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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". He also played Sesmar on an episode of Lost in Space, "The Dream Monster", in 1966. Abbott was known as a Shakespearean actor.
Birth Name
John Albert Chamberlain Kefford
Born
Monday, 05 June 1905
Died
Friday, 24 May 1996
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Quest | 1984 | |
| The Brief | Dennis Alsop | 1984 |
| Cracking Up | Surgeon | 1983 |
| Slapstick of Another Kind | Dr. Frankenstein | 1982 |
| Mixed Blessings | Clerk of the Court | 1978 |
| Outside Chance | Coroner | 1978 |
| Sherlock Holmes in New York | Heller | 1976 |
| Holmes and Yoyo | Montecito | 1976 |
| The Oregon Trail | Pvt. Babcock (as John Lloyd Abbott) | 1976 |
| The Black Bird | 1975 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Quest | 1984 | |
| The Brief | Dennis Alsop | 1984 |
| Cracking Up | Surgeon | 1983 |
| Slapstick of Another Kind | Dr. Frankenstein | 1982 |
| Mixed Blessings | Clerk of the Court | 1978 |
| Outside Chance | Coroner | 1978 |
| Sherlock Holmes in New York | Heller | 1976 |
| Holmes and Yoyo | Montecito | 1976 |
| The Oregon Trail | Pvt. Babcock (as John Lloyd Abbott) | 1976 |
| The Black Bird | 1975 | |
| The Cat Creature | Dr. Reinhart | 1973 |
| The Partners | Professor | 1971 |
| McMillan & Wife | Rochemont | 1971 |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Stephen Ravazian | 1971 |
| Medical Center | Kluger / Professor MacIntyre | 1969 |
| 2000 Years Later | Gregorius | 1969 |
| Three Guns for Texas | Banker Irwing | 1968 |
| Land of the Giants | Prof. Gorak | 1968 |
| The Jungle Book | Wolf / Akela (voice) | 1967 |
| Mannix | Monty Kelbo | 1967 |
| Garrison's Gorillas | The Abbot | 1967 |
| Rango | Mr. Michaels, Banker | 1967 |
| Gambit | Emile | 1966 |
| Iron Horse | Judge Gilbert Burris | 1966 |
| Star Trek | Ayelborne | 1966 |
| Preview Tonight | Butler | 1966 |
| The Epic That Never Was | Himself - Ms. Robson's Host / Self - Ms. Robson's Host | 1965 |
| Get Smart | Mondo | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Dr. Sigmund Von Liebeg | 1965 |
| Laredo | Mr. Irwing | 1965 |
| I Spy | Professor Shenko | 1965 |
| The John Forsythe Show | Badnick | 1965 |
| Lost in Space | Sesmar | 1965 |
| The Greatest Story Ever Told | Aben | 1965 |
| Profiles in Courage | Senator Wigfall | 1964 |
| My Living Doll | Felix | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Dr. Ellias Swan | 1964 |
| Flipper | Professor Marvello | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Leonardo Da Vinci | 1964 |
| Wendy and Me | Shah of Bakhar | 1964 |
| The Rogues | Sir Egbert | 1964 |
| Destry | Jake Weatherby | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Dr. Frankenstein IV | 1964 |
| Who's Minding the Store? | Mr. Orlandos | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Pantaleev | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Conrad Jaeger | 1963 |
| I'm Dickens, He's Fenster | Prime Minister | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Sir Trevor Gielgud Burton-Guinness | 1962 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Colonel Cassell / Col. Campos | 1961 |
| Ichabod and Me | Jeremy Lockhart | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Vanderkamp | 1961 |
| Great Ghost Tales | Mr. Arcularis | 1961 |
| Maigret | Extra in Film Sequences | 1959 |
| The Islanders | Harwood Gones | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Murtry | 1960 |
| Hong Kong | Alec Borg | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Thriller | Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa') | 1960 |
| The Detectives | Ganzer | 1959 |
| Play of the Week | Dr. Bonfant / Gayeff | 1959 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Murdock | 1959 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Professor Dobkin | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Professor Brent | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Zachariah Wickham | 1959 |
| Tightrope | Gideon | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Dr. Felstrand | 1958 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Carter | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Dr. Henniken | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Blankenship | 1958 |
