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.
Filmography
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Inside the Tower
2015
as Saul (archive footage)
The Clean Machine
1988
as Premier Bruce Russell
Barracuda
1988
as Gordon (Boardroom)
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
as Douvier's Soldier
Fun and Games
1971
as Forbus
Camelot
1967
as Sir Geoffrey (uncredited)
On the Beat
1962
as (uncredited)
The Hellfire Club
1961
as Prison Guard (uncredited)