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Born:
1954-07-28

Birthplace:
Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Credits:
36 Total Roles

Bruce Abbott

Acting

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Biography

Bruce Paul Abbott (born July 28, 1954) is an American actor. He has appeared in movies such as Re-Animator, Bad Dreams, The Prophecy II, Out of Time, and Bride of Re-Animator, and the TV series Dark Justice.

Abbott's career began as a dancer/actor in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, where he spent three seasons in the late 1970s. In 1980, Abbott relocated from Portland to Hollywood ("in the middle of the actors' strike, and I didn't know Anyone," he recalls). Shortly afterwards, he was cast as the villain in the movie Tag: The Assassination Game. He met his future (first) wife, Linda Hamilton on the set. The union produced one child, Dalton Bruce (born October 4, 1989) (who can be seen in Terminator II as "Infant John Connor").

Bruce and Linda divorced circa 1989. That same year, on the Dallas, Texas, set of the TV movie Trapped, Abbott met actress Kathleen Quinlan. They married April 12, 1994 and have 1 son, Tyler Quinlan (born October 17, 1990).

Throughout his career, Abbott has been a guest star on many TV series Murder She Wrote, Family Law, Diagnosis: Murder, and more. He had a recurring role in the short-lived series The Net, based on the film of the same title starring Sandra Bullock.

Abbott is semi-retired from acting. He is an architect and artist and works in the custom-design industry. He has designed his last two homes.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2011 Eagles in the Chicken Coop MOVIE President Brad
2011 Dream Cast MOVIE Himself
2009 A Call to Arms MOVIE Major Zelnis USMC
2007 Re-Animator Resurrectus MOVIE Himself
2002 Trance MOVIE Taylor Black
2001 UC: Undercover TV Self
1999 Family Law TV Colin Andrews
1998 The Prophecy II MOVIE Thomas Daggett
1997 Melanie Darrow MOVIE Alex Kramer
1995 Black Scorpion MOVIE Michael Russo

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