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Philip Abbott was an American character actor. He appeared in several films and numerous television series, including a lead role as Arthur Ward in the crime series The F.B.I. Abbott was also the founder of Theatre West in Los Angeles.
Birth Name
Philip Abbott Alexander
Born
Friday, 21 March 1924
Died
Monday, 23 February 1998
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Starry Night | Dr. Ruby | 1999 |
| Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Wardell Stromm / Nick Fury | 1994 |
| Spring Awakening | Mr. Pierson | 1994 |
| Iron Man | Nick Fury / Col. Nick Fury | 1994 |
| Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story | 1993 | |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Randall Thompkins | 1990 |
| The First Power | Cardinal | 1990 |
| Monsters | Oliver | 1988 |
| Thirtysomething | Dr. Meyer | 1987 |
| The Law and Harry McGraw | Arnold Constable | 1987 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Starry Night | Dr. Ruby | 1999 |
| Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Wardell Stromm / Nick Fury | 1994 |
| Spring Awakening | Mr. Pierson | 1994 |
| Iron Man | Nick Fury / Col. Nick Fury | 1994 |
| Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story | 1993 | |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Randall Thompkins | 1990 |
| The First Power | Cardinal | 1990 |
| Monsters | Oliver | 1988 |
| Thirtysomething | Dr. Meyer | 1987 |
| The Law and Harry McGraw | Arnold Constable | 1987 |
| The Colbys | Judge Barham | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Ed Cullen / Dr. Trebaro / Dr. Hubbard Dabney | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | Horton Drake | 1984 |
| The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | Manning | 1984 |
| Airwolf | Johnson | 1984 |
| Night Court | Major Roy Pritchard | 1984 |
| St. Elsewhere | John Killian | 1982 |
| Remington Steele | Whit Sterling | 1982 |
| Savannah Smiles | Chief Pruitt / Chief Pruett | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Dr. Hile | 1981 |
| Dynasty | Lawlor | 1981 |
| Hangar 18 | Frank Morrison | 1980 |
| Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Catter Dempsey | 1980 |
| Salvage 1 | Dr. Marvin | 1979 |
| The Paper Chase | Wesley Grove | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Harry Snyder | 1978 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Dr. Murrow | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | Lester Sorenson | 1977 |
| Tail Gunner Joe | Sen. Scott Lucas / Scott Lucas | 1977 |
| Quincy M.E. | Bill Sullivan / Dr. Lloyd Wallace / Elliot Phillips | 1976 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II | John Franklin | 1976 |
| Kingston: Confidential | Jan Evans | 1976 |
| Ark II | Martin | 1976 |
| Delvecchio | Polson | 1976 |
| Future Cop | George Garfield | 1976 |
| The Bionic Woman | Dr. Arlo Kelso / John Naud | 1976 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Giles Kendall | 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Dave McGrath | 1974 |
| Columbo | Judge Foster | 1971 |
| Medical Center | Stoddard | 1969 |
| A Computer Glossary | Voice / Narrator | 1968 |
| Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI | Assistant Director Arthur Ward | 1967 |
| The F.B.I. | Arthur Ward | 1965 |
| Those Calloways | Dell Fraser | 1965 |
| Mr. Broadway | Geoffrey Karr | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Harry Colby | 1964 |
| Kentucky Jones | Sam Clifton | 1964 |
| Nightmare in Chicago | Myron Ellis | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Myron Ellis / Major Charles Wheeler | 1963 |
| The Great Adventure | Janin | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Sheriff Charles Edward Shafter | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Lincoln Russell / Prof. Benedict O. 'Ben' Fields | 1963 |
| Miracle of the White Stallions | Col. Reed / Colonel Reed | 1963 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Bill Fields | 1962 |
| Combat! | Capt. Correlli | 1962 |
| Stoney Burke | Royce Hamilton | 1962 |
| G.E. True | Chuck Fowler | 1962 |
| Empire | Sid Keller | 1962 |
| Saints and Sinners | Paul Graham | 1962 |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | Doctor Olsen | 1962 |
| The Spiral Road | Frolick | 1962 |
| Sweet Bird of Youth | Dr. George Scudder / le docteur George Scudder | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Jeff Gould | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Oscar Johnson / James Dignan | 1961 |
| Bus Stop | Oliver West | 1961 |
| Target: The Corruptors | Carl Benham | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Dr. David Key | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Howard Douglas / Lt. Martin Cahurn | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Dr. Bill Conrad | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Lieutenant Cook | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Lawrence Dresher | 1960 |
| Diagnosis: Unknown | Pete Loper | 1960 |
| The Detectives | Philip Norden | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Chris Bayles / General Stanley Eaton | 1959 |
| Hotel de Paree | Gilmer | 1959 |
| Bonanza | James Callan | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Paul Burton | 1959 |
| Black Saddle | Lon Jessup | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Ben Dennis | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Tom Carlyle | 1958 |
| Naked City | Charles Alvis / Doctor | 1958 |
| The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen | Lt. Winslow | 1958 |
| Steve Canyon | Captain Peterson | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Husband | 1958 |
| The Invisible Boy | Dr. Tom Merrinoe | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Harry Grant / Edmond Aitken | 1957 |
| The Bachelor Party | Arnold Craig / The Groom | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Leonard Cass | 1956 |
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Pvt. Manken | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mark Halliday | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Ben Corder / Frank | 1955 |
| Star Stage | Husband | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Carl Bronson | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Ed Barrett / Dell Fraser / Colonel Reed | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | Brinkerhof / Self | 1954 |
| The Elgin Hour | Lynn | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Narrator / Rodney Grinstead | 1953 |
| Ponds Theater | Bruce | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Neil Watson | 1953 |
| Omnibus | (segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon") / (segment "The Man without a Country") / Thomas Jefferton | 1952 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Eddie / Edward Sterling / Husband | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Dr. Glennon | 1950 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Oliviu Beldeanu / Lieutenant Commander Glen H. Lathrop, Jr. / Hermann Gmeiner / George Kovaks | 1950 |
| The Big Story | Arthur Mielke / Hoke May / Leonard Lerner / Thomas C. Gallagher | 1949 |
| Studio One | Peter / Dr. Neil Campbell / Ackerman | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | David Lomak | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | Max | 1947 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The F.B.I. | 1965 |
