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John Kefford (5 June 1905 – 24 May 1996) was an English character actor professionally known as John Abbott. His memorable roles include the invalid Frederick Fairlie in the 1948 film ''The Woman in White'' and the pacifist Ayelborne in the ''Star Trek'' episode "Errand of Mercy". He also played Sesmar on an episode of ''Lost in Space'', "The Dream Monster" (1966).〔 Abbott was known as a Shakespearean actor. ==Biography== He was born in England on 5 June 1905. He had a sister, Ivy Skeates and a brother Harold Kefford 〔 In 1934 he made his stage debut in a revival of ''Aureng-zebe''.〔 In the early days of World War II, Abbott worked at the British Embassy in Moscow. When the time came to leave, he had to go by way of the United States. While in the U.S., he was offered a part in Hollywood in 1941〔''A Who's Who of British Film Actors'', by Scott Palmer, The Scarecrow Press, 1981〕 and ended up living there for the rest of his life. He continued to find work, although he was blacklisted during the Red Scare of the 1950s. Eventually, a producer, wanting to hire him, was able to get his listing removed.〔Abbott had no idea why he was blacklisted until around 1990 when he was watching a documentary on Dalton Trumbo, discovered that the author had used Abbott's name as an alias.〕 In his final years, Abbott taught acting students for free. Abbott died at Cedars Sinai Medical Center from natural causes on 24 May 1996 at the age of 90. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Abbott (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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