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	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 (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).^[1][5]

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

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1961	The Hellfire Club	Prison Guard	Uncredited
1962	On the Beat	Minor Role	Uncredited
1965	The Good Woman of Chester Square	Norman Swithin	2 episodes
1967	Camelot	Sir Geoffrey	Uncredited
1967	The Prisoner	Potter	Episode: "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling"
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 episodes
1985	The Flying Doctors	Vern Daniels	3 episodes
1986	Prisoner	Andrew Hinton	14 episodes
1991	Home and Away	Roy Jackson	3 episodes