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John Abineri (18 May 1928 – 29 June 2000) was an English actor. Born in London, he attended the Old Vic 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 ...
John Abineri. Actor: The Last of the Mohicans. While doing his national service he ran three theatres helping to rehabilitate servicemen then joined The Old Vic Theatre School for acting training and after completion accepted an invitation from Tyrone Guthrie to join the theatre's company headed by Donald Wolfit.
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- London, England, UK
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- Bath, Somerset, England, UK
John Abineri was a British actor who appeared in theatre, film and television. He was fluent in German, Russian and French and played in two versions of Robin Hood story.
- May 18, 1928
- June 29, 2000
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John Abineri (18 May 1928-29 June 2000) had several roles on Doctor Who between 1968 and 1979.
His best known role was probably Herne the Hunter in Robin of Sherwood from 1984-86. He had earlier played Sir Kenneth Neston in The Legend of Robin Hood in 1975.
He had a regular role as Hubert Goss in Terry Nation's post-apocalyptic drama Survivors from 1976-77. His performance as Chingachgook in a 1971 BBC adaptation of The Last of the Mohicans earned Abineri a nomination for a Primetime Emmy. He reprised the role in Hawkeye, the Pathfinder in 1973. He also appeared as Sir George Mortenhurze alongside Sarah Sutton in the 1978 miniseries The Moon Stallion, which was scripted by Brian Hayles.
When Duncan Lamont died after completing location filming for the Blake's 7 episode Hostage, Abineri took over the role. Lamont and Abineri had earlier appeared together in Death to the Daleks.
He continued acting into the 1990s, playing the Butler in a series of adverts for Ferrero Rocher. He also had a small role in The Godfather Part III.
Doctor Who
•Fury from the Deep - Van Lutyens •The Ambassadors of Death - General Carrington •Death to the Daleks - Richard Railton •The Power of Kroll - Ranquin
•John Abineri at the Internet Movie Database
Jun 29, 2000 · John Abineri was an English actor who appeared in The Avengers, Doctor Who, and The Omen. He was born in 1928, married to Hilary Bamford, and died in 2002.
- 72 years old
- actor
- 18 May, 1928
- Taurus
Jun 29, 2000 · His film credits include roles in Funeral in Berlin (1966), The McKenzie Break (1970), Pope Joan (1972), The Godfather Part III (1990) and Giorgino (1994). He was the father of actors Sebastian Abineri, Daniel Abineri and Jaz Abineri. John Abineri was an English actor.
John Abineri was an English actor. Born in London, he attended the Old Vic drama school and described himself as "Well educated from the age of five to eighteen". He spoke a number of languages fluently, which led to him being cast as a number of different nationalities.
