John Abineri (18 May 1928 – 29 June 2000)
was an
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actor.
Born in London, he attended the
Old Vic
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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 nationalities.
His extensive television performances included numerous roles in cult TV drama series, for which he is now probably best remembered. He had regular roles in ''
Survivors'' as Hubert Goss, and in HTV's ''
Robin of Sherwood
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'' as
Herne the Hunter
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. He appeared on four occasions in ''
Doctor Who
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'' and also in the ''
Blake's 7
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'' episode "Hostage", taking over the role of Ushton after the sudden death of the actor
Duncan Lamont
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, with whom he had co-starred in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''
Death to the Daleks
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''. He also appeared as Sir George Mortenhurze in the
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'' (1973). He also played the butler in the original
'' (1994).