Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 16, 1928
Died
Jul 10, 1996
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Credits
22 titles
Fredric Abbott
Biography
Fredric William Abbott (16 October 1928 – 10 July 1996) was an Australian stage, film and television actor. Of Irish descent, Abbott was born a fifth-generation Australian in Newtown, Sydney and was educated at Newtown Boys High School. His career began in the late 1950s at Doris Fitton's Independent Theatre in North Sydney. His TV appearances include Z-Cars (1962), The Avengers (1963),[3] The Saint (1963-8), Danger Man (1965-6), The Baron (1966), The Prisoner (1967) episode Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, Man in a Suitcase (1968), Department S (1969), The Champions (1969), The Troubleshooters (1971), Special Branch (1974), and The Flying Doctors (1985).[4] His film appearances include Fun and Games (1971), Tower of Evil (1972), Mistress Pamela (1974) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). He died in 1996 after an 18-month-long battle with cancer.
Known For
Filmography
Inside the Tower
Saul (archive footage)
The Clean Machine
Premier Bruce Russell
Barracuda
Gordon (Boardroom)
Rafferty's Rules
Bill Perrin
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Douvier's Soldier
The Professionals
Big Man
Crown Court
Ronald Harstrong
Fun and Games
Forbus
UFO
Seaman
The Champions
White
Camelot
Sir Geoffrey (uncredited)
The Prisoner
Potter
Six Shades of Black
Norman Swithin
Redcap
Sgt Fellowes
The Protectors
Mac
Sergeant Cork
Gregson
On the Beat
(uncredited)
The Saint
Joe Carney
Happily Ever After
The Hellfire Club
Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Avengers
Sailor
Armchair Theatre
Morrie