

Walter Abel
ActorWalter 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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FILMOGRAPHY
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Grace Quigley
1985
Homer Morrison

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
Judge

The Man Without a Country
1973
Col. A.B. Morgan

Night of the Dark Full Moon
1972
Mayor Adams

Mirage
1965
Charles Stewart Calvin

The Human Duplicators
1965
Dr. Munson
- Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
1965
Narrator

Quick, Let's Get Married
1964
Thief

Handle with Care
1958
Prof. Roger Bowden

Raintree County
1957
T.D. Shawnessy

Bernardine
1957
Mr. Beaumont

The Steel Jungle
1956
Warden Bill Keller

Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
1956

Sincerely, Willis Wade
1956
Mr. Wayde

The Indian Fighter
1955
Captain Trask

Night People
1954
Maj. R.A. Foster

Twelve Angry Men
1954
Juror #4

Island in the Sky
1953
Col. Fuller

So This Is Love
1953
Col. James Moore

That Lady in Ermine
1948
Major Horvath / Benvenuto

Dream Girl
1948
George Allerton

Picture in Your Mind
1948
Narrator

13 Rue Madeleine
1947
Charles Gibson

Variety Girl
1947
Walter Abel (uncredited)

The Fabulous Joe
1947
Milo Terkel

The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
Gabby Sloan

The Affairs of Susan
1945
Richard Aiken

Kiss and Tell
1945
Harry Archer

Duffy's Tavern
1945
Director

Mr. Skeffington
1944
George Trellis

An American Romance
1944
Howard Clinton

Follow the Boys
1944
Walter Abel (uncredited)

The Hitler Gang
1944
Narrator (voice)

So Proudly We Hail
1943
Chaplain

Fired Wife
1943
Chris McClelland

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943
Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator

Holiday Inn
1942
Danny Reed

Wake Island
1942
Cmdr. Roberts

Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
Prof. Thornton

Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
B.G. DeSoto

Hold Back the Dawn
1941
Inspector Hammock

Skylark
1941
George Gore

Glamour Boy
1941
Anthony J. Colder

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
Elliott Thomas

Arise, My Love
1940
Phillips

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
Dr. George Benedict

Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
Judge

Miracle on Main Street
1939
Jim Foreman
- First Offenders
First Offenders
1939
Gregory Stone

King of the Turf
1939
Robert Barnes

Racket Busters
1938
Hugh Allison

Law of the Underworld
1938
Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers

Men with Wings
1938
Nick Ranson

Wise Girl
1937
Karl

Portia on Trial
1937
Dan Foster

Green Light
1937
John Stafford

Fury
1936
District Attorney

Second Wife
1936
Kenneth Carpenter Sr.

Two in the Dark
1936
Ford Adams

The Lady Consents
1936
Stanley Ashton
- We Went to College
We Went to College
1936
Phil Talbot

The Witness Chair
1936
James Trent

The Three Musketeers
1935
D'Artagnan

Liliom
1930
Carpenter

The North Wind's Malice
1920
Tom

Out of a Clear Sky
1918





