Portrait of John Abbott

Acting

John Abbott

Titles
79movies47TV shows
Career

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

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Web
The Web
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Abbott Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.2
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.3
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 2.9
  • Dark Humor
    1.9, average 2.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intrigue 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
TypeAllTV shows38Movies13
RoleAnyActing51Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s11940s71950s191960s221970s2
GenreAnyDrama30Comedy12Action & Adventure10Crime9Family7Romance6Western6Sci-Fi & Fantasy5Mystery5War3War & Politics2Thriller2TV Movie2Animation1
Trait📼 Strong Nostalgia (remove)
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

2 titles · average score 54
Poster for Cool Million

TV show · as Sir Godwin Phipps-Cheston

1960s

22 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch67
Poster for Medical Center

TV show · as Professor MacIntyre

GoodWatch76
Poster for The Jungle Book

as Akela (voice)

GoodWatch79
Poster for Star Trek

TV show · as Ayleborn

GoodWatch83
Poster for Get Smart

TV show · as Mondo

GoodWatch76
Poster for Lost in Space

TV show · as Sesmar

GoodWatch87
Poster for The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV show · as Dr. Ellias Swan

GoodWatch68
Poster for Burke's Law

TV show · as Conrad Jaeger

GoodWatch47
Poster for The Beverly Hillbillies

TV show · as Sir Trevor Gielgud Burton-Guiness

GoodWatch74
Poster for Thriller

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

All 22 titles from the 1960s

1950s

19 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch71
Poster for Adventures in Paradise

TV show · as Murdock

GoodWatch74
Poster for 77 Sunset Strip

TV show · as Dr. Felstrand

GoodWatch82
Poster for Perry Mason

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

GoodWatch78
Poster for Have Gun, Will Travel

TV show · as Winston Ainslee

GoodWatch85
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV show · as Mr. Munro

GoodWatch76
Poster for Gunsmoke

TV show · as Professor Lute Bone / Eddie

GoodWatch54
Poster for The Merry Widow

as Marshovian Ambassador

All 19 titles from the 1950s

1940s

7 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch58
Poster for Madame Bovary

as Mayor Tuvache

GoodWatch64
Poster for Studio One

TV show · as Travers

GoodWatch54
Poster for Once Upon a Time

as Reporter (uncredited)

GoodWatch79
Poster for Hangmen Also Die!

as Hostage (scenes deleted)

1930s

1 title · average score 49
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