Walter Abel
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Abel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Details
Movies (37)
Grace Quigley
as Homer Morrison
1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Judge
1976
The Man Without a Country
as Col. A.B. Morgan
1973
Night of the Dark Full Moon
as Mayor Adams
1972
Mirage
as Charles Stewart Calvin
1965
The Human Duplicators
as Dr. Munson
1965
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
as Narrator
1965
Quick, Let's Get Married
as Thief
1964
Handle with Care
as Prof. Roger Bowden
1958
Raintree County
as T.D. Shawnessy
1957
Bernardine
as Mr. Beaumont
1957
Sincerely, Willis Wade
as Mr. Wayde
1956
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
1956
The Steel Jungle
as Warden Bill Keller
1956
The Indian Fighter
as Captain Trask
1955
Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #4
1954
Night People
as Maj. R.A. Foster
1954
Island in the Sky
as Col. Fuller
1953
So This Is Love
as Col. James Moore
1953
That Lady in Ermine
as Major Horvath / Benvenuto
1948
Dream Girl
as George Allerton
1948
Picture in Your Mind
as Narrator
1948
Variety Girl
as Walter Abel (uncredited)
1947
The Fabulous Joe
as Milo Terkel
1947
13 Rue Madeleine
as Charles Gibson
1947
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Gabby Sloan
1946
Kiss and Tell
as Harry Archer
1945
Duffy's Tavern
as Director
1945
The Affairs of Susan
as Richard Aiken
1945
Mr. Skeffington
as George Trellis
1944
Follow the Boys
as Walter Abel (uncredited)
1944
The Hitler Gang
as Narrator (voice)
1944
An American Romance
as Howard Clinton
1944
So Proudly We Hail
as Chaplain
1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
1943
Fired Wife
as Chris McClelland
1943
TV Shows (13)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Defenders
as Ben Burke
1961
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as McKinley
1955
Playwrights '56
1955
Hollywood Preview
as Self
1955
Climax!
as Stewart
1954
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
as Joe Holmby
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Harry Archer
1950
Studio One
as Juror #4
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948