Walter Abel
Acting
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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movieGrace Quigley
1985
Homer Morrison
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Man Without a Country
1973
Col. A.B. Morgan
movieNight of the Dark Full Moon
1972
Mayor Adams
movieMirage
1965
Charles Stewart Calvin
movieThe Human Duplicators
1965
Dr. Munson
tvThe Defenders
1961
Ben Burke
movieHandle with Care
1958
Prof. Roger Bowden
movieRaintree County
1957
T.D. Shawnessy
movieBernardine
1957
Mr. Beaumont
movieSincerely, Willis Wade
1956
Mr. Wayde
movieThe Steel Jungle
1956
Warden Bill Keller
movieThe Indian Fighter
1955
Captain Trask
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
McKinley
tvClimax!
1954
Stewart
movieTwelve Angry Men
1954
Juror #4
movieNight People
1954
Maj. R.A. Foster
movieIsland in the Sky
1953
Col. Fuller
movieSo This Is Love
1953
Col. James Moore
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Joe Holmby / Father
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
Harry Archer / Father
tvStudio One
1948
Juror #4
movieThat Lady in Ermine
1948
Major Horvath / Benvenuto
movieDream Girl
1948
George Allerton
moviePicture in Your Mind
1948
Narrator
movieVariety Girl
1947
Walter Abel (uncredited)
movieThe Fabulous Joe
1947
Milo Terkel
movie13 Rue Madeleine
1947
Charles Gibson
movieThe Kid from Brooklyn
1946
Gabby Sloan
movieKiss and Tell
1945
Harry Archer
movieDuffy's Tavern
1945
Director
movieThe Affairs of Susan
1945
Richard Aiken
movieMr. Skeffington
1944
George Trellis
movieFollow the Boys
1944
Walter Abel (uncredited)
movieThe Hitler Gang
1944
Narrator (voice)
movieAn American Romance
1944
Howard Clinton
movieSo Proudly We Hail
1943
Chaplain
movieThe Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943
Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
movieFired Wife
1943
Chris McClelland
movieWake Island
1942
Cmdr. Roberts
movieHoliday Inn
1942
Danny Reed
movieBeyond the Blue Horizon
1942
Prof. Thornton
movieStar Spangled Rhythm
1942
B.G. DeSoto
movieGlamour Boy
1941
Anthony J. Colder
movieSkylark
1941
George Gore
movieHold Back the Dawn
1941
Inspector Hammock
movieMichael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
Elliott Thomas
movieArise, My Love
1940
Phillips
movieWho Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
Dr. George Benedict
movieMiracle on Main Street
1939
Jim Foreman
First Offenders
1939
Gregory Stone
movieKing of the Turf
1939
Robert Barnes
movieRacket Busters
1938
Hugh Allison
movieMen with Wings
1938
Nick Ranson
movieLaw of the Underworld
1938
Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
moviePortia on Trial
1937
Dan Foster
movieGreen Light
1937
John Stafford
movieSecond Wife
1936
Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
movieFury
1936
District Attorney
movieThe Witness Chair
1936
James Trent
movieThe Lady Consents
1936
Stanley Ashton
movieTwo in the Dark
1936
Ford Adams
movieThe Three Musketeers
1935
D'Artagnan
movieLiliom
1930
Carpenter
