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John Abbott(1905-1996)

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John Abbott in 2000 Years Later (1969)
After marrying her long lost love, a musician finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.
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Deception (1946)
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John was a commercial artist when he substituted for a sick friend in an amateur production which was seen by the actress Sybil Thorndike who recognized his potential. After repertory work at Watford and Crewe he was invited to join London's Old Vic in 1936 by Tyrone Guthrie and appeared in 'Love's Labours Lost' and 'Twelfth Night'. In 1937 He was in the production of 'Hamlet' that was performed at Elsinore with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. He made his film debut in 1937 in The Conquest of the Air (1931) and in a early BBC television production of 'The Harmfulness of Tobacco'. At the outbreak of war he was attached to the British Embassy in Stockholm where he was in coding and decoding. In 1941 he was in California and about to return to England when he was offered a role in The Shanghai Gesture (1941) which was the prelude to a long film career that included Mrs. Miniver (1942), Jane Eyre (1943), Madame Bovary (1949), Gigi (1958), and Gambit (1966). In 1946 he made his Broadway debut in 'He Who Gets Slapped' which was followed by 'Montsarrat' (1948) and 'The Waltz of the Toreadors' (1957) among others. He was also prolific in television work appearing in episodes such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) ("First Class Honeymoon", 1962), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) ("The Birds and the Bees Affair", 1966), and Bewitched (1964) (as Leonardo da Vinci in "Samantha's da Vinci Dilemma", 1967).
BornJune 5, 1905
DiedMay 24, 1996(90)
BornJune 5, 1905
DiedMay 24, 1996(90)
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Known for

The Jungle Book (1967)
The Jungle Book
7.6
  • Wolf(voice)
  • 1967
Leslie Caron in Gigi (1958)
Gigi
6.6
  • Manuel
  • 1958
Rory Calhoun, John Abbott, Rhonda Fleming, Paul Kelly, and Alan Napier in Adventure Island (1947)
Adventure Island
4.7
  • Huish
  • 1947
London Blackout Murders (1942)
London Blackout Murders
5.8
  • Jack Rawlings
  • 1942

Credits

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Actor



  • Quest (1984)
    Quest
    6.7
    Short
    • 1984
  • Cracking Up (1983)
    Cracking Up
    5.7
    • Surgeon
    • 1983
  • Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, and Jerry Lewis in Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
    Slapstick of Another Kind
    2.5
    • Dr. Frankenstein
    • 1982
  • Mixed Blessings (1978)
    Mixed Blessings
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Clerk of the Court
    • 1980
  • Outside Chance (1978)
    Outside Chance
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Coroner
    • 1978
  • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
    Emmerdale Farm
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Rev. David Cowper
    • 1977
  • John Schuck in Holmes and Yoyo (1976)
    Holmes and Yoyo
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Montecito
    • 1976
  • Roger Moore in Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
    Sherlock Holmes in New York
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Heller
    • 1976
  • George Segal in The Black Bird (1975)
    The Black Bird
    5.3
    • DuQuai
    • 1975
  • Meredith Baxter in The Cat Creature (1973)
    The Cat Creature
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Reinhart
    • 1973
  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Kluger
    • Professor MacIntyre
    • 1970–1973
  • Cool Million (1972)
    Cool Million
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Sir Godwin Phipps-Cheston
    • 1972
  • O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)
    O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Stephan Ravazian
    • 1972
  • Confessions of a Top Crime Buster (1971)
    Confessions of a Top Crime Buster
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Professor
    • 1971
  • McMillan & Wife (1971)
    McMillan & Wife
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Rochemont
    • 1971

Soundtrack



  • Leslie Caron in Gigi (1958)
    Gigi
    6.6
    • performer: "It's a Bore" (uncredited)
    • 1958

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • June 5, 1905
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 24, 1996
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)

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  • Trivia
    Worked for the British Embassy in Moscow during World War II. After leaving his position and returning home to England, he made a stop in the United States and was offered a Hollywood film role in 1941. Wound up staying and settling there for the rest of his life.
  • Quotes
    My goal was always simply to do good work without having to run about looking for jobs.
  • Trademarks
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  • When did John Abbott die?
    May 24, 1996
  • How did John Abbott die?
    Cancer
  • How old was John Abbott when he died?
    90 years old
  • Where did John Abbott die?
    Los Angeles, California, USA
  • When was John Abbott born?
    June 5, 1905

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