John Abbott

John Abbott

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1905-06-05
Place of Birth: Stepney, London, England, UK
Also Known As: John Lloyd Abbott, John Albert Chamberlain Kefford

Movies List of John Abbott

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Street of Shadows

1937 Movie
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Deception

1946 Movie
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The Jungle Book

1967 Movie
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Humoresque

1947 Movie
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Mrs. Miniver

1942 Movie
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Gambit

1966 Movie
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The Mask of Dimitrios

1944 Movie
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The Web

1947 Movie
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Cry of the Werewolf

1944 Movie
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Outside Chance

1978 Movie
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The Woman in White

1948 Movie
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End of the Road

1944 Movie
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Madame Bovary

1949 Movie
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Joan of Paris

1942 Movie
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Crosswinds

1951 Movie
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Gigi

1958 Movie
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A Hazard of Hearts

1987 Movie
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Pursuit to Algiers

1945 Movie
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Summer Storm

1944 Movie
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The Gorilla Man

1943 Movie
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The Vampire's Ghost

1945 Movie
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The Saint in London

1939 Movie
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Thunder on the Hill

1951 Movie
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Navy Bound

1951 Movie
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Sideshow

1950 Movie
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2000 Years Later

1969 Movie
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If Winter Comes

1947 Movie
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The Merry Widow

1952 Movie
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Abroad with Two Yanks

1944 Movie
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Adventure Island

1947 Movie
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Omar Khayyam

1957 Movie
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Rogue's March

1953 Movie
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Honeymoon Ahead

1945 Movie
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Time Out of Mind

1947 Movie
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Ten Days in Paris

1940 Movie
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U-Boat Prisoner

1944 Movie
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Rubber Racketeers

1942 Movie
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Smorgasbord

1983 Movie
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Saratoga Trunk

1945 Movie
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Hangmen Also Die!

1943 Movie
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The Steel Lady

1953 Movie
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Three Guns for Texas

1968 Movie
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One More Tomorrow

1946 Movie
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The Cat Creature

1973 Movie
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This Man Is News

1938 Movie
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The Great Commandment

1939 Movie
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The Shanghai Gesture

1941 Movie
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Get Hep to Love

1942 Movie
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This Above All

1942 Movie
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Nightmare

1942 Movie
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The Cross of Lorraine

1943 Movie
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They Got Me Covered

1943 Movie
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Dangerous Blondes

1943 Movie
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Mission to Moscow

1943 Movie
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Once Upon a Time

1944 Movie
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Jane Eyre

1943 Movie
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Thunder in the East

1952 Movie
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Sombrero

1953 Movie
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Public Pigeon No. 1

1957 Movie
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The Black Bird

1975 Movie
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Quest

1984 Movie
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The Commissioner

1998 Movie
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Under Secret Orders

1937 Movie