Walter Abel
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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Robert Montgomery Presents
Harry Archer
Robert Montgomery Presents
Father
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Studio One
Juror #4
The Defenders
Ben Burke
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
Macduff
Climax!
Stewart
Lux Video Theatre
Joe Holmby
Lux Video Theatre
Father
The 20th Century Fox Hour
McKinley
Tales of Tomorrow
Playwrights '56
Fury
District Attorney
Holiday Inn
Danny Reed
Mirage
Charles Stewart Calvin
The Indian Fighter
Captain Trask
Law of the Underworld
Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
So Proudly We Hail
Chaplain
Mr. Skeffington
George Trellis
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Mayor Adams
Island in the Sky
Col. Fuller
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night People
Maj. R.A. Foster
Dance, Girl, Dance
Judge
The Hitler Gang
Narrator (voice)
Raintree County
T.D. Shawnessy
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #4
Liliom
Carpenter
Follow the Boys
Walter Abel (uncredited)
Wake Island
Cmdr. Roberts
Men with Wings
Nick Ranson
13 Rue Madeleine
Charles Gibson
Hold Back the Dawn
Inspector Hammock
Variety Girl
Walter Abel (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
Racket Busters
Hugh Allison
The Kid from Brooklyn
Gabby Sloan
Arise, My Love
Phillips
Kiss and Tell
Harry Archer
So This Is Love
Col. James Moore
Two in the Dark
Ford Adams
Star Spangled Rhythm
B.G. DeSoto
The Human Duplicators
Dr. Munson
Handle with Care
Prof. Roger Bowden
Grace Quigley
Homer Morrison
The Affairs of Susan
Richard Aiken
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Prof. Thornton
Fired Wife
Chris McClelland
The Steel Jungle
Warden Bill Keller
Glamour Boy
Anthony J. Colder
The Man Without a Country
Col. A.B. Morgan
Wise Girl
Karl
The Confession
The Thief
The Lady Consents
Stanley Ashton
That Lady in Ermine
Major Horvath / Benvenuto
Duffy's Tavern
Director
Dream Girl
George Allerton
An American Romance
Howard Clinton
The Witness Chair
James Trent
King of the Turf
Robert Barnes
Bernardine
Mr. Beaumont
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Dr. George Benedict
The Fabulous Joe
Milo Terkel
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
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Green Light
John Stafford
Portia on Trial
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Michael Shayne: Private Detective
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Miracle on Main Street
Jim Foreman
Second Wife
Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
We Went to College
Phil Talbot
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
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Skylark
George Gore
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The North Wind's Malice
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
First Offenders
Gregory Stone
Picture in Your Mind
Narrator
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Narrator
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
Hollywood Preview
Self