Known For
Acting
Known Credits
84
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 5, 1898 (128 years old)
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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| 1985 | Grace Quigleyas Homer Morrison | |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | The American Woman: Portraits of Courageas Judge | |
| 1973 | The Man Without a Countryas Col. A.B. Morgan | |
| 1972 | Night of the Dark Full Moonas Mayor Adams | |
| 1965 | Mirageas Charles Stewart Calvin | |
| 1965 | The Human Duplicatorsas Dr. Munson | |
| 1965 | Israel: The Story of the Jewish Peopleas Narrator | |
| 1964 | Quick, Let's Get Marriedas Thief | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas | |
| 1961 | The Defendersas Ben Burke | |
| 1958 | Handle with Careas Prof. Roger Bowden | |
| 1957 | Raintree Countyas T.D. Shawnessy | |
| 1957 | Bernardineas Mr. Beaumont | |
| 1956 | Sincerely, Willis Wadeas Mr. Wayde | |
| 1956 | Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishesas | |
| 1956 | The Steel Jungleas Warden Bill Keller | |
| 1955 | The Indian Fighteras Captain Trask | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Houras McKinley | |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56as | |
| 1955 | Hollywood Previewas Self | |
| 1954 | Climax!as Stewart | |
| 1954 | Twelve Angry Menas Juror #4 | |
| 1954 | Night Peopleas Maj. R.A. Foster | |
| 1953 | Island in the Skyas Col. Fuller | |
| 1953 | So This Is Loveas Col. James Moore | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatreas | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrowas | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatreas Father | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatreas Joe Holmby | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Houras Self | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presentsas Father | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presentsas Harry Archer | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Juror #4 | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouseas | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouseas Macduff | |
| 1948 | That Lady in Ermineas Major Horvath / Benvenuto | |
| 1948 | Dream Girlas George Allerton | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Showas Self | |
| 1948 | Picture in Your Mindas Narrator | |
| 1947 | Variety Girlas Walter Abel (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Joeas Milo Terkel | |
| 1947 | 13 Rue Madeleineas Charles Gibson | |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklynas Gabby Sloan | |
| 1945 | Kiss and Tellas Harry Archer | |
| 1945 | Duffy's Tavernas Director | |
| 1945 | The Affairs of Susanas Richard Aiken | |
| 1944 | Mr. Skeffingtonas George Trellis | |
| 1944 | Follow the Boysas Walter Abel (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | The Hitler Gangas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1944 | An American Romanceas Howard Clinton | |
| 1943 | The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smithas Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator | |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hailas Chaplain | |
| 1943 | Fired Wifeas Chris McClelland | |
| 1942 | Wake Islandas Cmdr. Roberts | |
| 1942 | Holiday Innas Danny Reed | |
| 1942 | Beyond the Blue Horizonas Prof. Thornton | |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythmas B.G. DeSoto | |
| 1941 | Glamour Boyas Anthony J. Colder | |
| 1941 | Skylarkas George Gore | |
| 1941 | Hold Back the Dawnas Inspector Hammock | |
| 1940 | Michael Shayne: Private Detectiveas Elliott Thomas | |
| 1940 | Arise, My Loveas Phillips | |
| 1940 | Who Killed Aunt Maggie?as Dr. George Benedict | |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Danceas Judge | |
| 1939 | Miracle on Main Streetas Jim Foreman | |
| 1939 | First Offendersas Gregory Stone | |
| 1939 | King of the Turfas Robert Barnes | |
| 1938 | Racket Bustersas Hugh Allison | |
| 1938 | Men with Wingsas Nick Ranson | |
| 1938 | Law of the Underworldas Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers | |
| 1937 | Wise Girlas Karl | |
| 1937 | Portia on Trialas Dan Foster | |
| 1937 | Green Lightas John Stafford | |
| 1936 | Second Wifeas Kenneth Carpenter Sr. | |
| 1936 | We Went to Collegeas Phil Talbot | |
| 1936 | Furyas District Attorney | |
| 1936 | The Witness Chairas James Trent | |
| 1936 | The Lady Consentsas Stanley Ashton | |
| 1936 | Two in the Darkas Ford Adams | |
| 1935 | The Three Musketeersas D'Artagnan | |
| 1930 | Liliomas Carpenter | |
| 1920 | The North Wind's Maliceas Tom | |
| 1918 | Out of a Clear Skyas |