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Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Acting

Born: June 5, 1898Saint 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.

Known For
Filmography
Grace Quigley

Grace Quigley

Homer Morrison

1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

Judge

1976
The Man Without a Country

The Man Without a Country

Col. A.B. Morgan

1973
Night of the Dark Full Moon

Night of the Dark Full Moon

Mayor Adams

1972
Mirage

Mirage

Charles Stewart Calvin

1965
The Human Duplicators

The Human Duplicators

Dr. Munson

1965

Israel: The Story of the Jewish People

Narrator

1965
Quick, Let's Get Married

Quick, Let's Get Married

Thief

1964
Handle with Care

Handle with Care

Prof. Roger Bowden

1958
Raintree County

Raintree County

T.D. Shawnessy

1957
Bernardine

Bernardine

Mr. Beaumont

1957
Sincerely, Willis Wade

Sincerely, Willis Wade

Mr. Wayde

1956
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes

Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes

1956
The Steel Jungle

The Steel Jungle

Warden Bill Keller

1956
The Indian Fighter

The Indian Fighter

Captain Trask

1955
Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men

Juror #4

1954
Night People

Night People

Maj. R.A. Foster

1954
Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

Col. Fuller

1953
So This Is Love

So This Is Love

Col. James Moore

1953
That Lady in Ermine

That Lady in Ermine

Major Horvath / Benvenuto

1948
Dream Girl

Dream Girl

George Allerton

1948
Picture in Your Mind

Picture in Your Mind

Narrator

1948
Variety Girl

Variety Girl

Walter Abel (uncredited)

1947
The Fabulous Joe

The Fabulous Joe

Milo Terkel

1947
13 Rue Madeleine

13 Rue Madeleine

Charles Gibson

1947
The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn

Gabby Sloan

1946
Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

Harry Archer

1945
Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

Director

1945
The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

Richard Aiken

1945
Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

George Trellis

1944
Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

Walter Abel (uncredited)

1944
The Hitler Gang

The Hitler Gang

Narrator (voice)

1944
An American Romance

An American Romance

Howard Clinton

1944
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator

1943
So Proudly We Hail

So Proudly We Hail

Chaplain

1943
Fired Wife

Fired Wife

Chris McClelland

1943
Wake Island

Wake Island

Cmdr. Roberts

1942
Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn

Danny Reed

1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Prof. Thornton

1942
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

B.G. DeSoto

1942
Glamour Boy

Glamour Boy

Anthony J. Colder

1941
Skylark

Skylark

George Gore

1941
Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

Inspector Hammock

1941
Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Elliott Thomas

1940
Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

Phillips

1940
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

Dr. George Benedict

1940
Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

Judge

1940
Miracle on Main Street

Miracle on Main Street

Jim Foreman

1939

First Offenders

Gregory Stone

1939
King of the Turf

King of the Turf

Robert Barnes

1939
Men with Wings

Men with Wings

Nick Ranson

1938
Racket Busters

Racket Busters

Hugh Allison

1938
Law of the Underworld

Law of the Underworld

Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers

1938
Wise Girl

Wise Girl

Karl

1937
Portia on Trial

Portia on Trial

Dan Foster

1937
Green Light

Green Light

John Stafford

1937
Second Wife

Second Wife

Kenneth Carpenter Sr.

1936

We Went to College

Phil Talbot

1936
Fury

Fury

District Attorney

1936
The Witness Chair

The Witness Chair

James Trent

1936
The Lady Consents

The Lady Consents

Stanley Ashton

1936
Two in the Dark

Two in the Dark

Ford Adams

1936
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

D'Artagnan

1935
Liliom

Liliom

Carpenter

1930
The North Wind's Malice

The North Wind's Malice

Tom

1920
Out of a Clear Sky

Out of a Clear Sky

1918