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Bruce Abbott was born on July 28, 1954 in Portland, Oregon, United States and is credited as a television actor, stage actor and film actor. As of 2026, Bruce Abbott is 72 years old. Schooling on record includes David Douglas High School and Portland State University.
My Take
Bruce Abbott is the kind of dependable craftsman I genuinely admire. A Portland, Oregon native who trained on the stage before earning cult immortality as Dan Cain in Re-Animator and its sequel, he never chased flashy stardom. Instead, he grounded the lurid madness of horror with disciplined, theater-honed conviction. That, to me, is the secret ingredient: a believable lead lets the chaos around him feel genuinely frightening. He turned up in Bad Dreams and other genre fare and quietly held each film together. Performers like Abbott rarely get headlines, but the cult-classic canon would be poorer and far less convincing without them.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bruce Abbott
- Name (Japanese)
- ブルース・アボット
- Reading
- ぶるーす・あぼっと
- Born
- July 28, 1954 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / stage actor / film actor / film producer
2. Background
- High school
- David Douglas High School
- University
- Portland State University
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%20Abbott
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q680844
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Bruce Abbott born?
Born July 28, 1954 (age 72).
Where is Bruce Abbott from?
Bruce Abbott is from Portland, Oregon, United States.
What does Bruce Abbott do?
Bruce Abbott works as actor, television actor, stage actor, film actor, film producer.
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