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John Abbott (I) (1905–1996)

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His gaunt face and morose countenance made him a marketable character player, most adept at playing sinister, eccentric roles. See more trivia »

Born:

John Albert Chamberlain Kefford
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 90) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1984 Quest (short)
 
1983 Cracking Up
Surgeon
 
1982 Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
Dr. Frankenstein
 
1978 Outside Chance (TV movie)
Coroner
 
1976 Holmes and Yo-Yo (TV series)
Montecito
– Connection, Connection II (1976) … Montecito
 
1976 Sherlock Holmes in New York (TV movie)
Heller
 
1975 The Black Bird
DuQuai
 
1973 The Cat Creature (TV movie)
Dr. Reinhart
 
1970-1973 Medical Center (TV series)
Kluger / Professor MacIntyre
– No Margin for Error (1973) … Kluger
– Witch Hunt (1970) … Professor MacIntyre
 
1972 Cool Million (TV series)
– Assault on Gavaloni (1972)
 
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Stephen Ravazian
– Operation: White Fire (1972) … Stephen Ravazian
 
1971 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Rochemont
– Husbands, Wives, and Killers (1971) … Rochemont
 
1971 The Partners (TV series)
Professor
– How Many Carats in a Grapefruit? (1971) … Professor
 
1969 2000 Years Later
Gregorius
 
1968 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Prof. Gorak
– Underground (1968) … Prof. Gorak
 
1968 Three Guns for Texas
Banker Irwing
 
1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Dr. Sigmund Von Liebeg
– The Night of the Simian Terror (1968) … Dr. Sigmund Von Liebeg
 
1967 Bewitched (TV series)
Leonardo Da Vinci
– Samantha's Da Vinci Dilemma (1967) … Leonardo Da Vinci
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
Judge Gilbert Burris
– Death Has Two Faces (1967) … Judge Gilbert Burris
 
1967 Mannix (TV series)
Monty Kelbo
– Run, Sheep, Run (1967) … Monty Kelbo
 
1967 The Jungle Book
Wolf (voice)
 
1967 Garrison's Gorillas (TV series)
The Abbot
– The Great Theft (1967) … The Abbot
 
1967 Star Trek (TV series)
Ayelborne
– Errand of Mercy (1967) … Ayelborne
 
1967 Rango (TV series)
Mr. Michaels
– Diamonds Look Better Around Your Neck Than a Rope (1967) … Mr. Michaels
 
1966 Lost in Space (TV series)
Sesmar
– The Dream Monster (1966) … Sesmar
 
1966 Gambit
Emile
 
1966 Preview Tonight (TV series)
Butler
– Great Bible Adventures: Seven Rich Years and Seven Lean (1966) … Butler
 
1966 The John Forsythe Show (TV series)
Badnick
– From Russia with Chaos (1966) … Badnick
 
1966 The Munsters (TV series)
Dr. Frankenstein IV
– A Visit from Johann (1966) … Dr. Frankenstein IV
 
1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Dr. Ellias Swan
– The Birds and the Bees Affair (1966) … Dr. Ellias Swan
 
1966 Get Smart (TV series)
Mondo
– Kisses for KAOS (1966) … Mondo
 
1966 I Spy (TV series)
Professor Shenko
– The Barter (1966) … Professor Shenko
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Mr. Irwing
– Jinx (1965) … Mr. Irwing
 
1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Conrad Jaeger
– The Man with the Power (1965) … Conrad Jaeger
 
1962-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Dr. Durwood Tobey / Professor Carlos Muntz
– The Case of the Laughing Lady (1965) … Dr. Durwood Tobey
– The Case of the Bogus Books (1962) … Professor Carlos Muntz
 
1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Sir Egbert
– Wherefore Art Thou, Harold? (1965) … Sir Egbert
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Senator Wigfall
– Andrew Johnson (1965) … Senator Wigfall
 
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
Aben
 
1965 My Living Doll (TV series)
Felix
– Rhoda's Forgery (1965) … Felix
 
1964 Flipper (TV series)
Professor Marvello
– Mr. Marvello (1964) … Professor Marvello
 
1964 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Sir Trevor Gielgud Burton-Guinness
– Jed Becomes a Movie Mogul (1964) … Sir Trevor Gielgud Burton-Guinness
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Jake Weatherby
– Deputy for a Day (1964) … Jake Weatherby
 
