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), 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). 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 Year Title Role Notes1961 The Hellfire Club Prison Guard Uncredited1962 On the Beat Minor Role Uncredited1965 The Good Woman of Chester Square Norman Swithin 2 episodes1967 Camelot Sir Geoffrey Uncredited1967 The Prisoner Potter Episode: "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling"1969 Department S Johnson Episode: "The Trojan Tanker"1971 Fun and Games Forbus 1972 Tower of Evil Saul 1974 Mistress Pamela John Andrews 1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther Douvier's Soldier #1 1983,1985,1988 A Country Practice Rex Munro, Noel Kitchener, Ron Marshall 6 episodes1985 The Flying Doctors Vern Daniels 3 episodes1986 Prisoner Andrew Hinton 14 episodes1991 Home and Away Roy Jackson 3 episodes
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