Fredric Abbott Explained

Fredric Abbott
Birth Name:Fredric William Abbott
Birth Date:16 October 1928
Birth Place:Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Death Place:Cherrybrook, NSW, Australia
Spouse:Joanne Mavis Henthorn

Fredric William Abbott (16 October 1928 – 10 July 1996) was an Australian stage, film and television actor.[1]

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.[1] [2] 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).[1] [5]

He died in 1996 after an 18-month-long battle with cancer.[1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1961The Hellfire Club Prison Guard Uncredited
1962On the Beat Minor Role Uncredited
1965The Good Woman of Chester Square Norman Swithin 2 episodes
1967Camelot Sir Geoffrey Uncredited
1967The Prisoner Potter Episode: "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling"
1971Fun and Games Forbus
1972Tower of Evil Saul
1974Mistress Pamela John Andrews
1978Revenge of the Pink Panther Douvier's Soldier #1
1983,
1985,
1988
A Country Practice Rex Munro, Noel Kitchener, Ron Marshall 6 episodes
1985The Flying Doctors Vern Daniels 3 episodes
1986Prisoner Andrew Hinton 14 episodes
1991Home and Away Roy Jackson 3 episodes

Notes and References

  1. News: Frederic Abbot 1926-1996. 17 August 2017. The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 1996. 36. subscription .
  2. Web site: AusStage. www.ausstage.edu.au.
  3. Book: Rogers, Dave. The Avengers. 1983. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. 9780907965091.
  4. Web site: Fredric Abbott.
  5. Web site: Fredric Abbott. https://web.archive.org/web/20180409094126/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bacce89d0. dead. 9 April 2018.