Web

Charles Murdock

If Winter Comes movie poster (1947)
6.7

If Winter Comes

Mr. Twyning

Adventure Island movie poster (1947)
5.5

Adventure Island

Huish

Time Out of Mind movie poster (1947)
5.6

Time Out of Mind

Max Leiberman

Deception movie poster (1946)
6.7

Deception

Bertram Gribble

Anna and the King of Siam movie poster (1946)
6.2

Anna and the King of Siam

Phya Phrom

One More Tomorrow movie poster (1946)
5.8

One More Tomorrow

Joseph Baronova

The Notorious Lone Wolf movie poster (1946)
6.0

The Notorious Lone Wolf

Lal Bara

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest movie poster (1946)
5.3

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

Will Scarlet

Pursuit to Algiers movie poster (1945)
6.8

Pursuit to Algiers

Jodri

Saratoga Trunk movie poster (1945)
6.1

Saratoga Trunk

Roscoe Bean

A Thousand and One Nights movie poster (1945)
6.1

A Thousand and One Nights

Ali

The Vampire's Ghost movie poster (1945)
5.5

The Vampire's Ghost

Webb Fallon

The Power of the Whistler movie poster (1945)
5.9

The Power of the Whistler

Kaspar Andropolous

The Crime Doctor's Warning movie poster (1945)
6.5

The Crime Doctor's Warning

Jimmy Gordon

Honeymoon Ahead movie poster (1945)
7.0

Honeymoon Ahead

Welles

The Mask of Dimitrios movie poster (1944)
7.0

The Mask of Dimitrios

Mr. Pappas

Once Upon a Time movie poster (1944)
5.8

Once Upon a Time

Reporter (uncredited)

Summer Storm movie poster (1944)
5.7

Summer Storm

Lunin

The Falcon in Hollywood movie poster (1944)
6.2

The Falcon in Hollywood

Martin S. Dwyer

Cry of the Werewolf movie poster (1944)
4.8

Cry of the Werewolf

Peter Althius

U-Boat Prisoner movie poster (1944)
7.3

U-Boat Prisoner

Alfonse Lamont

Abroad with Two Yanks movie poster (1944)
6.7

Abroad with Two Yanks

Salesman

Secrets of Scotland Yard movie poster (1944)
6.3

Secrets of Scotland Yard

Mortimer Cope

End of the Road movie poster (1944)
5.8

End of the Road

Chris Martin

Jane Eyre movie poster (1943)
6.9

Jane Eyre

Mason

Hangmen Also Die! movie poster (1943)
6.9

Hangmen Also Die!

Hostage (scenes deleted)

Mission to Moscow movie poster (1943)
5.7

Mission to Moscow

Grinko (uncredited)

Dangerous Blondes movie poster (1943)
6.3

Dangerous Blondes

Roland X. Smith (uncredited)

They Got Me Covered movie poster (1943)
6.2

They Got Me Covered

Gregory Vanesou

The Cross of Lorraine movie poster (1943)
6.4

The Cross of Lorraine

Baker (uncredited)

The Gorilla Man movie poster (1943)
5.8

The Gorilla Man

Dr. Ferris

London Blackout Murders movie poster (1943)
6.7

London Blackout Murders

Jack Rawlings

Mrs. Miniver movie poster (1942)
7.1

Mrs. Miniver

Fred

This Above All movie poster (1942)
6.8

This Above All

Joe

Joan of Paris movie poster (1942)
6.5

Joan of Paris

English Spy

Get Hep to Love movie poster (1942)
7.0

Get Hep to Love

Professor Radowsky

Nightmare movie poster (1942)
6.3

Nightmare

Carl aka Charles

Rubber Racketeers movie poster (1942)
5.5

Rubber Racketeers

Dumbo

The Shanghai Gesture movie poster (1941)
6.2

The Shanghai Gesture

Poppy's Escort

Ten Days in Paris movie poster (1940)
7.8

Ten Days in Paris

André

1930s

The Saint in London movie poster (1939)
5.8

The Saint in London

Count Stephen Duni

The Great Commandment movie poster (1939)
5.0

The Great Commandment

Starving Beggar

This Man Is News movie poster (1938)
5.3

This Man Is News

Hood with Foreign Accent

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel movie poster (1937)
4.4

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Flower Seller

Under Secret Orders movie poster (1937)
9.0

Under Secret Orders

Armand

Street of Shadows movie poster (1937)
6.9

Street of Shadows

The Conquest of the Air movie poster (1931)
5.4

The Conquest of the Air

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier