Portrait of John Abbott

Acting

John Abbott

Career

Active from 1937 to 1982, with a break from 1954 to 1965, busiest in 1944 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Web
The Web
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Abbott Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

126
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 47
The Commissioner
The Commissioner (1998)
GoodWatch score 47

as Commissioner's Laywer

1980s

4 titles · average score 48
A Hazard of Hearts
A Hazard of Hearts (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

as 2nd Gambler

Smorgasbord
Smorgasbord (1983)
GoodWatch score 53

as Surgeon

Slapstick of Another Kind
Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
GoodWatch score 23

as Dr. Frankenstein

Blunt Instrument
Blunt Instrument (1981)

as Dr. Durrant

1970s

8 titles · average score 62
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mouth Organist

Outside Chance
Outside Chance (1978)

as Coroner

Sherlock Holmes in New York
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
GoodWatch score 54

as Heller

The Black Bird
The Black Bird (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

as Duquai

The Cat Creature
The Cat Creature (1973)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Reinhart

Cool Million
Cool Million (1972)

TV show · as Sir Godwin Phipps-Cheston

The Partners
The Partners (1971)

TV show

Timeslip
Timeslip (1970)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

1960s

30 titles · average score 67
Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Professor MacIntyre

The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

as Akela (voice)

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Gambit
Gambit (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

as Emile

Star Trek
Star Trek (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Ayleborn

Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Mondo

Lost in Space
Lost in Space (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Sesmar

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Dr. Ellias Swan

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Conrad Jaeger

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Sir Trevor Gielgud Burton-Guiness

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa')

1950s

32 titles · average score 69
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Prof. Carlos Muntz / Dr. Durwood Tobey

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Winston Ainslee

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Mr. Munro

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Eddie / Professor Lute Bone

The Steel Lady
The Steel Lady (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mustafa el Melik

Thunder in the East
Thunder in the East (1952)
GoodWatch score 59

as Nitra Puta

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Marshovian Ambassador

Navy Bound
Navy Bound (1951)

as Pappa Cerrano

Sideshow
Sideshow (1950)

as Pierre

1940s

45 titles · average score 61
The Woman in White
The Woman in White (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Frederick Fairlie

The Web
The Web (1947)
GoodWatch score 83

as Charles Murdock

Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

as Max Leiberman

Deception
Deception (1946)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bertram Gribble

The Vampire's Ghost
The Vampire's Ghost (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

as Webb Fallon

The Power of the Whistler
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Kaspar Andropolous

End of the Road
End of the Road (1944)

as Chris Martin

Cry of the Werewolf
Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
GoodWatch score 42

as Peter Althius

The Falcon in Hollywood
The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)
GoodWatch score 57

as Martin S. Dwyer

Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (1944)
GoodWatch score 54

as Reporter (uncredited)

U-Boat Prisoner
U-Boat Prisoner (1944)

as Alfonse Lamont

London Blackout Murders
London Blackout Murders (1943)

as Jack Rawlings

1930s

6 titles · average score 55
The Saint in London
The Saint in London (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

as Count Stephen Duni

The Great Commandment
The Great Commandment (1939)

as Starving Begger (uncredited) / Starving Beggar

This Man Is News
This Man Is News (1938)

as Hood with Foreign Accent

Under Secret Orders
Under Secret Orders (1937)

as Armand

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
GoodWatch score 50

as Flower Seller

The Conquest of the Air
The Conquest of the Air (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier