John Abineri (18 May 1928 – 29 June 2000) was an English actor. Born in London, he attended the

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drama school and described himself as "Well educated from the age of five to eighteen". He spoke a number of languages (including German, Russian and French) fluently, which led to him being cast as a number of different nationalities. His extensive television performances included numerous roles in cult TV drama series, for which he is now probably best remembered. He had regular roles in ''

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'' as Hubert Goss, and in HTV's ''

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'' as

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. He appeared on four occasions in ''

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'' and also in the ''

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'' episode "Hostage", taking over the role of Ushton after the sudden death of the actor

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, with whom he had co-starred in the ''Doctor Who'' serial '' Death to the Daleks''. He also appeared as Sir George Mortenhurze in the

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's ''

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'', as

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's father in ''

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'', and as Father Gruber in the 1989 TV adaptation of '' Around the World in 80 Days''. He received an

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nomination for his performance as

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in the TV adaptation of ''

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'' (1971) and '' Hawkeye, The Pathfinder'' (1973). He also played the butler in the original

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Ambassador's reception advert. His film credits include roles in ''

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'' (1966), '' The McKenzie Break'' (1970), ''

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'' (1972), ''

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'' (1990) and '' Giorgino'' (1994). He was the father of actors Sebastian Abineri, Daniel Abineri and Jaz Abineri.

Selected film and TV roles

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The White Trap ''The White Trap'' is a 1959 British second feature ('B') thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Lee Patterson. The screenplay was by Peter Barnes. Plot Escaped convict Paul Langley tries to reach his wife who is about to have a b ...

'' (1959) - Bernie - Photographer (uncredited) *'' The Rebel'' (1960) - Artist at Party (uncredited) *''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror comics, horror, fantasy comics, fantasy, and mystery fiction, mystery comics anthology, comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets (DC Comi ...

'' (1961) - Milkman *''

Echo of Barbara ''Echo of Barbara'' is a 1960 British crime film directed by Sidney Hayers, and starring Mervyn Johns and Maureen Connell. It was written by John Kruse based on the 1959 novel of the same title by Jonathan Burke. It was one of several crime film ...

'' (1961) - Rankin *'' The Password Is Courage'' (1962) - German Officer (uncredited) *''

Operation Crossbow ''Crossbow'' was the code name in World War II for Anglo-American operations against the German V-weapons, long range reprisal weapons (V-weapons) programme. The primary V-weapons were the V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket, which were launched agai ...

'' (1965) - German Policeman (uncredited) *''

Dead Man's Chest "Dead Man's Chest" (also known as "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest" or "Yo, Ho, Ho (And a Bottle of Rum)") is a fictional''Fictional sea-song'' - in this sense means a sea-song that first appeared in a work of fiction, and not an authentic sea ...

'', (''

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'') (1965) - Arthur *''

'' (1966) - Rukel *'' The Baron'' (1966) - Cerdan *''

The Magnificent Two ''The Magnificent Two'' (also known as ''What Happened at Campo Grande?'' and ''Campo Grande'') is a 1967 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Morecambe and Wise. It was the third and final of their 1960s films. Plot Two B ...

'' (1967) - Official (uncredited) *'' Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep'' (1968) - Van Lutyens *'' Attack on the Iron Coast'' (1968) - German Gunnery Sergeant (uncredited) *''

The Assassination Bureau ''The Assassination Bureau Limited'' (also known ''The Assassination Bureau'' in the United States) is a 1969 British Technicolor black comedy adventure film, produced by Michael Relph, directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Oliver Reed, Dian ...

'' (1969) - Police Inspector (uncredited) *''

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'' (1969, TV series) - Louis Rene Lavassoir Latouche *''

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'' (1969, TV series) - Comber *'' Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death'' (1970, TV Series) - General Carrington *'' The McKenzie Break'' (1970) - Capt. Kranz *'' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971) - Airline Representative (uncredited) *''

'' (1972) - Church official *'' Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks'' (1974, TV Series) - Richard Railton *''

Soft Beds, Hard Battles ''Soft Beds, Hard Battles'' is a 1974 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting, starring Peter Sellers (in several roles), Curd Jürgens, Lila Kedrova and Jenny Hanley. Sellers reunited with the Boulting brothers for this farce, in which th ...

'' (1974) - Prefect of Police (uncredited) *'' Operation: Daybreak'' (1975) - (uncredited) *''

'' (1976-1977, TV Series) - Hubert Goss *'' Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll'' (1978-1979, TV Series) - Ranquin * ''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long impr ...

'' (1980, TV series) - Roadmender *''

'' (1984-1986, TV Series) - Herne the Hunter * '' Honour, Profit and Pleasure'' (1985, TV film) - George I *''

'' (1990) - Hamilton Banker *'' Giorgino'' (1994) - Dr. Jodel *''The Window Bed'' (1999) - Jack (final film role)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abineri, John 1928 births 2000 deaths English male television actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School English male film actors