Actor. Born Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot in London. He worked both as a mechanic and a chauffeur before making his uncredited screen debut in 1935's Foreign Affaires. He won a steady string of bit roles for the next ten years before landing the prominent role of Iago in 1946's Othello. The following year, he relocated to the United States, settling in Hollywood, California, where he appeared in such films as Ivanhoe in 1952, Kismet in 1955, The Time Machine in 1960, and The Family Jewels in 1965. The following year in 1966, he won one of his more memorable roles, that of Mr. French in the television series Family Affair, which ran until 1971. Concurrently, he became a popular voice-over actor, lending his talents to such projects as the animated Winnie-the-Pooh series of films (1966 to 1977) and The Jungle Book (1967). He appeared in a pair of Christmas television movie specials in 1973 and 1974, Miracle on 34th Street and The City that Forgot About Christmas. He settled in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, where he succumbed to a stroke at the age of fifty-nine.
Actor. Born Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot in London. He worked both as a mechanic and a chauffeur before making his uncredited screen debut in 1935's Foreign Affaires. He won a steady string of bit roles for the next ten years before landing the prominent role of Iago in 1946's Othello. The following year, he relocated to the United States, settling in Hollywood, California, where he appeared in such films as Ivanhoe in 1952, Kismet in 1955, The Time Machine in 1960, and The Family Jewels in 1965. The following year in 1966, he won one of his more memorable roles, that of Mr. French in the television series Family Affair, which ran until 1971. Concurrently, he became a popular voice-over actor, lending his talents to such projects as the animated Winnie-the-Pooh series of films (1966 to 1977) and The Jungle Book (1967). He appeared in a pair of Christmas television movie specials in 1973 and 1974, Miracle on 34th Street and The City that Forgot About Christmas. He settled in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, where he succumbed to a stroke at the age of fifty-nine.
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