John Abbott
Acting
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…
Filmography
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The Commissioner
1998
A Hazard of Hearts
1987
Quest
1984
Smorgasbord
1983
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
Blunt Instrument
Blunt Instrument
1981
Outside Chance
Outside Chance
1978
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
The Black Bird
1975
The Cat Creature
1973
Cool Million
1972
The Partners
The Partners
1971
Timeslip
1970
Paul Temple
1969
Medical Center
1969
The Epic That Never Was
1969
2000 Years Later
1969
Three Guns for Texas
1968
Land of the Giants
1968
The Jungle Book
1967
Mannix
1967
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
Rango
1967
Gambit
1966
Star Trek
1966
Get Smart
1965
Laredo
1965
Lost in Space
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Profiles in Courage
Profiles in Courage
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Flipper
1964
Bewitched
1964
Wendy and Me
1964
The Rogues
1964
Who's Minding the Store?
1963
Burke's Law
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Ichabod and Me
1961
The Islanders
1960
Outlaws
1960
Thriller
1960
The Detectives
1959
Adventures in Paradise
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Rifleman
1958
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Gigi
1958
Perry Mason
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Omar Khayyam
1957
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
Telephone Time
1956
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
Matinee Theater
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
The Steel Lady
1953
Sombrero
1953
Rogue's March
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
Thunder in the East
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Merry Widow
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Thunder on the Hill
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Crosswinds
1951
Navy Bound
1951
Sideshow
1950
Madame Bovary
1949
Studio One
1948
The Woman in White
1948
If Winter Comes
1947
Adventure Island
1947