Walter Abel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 5, 1898
- Died
- March 26, 1987
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Abel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Grace Quigley 1985
as Homer Morrison
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage 1976
as Judge
The Man Without a Country 1973
as Col. A.B. Morgan
Night of the Dark Full Moon 1972
as Mayor Adams
Mirage 1965
as Charles Stewart Calvin
The Human Duplicators 1965
as Dr. Munson
- Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People 1965
as Narrator
Quick, Let's Get Married 1964
as Thief
Handle with Care 1958
as Prof. Roger Bowden
Raintree County 1957
as T.D. Shawnessy
Bernardine 1957
as Mr. Beaumont
Sincerely, Willis Wade 1956
as Mr. Wayde
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes 1956
Actor
The Steel Jungle 1956
as Warden Bill Keller
The Indian Fighter 1955
as Captain Trask
Twelve Angry Men 1954
as Juror #4
Night People 1954
as Maj. R.A. Foster
Island in the Sky 1953
as Col. Fuller
So This Is Love 1953
as Col. James Moore
That Lady in Ermine 1948
as Major Horvath / Benvenuto
Dream Girl 1948
as George Allerton
Picture in Your Mind 1948
as Narrator
Variety Girl 1947
as Walter Abel (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe 1947
as Milo Terkel
13 Rue Madeleine 1947
as Charles Gibson
The Kid from Brooklyn 1946
as Gabby Sloan
Kiss and Tell 1945
as Harry Archer
Duffy's Tavern 1945
as Director
The Affairs of Susan 1945
as Richard Aiken
Mr. Skeffington 1944
as George Trellis
Follow the Boys 1944
as Walter Abel (uncredited)
The Hitler Gang 1944
as Narrator (voice)
An American Romance 1944
as Howard Clinton
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith 1943
as Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
So Proudly We Hail 1943
as Chaplain
Fired Wife 1943
as Chris McClelland
Wake Island 1942
as Cmdr. Roberts
Holiday Inn 1942
as Danny Reed
Beyond the Blue Horizon 1942
as Prof. Thornton
Star Spangled Rhythm 1942
as B.G. DeSoto
Glamour Boy 1941
as Anthony J. Colder
Skylark 1941
as George Gore
Hold Back the Dawn 1941
as Inspector Hammock
Michael Shayne: Private Detective 1940
as Elliott Thomas
Arise, My Love 1940
as Phillips
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? 1940
as Dr. George Benedict
Dance, Girl, Dance 1940
as Judge
Miracle on Main Street 1939
as Jim Foreman
- First Offenders
First Offenders 1939
as Gregory Stone
King of the Turf 1939
as Robert Barnes
Men with Wings 1938
as Nick Ranson
Racket Busters 1938
as Hugh Allison
Law of the Underworld 1938
as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
Wise Girl 1937
as Karl
Portia on Trial 1937
as Dan Foster
Green Light 1937
as John Stafford
Second Wife 1936
as Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
- We Went to College
We Went to College 1936
as Phil Talbot
Fury 1936
as District Attorney
The Witness Chair 1936
as James Trent
The Lady Consents 1936
as Stanley Ashton
Two in the Dark 1936
as Ford Adams
The Three Musketeers 1935
as D'Artagnan
Liliom 1930
as Carpenter
The North Wind's Malice 1920
as Tom
Out of a Clear Sky 1918
Actor
Credits from TMDB.