
John Albert Chamberlain Kefford was an English 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 in an episode of Lost in Space, "The Dream Monster", in 1966. Abbott was known as a Shakespearean actor.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The CommissionerMovie | Commissioner's Laywer | 93 |
| 1987 | A Hazard of HeartsMovie | 2nd Gambler | 82 |
| 1984 | QuestMovie | — | 79 |
| 1983 | SmorgasbordMovie | Surgeon | 78 |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another KindMovie | Dr. Frankenstein | 77 |
| 1978 | Edward and Mrs SimpsonSeries | Mouth Organist | 73 |
| 1978 | Outside ChanceMovie | Coroner | 73 |
| 1973 | The Cat CreatureMovie | Dr. Reinhart | 68 |
| 1972 | Cool MillionSeries | Sir Godwin Phipps-Cheston | 67 |
| 1969 | Medical CenterSeries | Professor MacIntyre | 64 |
| 1969 | Paul TempleSeries | Floor Manager | 64 |
| 1969 | The Epic That Never WasMovie | Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited) | 64 |
| 1968 | Land of the GiantsSeries | Prof. Gorak | 63 |
| 1967 | MannixSeries | — | 62 |
| 1967 | Garrison's GorillasSeries | — | 62 |
| 1967 | RangoSeries | — | 62 |
| 1966 | Star TrekSeries | Ayleborn | 61 |
| 1966 | GambitMovie | Emile | 61 |
| 1965 | Lost in SpaceSeries | Sesmar | 60 |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever ToldMovie | Aben | 60 |
| 1965 | Get SmartSeries | Mondo | 60 |
| 1965 | LaredoSeries | — | 60 |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series | Dr. Ellias Swan | 59 |
| 1964 | BewitchedSeries | — | 59 |
| 1964 | The RoguesSeries | Sir Egbert | 59 |
| 1964 | Profiles in CourageSeries | Senator Wigfall | 59 |
| 1964 | FlipperSeries | — | 59 |
| 1963 | Burke's LawSeries | Conrad Jaeger | 58 |
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store?Movie | Mr. Orlandos | 58 |
| 1962 | The Beverly HillbilliesSeries | Sir Trevor Gielgud Burton-Guiness | 57 |
| 1961 | Ichabod and MeSeries | — | 56 |
| 1960 | ThrillerSeries | Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa') | 55 |
| 1960 | The IslandersSeries | Harwood Gones | 55 |
| 1960 | OutlawsSeries | — | 55 |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeries | — | 54 |
| 1959 | The DetectivesSeries | — | 54 |
| 1959 | Adventures in ParadiseSeries | Murdock | 54 |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries | Professor Brent | 54 |
| 1958 | The RiflemanSeries | — | 53 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset StripSeries | Dr. Felstrand | 53 |
| 1958 | Peter GunnSeries | — | 53 |
| 1958 | GigiMovie | Manuel | 53 |
| 1958 | The Further Adventures of Ellery QueenSeries | The Cat | 53 |
| 1957 | Perry MasonSeries | Dr. Durwood Tobey | 52 |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will TravelSeries | Winston Ainslee | 52 |
| 1957 | Public Pigeon No. 1Movie | Dipso Dale Rutherford | 52 |
| 1957 | Omar KhayyamMovie | Yusuf | 52 |
| 1956 | Telephone TimeSeries | Jutchenko | 51 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries | Mr. Munro | 50 |
| 1955 | Matinee TheaterSeries | — | 50 |
| 1955 | GunsmokeSeries | Eddie | 50 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourSeries | Dr. Albert Sawyer | 50 |
| 1955 | The Miracle on 34th StreetMovie | Dr. Sawyer | 50 |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSeries | Professsor Meyerdal | 48 |
| 1953 | The Steel LadyMovie | Mustafa el Melik | 48 |
| 1953 | SombreroMovie | Don Daniel | 48 |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of AmericaSeries | Col. Barton | 47 |
| 1952 | The Merry WidowMovie | Marshovian Ambassador | 47 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Chang | 46 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | — | 46 |
| 1951 | Thunder on the HillMovie | Abel Harmer | 46 |
| 1948 | Studio OneSeries | Travers | 43 |
| 1947 | The WebMovie | Charles Murdock | 42 |
| 1947 | HumoresqueMovie | Rozner | 42 |
| 1947 | Time Out of MindMovie | Max Leiberman | 42 |
| 1946 | Anna and the King of SiamMovie | Phya Phrom | 41 |
| 1946 | The Notorious Lone WolfMovie | Lal Bara | 41 |
| 1946 | The Bandit of Sherwood ForestMovie | Will Scarlet | 41 |
| 1945 | The Vampire's GhostMovie | Webb Fallon | 40 |
| 1945 | The Power of the WhistlerMovie | Kaspar Andropolous | 40 |
| 1945 | A Thousand and One NightsMovie | Ali | 40 |
| 1945 | Pursuit to AlgiersMovie | Jodri | 40 |
| 1945 | Saratoga TrunkMovie | Roscoe Bean | 40 |
| 1944 | The Falcon in HollywoodMovie | Martin S. Dwyer | 39 |
| 1944 | Summer StormMovie | Lunin | 39 |
| 1944 | Secrets of Scotland YardMovie | Mortimer Cope | 39 |
| 1944 | Once Upon a TimeMovie | Reporter (uncredited) | 39 |
| 1943 | Mission to MoscowMovie | Grinko (uncredited) | 38 |
| 1943 | Dangerous BlondesMovie | Roland X. Smith (uncredited) | 38 |
| 1943 | The Cross of LorraineMovie | Baker (uncredited) | 38 |
| 1943 | Jane EyreMovie | Mason | 38 |
| 1942 | This Above AllMovie | Joe | 37 |
| 1942 | Joan of ParisMovie | English Spy | 37 |
| 1942 | Mrs. MiniverMovie | Fred | 37 |
| 1942 | Get Hep to LoveMovie | Professor Radowsky | 37 |
| 1942 | NightmareMovie | Carl aka Charles | 37 |
| 1942 | Rubber RacketeersMovie | Dumbo | 37 |
| 1941 | The Shanghai GestureMovie | Poppy's Escort | 36 |
| 1940 | Ten Days in ParisMovie | André | 35 |
| 1939 | The Great CommandmentMovie | Starving Beggar | 34 |
| 1939 | The Great CommandmentMovie | Starving Begger (uncredited) | 34 |
| 1939 | The Saint in LondonMovie | Count Stephen Duni | 34 |
| 1938 | This Man Is NewsMovie | Hood with Foreign Accent | 33 |
| 1937 | Return of the Scarlet PimpernelMovie | Flower Seller | 32 |
| 1937 | Street of ShadowsMovie | — | 32 |
| 1931 | The Conquest of the AirMovie | Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier | 26 |