John Abbott
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-06-05 (91 years old)
Deathday
1996-05-24
Place of Birth
Stepney, London, England, UK
Also known As
John Lloyd Abbott
John Albert Chamberlain Kefford
John Abbott
Biography
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. H...
Acting
1965
as Aben
1946
as Bertram Gribble
1967
as Akela (voice)
1976
as Heller
1947
as Rozner
1942
as Fred
1944
as Mr. Pappas
1966
as Emile
1947
as Charles Murdock
1944
as Peter Althius (uncredited)
1978
as Coroner
1945
as Kaspar Andropolous
1948
as Frederick Fairlie
1944
as Chris Martin
1944
as Martin S. Dwyer
1949
as Mayor Tuvache
1942
as English Spy
1951
as Sykes
1958
as Manuel
1987
as 2nd Gambler
1945
as Jodri
1944
as Lunin
1943
as Dr. Ferris
1945
as Webb Fallon
1939
as Count Stephen Duni
1951
as Abel Harmer
1946
as Lal Bara
1951
as Pappa Cerrano
1950
as Pierre
1969
as Gregorius
1947
as Mr. Twyning
1969
as Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)
1952
as Marshovian Ambassador
1944
as Mortimer Cope
1944
as Salesman
1947
as Huish
1957
as Yusuf
1953
as Herbert Bielensen
1945
as Welles
1943
as Jack Rawlings
1947
as Max Leiberman
1940
as André
1944
as Alfonse Lamont
1945
as Jimmy Gordon
1942
as Dumbo
1983
as Surgeon
1946
as Phya Phrom
1945
as Roscoe Bean
1943
as Hostage (scenes deleted)
1953
as Mustafa el Melik
1968
as Banker Irwing
1946
as Joseph Baronova
1973
as Dr. Reinhart
1943
as Gregory Vanesou
1941
as Poppy's Escort
1945
1952
as Nitra Puta
1943
as Grinko (uncredited)
1975
as Duquai
1936
as Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
1963
as Mr. Orlandos
1942
as Joe
1942
as Carl aka Charles
1943
as Mason
1938
as Hood with Foreign Accent
1943
as Baker
1937
as Flower Seller
1939
as Starving Beggar
1953
as Don Daniel
1943
as Roland X. Smith (uncredited)
1942
as Professor Radowsky
1944
as Reporter (uncredited)
1957
as Dipso Dale Rutherford
1982
as Dr. Frankenstein
1984
1955
as Dr. Sawyer
1946
as Will Scarlet
1998
as Commissioner's Laywer
1937
as Armand
1981
as Dr. Durrant
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