Walter Abel
Acting
1898-06-05 · Saint 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.
Filmography
Grace Quigley
1985 · Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Movie
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976 · Movie
The Man Without a Country
1973 · Movie
Night of the Dark Full Moon
1972 · Movie
Mirage
1965 · Movie
The Human Duplicators
1965 · Movie
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
1965 · Movie
Quick, Let's Get Married
1964 · Movie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Series
The Defenders
1961 · Series
Handle with Care
1958 · Movie
Raintree County
1957 · Movie
Bernardine
1957 · Movie
Sincerely, Willis Wade
1956 · Movie
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
1956 · Movie
The Steel Jungle
1956 · Movie
The Indian Fighter
1955 · Movie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Series
Playwrights '56
1955 · Series
Hollywood Preview
1955 · Series
Climax!
1954 · Series
Twelve Angry Men
1954 · Movie
Night People
1954 · Movie
Island in the Sky
1953 · Movie
So This Is Love
1953 · Movie
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Series
Tales of Tomorrow
1951 · Series
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Series
Studio One
1948 · Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Series
That Lady in Ermine
1948 · Movie
Dream Girl
1948 · Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
Picture in Your Mind
1948 · Movie
Variety Girl
1947 · Movie
The Fabulous Joe
1947 · Movie
13 Rue Madeleine
1947 · Movie
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946 · Movie
Kiss and Tell
1945 · Movie
Duffy's Tavern
1945 · Movie
The Affairs of Susan
1945 · Movie
Mr. Skeffington
1944 · Movie
Follow the Boys
1944 · Movie
The Hitler Gang
1944 · Movie
An American Romance
1944 · Movie
So Proudly We Hail
1943 · Movie
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943 · Movie
Fired Wife
1943 · Movie
Wake Island
1942 · Movie
Holiday Inn
1942 · Movie
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942 · Movie
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 · Movie
Glamour Boy
1941 · Movie
Skylark
1941 · Movie
Hold Back the Dawn
1941 · Movie
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · Movie
Arise, My Love
1940 · Movie
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940 · Movie
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 · Movie
Miracle on Main Street
1939 · Movie
First Offenders
1939 · Movie
King of the Turf
1939 · Movie
Racket Busters
1938 · Movie
Men with Wings
1938 · Movie
Law of the Underworld
1938 · Movie
Wise Girl
1937 · Movie
Portia on Trial
1937 · Movie
Green Light
1937 · Movie
Second Wife
1936 · Movie
We Went to College
1936 · Movie
Fury
1936 · Movie
The Witness Chair
1936 · Movie
The Lady Consents
1936 · Movie
Two in the Dark
1936 · Movie
The Three Musketeers
1935 · Movie
Liliom
1930 · Movie
The North Wind's Malice
1920 · Movie
Out of a Clear Sky
1918 · Movie