Walter Abel

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

June 5, 1898

died

March 26, 1987

place of birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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Mirage
7.1

Mirage

1965as Charles Stewart Calvin
Mr. Skeffington
6.8

Mr. Skeffington

1944as George Trellis
Fury
7.5

Fury

1936as District Attorney
Holiday Inn
7.0

Holiday Inn

1942as Danny Reed
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Indian Fighter
6.4

The Indian Fighter

1955as Captain Trask
Night People
6.2

Night People

1954as Maj. R.A. Foster
Raintree County
6.4

Raintree County

1957as T.D. Shawnessy
Island in the Sky
6.3

Island in the Sky

1953as Col. Fuller
Hold Back the Dawn
6.7

Hold Back the Dawn

1941as Inspector Hammock
Wake Island
5.9

Wake Island

1942as Cmdr. Roberts
The Kid from Brooklyn
6.3

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946as Gabby Sloan
13 Rue Madeleine
6.1

13 Rue Madeleine

1947as Charles Gibson
Glamour Boy
6.5

Glamour Boy

1941as Anthony J. Colder
Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940as Judge
So Proudly We Hail
5.9

So Proudly We Hail

1943as Chaplain
Two in the Dark
6.1

Two in the Dark

1936as Ford Adams
Follow the Boys
5.7

Follow the Boys

1944as Walter Abel (uncredited)
Arise, My Love
6.3

Arise, My Love

1940as Phillips
Night of the Dark Full Moon
5.1

Night of the Dark Full Moon

1972as Mayor Adams
Duffy's Tavern
6.4

Duffy's Tavern

1945as Director
Variety Girl
6.5

Variety Girl

1947as Walter Abel (uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan
6.5

The Affairs of Susan

1945as Richard Aiken
That Lady in Ermine
6.0

That Lady in Ermine

1948as Major Horvath / Benvenuto
Grace Quigley
6.1

Grace Quigley

1985as Homer Morrison
Law of the Underworld
5.8

Law of the Underworld

1938as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
The Hitler Gang
6.3

The Hitler Gang

1944as Narrator (voice)
Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942as B.G. DeSoto
Racket Busters
5.6

Racket Busters

1938as Hugh Allison
Kiss and Tell
6.3

Kiss and Tell

1945as Harry Archer
The Witness Chair
6.6

The Witness Chair

1936as James Trent
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
6.6

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940as Elliott Thomas
The Lady Consents
6.4

The Lady Consents

1936as Stanley Ashton
Men with Wings
5.4

Men with Wings

1938as Nick Ranson
The Three Musketeers
6.9

The Three Musketeers

1935as D'Artagnan
Liliom
6.8

Liliom

1930as Carpenter
The Man Without a Country
6.5

The Man Without a Country

1973as Col. A.B. Morgan
So This Is Love
4.3

So This Is Love

1953as Col. James Moore
Bernardine
7.6

Bernardine

1957as Mr. Beaumont
Twelve Angry Men
7.9

Twelve Angry Men

1954as Juror #4
The Steel Jungle
5.6

The Steel Jungle

1956as Warden Bill Keller
Fired Wife
5.6

Fired Wife

1943as Chris McClelland
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
7.0

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976as Judge
Quick, Let's Get Married
3.5

Quick, Let's Get Married

1964as Thief
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
8.5

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

1943as Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
The Fabulous Joe
5.5

The Fabulous Joe

1947as Milo Terkel
Handle with Care
8.2

Handle with Care

1958as Prof. Roger Bowden
Beyond the Blue Horizon
6.0

Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942as Prof. Thornton
Green Light
6.7

Green Light

1937as John Stafford
Portia on Trial
5.9

Portia on Trial

1937as Dan Foster