Name Frederic Abbott | Role Television actor | |
Full Name Fredrick William Abbott Born 16 October 1928 ( 1928-10-16 ) Sydney, Australia Died 1996, Cherrybrook, Sydney, Australia Spouse Joanne Mavis Henthorn (m. 1956) Movies Revenge of the Pink Panther | ||
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), The Saint (1963-8), Danger Man (1965-6), The Baron (1966), Man in a Suitcase (1968), Department S (1969), The Champions (1969), The Troubleshooters (1971) and The Flying Doctors (1985). 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.