Walter Abel
Born
June 5, 1898
Died
March 26, 1987 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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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Grace Quigley
Homer Morrison
1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Judge
1976
The Man Without a Country
Col. A.B. Morgan
1973
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Mayor Adams
1972
Mirage
Charles Stewart Calvin
1965
The Human Duplicators
Dr. Munson
1965
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Narrator
1965
The Confession
The Thief
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
1963
The Defenders
Ben Burke · (1 episode)
1961
Handle with Care
Prof. Roger Bowden
1958
Raintree County
T.D. Shawnessy
1957
Bernardine
Mr. Beaumont
1957
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
1956
The Steel Jungle
Warden Bill Keller
1956
The Indian Fighter
Captain Trask
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
McKinley · (1 episode)
1955
Playwrights '56
(1 episode)
1955
Hollywood Preview
Self · (1 episode)
1955
Climax!
Stewart · (1 episode)
1954
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #4
1954
Night People
Maj. R.A. Foster
1954
Island in the Sky
Col. Fuller
1953
So This Is Love
Col. James Moore
1953
Tales of Tomorrow
(4 episodes)
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Joe Holmby · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Father · (1 episode)
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Harry Archer · (1 episode)
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Father · (1 episode)
1950
Studio One
Juror #4 · (1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Macduff · (1 episode)
1948
That Lady in Ermine
Major Horvath / Benvenuto
1948
Dream Girl
George Allerton
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Picture in Your Mind
Narrator
1948
Variety Girl
Walter Abel (uncredited)
1947
The Fabulous Joe
Milo Terkel
1947
13 Rue Madeleine
Charles Gibson
1947
The Kid from Brooklyn
Gabby Sloan
1946
Kiss and Tell
Harry Archer
1945
Duffy's Tavern
Director
1945
The Affairs of Susan
Richard Aiken
1945
Mr. Skeffington
George Trellis
1944
Follow the Boys
Walter Abel (uncredited)
1944
The Hitler Gang
Narrator (voice)
1944
An American Romance
Howard Clinton
1944
So Proudly We Hail
Chaplain
1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
1943
Fired Wife
Chris McClelland
1943
Wake Island
Cmdr. Roberts
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Prof. Thornton
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
B.G. DeSoto
1942
Holiday Inn
Danny Reed
1942
Glamour Boy
Anthony J. Colder
1941
Skylark
George Gore
1941
Hold Back the Dawn
Inspector Hammock
1941
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Elliott Thomas
1940
Arise, My Love
Phillips
1940
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Dr. George Benedict
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
Judge
1940
Miracle on Main Street
Jim Foreman
1939
First Offenders
Gregory Stone
1939
King of the Turf
Robert Barnes
1939
Racket Busters
Hugh Allison
1938
Men with Wings
Nick Ranson
1938
Law of the Underworld
Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
1938
Wise Girl
Karl
1937
Portia on Trial
Dan Foster
1937
Green Light
John Stafford
1937
Second Wife
Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
1936
We Went to College
Phil Talbot
1936
Fury
District Attorney
1936
The Witness Chair
James Trent
1936
The Lady Consents
Stanley Ashton
1936
Two in the Dark
Ford Adams
1936
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
1935
Liliom
Carpenter
1930
The North Wind's Malice
Tom
1920