Philip Abbott
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-03-21
Day of Death
1998-02-23 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Philip Abbott
Biography
Philip Abbott (March 21, 1923; Lincoln, Nebraska – February 23, 1998; Tarzana, California) was an American character actor and occasional voice actor.
Abbott was a secondary lead in several films of the 1950s and 1960s. Miracle of the White Stallions (1963). He made more than one hundred guest appearances on various television programs from 1952–1995, including NBC's Justice about the Legal Aid Societ of New York and The Eleventh Hour, a medical drama about psychiatry. He appeared on the CBS anthology series Appointment with Adventure and The Lloyd Bridges Show. In 1965, he appeared in Dennis Weaver's NBC sitcom, Kentucky Jones, in the episode "The Music Kids Make".
Abbott is best remembered as Assistant Director Arthur Ward on the TV series The F.B.I. He died of cancer in 1998.
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Known For
Acting
(1999)
Starry Night
as Dr. Ruby
(1998)
Pumpkin Man
as Grandpa
(1994)
Spring Awakening
as Mr. Pierson
(1993)
(1990)
The First Power
as Cardinal
(1984)
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
as Manning
(1982)
Savannah Smiles
as Chief Pruett
(1981)
The Fox and the Hound: A Lesson in Caution
as Uncle Phil
(1981)
101 Dalmatians: A Lesson in Self-Assertion
as Uncle Phil
(1981)
Cinderella: A Lesson in Compromise
as Uncle Phil
(1981)
The Jungle Book: A Lesson in Accepting Change
as Uncle Phil
(1981)
Dumbo: A Lesson in Being Prepared
as Uncle Phil
(1980)
Hangar 18
as Frank Morrison
(1978)
Lady and the Tramp: A Lesson in Sharing Attention
as Uncle Phil
(1978)
(1978)
Cops and Robin
as Dist. Atty. George Garfield
(1978)
(1978)
A Lesson in Honesty
as Uncle Phil
(1978)
Bambi: A Lesson in Perseverance
as Uncle Phil
(1977)
Escape from Bogen County
as Harry Webb
(1977)
Tail Gunner Joe
as Scott Lucas
(1968)
A Computer Glossary
as Narrator
(1965)
Kilroy
as Ed Barrett
(1964)
Those Calloways
as Dell Fraser
(1964)
Nightmare in Chicago
as Myron Ellis
(1963)
Miracle of the White Stallions
as Colonel Reed
(1962)
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Dr. George Scudder
(1962)
The Spiral Road
as Frolick
(1957)
The Invisible Boy
as Dr. Tom Merrinoe
(1957)
The Bachelor Party
as The Groom [Arnold Craig]
Crew
(1981)
Dumbo: A Lesson in Being Prepared
Producer, Writer, Director
(1981)
Cinderella: A Lesson in Compromise
Director, Writer
(1981)
The Fox and the Hound: A Lesson in Caution
Writer, Director
(1981)
The Jungle Book: A Lesson in Accepting Change
Director, Writer
(1981)
101 Dalmatians: A Lesson in Self-Assertion
Director, Writer
(1978)
A Lesson in Honesty
Writer, Director
(1978)
Bambi: A Lesson in Perseverance
Writer, Director
(1978)
Alice in Wonderland: A Lesson in Appreciating Differences
Director, Producer, Writer
(1978)
Lady and the Tramp: A Lesson in Sharing Attention
Writer, Director
(1978)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Lesson in Cooperation
Writer, Director
(1976)
Under the Law Part II: 3 Days in the County Jail
Director, Writer, Producer
(1973)
Under the Law: The Hitchhike
Director