Sebastian Cabot | |
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Born | Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot 6 July 1918 London, England |
Died | 23 August 1977 North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 59)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1935–1977 |
Known for | Family Affair The Time Machine Kismet Checkmate |
Spouse |
Kathleen Rose Humphreys
(m. 1940) |
Children | 3 |
Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot (6 July 1918 – 23 August 1977) was a British actor. He is best remembered as the gentleman's gentleman Giles French in the CBS-TV sitcom Family Affair (1966–1971). He was also known for playing the Wazir in the film Kismet (1955) and Dr. Carl Hyatt in the CBS-TV series Checkmate (1960–1962).
Cabot was also a voice performer in many Disney animated films. He made one of his first contributions in The Sword in the Stone (1963), as both the narrator and Lord Ector. He later played Bagheera in The Jungle Book (1967). His longest-standing role came through the Winnie the Pooh series, in which he narrated Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966), Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974), and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977).