| Gigi | Manuel | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Uncle Venner | 1958 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Stefan | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Prof. Durwood Tobey / Prof. Carlos Muntz | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Winston Ainslee | 1957 |
| Omar Khayyam | Yusuf | 1957 |
| Public Pigeon No. 1 | Dipso Dale Rutherford / Dipso Dave Rutherford | 1957 |
| The Adventures of Hiram Holliday | Thief | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Schliemann's Russian assistent | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Jasper Purdy | 1955 |
| Crusader | Igor Borovin / Gustave | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Dr. Albert Sawyer | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mr. Munro | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Eddie / Professor Lute Bone | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Barrett | 1955 |
| Science Fiction Theatre | John Bowers | 1955 |
| The Steel Lady | Mustafa el Melik | 1953 |
| Sombrero | Don Daniel | 1953 |
| Rogue's March | Herbert Bielensen | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Ballet Director / Nathan / Professsor Meyerdal | 1953 |
| Cavalcade of America | Col. Barton | 1952 |
| The Merry Widow | Ambassador / Marshovian Ambassador | 1952 |
| Thunder in the East | Nitra Puta | 1952 |
| Thunder on the Hill | Abel Harmer | 1951 |
| Crosswinds | Algernon 'Mousey' Sykes / Sykes | 1951 |
| Navy Bound | Pappa Cerrano | 1951 |
| Sideshow | Pierre | 1950 |
| Madame Bovary | Mayor Tuvache | 1949 |
| Addio Mimí! | Orchestra conductor | 1949 |
| Studio One | Travers | 1948 |
| Dream Girl | (scenes deleted) | 1948 |
| The Woman in White | Frederick Fairlie | 1948 |
| If Winter Comes | Mr. Twyning | 1947 |
| Adventure Island | Huish | 1947 |
| The Web | Charles Murdock | 1947 |
| Time Out of Mind | Max Lieberman / Max Leiberman | 1947 |
| Humoresque | Rozner | 1947 |
| Deception | Bertram Gribble | 1946 |
| Anna and the King of Siam | Phya Phrom | 1946 |
| One More Tomorrow | Joseph Baronova | 1946 |
| The Notorious Lone Wolf | Lal Bara | 1946 |
| The Bandit of Sherwood Forest | Will Scarlet | 1946 |
| 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 |
| The Vampire's Ghost | Webb Fallon | 1945 |
| Honeymoon Ahead | Welles | 1945 |
| The Power of the Whistler | Kasper Andropolos, Bookshop Owner / Kaspar Andropolous | 1945 |
| Front Row Center | Dr. Franz Gregorovious / Businessman | 1945 |
| The Falcon in Hollywood | Martin S. Dwyer | 1944 |
| End of the Road | Chris Martin | 1944 |
| Cry of the Werewolf | Peter Althius | 1944 |
| Abroad with Two Yanks | Salesman | 1944 |
| Secrets of Scotland Yard | Mortimer Cope | 1944 |
| U-Boat Prisoner | Alfonse Lamont | 1944 |
| Summer Storm | Lunin -Public Prosecutor / Lunin | 1944 |
| Once Upon a Time | Reporter | 1944 |
| The Mask of Dimitrios | Mr. Pappas | 1944 |
| Jane Eyre | Mason | 1943 |
| The Cross of Lorraine | Baker | 1943 |
| Dangerous Blondes | Roland X. Smith | 1943 |
| Mission to Moscow | Grinko | 1943 |
| Hangmen Also Die! | Hostage / Hostage (scenes deleted) | 1943 |
| They Got Me Covered | Vanescu / Gregory Vanesou | 1943 |
| The Gorilla Man | Dr. Ferris | 1943 |
| London Blackout Murders | Jack Rawlings | 1943 |
| Nightmare | Karl aka Charles / Carl aka Charles | 1942 |
| Get Hep to Love | Prof. Radowsky / Professor Radowsky | 1942 |
| Rubber Racketeers | Dumbo | 1942 |
| Mrs. Miniver | Fred | 1942 |
| This Above All | Joe | 1942 |
| Joan of Paris | English Spy | 1942 |
| The Shanghai Gesture | Poppy's Escort | 1942 |
| Ten Days in Paris | André | 1940 |
| The Great Commandment | Starving Begger / Starving Beggar | 1939 |
| The Saint in London | Count Stephen Duni | 1939 |
| This Man Is News | Hood with Foreign Accent | 1938 |
| The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel | Flower Seller | 1937 |
| Under Secret Orders | Armand | 1937 |
| Street of Shadows | Armand | 1937 |
| The Conquest of the Air | Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier | 1936 |
