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Home/People/John Abbey
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Born
Sep 21, 1935
Age 90
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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IMDb Profile

John Abbey

Acting

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Abbey (born September 21, 1935) is an American born actor best known for portraying the title role in the French film Mr. Freedom, directed by fellow American expatriate William Klein. Born in Denver, Colorado in 1935, Abbey appeared in a few uncredited roles in American and English films before coming to France, where he played American characters in film and television throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He has since retired from acting. In addition to Mr. Freedom, Abbey is known for his supporting role as "Lacs" in Jacques Tati's 1967 film Play Time. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Abbey (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Rain over Santiago poster

Rain over Santiago

as L'agent américain
1975
Mr. Freedom poster

Mr. Freedom

as Mr. Freedom
1969
PlayTime poster

PlayTime

as Mr. Lacs
1967
Triple Cross poster

Triple Cross

as Lang
1966
The Sandpiper poster

The Sandpiper

as Trooper (uncredited)
1965