Fredric Abbott
ActingAlso Known As
Fredric Abbot
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.
Movies
(7 total)
Revenge of the Pink Panther
as Douvier's Soldier
Camelot
as Sir Geoffrey (uncredited)
On the Beat
as (uncredited)
Fun and Games
as Forbus
The Clean Machine
as Premier Bruce Russell
Barracuda
as Gordon (Boardroom)
TV Shows
(10 total)
The Prisoner
as Potter
The Avengers
as Sailor
The Saint
as Joe Carney
UFO
as Seaman
The Professionals
as Big Man
The Champions
as White
Crown Court
as Ronald Harstrong
Sergeant Cork
as Gregson
Rafferty's Rules
as Bill Perrin