John Abbott
Age: N/A | From: Stepney, London, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: John Lloyd Abbott , John Albert Chamberlain Kefford
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Stepney, London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 62
TV Involvements: 20
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Star Trek
(1966) Ayleborn
Perry Mason
(1957) Dr. Durwood Tobey
Burke's Law
(1963) Conrad Jaeger
Studio One
(1948) Travers
Medical Center
(1969) Professor MacIntyre
Thriller
(1960) Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa')
Gunsmoke
(1955) Eddie
The Jungle Book
(1967) Akela (voice)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Commissioner's Laywer | |
| 1987 | 2nd Gambler | |
| 1984 | N/A | |
| 1983 | Surgeon | |
| 1982 | Dr. Frankenstein | |
| 1978 | Coroner | |
| Mouth Organist | ||
| 1976 | Heller | |
| 1975 | Duquai | |
| 1973 | Dr. Reinhart | |
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1971 | N/A | |
| 1970 | N/A | |
| 1969 | Professor MacIntyre | |
| Himself - Ms. Robson's Host | ||
| Gregorius | ||
| 1968 | Banker Irwing | |
| Prof. Gorak | ||
| 1967 | Akela (voice) | |
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| 1966 | Emile | |
| Ayleborn | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
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| Sesmar | ||
| Aben | ||
| 1964 | Senator Wigfall | |
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| Sir Egbert | ||
| 1963 | Mr. Orlandos | |
| Conrad Jaeger | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| Sir Trevor Gielgud Burton-Guiness | ||
| 1961 | N/A | |
| 1960 | Harwood Gones | |
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| Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa') | ||
| 1959 | N/A | |
| Murdock | ||
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| Professor Brent | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| The Cat | ||
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| Manuel | ||
| 1957 | Prof. Carlos Muntz | |
| Dr. Durwood Tobey | ||
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| Yusuf | ||
| Dipso Dale Rutherford | ||
| 1956 | N/A | |
| 1955 | Dr. Sawyer | |
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| Mr. Munro | ||
| Professor Lute Bone | ||
| Eddie | ||
| 1953 | Mustafa el Melik | |
| Don Daniel | ||
| Herbert Bielensen | ||
| Professsor Meyerdal | ||
| Nathan | ||
| 1952 | Nitra Puta | |
| Col. Barton | ||
| Marshovian Ambassador | ||
| 1951 | Chang | |
| Abel Harmer | ||
| Sykes | ||
| Pappa Cerrano | ||
| 1950 | Pierre | |
| 1949 | Mayor Tuvache | |
| 1948 | Travers | |
| Frederick Fairlie | ||
| 1947 | Mr. Twyning | |
| Huish | ||
| Charles Murdock | ||
| Max Leiberman | ||
| Rozner | ||
| 1946 | Bertram Gribble | |
| Phya Phrom | ||
| Joseph Baronova | ||
| Will Scarlet | ||
| Lal Bara | ||
| 1945 | Roscoe Bean | |
| Jodri | ||
| Jimmy Gordon | ||
| Ali | ||
| Welles | ||
| Kaspar Andropolous | ||
| Webb Fallon | ||
| 1944 | Martin S. Dwyer | |
| Chris Martin | ||
| Peter Althius (uncredited) | ||
| Salesman | ||
| Mortimer Cope | ||
| Alfonse Lamont | ||
| Lunin | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Pappas | ||
| 1943 | Mason | |
| Baker | ||
| Roland X. Smith (uncredited) | ||
| Grinko (uncredited) | ||
| Hostage (scenes deleted) | ||
| Gregory Vanesou | ||
| Dr. Ferris | ||
| Jack Rawlings | ||
| 1942 | Carl aka Charles | |
| Professor Radowsky | ||
| Fred | ||
| Dumbo | ||
| Joe | ||
| English Spy | ||
| 1941 | Poppy's Escort | |
| 1940 | André | |
| 1939 | Starving Beggar | |
| Count Stephen Duni | ||
| 1938 | Hood with Foreign Accent | |
| 1937 | Armand | |
| Flower Seller | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1936 | Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
