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Walter Abel
Actor
Born June 5, 1898Died March 26, 1987 (88 years)
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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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
| 1984 | Grace Quigley · as Homer Morrison |
| 1973 | The Man Without a Country · as Col. A.b. Morgan |
| 1972 | Silent Night, Bloody Night · as Mayor Adams |
| 1965 | Mirage · as Charles Stewart Calvin |
| 1965 | Seaway (TV Series) · as Goddard Borglun |
| 1964 | The Human Duplicators · as Dr. Munson |
| 1964 | The Confession · as The Thief |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1963 | East Side/West Side (TV Series) · as Brewer Bradford |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) · as General Todd |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as George Trellis |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as Ben Burke |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Inspector |
| 1958 | Handle with Care · as Prof. Roger Bowden |
| 1957 | Raintree County · as T.d. Shawnessy |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as Major Harvey Denbrow |
| 1957 | Bernardine · as Mr. Beaumont |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Mr. Wayde |
| 1956 | The Steel Jungle · as Warden Bill Keller |
| 1955 | The Indian Fighter · as Captain Trask |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Mckinley |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56 (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) · as Kirby Wells |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Stewart |
| 1954 | Twelve Angry Men · as Juror #4 |
| 1954 | Night People · as Maj. R.a. Foster |
| 1953 | Island in the Sky · as Col. Fuller |
| 1953 | So This Is Love · as Col. James Moore |
| 1952 | The Red Buttons Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | Celanese Theatre (TV Series) · as Reed |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series) |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Father |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Father |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Juror #4 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Macduff |
| 1948 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) · as Sir Wilfred Roberts |
| 1948 | That Lady in Ermine · as Major Horvath / Benvenuto |
| 1948 | Dream Girl · as George Allerton |
| 1947 | Variety Girl · as Walter Abel (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Joe · as Milo Terkel |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1947 | 13 Rue Madeleine · as Charles Gibson |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn · as Gabby Sloan |
| 1945 | Kiss and Tell · as Harry Archer |
| 1945 | Duffy's Tavern · as Director |
| 1945 | The Affairs of Susan · as Richard Aiken |
| 1944 | The Hitler Gang · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1944 | Mr. Skeffington · as George Trellis |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys · as Walter Abel (uncredited) |
| 1944 | An American Romance · as Howard Clinton |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail! · as Chaplain |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm · as B.g. Desoto |
| 1942 | Beyond the Blue Horizon · as Prof. Thornton |
| 1942 | Holiday Inn · as Danny Reed |
| 1942 | Wake Island · as Cmdr. Roberts |
| 1941 | Skylark · as George Gore |
| 1941 | Hold Back the Dawn · as Inspector Hammock |
| 1940 | Michael Shayne: Private Detective · as Elliott Thomas |
| 1940 | Arise, My Love · as Phillips |
| 1940 | Who Killed Aunt Maggie? · as Dr. George Benedict |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance · as Judge |
| 1939 | Miracle on Main Street · as Jim Foreman |
| 1938 | Men with Wings · as Nick Ranson |
| 1938 | Racket Busters · as Hugh Allison |
| 1938 | Law of the Underworld · as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers |
| 1937 | Wise Girl · as Karl |
| 1937 | Portia on Trial · as Dan Foster |
| 1937 | Green Light · as John Stafford |
| 1936 | We Went to College · as Phil Talbot |
| 1936 | Fury · as District Attorney |
| 1936 | The Witness Chair · as James Trent |
| 1936 | The Lady Consents · as Stanley Ashton |
| 1936 | Two in the Dark · as Ford Adams |
| 1935 | The Three Musketeers · as D'artagnan |
| 1930 | Liliom · as Carpenter |