Walter Abel

Acting

Walter Abel

Born June 5, 1898Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA80 credits

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

Filmography

Grace Quigley
1985Grace Quigley
as Homer MorrisonMovie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Man Without a Country
1973The Man Without a Country
as Col. A.B. MorganMovie
Mirage
1965Mirage
as Charles Stewart CalvinMovie
The Human Duplicators
1965The Human Duplicators
as Dr. MunsonMovie
The Defenders
1961The Defenders
as Ben BurkeTV
Handle with Care
1958Handle with Care
as Prof. Roger BowdenMovie
Raintree County
1957Raintree County
as T.D. ShawnessyMovie
Bernardine
1957Bernardine
as Mr. BeaumontMovie
The Steel Jungle
1956The Steel Jungle
as Warden Bill KellerMovie
The Indian Fighter
1955The Indian Fighter
as Captain TraskMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!
as StewartTV
Twelve Angry Men
1954Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #4Movie
Night People
1954Night People
as Maj. R.A. FosterMovie
Island in the Sky
1953Island in the Sky
as Col. FullerMovie
So This Is Love
1953So This Is Love
as Col. James MooreMovie
L
1950Lux Video Theatre
as Joe HolmbyTV
Studio One
1948Studio One
as Juror #4TV
That Lady in Ermine
1948That Lady in Ermine
as Major Horvath / BenvenutoMovie
Dream Girl
1948Dream Girl
as George AllertonMovie
Picture in Your Mind
1948Picture in Your Mind
as NarratorMovie
Variety Girl
1947Variety Girl
as Walter Abel (uncredited)Movie
The Fabulous Joe
1947The Fabulous Joe
as Milo TerkelMovie
13 Rue Madeleine
194713 Rue Madeleine
as Charles GibsonMovie
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946The Kid from Brooklyn
as Gabby SloanMovie
Kiss and Tell
1945Kiss and Tell
as Harry ArcherMovie
Duffy's Tavern
1945Duffy's Tavern
as DirectorMovie
The Affairs of Susan
1945The Affairs of Susan
as Richard AikenMovie
Mr. Skeffington
1944Mr. Skeffington
as George TrellisMovie
Follow the Boys
1944Follow the Boys
as Walter Abel (uncredited)Movie
The Hitler Gang
1944The Hitler Gang
as Narrator (voice)Movie
An American Romance
1944An American Romance
as Howard ClintonMovie
So Proudly We Hail
1943So Proudly We Hail
as ChaplainMovie
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Jack, a Flyer, Opening NarratorMovie
Fired Wife
1943Fired Wife
as Chris McClellandMovie
Wake Island
1942Wake Island
as Cmdr. RobertsMovie
Holiday Inn
1942Holiday Inn
as Danny ReedMovie
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Prof. ThorntonMovie
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942Star Spangled Rhythm
as B.G. DeSotoMovie
Glamour Boy
1941Glamour Boy
as Anthony J. ColderMovie
Skylark
1941Skylark
as George GoreMovie
Hold Back the Dawn
1941Hold Back the Dawn
as Inspector HammockMovie
Arise, My Love
1940Arise, My Love
as PhillipsMovie
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
as Dr. George BenedictMovie
Miracle on Main Street
1939Miracle on Main Street
as Jim ForemanMovie
F
1939First Offenders
as Gregory StoneMovie
King of the Turf
1939King of the Turf
as Robert BarnesMovie
Racket Busters
1938Racket Busters
as Hugh AllisonMovie
Men with Wings
1938Men with Wings
as Nick RansonMovie
Law of the Underworld
1938Law of the Underworld
as Special Prosecutor Warren RogersMovie
Wise Girl
1937Wise Girl
as KarlMovie
Portia on Trial
1937Portia on Trial
as Dan FosterMovie
Green Light
1937Green Light
as John StaffordMovie
Second Wife
1936Second Wife
as Kenneth Carpenter Sr.Movie
W
1936We Went to College
as Phil TalbotMovie
Fury
1936Fury
as District AttorneyMovie
The Witness Chair
1936The Witness Chair
as James TrentMovie
The Lady Consents
1936The Lady Consents
as Stanley AshtonMovie
Two in the Dark
1936Two in the Dark
as Ford AdamsMovie
The Three Musketeers
1935The Three Musketeers
as D'ArtagnanMovie
Liliom
1930Liliom
as CarpenterMovie