Sebastian Cabot became best known as Mr. French on Family Affair, but his real life was far richer than that role alone. Born in London in 1918, he left school at 14, worked as a garage keeper and ...

There's always been a fine line in classic television between heartfelt and overly sweet—and some shows leaned so heavily into sentiment that they risked pushing audiences away as much as pulling them ...

Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot (July 6, 1918 – August 22, 1977) was an English film and television actor, best remembered as the gentleman's gentleman, "Giles French," opposite Brian Keith's character ...

Somewhere in South Korea, Feb. 18, 1971: Actor Sebastian Cabot talks to Air Force 2nd Lt. Fred L. Brumbelow, Det. 9, 3014th Air Div. (right) and Spec. 6 Otha Cherry of STRATCOM during the actor’s ...

To millions of television viewers, Sebastian Cabot will always be Mr. French, the warm and dignified English butler from the 1966 to 1971 sitcom Family Affair, whose impeccable manners, dry wit and ...

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