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