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