John Abbott

Person

John Abbott

Born 5 June 1905 Died 24 May 1996, aged 90 Stepney, London, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
26age in their first credit on record (1931)
67years on screen and counting
9credits in 1944, their busiest year
132dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Commissioner poster Age: 92

The Commissioner

1998
as Commissioner's Laywer
A Hazard of Hearts poster Age: 82

A Hazard of Hearts

1987
as 2nd Gambler
Quest poster Age: 79

Quest

1984
Smorgasbord poster Age: 77

Smorgasbord

1983
as Surgeon
Slapstick of Another Kind poster Age: 77

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982
as Dr. Frankenstein
No poster
Age: 75

Blunt Instrument

1981
as Dr. Durrant
No poster
Age: 73

Outside Chance

1978
as Coroner
Sherlock Holmes in New York poster Age: 71

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976
as Heller
The Black Bird poster Age: 70

The Black Bird

1975
as Duquai
The Cat Creature poster Age: 68

The Cat Creature

1973
as Dr. Reinhart
The Epic That Never Was poster Age: 64

The Epic That Never Was

1969
as Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)
2000 Years Later poster Age: 63

2000 Years Later

1969
as Gregorius
Three Guns for Texas poster Age: 63

Three Guns for Texas

1968
as Banker Irwing
The Jungle Book poster Age: 62

The Jungle Book

1967
as Akela (voice)
Gambit poster Age: 61

Gambit

1966
as Emile
The Greatest Story Ever Told poster Age: 59

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965
as Aben
Who's Minding the Store? poster Age: 58

Who's Minding the Store?

1963
as Mr. Orlandos
Gigi poster Age: 52

Gigi

1958
as Manuel
Omar Khayyam poster Age: 52

Omar Khayyam

1957
as Yusuf
Public Pigeon No. 1 poster Age: 51

Public Pigeon No. 1

1957
as Dipso Dale Rutherford
The Miracle on 34th Street poster Age: 50

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955
as Dr. Sawyer
The Steel Lady poster Age: 48

The Steel Lady

1953
as Mustafa el Melik
Sombrero poster Age: 47

Sombrero

1953
as Don Daniel
Rogue's March poster Age: 47

Rogue's March

1953
as Herbert Bielensen
Thunder in the East poster Age: 47

Thunder in the East

1952
as Nitra Puta
The Merry Widow poster Age: 47

The Merry Widow

1952
as Marshovian Ambassador
Thunder on the Hill poster Age: 46

Thunder on the Hill

1951
as Abel Harmer
Crosswinds poster Age: 46

Crosswinds

1951
as Sykes
Navy Bound poster Age: 45

Navy Bound

1951
as Pappa Cerrano
Sideshow poster Age: 45

Sideshow

1950
as Pierre
Madame Bovary poster Age: 44

Madame Bovary

1949
as Mayor Tuvache
The Woman in White poster Age: 42

The Woman in White

1948
as Frederick Fairlie
If Winter Comes poster Age: 42

If Winter Comes

1947
as Mr. Twyning
Adventure Island poster Age: 42

Adventure Island

1947
as Huish
The Web poster Age: 41

The Web

1947
as Charles Murdock
Time Out of Mind poster Age: 41

Time Out of Mind

1947
as Max Leiberman
Humoresque poster Age: 41

Humoresque

1947
as Rozner
Deception poster Age: 41

Deception

1946
as Bertram Gribble
Anna and the King of Siam poster Age: 41

Anna and the King of Siam

1946
as Phya Phrom
One More Tomorrow poster Age: 40

One More Tomorrow

1946
as Joseph Baronova
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest poster Age: 40

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

1946
as Will Scarlet
The Notorious Lone Wolf poster Age: 40

The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946
as Lal Bara
Saratoga Trunk poster Age: 40

Saratoga Trunk

1945
as Roscoe Bean
Pursuit to Algiers poster Age: 40

Pursuit to Algiers

1945
as Jodri
The Crime Doctor's Warning poster Age: 40

The Crime Doctor's Warning

1945
as Jimmy Gordon
A Thousand and One Nights poster Age: 40

A Thousand and One Nights

1945
as Ali
Honeymoon Ahead poster Age: 39

Honeymoon Ahead

1945
as Welles
The Power of the Whistler poster Age: 39

The Power of the Whistler

1945
as Kaspar Andropolous
The Vampire's Ghost poster Age: 39

The Vampire's Ghost

1945
as Webb Fallon
The Falcon in Hollywood poster Age: 39

The Falcon in Hollywood

1944
as Martin S. Dwyer
End of the Road poster Age: 39

End of the Road

1944
as Chris Martin
Cry of the Werewolf poster Age: 39

Cry of the Werewolf

1944
as Peter Althius
Abroad with Two Yanks poster Age: 39

Abroad with Two Yanks

1944
as Salesman
Secrets of Scotland Yard poster Age: 39

Secrets of Scotland Yard

1944
as Mortimer Cope
U-Boat Prisoner poster Age: 39

U-Boat Prisoner

1944
as Alfonse Lamont
Summer Storm poster Age: 39

Summer Storm

1944
as Lunin
Once Upon a Time poster Age: 39

Once Upon a Time

1944
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Mask of Dimitrios poster Age: 39

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944
as Mr. Pappas
Jane Eyre poster Age: 38

Jane Eyre

1943
as Mason
The Cross of Lorraine poster Age: 38

The Cross of Lorraine

1943
as Baker (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes poster Age: 38

Dangerous Blondes

1943
as Roland X. Smith (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow poster Age: 37

Mission to Moscow

1943
as Grinko (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die! poster Age: 37

Hangmen Also Die!

