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Fredric Abbott

1928-10-16 – 1996-07-10 (age 67) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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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

Camelot
Camelot

1967

as Sir Geoffrey (uncredited)

Revenge of the Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978

as Douvier's Soldier

On the Beat
On the Beat

1962

as (uncredited)

The Hellfire Club
The Hellfire Club

1961

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Fun and Games
Fun and Games

1971

as Forbus

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Inside the Tower

2015

as Saul (archive footage)

The Clean Machine
The Clean Machine

1988

as Premier Bruce Russell

Barracuda
Barracuda

1988

as Gordon (Boardroom)