Walter Abel
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1898-06-05
- Died
- 1987-03-26
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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
TV Shows (14)
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Harry Archer / Father
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Climax!
1954
as Stewart
Studio One
1948
as Juror #4
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Defenders
1961
as Ben Burke
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Macduff
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as McKinley
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Joe Holmby / Father
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Playwrights '56
1955
Hollywood Preview
1955
as Self
Movies (67)
Holiday Inn
1942
as Danny Reed
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as George Trellis
Night People
1954
as Maj. R.A. Foster
Grace Quigley
1985
as Homer Morrison
The Indian Fighter
1955
as Captain Trask
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Chaplain
Mirage
1965
as Charles Stewart Calvin
Raintree County
1957
as T.D. Shawnessy
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Judge
Arise, My Love
1940
as Phillips
The Human Duplicators
1965
as Dr. Munson
Variety Girl
1947
as Walter Abel (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as B.G. DeSoto
Wise Girl
1937
as Karl
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
1965
as Narrator
Quick, Let's Get Married
1964
as Thief
Follow the Boys
1944
as Walter Abel (uncredited)
Racket Busters
1938
as Hugh Allison
Wake Island
1942
as Cmdr. Roberts
Fury
1936
as District Attorney
An American Romance
1944
as Howard Clinton
The Three Musketeers
1935
as D'Artagnan
Green Light
1937
as John Stafford
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Gabby Sloan
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Inspector Hammock
Night of the Dark Full Moon
1972
as Mayor Adams
Sincerely, Willis Wade
1956
as Mr. Wayde
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
as Prof. Thornton
13 Rue Madeleine
1947
as Charles Gibson
That Lady in Ermine
1948
as Major Horvath / Benvenuto
The Man Without a Country
1973
as Col. A.B. Morgan
Two in the Dark
1936
as Ford Adams
Glamour Boy
1941
as Anthony J. Colder
Men with Wings
1938
as Nick Ranson
So This Is Love
1953
as Col. James Moore
Law of the Underworld
1938
as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
as Elliott Thomas
The Lady Consents
1936
as Stanley Ashton
The Affairs of Susan
1945
as Richard Aiken
Liliom
1930
as Carpenter
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #4
Bernardine
1957
as Mr. Beaumont
Duffy's Tavern
1945
as Director
Kiss and Tell
1945
as Harry Archer
Fired Wife
1943
as Chris McClelland
Island in the Sky
1953
as Col. Fuller
King of the Turf
1939
as Robert Barnes
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
as Judge
Skylark
1941
as George Gore
The Steel Jungle
1956
as Warden Bill Keller
The Hitler Gang
1944
as Narrator (voice)
The Witness Chair
1936
as James Trent
The North Wind's Malice
1920
as Tom
Portia on Trial
1937
as Dan Foster
Handle with Care
1958
as Prof. Roger Bowden
We Went to College
1936
as Phil Talbot
Dream Girl
1948
as George Allerton
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943
as Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
Out of a Clear Sky
1918
Second Wife
1936
as Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
1956
The Fabulous Joe
1947
as Milo Terkel
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
as Dr. George Benedict
Picture in Your Mind
1948
as Narrator
First Offenders
1939
as Gregory Stone
Miracle on Main Street
1939
as Jim Foreman
About Walter Abel
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… With 81 credits spanning from 1918 to 1985, Walter Abel has appeared in 67 films and 14 TV shows.
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- Holiday Inn (1942) — as Danny Reed
- Mr. Skeffington (1944) — as George Trellis
- Night People (1954) — as Maj. R.A. Foster
- Grace Quigley (1985) — as Homer Morrison
- The Indian Fighter (1955) — as Captain Trask
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