Walter Abel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 5, 1898
- Died
- Mar 26, 1987 (aged 88)
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Credits
- 81
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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Known for
Fury
1936Movie
District Attorney
Holiday Inn
1942Movie
Danny Reed
Mirage
1965Movie
Charles Stewart Calvin
Night of the Dark Full Moon
1972Movie
Mayor Adams
The Indian Fighter
1955Movie
Captain Trask
Mr. Skeffington
1944Movie
George Trellis
Filmography
Grace Quigley
1985Movie
Homer Morrison
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976Movie
Judge
The Man Without a Country
1973Movie
Col. A.B. Morgan
Night of the Dark Full Moon
1972Movie
Mayor Adams
Mirage
1965Movie
Charles Stewart Calvin
The Human Duplicators
1965Movie
Dr. Munson
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
1965Movie
Narrator
Quick, Let's Get Married
1964Movie
Thief
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
The Defenders
1961TV
Ben Burke
Handle with Care
1958Movie
Prof. Roger Bowden
Raintree County
1957Movie
T.D. Shawnessy
Bernardine
1957Movie
Mr. Beaumont
Sincerely, Willis Wade
1956Movie
Mr. Wayde
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
1956Movie
The Steel Jungle
1956Movie
Warden Bill Keller
The Indian Fighter
1955Movie
Captain Trask
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955TV
McKinley
Playwrights '56
1955TV
Hollywood Preview
1955TV
Self
Climax!
1954TV
Stewart
Twelve Angry Men
1954Movie
Juror #4
Night People
1954Movie
Maj. R.A. Foster
Island in the Sky
1953Movie
Col. Fuller
So This Is Love
1953Movie
Col. James Moore
The Ford Television Theatre
1952TV
Tales of Tomorrow
1951TV
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Joe Holmby, Father
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950TV
Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950TV
Harry Archer, Father
Studio One
1948TV
Juror #4
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948TV
Macduff
That Lady in Ermine
1948Movie
Major Horvath / Benvenuto
Dream Girl
1948Movie
George Allerton
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Picture in Your Mind
1948Movie
Narrator
Variety Girl
1947Movie
Walter Abel (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe
1947Movie
Milo Terkel
13 Rue Madeleine
1947Movie
Charles Gibson
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946Movie
Gabby Sloan
Kiss and Tell
1945Movie
Harry Archer
Duffy's Tavern
1945Movie
Director
The Affairs of Susan
1945Movie
Richard Aiken
Mr. Skeffington
1944Movie
George Trellis
Follow the Boys
1944Movie
Walter Abel (uncredited)
The Hitler Gang
1944Movie
Narrator (voice)
An American Romance
1944Movie
Howard Clinton
So Proudly We Hail
1943Movie
Chaplain
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943Movie
Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
Fired Wife
1943Movie
Chris McClelland
Wake Island
1942Movie
Cmdr. Roberts
Holiday Inn
1942Movie
Danny Reed
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942Movie
Prof. Thornton
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942Movie
B.G. DeSoto
Glamour Boy
1941Movie
Anthony J. Colder
Skylark
1941Movie
George Gore
Hold Back the Dawn
1941Movie
Inspector Hammock
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940Movie
Elliott Thomas
Arise, My Love
1940Movie
Phillips
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940Movie
Dr. George Benedict
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940Movie
Judge
Miracle on Main Street
1939Movie
Jim Foreman
First Offenders
1939Movie
Gregory Stone
King of the Turf
1939Movie
Robert Barnes
Racket Busters
1938Movie
Hugh Allison
Men with Wings
1938Movie
Nick Ranson
Law of the Underworld
1938Movie
Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
Wise Girl
1937Movie
Karl
Portia on Trial
1937Movie
Dan Foster
Green Light
1937Movie
John Stafford
Second Wife
1936Movie
Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
We Went to College
1936Movie
Phil Talbot
Fury
1936Movie
District Attorney
The Witness Chair
1936Movie
James Trent
The Lady Consents
1936Movie
Stanley Ashton
Two in the Dark
1936Movie
Ford Adams
The Three Musketeers
1935Movie
D'Artagnan
Liliom
1930Movie
Carpenter
The North Wind's Malice
1920Movie
Tom
Out of a Clear Sky
1918Movie