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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Grace Quigley
Character:Homer Morrison
Release Date:17/05/1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Character:Judge
Release Date:20/05/1976
The Man Without a Country
Character:Col. A.B. Morgan
Release Date:24/04/1973
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Character:Mayor Adams
Release Date:01/11/1972
Mirage
Character:Charles Stewart Calvin
Release Date:29/10/1965
The Human Duplicators
Character:Dr. Munson
Release Date:03/03/1965
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1965
Quick, Let's Get Married
Character:Thief
Release Date:01/01/1964
Handle with Care
Character:Prof. Roger Bowden
Release Date:18/04/1958
Raintree County
Character:T.D. Shawnessy
Release Date:20/12/1957
Bernardine
Character:Mr. Beaumont
Release Date:24/07/1957
Sincerely, Willis Wade
Character:Mr. Wayde
Release Date:13/12/1956
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
Character:
Release Date:17/07/1956
The Steel Jungle
Character:Warden Bill Keller
Release Date:10/03/1956
The Indian Fighter
Character:Captain Trask
Release Date:21/12/1955
Twelve Angry Men
Character:Juror #4
Release Date:20/09/1954
Night People
Character:Maj. R.A. Foster
Release Date:11/03/1954
Island in the Sky
Character:Col. Fuller
Release Date:05/09/1953
So This Is Love
Character:Col. James Moore
Release Date:15/07/1953
That Lady in Ermine
Character:Major Horvath / Benvenuto
Release Date:24/08/1948
Dream Girl
Character:George Allerton
Release Date:27/07/1948
Picture in Your Mind
Character:Narrator
Release Date:04/04/1948
Variety Girl
Character:Walter Abel (uncredited)
Release Date:29/08/1947
The Fabulous Joe
Character:Milo Terkel
Release Date:28/08/1947
13 Rue Madeleine
Character:Charles Gibson
Release Date:15/01/1947
The Kid from Brooklyn
Character:Gabby Sloan
Release Date:21/03/1946
Kiss and Tell
Character:Harry Archer
Release Date:04/10/1945
Duffy's Tavern
Character:Director
Release Date:28/09/1945
The Affairs of Susan
Character:Richard Aiken
Release Date:08/07/1945
Mr. Skeffington
Character:George Trellis
Release Date:25/05/1944
Follow the Boys
Character:Walter Abel (uncredited)
Release Date:05/05/1944
The Hitler Gang
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/04/1944
An American Romance
Character:Howard Clinton
Release Date:16/04/1944
So Proudly We Hail
Character:Chaplain
Release Date:09/09/1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Character:Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
Release Date:09/09/1943
Fired Wife
Character:Chris McClelland
Release Date:04/09/1943
Wake Island
Character:Cmdr. Roberts
Release Date:11/08/1942
Holiday Inn
Character:Danny Reed
Release Date:10/07/1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Character:Prof. Thornton
Release Date:25/06/1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
Character:B.G. DeSoto
Release Date:05/03/1942
Glamour Boy
Character:Anthony J. Colder
Release Date:05/12/1941
Skylark
Character:George Gore
Release Date:21/11/1941
Hold Back the Dawn
Character:Inspector Hammock
Release Date:26/09/1941
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Character:Elliott Thomas
Release Date:19/12/1940
Arise, My Love
Character:Phillips
Release Date:08/11/1940
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Character:Dr. George Benedict
Release Date:01/11/1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
Character:Judge
Release Date:30/08/1940
Miracle on Main Street
Character:Jim Foreman
Release Date:19/12/1939
First Offenders
Character:Gregory Stone
Release Date:12/04/1939
King of the Turf
Character:Robert Barnes
Release Date:17/02/1939
Racket Busters
Character:Hugh Allison
Release Date:16/07/1938
Men with Wings
Character:Nick Ranson
Release Date:16/07/1938
Law of the Underworld
Character:Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
Release Date:06/05/1938
Wise Girl
Character:Karl
Release Date:31/12/1937
Portia on Trial
Character:Dan Foster
Release Date:08/11/1937
Green Light
Character:John Stafford
Release Date:20/02/1937
Second Wife
Character:Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
Release Date:21/08/1936
We Went to College
Character:Phil Talbot
Release Date:19/06/1936
Fury
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:05/06/1936
The Witness Chair
Character:James Trent
Release Date:23/04/1936
The Lady Consents
Character:Stanley Ashton
Release Date:07/02/1936
Two in the Dark
Character:Ford Adams
Release Date:10/01/1936
The Three Musketeers
Character:D'Artagnan
Release Date:01/11/1935
Liliom
Character:Carpenter
Release Date:27/09/1930
The North Wind's Malice
Character:Tom
Release Date:17/10/1920
Out of a Clear Sky
Character:
Release Date:15/09/1918
Television Appearances
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:
The Defenders
Character:Ben Burke
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:McKinley
Playwrights '56
Character:
Hollywood Preview
Character:Self
Climax!
Character:Stewart
Tales of Tomorrow
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Joe Holmby
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Father
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Harry Archer
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Father
Studio One
Character:Juror #4
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Macduff
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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