Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1898-06-05
- Day of Death1987-03-26 (88 years)
- Place of BirthSaint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Also Known As-
Walter Abel
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1985
Grace Quigley
As: Homer Morrison
- 1976
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
As: Judge
- 1973
The Man Without a Country
As: Col. A.B. Morgan
- 1972
Night of the Dark Full Moon
As: Mayor Adams
- 1965
Mirage
As: Charles Stewart Calvin
- 1965
The Human Duplicators
As: Dr. Munson
- 1964
The Confession
As: The Thief
- 1961
The Defenders
As: Ben Burke
1958Handle with Care
As: Prof. Roger Bowden
1957Raintree County
As: T.D. Shawnessy
1957Bernardine
As: Mr. Beaumont
1956The Steel Jungle
As: Warden Bill Keller
- 1955
The Indian Fighter
As: Captain Trask
1954Climax!
As: Stewart
1954Twelve Angry Men
As: Juror #4
1954Night People
As: Maj. R.A. Foster
1953Island in the Sky
As: Col. Fuller
1953So This Is Love
As: Col. James Moore
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
As: Harry Archer
- 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
As: Father
1948Studio One
As: Juror #4
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Macduff
1948That Lady in Ermine
As: Major Horvath / Benvenuto
1948Dream Girl
As: George Allerton
1948Picture in Your Mind
As: Narrator
1947Variety Girl
As: Walter Abel (uncredited)
1947The Fabulous Joe
As: Milo Terkel
194713 Rue Madeleine
As: Charles Gibson
1946The Kid from Brooklyn
As: Gabby Sloan
1945Kiss and Tell
As: Harry Archer
1945Duffy's Tavern
As: Director
1945The Affairs of Susan
As: Richard Aiken
1944Mr. Skeffington
As: George Trellis
1944Follow the Boys
As: Walter Abel (uncredited)
1944The Hitler Gang
As: Narrator
1944An American Romance
As: Howard Clinton
1943So Proudly We Hail
As: Chaplain
1943The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
As: Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
1943Fired Wife
As: Chris McClelland
1942Wake Island
As: Cmdr. Roberts
1942Beyond the Blue Horizon
As: Prof. Thornton
1942Star Spangled Rhythm
As: B.G. DeSoto
- 1942
Holiday Inn
As: Danny Reed
1941Glamour Boy
As: Anthony J. Colder
1941Skylark
As: George Gore
1941Hold Back the Dawn
As: Inspector Hammock
1940Michael Shayne: Private Detective
As: Elliott Thomas
1940Arise, My Love
As: M. Phillips
1940Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
As: Dr. George Benedict
1940Dance, Girl, Dance
As: Judge
1939Miracle on Main Street
As: Jim Foreman
1939King of the Turf
As: Robert Barnes
1938Racket Busters
As: Hugh Allison
1938Men with Wings
As: Nick Ranson
1938Law of the Underworld
As: Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
1937Wise Girl
As: Karl
1937Portia on Trial
As: Dan Foster
1937Green Light
As: John Stafford
1936Second Wife
As: Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
- 1936
Fury
As: District Attorney
1936The Witness Chair
As: James Trent
1936The Lady Consents
As: Stanley Ashton
1936Two in the Dark
As: Ford Adams
1935The Three Musketeers
As: D'Artagnan
1930Liliom
As: Carpenter
1920The North Wind's Malice
As: Tom