1943
as Hostage (scenes deleted)
They Got Me Covered poster Age: 37

They Got Me Covered

1943
as Gregory Vanesou
The Gorilla Man poster Age: 37

The Gorilla Man

1943
as Dr. Ferris
London Blackout Murders poster Age: 37

London Blackout Murders

1943
as Jack Rawlings
Nightmare poster Age: 37

Nightmare

1942
as Carl aka Charles
Get Hep to Love poster Age: 37

Get Hep to Love

1942
as Professor Radowsky
Mrs. Miniver poster Age: 37

Mrs. Miniver

1942
as Fred
Rubber Racketeers poster Age: 37

Rubber Racketeers

1942
as Dumbo
This Above All poster Age: 36

This Above All

1942
as Joe
Joan of Paris poster Age: 36

Joan of Paris

1942
as English Spy
The Shanghai Gesture poster Age: 36

The Shanghai Gesture

1941
as Poppy's Escort
Ten Days in Paris poster Age: 34

Ten Days in Paris

1940
as André
The Great Commandment poster Age: 34

The Great Commandment

1939
as Starving Beggar
The Great Commandment poster Age: 34

The Great Commandment

1939
as Starving Begger (uncredited)
The Saint in London poster Age: 34

The Saint in London

1939
as Count Stephen Duni
This Man Is News poster Age: 33

This Man Is News

1938
as Hood with Foreign Accent
Under Secret Orders poster Age: 32

Under Secret Orders

1937
as Armand
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel poster Age: 32

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1937
as Flower Seller
Street of Shadows poster Age: 31

Street of Shadows

1937
The Conquest of the Air poster Age: 26

The Conquest of the Air

1931
as Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
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TV credits

Newest first
Edward and Mrs Simpson poster Age: 73

Edward and Mrs Simpson

1978
as Mouth Organist
Cool Million poster Age: 67

Cool Million

1972
as Sir Godwin Phipps-Cheston
No poster
Age: 66

The Partners

1971
Timeslip poster Age: 65

Timeslip

1970
Paul Temple poster Age: 64

Paul Temple

1969
as Floor Manager
Medical Center poster Age: 64

Medical Center

1969
as Professor MacIntyre
Land of the Giants poster Age: 63

Land of the Giants

1968
as Prof. Gorak
Mannix poster Age: 62

Mannix

1967
Garrison's Gorillas poster Age: 62

Garrison's Gorillas

1967
Rango poster Age: 61

Rango

1967
Star Trek poster Age: 61

Star Trek

1966
as Ayleborn
Get Smart poster Age: 60

Get Smart

1965
as Mondo
Laredo poster Age: 60

Laredo

1965
Lost in Space poster Age: 60

Lost in Space

1965
as Sesmar
No poster
Age: 59

Profiles in Courage

1964
as Senator Wigfall
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster Age: 59

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964
as Dr. Ellias Swan
Flipper poster Age: 59

Flipper

1964
Bewitched poster Age: 59

Bewitched

1964
Wendy and Me poster Age: 59

Wendy and Me

1964
The Rogues poster Age: 59

The Rogues

1964
as Sir Egbert
Burke's Law poster Age: 58

Burke's Law

1963
as Conrad Jaeger
The Beverly Hillbillies poster Age: 57

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster Age: 57

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
as Sir Trevor Gielgud Burton-Guiness
Ichabod and Me poster Age: 56

Ichabod and Me

1961
The Islanders poster Age: 55

The Islanders

1960
as Harwood Gones
Outlaws poster Age: 55

Outlaws

1960
Thriller poster Age: 55

Thriller

1960
as Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa')
The Detectives poster Age: 54

The Detectives

1959
Adventures in Paradise poster Age: 54

Adventures in Paradise

1959
as Murdock
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis poster Age: 54

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster Age: 54

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959
as Professor Brent
77 Sunset Strip poster Age: 53

77 Sunset Strip

1958
as Dr. Felstrand
The Rifleman poster Age: 53

The Rifleman

1958
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen poster Age: 53

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

1958
as The Cat
Peter Gunn poster Age: 53

Peter Gunn

1958
Perry Mason poster Age: 52

Perry Mason

1957
as Prof. Carlos Muntz
Perry Mason poster Age: 52

Perry Mason

1957
as Dr. Durwood Tobey
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 52

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
as Winston Ainslee
Telephone Time poster Age: 50

Telephone Time

1956
as Jutchenko
Matinee Theater poster Age: 50

Matinee Theater

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 50

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
as Dr. Albert Sawyer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 50

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Mr. Munro
Gunsmoke poster Age: 50

Gunsmoke

1955
as Professor Lute Bone
Gunsmoke poster Age: 50

Gunsmoke

1955
as Eddie
General Electric Theater poster Age: 47

General Electric Theater

1953
as Professsor Meyerdal
General Electric Theater poster Age: 47

General Electric Theater

1953
as Nathan
Cavalcade of America poster Age: 47

Cavalcade of America

1952
as Col. Barton
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 46

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Chang
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 46

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
Studio One poster Age: 43

Studio One

1948
as Travers
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