1964 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
– Mr. Smith and the Birds (1964)
 
1963 Who's Minding the Store?
Mr. Orlandos
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1963)
 
1963 I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (TV series)
Prime Minister
– King Archibald, the First (1963) … Prime Minister
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Col. Pepe Campos / Colonel Cassell
– Days of Glory (1962) … Col. Pepe Campos
– The Prison (1962) … Colonel Cassell
 
1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mr. Munro
– First Class Honeymoon (1962) … Mr. Munro
 
1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Vanderkamp
– The Forgery (1962) … Vanderkamp
 
1962 The Detectives (TV series)
Carl Ganzer
– Night on the Town (1962) … Carl Ganzer
 
1962 Outlaws (TV series)
Murtry
– Buck Breeson Rides Again (1962) … Murtry
 
1961 Bonanza (TV series)
Zachariah Wickham
– Gabrielle (1961) … Zachariah Wickham
 
1961 Ichabod and Me (TV series)
Jeremy Lockhart
– The Purple Cow (1961) … Jeremy Lockhart
 
1961 Great Ghost Tales (TV series)
– Mr. Arcularis (1961)
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Murdock
– A Touch of Genius (1961) … Murdock
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa')
– Trio for Terror (1961) … Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa')
 
1961 The Jim Backus Show (TV series)
– Arabian Night (1961)
 
1961 Hong Kong (TV series)
Alec Borg
– The Hunted (1961) … Alec Borg
 
1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Professor Brent
– A Great Day for a Scoundrel (1961) … Professor Brent
 
1961 The Islanders (TV series)
Harwood Gones
– Escape from Kaledau (1961) … Harwood Gones
 
1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Uncle Venner
– The House of the Seven Gables (1960) … Uncle Venner
 
1960 Shangri-La (TV movie)
Chang
 
1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
Dr. Henniken
– The Vision (1960) … Dr. Henniken
 
1960 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Professor Dobkin
– The Power of Positive Thinking (1960) … Professor Dobkin
 
1956-1960 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Eddie / Professor Lute Bone
– The Tragedian (1960) … Eddie
– Professor Lute Bone (1956) … Professor Lute Bone
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Gideon
– Cold Ice (1960) … Gideon
 
1959 Play of the Week (TV series)
Dr. Bonfant / Gayeff
– The Cherry Orchard (1959) … Gayeff
– The Waltz of the Toreadors (1959) … Dr. Bonfant
 
1956-1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Nathan / Professsor Meyerdal
– Absalom, My Son (1959) … Nathan
– The Glorious Gift of Molly Malloy (1956) … Professsor Meyerdal
 
1959 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Winston Ainslee
– Shot by Request (1959) … Winston Ainslee
 
1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Stefan
– Story Without a Moral (1959) … Stefan
 
1959 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Blankenship
– Pay Now, Kill Later (1959) … Blankenship
 
1959 The Ann Sothern Show (TV series)
Carter
– Johnny Moves Up (1959) … Carter
 
1958 The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (TV series)
– Cat of Many Tails (1958)
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Travers
– Bellingham (1958) … Travers
 
1955-1958 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Jasper Purdy
– Washington Square (1958)
– The Suicide Club (1958)
– The Richest Man in the World (1957)
– The Tell-Tale Heart (1956)
– One for the Road (II) (1955) … Jasper Purdy
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1958 Gigi
Manuel
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Man in Authority (1958)
 
1957 Omar Khayyam
Yusuf (uncredited)
 
1957 Public Pigeon No. One
Dipso Dave Rutherford
 
1956 The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV series)
Thief
– Lapidary Wheel (1956) … Thief
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
– The Brown Leather Case (1956)
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
Schliemann's Russian assistent
– The Man Who Believed in Fairy Tales (1956) … Schliemann's Russian assistent
 
1955-1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
John Bowers
– The Unguided Missile (1956)
– 100 Years Young (1955) … John Bowers
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Barrett
– The Hidden People (1956) … Barrett
 
1956 Star Stage (TV series)
– The Sainted General (1956)
 
1955-1956 Crusader (TV series)
Gustave / Igor Borovin
– The Optimist (1956) … Gustave
– The Way Out (1955) … Igor Borovin
 
