John Abineri

JOHN ABINERI d2000. English actor. His extensive television performances included numerous roles in cult TV drama series, for which he is now probably best remembered. He had regular roles in Survivors as Hubert Goss and in HTV's Robin of Sherwood as Herne the Hunter. He appeared on four occasions in Doctor Who and also in the Blake's 7 episode "Hostage" taking over the role of Ushton after the sudden death of the actor Duncan Lamont with whom he had co-starred in the Doctor Who serial Death to the Daleks. He also appeared as Sir George Mortenhurze in the BBC's The Moon Stallion as Arnold Rimmer's father in Red Dwarf and as Father Gruber in the 1989 TV adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days