Fredric Abbott

Fredric William Abbott (16 October 1928 – 10 July 1996) was an Australian stage, film and television actor.[1]

Fredric Abbott
in The Saint:The Best Laid Schemes (1968)
Born	Fredric William Abbott (1928-10-16)16 October 1928 Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Died	10 July 1996(1996-07-10) (aged 67) Cherrybrook, NSW, Australia
Spouse(s)	Joanne Mavis Henthorn

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.[1][2]

His TV appearances include Z-Cars (1962), The Avengers (1963),[3] The Saint (1963-8), Danger Man (1965-6), The Baron (1966), The Prisoner (1968) episode Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, Man in a Suitcase (1968), Department S (1969), The Champions (1969), The Troubleshooters (1971) 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).[1][5]

He died in 1996 after an 18-month-long battle with cancer.[1]