1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Dr. Albert Sawyer
– The Miracle on 34th Street (1955) … Dr. Albert Sawyer
 
1955 Front Row Center (TV series)
Dr. Franz Gregorovious
– Tender Is the Night (1955) … Dr. Franz Gregorovious
 
1953 The Steel Lady
Mustafa el Melik
 
1953 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Col. Barton
– The Stolen General (1953) … Col. Barton
 
1953 Sombrero
Don Daniel
 
1953 Rogue's March
Herbert Bielensen
 
1952 Thunder in the East
Nitra Puta
 
1952 The Merry Widow
Marshovian Ambassador
 
1951 Crosswinds
Algernon 'Mousey' Sykes
 
1951 Thunder on the Hill
Abel Harmer
 
1951 Navy Bound
Pappa Cerrano
 
1950 Sideshow
Pierre
 
1949 Madame Bovary
Mayor Tuvache
 
1949 Addio Mimí!
Orchestra conductor
 
1948 Dream Girl (scenes deleted)
 
1948 The Woman in White
Frederick Fairlie
 
1947 If Winter Comes
Mr. Twyning
 
1947 Adventure Island
Huish
 
1947 The Web
Charles Murdock
 
1947 Time Out of Mind
Max Leiberman
 
1946 Humoresque
Rozner
 
1946 Deception
Bertram Gribble
 
1946 Anna and the King of Siam
Phya Phrom (uncredited)
 
1946 One More Tomorrow
Joseph Baronova
 
1946 The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
Will Scarlet
 
1946 The Notorious Lone Wolf
Lal Bara
 
1945 Saratoga Trunk
Roscoe Bean
 
1945 Pursuit to Algiers
Jodri
 
1945 The Crime Doctor's Warning
Jimmy Gordon
 
1945 A Thousand and One Nights
Ali
 
1945 The Vampire's Ghost
Webb Fallon
 
1945 Honeymoon Ahead
Welles
 
1945 The Power of the Whistler
Kaspar Andropolous
 
1944 The Falcon in Hollywood
Martin S. Dwyer
 
1944 End of the Road
Chris Martin
 
1944 Cry of the Werewolf
Peter Althius
 
1944 Secrets of Scotland Yard
Mortimer Cope
 
1944 U-Boat Prisoner
Alfonse Lamont
 
1944 Abroad with Two Yanks
Salesman
 
1944 Summer Storm
Lunin - public prosecutor
 
1944 The Mask of Dimitrios
Mr. Pappas
 
1944 Once Upon a Time
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1943 Jane Eyre
Mason (uncredited)
 
1943 The Cross of Lorraine
Baker (uncredited)
 
1943 Dangerous Blondes
Roland X. Smith (uncredited)
 
1943 Mission to Moscow
Grinko (uncredited)
 
1943 Hangmen Also Die!
Hostage (scenes deleted)
 
1943 They Got Me Covered
Gregory Vanescu
 
1943 London Blackout Murders
Jack Rawlings
 
1943 The Gorilla Man
Dr. Ferris
 
1942 Nightmare
Karl aka Charles
 
1942 Get Hep to Love
Prof. Radowsky
 
1942 Rubber Racketeers
Dumbo
 
1942 Mrs. Miniver
Fred
 
1942 This Above All
Joe (uncredited)
 
1942 Joan of Paris
English Spy
 
1941 The Shanghai Gesture
Poppy's Escort (uncredited)
 
1940 Ten Days in Paris
André
 
1939 The Great Commandment
Starving Begger (uncredited)
 
1939 The Saint in London
Count Stephen Duni
 
1939 The Tempest (TV movie)
Prospero
 
1938 Richard of Bordeaux (TV movie)
Simon Burley
 
1938 This Man Is News
Hood with Foreign Accent (uncredited)
 
1937 Under Secret Orders
Armand
 
1937 The Importance of Being Earnest (TV movie)
John Worthing
 
1937 Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Flower Seller (uncredited)
 
1937 Mademoiselle Docteur
Armand (uncredited)
 
1936 Conquest of the Air
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
 
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1958 Gigi (performer: "It's a Bore" - uncredited)
 

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His gaunt face and morose countenance made him a marketable character player, most adept at playing sinister, eccentric roles. See more »

Star Sign:

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