Walter Abel

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-06-05

Deathday

1987-03-26 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

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

Fury
7.4%

Fury

Jun 5, 1936

Holiday Inn
7.0%

Holiday Inn

Jan 1, 1942

Mirage
7.0%

Mirage

Oct 29, 1965

The Indian Fighter
6.3%

The Indian Fighter

Dec 21, 1955

Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4%

Dance, Girl, Dance

Aug 30, 1940

Island in the Sky
6.2%

Island in the Sky

Sep 5, 1953

Mr. Skeffington
6.7%

Mr. Skeffington

May 25, 1944

Raintree County
6.4%

Raintree County

Dec 20, 1957

Hold Back the Dawn
6.6%

Hold Back the Dawn

Sep 26, 1941

Twelve Angry Men
8.1%

Twelve Angry Men

Sep 20, 1954

13 Rue Madeleine
6.0%

13 Rue Madeleine

Jan 15, 1947

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Acting

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