John Abbott
John Abbott was born on Jun 05, 1905 in UK. John Abbott's big-screen debut came with Street of Shadows directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst in 1937, strarring Armand (uncredited). John Abbott is known for 2000 Years Later directed by Bert Tenzer, Terry-Thomas stars as Goodwyn and Edward Everett Horton as Evermore. The upcoming new movie John Abbott plays is Slapstick of Another Kind which will be released on Dec 09, 1982.
John was a commercial artist when he substituted for a sick friend in an amateur production which was seen by the actress Sybil Thorndike who recognised his potential. After repertory work at Watford and Crewe he was invited to join London's Old Vic in 1936 by Tyrone Guthrie and appeared in 'Love's Labours Lost' and 'Twelfth Night'. In 1937 He was in the production of 'Hamlet' that was performed at Elsinore with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. He made his film debut in 1937 in La conquête de l'air (1931) and in a early BBC television production of 'The Harmfulness of Tobacco'. At the outbreak of war he was attached to the British Embassy in Stockholm where he was in coding and decoding. In 1941 he was in California and about to return to England when he was offered a role in Shanghaï (1941) which was the prelude to a long film career that included Madame Miniver (1942), Jane Eyre (1943), Madame Bovary (1949), Gigi (1958), and Un hold-up extraordinaire (1966). In 1946 he made his Broadway debut in 'He Who Gets Slapped' which was followed by 'Montsarrat' (1948) and 'The Waltz of the Toreadors' (1957) amongst others. He was also prolific in television work appearing in episodes such as Alfred Hitchcock présente (1955) ("First Class Honeymoon", 1962), Des agents très spéciaux (1964) ("The Birds and the Bees Affair", 1966), and Ma sorcière bien aimée (1964) (as Leonardo da Vinci in "Samantha's da Vinci Dilemma", 1967). After the latter he retired stating 'I haven't the slightest urge ever to work again' which allowed him more time to pursue his interests in art and music.
Birthday
Jun 05, 1905Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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