Hector Abbas

Biography

Hector Abbas a Dutch born character performer on stage and film, first worked on drama and comedy theatre in Holland in the early 1900's, London stage from 1910, best remembered in the stage and screen version of 'The Wandering Jew', he appeared in two film version, the silent version in 1923 cast in the role as 'Zapportas' starring Matheson Lang and in the talkie version in 1933 he was cast as 'Isaachar the Miser' starring Conrad Veidt, both versions were directed by Maurice Elvey. Hector was most often in character roles in a handful of British films, first with the British Gaumont Film Company in 1919, followed by the Stoll Film Company in the 1920's, later appeared in talkies. died from heart failure in London age 58.