Bruce Abbott

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 Dan Cain in the cult sci-fi horror films Re-Animator (1985)<ref name= "Maslin">{{cite web | author=Maslin, Janet | authorlink= Janet Maslin | title =Re Animator (1985) SCREEN: STUART GORDON DIRECTS 'RE-ANIMATOR | work= The New York Times |date = October 18, 1985 | url = https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9E04EED91E39F93BA25753C1A963948260}}</ref> 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. Early life 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.