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

Fun and Games
Fun and Games

Filmography

2015 Inside the Tower
as Saul (archive footage)
1988 The Clean Machine
as Premier Bruce Russell
1988 Barracuda
as Gordon (Boardroom)
1987 Rafferty's Rules
as Bill Perrin
1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther
as Douvier's Soldier
1977 The Professionals
as Big Man
1972 Crown Court
as Ronald Harstrong
1971 Fun and Games
as Forbus
1970 UFO
as Seaman
1968 The Champions
as White
1967 Camelot
as Sir Geoffrey (uncredited)
1967 The Prisoner
as Potter
1962 The Saint
as Joe Carney
1961 Happily Ever After
as