- Born
- Died
- Birth namePhilip Abbott Alexander
- Height1.78 m
- Philip Abbott was born March 21, 1924 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA as Philip Abbott Alexander. He was an actor and director, known for his roles in Sur la piste du crime (1965), Quincy (1976), Doux oiseau de jeunesse (1962), Columbo (1971), and Les feux de l'amour (1973), among many other productions. He was married to Jane Dufrayne; the couple had two sons and a daughter. Abbott died on February 23, 1998, aged 73, of cancer in Tarzana, California, USA.- IMDb mini biography by: beegeebright / edited by Rob
- SpouseJane Dufrayne(April 29, 1950 - February 23, 1998) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenDavidNelsonDenise
- RelativesJ.C. Alexander(Sibling)Robert Alexander(Sibling)Mary Hinkley(Sibling)
- He served as a B-24 bomber pilot in the United States Air Force during World War II and was awarded an Air Medal and three oak leaf clusters.
- He served as the honorary mayor of Tarzana in the early 1970s, and served terms as the president and board chairman of the Los Angeles United Cerebral Palsy-Spastic Children's Foundation.
- Studied at Fordham University and the Pasadena Playhouse, Abbott was a co-founder of Theatre West, a Los Angeles stage company. His work there included "The Web and the Rock," "O' Socrates," "Sonata for Rimbaud" and a critically acclaimed adaptation of Robert Frost's poem "Promises to Keep".
- With his wife, actress wife Jane Dufrayne, Philip Abbott had two sons, Abbott Alexander (born David Abbott Alexander) and Nelson, and a daughter, Denise.
- Was survived by sister Mary and brothers J.C. and Robert.
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