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Sebastian Cabot

Highest Rated: 100% The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

Lowest Rated: 57% Kismet (1955)

Birthday: Jul 6, 1918

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Sebastian Cabot was a British actor best known as the distinguished butler, Mr. French, in the sixties family television show "Family Affair." Although Cabot demonstrated upper-crust manners in the role, he was born into a working class London family. At the age of 14, Cabot's father's business failed and he left school, never to return. For many years, he garnered employment in numerous menial jobs, including work as a garage helper, chef, and later as a professional wrestler. It was as a chauffeur to actor Frank Pettingell that Cabot first had the idea to act, and by using the vocabulary he learned from Pettingell he was able to bluff his way into a few bit parts. Cabot compiled a list of screen credits in small roles until he grew his trademark beard and won the role as the patriarch Capulet in 1954s "Romeo & Juliet." Roles in American films and TV followed, including the musical "Kismet" in 1955, and George Pal's "The Time Machine" in 1960. Cabot began his role on "Family Affair" in 1966, originally hesitant to take such an undemanding role but lured by the large salary. Cabot rich voice can be heard as narrator in the Disney's "Winnie the Pooh" cartoons, and after "Family Affair" ended its run, Cabot's most memorable role was on another family classic, as Kris Kringle in a 1973 TV remake of "Miracle on 34th Street." Cabot died from the complications of a stroke in 1977.

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Highest rated movies

100% 87% The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
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100% 67% Terror in a Texas Town
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88% 82% The Jungle Book
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80% 43% Romeo and Juliet
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80% 72% The Family Jewels
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79% 64% Ivanhoe
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76% 80% The Time Machine
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66% 73% The Sword in the Stone
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63% 56% Twice Told Tales
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57% 50% Kismet
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Filmography

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Credit
100% 87% The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Narrator (Voice) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jack the Ripper Unknown (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 50% Miracle on 34th Street Kris Kringle (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Foreign Exchange Max (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Spy Killer Max (Character) - 1969
88% 82% The Jungle Book Bagheera (Voice) - 1967
80% 72% The Family Jewels Dr. Matson (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet 71% Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree Unknown (Character) - 1965
66% 73% The Sword in the Stone Sir Ector (Voice) - 1963
63% 56% Twice Told Tales Dr. Carl Heidigger (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 31% Seven Thieves Director of Casino (Character) - 1960
76% 80% The Time Machine Dr. Philip Hillyer (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet 43% Say One for Me Monsignor Francis Stratford (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 33% The Angry Hills Chesney (Character) - 1959
100% 67% Terror in a Texas Town Ed McNeil (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 49% Johnny Tremain Jonathan Lyte (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 33% Omar Khayyam The Nizam (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 20% Dragoon Wells Massacre Jonah (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet So Soon to Die Blaize (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 43% Westward Ho the Wagons! Bissonette (Character) - 1956
57% 50% Kismet Wazir (Character) - 1955
80% 43% Romeo and Juliet Capulet (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Love Lottery Suarez (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Always a Bride Taxi Driver (Character) - 1953
79% 64% Ivanhoe Clerk of Copmanhurst (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wonder Kid Pizzo (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Her Lucky Day Potentate (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dick Barton Strikes Back Fouracada (Character) - 1949

TV

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92% 96% The Twilight Zone Mr. Pip (Character) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Guest 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet McCloud Sidney Cantrell (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Family Affair Mr. Giles French (Character) 1966-1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Three Sons Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Checkmate Dr. Carl Hyatt (Character) 1961-1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Don Antonio Luga (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zorro Unknown (Guest Star) 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cheyenne Unknown (Guest Star) 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marshal Dillon Unknown (Guest Star) 1955 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Professor Jacoby (Guest Star) 1955 1957
No Score Yet 87% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Nathaniel Baldwin / Mr. Davidson (Character) 1956