- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content