John Abbott
- Interpretación
- 5 de junio de 1905 · Stepney, London, England, UK
- 24 de mayo de 1996
Biografía
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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Filmografía
- El comisario europeo · Commissioner's Laywer
- Riesgo a corazones · 2nd Gambler
- Quest
- El loco mundo de Jerry · Surgeon
- Slapstick (Of Another Kind) · Dr. Frankenstein
- Blunt Instrument · Dr. Durrant
- Outside Chance · Coroner
- Edward and Mrs Simpson · Mouth Organist
- Sherlock Holmes en Nueva York · Heller
- The Black Bird · Duquai
- The Cat Creature · Dr. Reinhart
- Cool Million · Sir Godwin Phipps-Cheston
- The Partners
- Timeslip
- Paul Temple · Floor Manager
- Medical Center · Professor MacIntyre
- The Epic That Never Was · Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)
- 2000 Years Later · Gregorius
- Los Rangers de texas · Banker Irwing
- Tierra de gigantes · Prof. Gorak
- El libro de la selva · Akela (Voz)
- Mannix
- Los Comandos de Garrison
- Rango
- Ladrona por amor · Emile
- Star Trek · Ayleborn
- El Superagente 86 · Mondo
- Laredo
- Perdidos en el espacio · Sesmar
- La historia más grande jamás contada · Aben
- Profiles in Courage · Senator Wigfall
- El agente de CIPOL · Dr. Ellias Swan
- Flipper
- Embrujada
- Wendy and Me
- The Rogues · Sir Egbert
- Lío en los grandes almacenes · Mr. Orlandos
- El agente Burke · Conrad Jaeger
- Los nuevos ricos · Sir Trevor Gielgud Burton-Guiness
- Ichabod and Me
- Maigret · Extra in Film Sequences (uncredited)
- The Islanders · Harwood Gones
- Outlaws
- Thriller · Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa')
- Los detectives
- Adventures in Paradise · Murdock
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
- El Show de June Allyson · Professor Brent
- 77 Sunset Strip · Dr. Felstrand
- El hombre del rifle
- The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen · The Cat
- Peter Gunn
- Gigi · Manuel
- Perry Mason · Prof. Carlos Muntz, Dr. Durwood Tobey
- Have Gun, Will Travel · Winston Ainslee
- Omar Khayyam · Yusuf
- Public Pigeon No. 1 · Dipso Dale Rutherford
- Telephone Time · Jutchenko
- The Miracle on 34th Street · Dr. Sawyer
- Matinee Theater
- The 20th Century Fox Hour · Dr. Albert Sawyer
- Alfred Hitchcock presenta · Mr. Munro
- La ley del revólver · Professor Lute Bone, Eddie
- The Steel Lady · Mustafa el Melik
- Sombrero · Don Daniel
- Rogue's March · Herbert Bielensen
- General Electric Theater · Professsor Meyerdal, Nathan
- Tempestad en Oriente · Nitra Puta
- Cavalcade of America · Col. Barton
- La viuda alegre · Marshovian Ambassador
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Chang
- Tempestad en la cumbre · Abel Harmer
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- Garras de codicia · Sykes
- Navy Bound · Pappa Cerrano
- Sideshow · Pierre
- Madame Bovary · Mayor Tuvache
- Studio One · Travers
- La mujer de blanco · Frederick Fairlie
- If Winter Comes · Mr. Twyning