Walter Abel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 5, 1898
- Died
- March 26, 1987 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Biography
Walter Abel (June 6, 1898 – March 26, 1987) was an American stage and film character actor. His eyes were brown and his (adult) height was five foot ten inches. Abel was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Christine (née Becker) and Richard Michael Abel. Abel graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where he had studied in 1917 and joined a touring company. He made his Broadway debut in Forbidden in 1919. His many theatre credits include As You Like It, Desire Under the Elms, Mourning Becomes Electra, Merrily We Roll Along, and Trelawny of the 'Wells'. On the stage, he appeared in Channing Pollock's 1926 production of The Enemy together with Fay Bainter. Abel was married to concert harpist Marietta Bitter. He died of a myocardial infarction in Essex, Connecticut. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Abel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Grace Quigley
Movie · as Homer Morrison
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Movie · as Judge
The Man Without a Country
Movie · as Col. A.B. Morgan
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Movie · as Mayor Adams
Mirage
Movie · as Charles Stewart Calvin
The Human Duplicators
Movie · as Dr. Munson
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Movie · as Narrator
Quick, Let's Get Married
Movie · as Thief
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · 1 ep
The Defenders
TV · as Ben Burke · 1 ep
Handle with Care
Movie · as Prof. Roger Bowden
Raintree County
Movie · as T.D. Shawnessy
Bernardine
Movie · as Mr. Beaumont
The Steel Jungle
Movie · as Warden Bill Keller
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
Movie
Sincerely, Willis Wade
Movie · as Mr. Wayde
The Indian Fighter
Movie · as Captain Trask
Hollywood Preview
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Playwrights '56
TV · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as McKinley · 1 ep
Night People
Movie · as Maj. R.A. Foster
Twelve Angry Men
Movie · as Juror #4
Climax!
TV · as Stewart · 1 ep
Island in the Sky
Movie · as Col. Fuller
So This Is Love
Movie · as Col. James Moore
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Tales of Tomorrow
TV · 4 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Joe Holmby, Father · 1 ep
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · as Harry Archer, Father · 1 ep
That Lady in Ermine
Movie · as Major Horvath / Benvenuto
Dream Girl
Movie · as George Allerton
Picture in Your Mind
Movie · as Narrator
Studio One
TV · as Juror #4 · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as Macduff · 1 ep
13 Rue Madeleine
Movie · as Charles Gibson
Variety Girl
Movie · as Walter Abel (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe
Movie · as Milo Terkel
The Kid from Brooklyn
Movie · as Gabby Sloan
The Affairs of Susan
Movie · as Richard Aiken
Kiss and Tell
Movie · as Harry Archer
Duffy's Tavern
Movie · as Director
Mr. Skeffington
Movie · as George Trellis
An American Romance
Movie · as Howard Clinton
Follow the Boys
Movie · as Walter Abel (uncredited)
The Hitler Gang
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
So Proudly We Hail
Movie · as Chaplain
Fired Wife
Movie · as Chris McClelland
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Movie · as Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
Holiday Inn
Movie · as Danny Reed
Wake Island
Movie · as Cmdr. Roberts
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Movie · as Prof. Thornton
Star Spangled Rhythm
Movie · as B.G. DeSoto
Hold Back the Dawn
Movie · as Inspector Hammock
Skylark
Movie · as George Gore
Glamour Boy
Movie · as Anthony J. Colder
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Movie · as Elliott Thomas
Arise, My Love
Movie · as Phillips
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Movie · as Dr. George Benedict
Dance, Girl, Dance
Movie · as Judge
Miracle on Main Street
Movie · as Jim Foreman
First Offenders
Movie · as Gregory Stone
King of the Turf
Movie · as Robert Barnes
Racket Busters
Movie · as Hugh Allison
Law of the Underworld
Movie · as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
Men with Wings
Movie · as Nick Ranson
Wise Girl
Movie · as Karl
Portia on Trial
Movie · as Dan Foster
Green Light
Movie · as John Stafford
Fury
Movie · as District Attorney
Second Wife
Movie · as Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
Two in the Dark
Movie · as Ford Adams
The Lady Consents
Movie · as Stanley Ashton
We Went to College
Movie · as Phil Talbot
The Witness Chair
Movie · as James Trent
The Three Musketeers
Movie · as D'Artagnan
Liliom
Movie · as Carpenter
The North Wind's Malice
Movie · as Tom
Out of a Clear Sky
Movie