Personal Info
Known Credits
80
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1905-06-05 (120 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Stepney, London, England, UK
Also Known For
John Lloyd AbbottJohn 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 Sh ...
Acting
1998 --
The Commissioner
| Commissioner's Laywer
1987 --
A Hazard of Hearts
| 2nd Gambler
1984 --
Quest
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1983 --
Smorgasbord
| Surgeon
1982 --
Slapstick of Another Kind
| Dr. Frankenstein
1978 --
Outside Chance
| Coroner
1976 --
Sherlock Holmes in New York
| Heller
1975 --
The Black Bird
| Duquai
1973 --
The Cat Creature
| Dr. Reinhart
1969 --
The Epic That Never Was
| Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)
1969 --
2000 Years Later
| Gregorius
1968 --
Three Guns for Texas
| Banker Irwing
1967 --
The Jungle Book
| Akela (voice)
1966 --
Gambit
| Emile
1965 --
The Greatest Story Ever Told
| Aben
1963 --
Who's Minding the Store?
| Mr. Orlandos
1958 --
Gigi
| Manuel
1957 --
Omar Khayyam
| Yusuf
1957 --
Public Pigeon No. 1
| Dipso Dale Rutherford
1955 --
The Miracle on 34th Street
| Dr. Sawyer
1953 --
The Steel Lady
| Mustafa el Melik
1953 --
Sombrero
| Don Daniel
1953 --
Rogue's March
| Herbert Bielensen
1952 --
Thunder in the East
| Nitra Puta
1952 --
The Merry Widow
| Marshovian Ambassador
1951 --
Thunder on the Hill
| Abel Harmer
1951 --
Crosswinds
| Sykes
1951 --
Navy Bound
| Pappa Cerrano
1950 --
Sideshow
| Pierre
1949 --
Madame Bovary
| Mayor Tuvache
1948 --
The Woman in White
| Frederick Fairlie
1947 --
If Winter Comes
| Mr. Twyning
1947 --
Adventure Island
| Huish
1947 --
The Web
| Charles Murdock
1947 --
Time Out of Mind
| Max Leiberman
1947 --
Humoresque
| Rozner
1946 --
Deception
| Bertram Gribble
1946 --
Anna and the King of Siam
| Phya Phrom
1946 --
One More Tomorrow
| Joseph Baronova
1946 --
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
| Will Scarlet
1946 --
The Notorious Lone Wolf
| Lal Bara
1945 --
Saratoga Trunk
| Roscoe Bean
1945 --
Pursuit to Algiers
| Jodri
1945 --
The Crime Doctor's Warning
| Jimmy Gordon
1945 --
A Thousand and One Nights
| Ali
1945 --
Honeymoon Ahead
| Welles
1945 --
The Power of the Whistler
| Kaspar Andropolous
1945 --
The Vampire's Ghost
| Webb Fallon
1944 --
The Falcon in Hollywood
| Martin S. Dwyer
1944 --
End of the Road
| Chris Martin
1944 --
Cry of the Werewolf
| Peter Althius (uncredited)
1944 --
Abroad with Two Yanks
| Salesman
1944 --
Secrets of Scotland Yard
| Mortimer Cope
1944 --
U-Boat Prisoner
| Alfonse Lamont
1944 --
Summer Storm
| Lunin
1944 --
Once Upon a Time
| Reporter (uncredited)
1944 --
The Mask of Dimitrios
| Mr. Pappas
1943 --
Jane Eyre
| Mason
1943 --
The Cross of Lorraine
| Baker
1943 --
Dangerous Blondes
| Roland X. Smith (uncredited)
1943 --
Mission to Moscow
| Grinko (uncredited)
1943 --
Hangmen Also Die!
| Hostage (scenes deleted)
1943 --
They Got Me Covered
| Gregory Vanesou
1943 --
The Gorilla Man
| Dr. Ferris
1943 --
London Blackout Murders
| Jack Rawlings
1942 --
Nightmare
| Carl aka Charles
1942 --
Get Hep to Love
| Professor Radowsky
1942 --
Mrs. Miniver
| Fred
1942 --
Rubber Racketeers
| Dumbo
1942 --
This Above All
| Joe
1942 --
Joan of Paris
| English Spy
1941 --
The Shanghai Gesture
| Poppy's Escort
1940 --
Ten Days in Paris
| André
1939 --
The Great Commandment
| Starving Beggar
1939 --
The Saint in London
| Count Stephen Duni
1938 --
This Man Is News
| Hood with Foreign Accent
1937 --
Under Secret Orders
| Armand
1937 --
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
| Flower Seller
1937 --
Street of Shadows
|
1936 --
The Conquest of the Air
| Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier