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.

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O Livro da Selva 1967Filme como Akela (voice)

Gigi 1958Filme como Manuel

México dos Meus Amores 1953Filme como Don Daniel

A Família Miniver 1942Filme como Fred

A Sedutora Madame Bovary 1949Filme como Mayor Tuvache

Ladrão Roubado 1966Filme como Emile

Jane Eyre 1943Filme como Mason

Crosswinds 1951Filme como Sykes

Anna e o Rei do Sião 1946Filme como Phya Phrom

A Máscara de Dimitrios 1944Filme como Mr. Pappas

Um Namorado com Sorte 1963Filme como Mr. Orlandos

Inverno D'Alma 1947Filme como Mr. Twyning

Thunder in the East 1952Filme como Nitra Puta

Desforra em Argel 1945Filme como Jodri

Uma Aventura Arriscada 1947Filme como Charles Murdock

O Que Matou Por Amor 1944Filme como Lunin

Quest 1984Filme

The Saint in London 1939Filme como Count Stephen Duni

The Cat Creature 1973Filme como Dr. Reinhart

Que o Céu a Condene 1946Filme como Bertram Gribble

O Eterno Pretendente 1944Filme como Reporter (uncredited)

Aladin e a Princesa de Bagdá 1945Filme como Ali

Omar Khayyam 1957Filme como Yusuf

Acordes do Coração 1947Filme como Rozner

Cry of the Werewolf 1944Filme como Peter Althius

E as Luzes Brilharão Outra Vez 1942Filme como English Spy

Cracking Up - As Loucuras de Jerry Lewis 1983Filme como Surgeon

They Got Me Covered 1943Filme como Gregory Vanesou

Agonia de uma Vida 1951Filme como Abel Harmer

The Crime Doctor's Warning 1945Filme como Jimmy Gordon

A Cruz de Lorena 1943Filme como Baker (uncredited)

A Volta do Pimpinela Escarlate 1937Filme como Flower Seller

This Above All 1942Filme como Joe

Public Pigeon No. 1 1957Filme como Dipso Dale Rutherford

The Miracle on 34th Street 1955Filme como Dr. Sawyer

O Roubo da Safira Indiana 1946Filme como Lal Bara

Trapalhões do Futuro 1982Filme como Dr. Frankenstein

Nightmare 1942Filme como Carl aka Charles

Mulher Exótica 1945Filme como Roscoe Bean

The Conquest of the Air 1931Filme como Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

The Steel Lady 1953Filme como Mustafa el Melik