John Abbott
Acting
- Nacimiento:
- 1905-06-05
- Fallecimiento:
- 1996-05-24
- Lugar de nacimiento:
- Stepney, London, England, UK
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
Riesgo a corazones
Quest
El loco mundo de Jerry
Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
Blunt Instrument
Outside Chance
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Sherlock Holmes en Nueva York
The Black Bird
The Cat Creature
Cool Million
The Partners
Timeslip
Paul Temple
Medical Center
The Epic That Never Was
2000 Years Later
Los Rangers de texas
Tierra de gigantes
El libro de la selva
Mannix
Los Comandos de Garrison
Rango
Ladrona por amor
Star Trek
El Superagente 86
Laredo
Perdidos en el espacio
La historia más grande jamás contada
Profiles in Courage
El agente de CIPOL
Flipper
Embrujada
Wendy and Me
The Rogues
Lío en los grandes almacenes
El agente Burke
Los nuevos ricos
Ichabod and Me
Maigret
The Islanders
Outlaws
Thriller
Los detectives
Adventures in Paradise
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
El Show de June Allyson
77 Sunset Strip
El hombre del rifle
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Peter Gunn
Gigi
Perry Mason
Have Gun, Will Travel
Omar Khayyam
Public Pigeon No. 1
Telephone Time
The Miracle on 34th Street
Matinee Theater
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Alfred Hitchcock presenta
La ley del revólver
The Steel Lady
Sombrero
Rogue's March
General Electric Theater
Tempestad en Oriente
Cavalcade of America
La viuda alegre
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Tempestad en la cumbre
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Garras de codicia
Navy Bound
Sideshow
Madame Bovary
Studio One
La mujer de blanco
If Winter Comes
Adventure Island
La araña
Almas borrascosas
De amor también se muere
Engaño
Ana y el rey de Siam
One More Tomorrow
El hijo de Robin de los Bosques
The Notorious Lone Wolf
La exótica
Sherlock Holmes. Persecución en Argel
The Crime Doctor's Warning
Aladino y la lámpara maravillosa
Honeymoon Ahead
The Power of the Whistler
The Vampire's Ghost
El Halcón en Hollywood
End of the Road
Cry of the Werewolf
Abroad with Two Yanks
Secrets of Scotland Yard
U-Boat Prisoner
Extraña confesión
El eterno pretendiente
La máscara de Dimitrios
Alma rebelde
La cruz de Lorena
Dangerous Blondes
Misión en Moscú
Los verdugos también mueren
Me tenían cubierto
The Gorilla Man
London Blackout Murders
Noche de pesadilla
Get Hep to Love
La señora Miniver
Rubber Racketeers
Sé fiel a ti mismo
Juana de París
El embrujo de Shanghai
Ten Days in Paris
The Great Commandment
El Santo en Londres
This Man Is News
Under Secret Orders
El retorno de la Pimpinela Escarlata
Mademoiselle Docteur
The Conquest of the Air