John Abbey

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.

PlayTime (1967)

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tati
CAST:  Jacques Tati  •  Barbara Dennek  •  Rita Maiden  •  France Rumilly

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tati
CAST:  Jacques Tati  •  Barbara Dennek  •  Rita Maiden  •  France Rumilly

Rain over Santiago (1975)

A semi-fictional account on the fatidic September 11, 1973, when the military commanded by General Pinochet took over the power from socialist president Salvador Allende, initiating a dictatorship that lasted until 1988 causing the deaths and disappearances of many ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helvio Soto
CAST:  John Abbey  •  Bibi Andersson  •  Nicole Calfan  •  Riccardo Cucciolla

A semi-fictional account on the fatidic September 11, 1973, when the military commanded by General Pinochet took over the power from socialist president Salvador Allende, initiating a dictatorship that lasted until 1988 causing the deaths and disappearances of many ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helvio Soto
CAST:  John Abbey  •  Bibi Andersson  •  Nicole Calfan  •  Riccardo Cucciolla

Mr. Freedom (1969)

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Mr. Freedom, a bellowing good-ol'-boy superhero decked out in copious football padding, jets to France to cut off a Commie invasion from Switzerland. A destructive, arrogant patriot in tight pants, Freedom joins forces with Marie Madeleine to combat lefty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Klein
CAST:  Delphine Seyrig  •  John Abbey  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Jean-Claude Drouot

Mr. Freedom, a bellowing good-ol'-boy superhero decked out in copious football padding, jets to France to cut off a Commie invasion from Switzerland. A destructive, arrogant patriot in tight pants, Freedom joins forces with Marie Madeleine to combat lefty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Klein
CAST:  Delphine Seyrig  •  John Abbey  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Jean-Claude Drouot

Triple Cross (1966)

A safecracker turns double agent during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Gert Fröbe  •  Claudine Auger  •  Romy Schneider

A safecracker turns double agent during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Gert Fröbe  •  Claudine Auger  •  Romy Schneider