About
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. His first Broadway role was that of Count Mancini in He Who Gets Slapped in 1946. He also appeared on Broadway in Monserrat and The Waltz of the Toreadors. He made his film debut in Mademoiselle Docteur in 1937 and went on to act in scores of films...
Known for
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
Star TrekSeries • 1966
BewitchedSeries • 1964
Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955
Get SmartSeries • 1965
MannixSeries • 1967
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
The RiflemanSeries • 1958
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Medical CenterSeries • 1969
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
Peter GunnSeries • 1958
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
Lost in SpaceSeries • 1965
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
77 Sunset StripSeries • 1958
ThrillerSeries • 1960
The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeries • 1959
Adventures in ParadiseSeries • 1959
The DetectivesSeries • 1959
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964
Land of the GiantsSeries • 1968
The Jungle BookMovie • 1967