Bruce Paul Abbott (born July 28, 1954) is an American film, stage, and
television actor. Originally beginning his career in theater, Abbott
later gained notoriety for his role as Dr. Dan Cain in the cult sci-fi
horror films Re-Animator (1985) and Bride of Re-Animator (1990).He has
also had roles in the horror films Bad Dreams (1988) and The Prophecy
II (1996), as well as the sci-fi film Out of Time. From 1992 to 1993,
he portrayed Judge Nicholas Marshall on the television series Dark
Justice.Abbott was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where he
graduated from David Douglas High School in 1972. His career began as
a dancer and actor in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland,
Oregon, where he spent three seasons from 1975 to 1978, appearing in
productions of A Winter's Tale, All's Well That Ends Well, Henry VI
Part 2, The Tempest, and The Tragedy of King Richard III.He attended
Portland State University, and later the American Conservatory Theater
in San Francisco, California.
television actor. Originally beginning his career in theater, Abbott
later gained notoriety for his role as Dr. Dan Cain in the cult sci-fi
horror films Re-Animator (1985) and Bride of Re-Animator (1990).He has
also had roles in the horror films Bad Dreams (1988) and The Prophecy
II (1996), as well as the sci-fi film Out of Time. From 1992 to 1993,
he portrayed Judge Nicholas Marshall on the television series Dark
Justice.Abbott was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where he
graduated from David Douglas High School in 1972. His career began as
a dancer and actor in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland,
Oregon, where he spent three seasons from 1975 to 1978, appearing in
productions of A Winter's Tale, All's Well That Ends Well, Henry VI
Part 2, The Tempest, and The Tragedy of King Richard III.He attended
Portland State University, and later the American Conservatory Theater
in San Francisco, California.
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