Fredric Abbott

Fredric William Abbott 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 [High School of the Performing Arts|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, The Avengers, The Saint, Danger Man, The Baron,
The Prisoner episode Do Not Forsake [Me Oh My Darling], Man in a Suitcase, Department S, The Champions, The Troubleshooters, Special Branch, and The Flying Doctors. His film appearances include Fun and Games, Tower of Evil, Mistress Pamela and Revenge of the Pink Panther.
He died in 1996 after an 18-month-long battle with cancer.