7.5
7.5
Ten Days in Paris
1940
as André
John Abbott
Acting
Born:June 5, 1905
Died:May 24, 1996(aged 90)
Birthplace:Stepney, London, England, UK
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CommunityBiography
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 (75 movies)
7.3
7.3
The Jungle Book
1967
as Akela (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Web
1947
as Charles Murdock
7.1
7.1
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Fred
7.0
7.0
Humoresque
1947
as Rozner
7.0
7.0
Gambit
1966
as Emile
6.9
6.9
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
as Mr. Pappas
6.9
6.9
Jane Eyre
1943
as Mason
6.8
6.8
Pursuit to Algiers
1945
as Jodri
6.8
6.8
Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Mr. Orlandos
6.8
6.8
Street of Shadows
1937
6.7
6.7
Madame Bovary
1949
as Mayor Tuvache
6.7
6.7
This Above All
1942
as Joe
6.7
6.7
The Epic That Never Was
1969
as Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
If Winter Comes
1947
as Mr. Twyning
6.6
6.6
Quest
1984
6.5
6.5
Deception
1946
as Bertram Gribble
6.5
6.5
Joan of Paris
1942
as English Spy
6.4
6.4
The Steel Lady
1953
as Mustafa el Melik
6.3
6.3
The Shanghai Gesture
1941
as Poppy's Escort
6.3
6.3
The Cross of Lorraine
1943
as Baker (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Thunder on the Hill
1951
as Abel Harmer
6.3
6.3
The Merry Widow
1952
as Marshovian Ambassador
6.2
6.2
Gigi
1958
as Manuel
6.0
6.0
Anna and the King of Siam
1946
as Phya Phrom
6.0
6.0
Navy Bound
1951
as Pappa Cerrano
6.0
6.0
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
as Dipso Dale Rutherford
6.0
6.0
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Roland X. Smith (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944
as Salesman
6.0
6.0
2000 Years Later
1969
as Gregorius
6.0
6.0
U-Boat Prisoner
1944
as Alfonse Lamont
6.0
6.0
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944
as Martin S. Dwyer
6.0
6.0
Honeymoon Ahead
1945
as Welles
5.9
5.9
They Got Me Covered
1943
as Gregory Vanesou
5.8
5.8
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
as Ali
5.8
5.8
Smorgasbord
1983
as Surgeon
5.8
5.8
Rogue's March
1953
as Herbert Bielensen
5.8
5.8
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Heller
5.8
5.8
Once Upon a Time
1944
as Reporter (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
The Power of the Whistler
1945
as Kaspar Andropolous
5.7
5.7
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Roscoe Bean
5.7
5.7
The Commissioner
1998
as Commissioner's Laywer
5.6
5.6
Crosswinds
1951
as Sykes
5.6
5.6
The Saint in London
1939
as Count Stephen Duni
5.5
5.5
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
as Jimmy Gordon
5.5
5.5
The Woman in White
1948
as Frederick Fairlie
5.5
5.5
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
as Lal Bara
5.5
5.5
One More Tomorrow
1946
as Joseph Baronova
5.4
5.4
Thunder in the East
1952
as Nitra Puta
5.3
5.3
Secrets of Scotland Yard
1944
as Mortimer Cope
5.3
5.3
Summer Storm
1944
as Lunin
5.2
5.2
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Dr. Sawyer
5.2
5.2
The Vampire's Ghost
1945
as Webb Fallon
5.2
5.2
End of the Road
1944
as Chris Martin
5.0
5.0
Three Guns for Texas
1968
as Banker Irwing
5.0
5.0
The Gorilla Man
1943
as Dr. Ferris
5.0
5.0
London Blackout Murders
1943
as Jack Rawlings
5.0
5.0
The Cat Creature
1973
as Dr. Reinhart
5.0
5.0
Nightmare
1942
as Carl aka Charles
5.0
5.0
Omar Khayyam
1957
as Yusuf
5.0
5.0
Time Out of Mind
1947
as Max Leiberman
4.9
4.9
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946
as Will Scarlet
4.8
4.8
This Man Is News
1938
as Hood with Foreign Accent
4.7
4.7
Adventure Island
1947
as Huish
4.6
4.6
The Black Bird
1975
as Duquai
4.6
4.6
Cry of the Werewolf
1944
as Peter Althius (uncredited)
4.3
4.3
Rubber Racketeers
1942
as Dumbo
4.2
4.2
The Conquest of the Air
1931
as Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
4.1
4.1
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1937
as Flower Seller
4.0
4.0
Sombrero
1953
as Don Daniel
4.0
4.0
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Professor Radowsky
2.7
2.7
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
as Dr. Frankenstein
Under Secret Orders
1937
as Armand
Sideshow
1950
as Pierre
Blunt Instrument
1981
as Dr. Durrant
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