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 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.

Known For

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

Climax!

Studio One

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Defenders

All Movies (67)

• Grace Quigley1985 · as Homer Morrison
• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The American Woman: Portraits of Courage1976 · as Judge
• The Man Without a Country1973 · as Col. A.B. Morgan
• Night of the Dark Full Moon1972 · as Mayor Adams
• Mirage1965 · as Charles Stewart Calvin
• The Human Duplicators1965 · as Dr. Munson
• Israel: The Story of the Jewish People1965 · as Narrator
• Quick, Let's Get Married1964 · as Thief
• Handle with Care1958 · as Prof. Roger Bowden
• Raintree County1957 · as T.D. Shawnessy
• Bernardine1957 · as Mr. Beaumont
• Sincerely, Willis Wade1956 · as Mr. Wayde
• Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes1956
• The Steel Jungle1956 · as Warden Bill Keller
• The Indian Fighter1955 · as Captain Trask
• Twelve Angry Men1954 · as Juror #4
• Night People1954 · as Maj. R.A. Foster
• Island in the Sky1953 · as Col. Fuller
• So This Is Love1953 · as Col. James Moore
• That Lady in Ermine1948 · as Major Horvath / Benvenuto
• Dream Girl1948 · as George Allerton
• Picture in Your Mind1948 · as Narrator
• Variety Girl1947 · as Walter Abel (uncredited)
• The Fabulous Joe1947 · as Milo Terkel
• 13 Rue Madeleine1947 · as Charles Gibson
• The Kid from Brooklyn1946 · as Gabby Sloan
• Kiss and Tell1945 · as Harry Archer
• Duffy's Tavern1945 · as Director
• The Affairs of Susan1945 · as Richard Aiken
• Mr. Skeffington1944 · as George Trellis
• Follow the Boys1944 · as Walter Abel (uncredited)
• The Hitler Gang1944 · as Narrator (voice)
• An American Romance1944 · as Howard Clinton
• So Proudly We Hail1943 · as Chaplain
• The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith1943 · as Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
• Fired Wife1943 · as Chris McClelland
• Wake Island1942 · as Cmdr. Roberts
• Holiday Inn1942 · as Danny Reed
• Beyond the Blue Horizon1942 · as Prof. Thornton
• Star Spangled Rhythm1942 · as B.G. DeSoto
• Glamour Boy1941 · as Anthony J. Colder
• Skylark1941 · as George Gore
• Hold Back the Dawn1941 · as Inspector Hammock
• Michael Shayne: Private Detective1940 · as Elliott Thomas
• Arise, My Love1940 · as Phillips
• Who Killed Aunt Maggie?1940 · as Dr. George Benedict
• Dance, Girl, Dance1940 · as Judge
• Miracle on Main Street1939 · as Jim Foreman
• First Offenders1939 · as Gregory Stone
• King of the Turf1939 · as Robert Barnes
• Racket Busters1938 · as Hugh Allison
• Men with Wings1938 · as Nick Ranson
• Law of the Underworld1938 · as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
• Wise Girl1937 · as Karl
• Portia on Trial1937 · as Dan Foster
• Green Light1937 · as John Stafford
• Second Wife1936 · as Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
• We Went to College1936 · as Phil Talbot
• Fury1936 · as District Attorney
• The Witness Chair1936 · as James Trent
• The Lady Consents1936 · as Stanley Ashton
• Two in the Dark1936 · as Ford Adams
• The Three Musketeers1935 · as D'Artagnan
• Liliom1930 · as Carpenter
• The North Wind's Malice1920 · as Tom
• Out of a Clear Sky1918

All TV Shows (17)

• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
• The Defenders1961 · as Ben Burke
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as McKinley
• Playwrights '561955
• Hollywood Preview1955 · as Self
• Climax!1954 · as Stewart
• The Ford Television Theatre1952
• Tales of Tomorrow1951
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Joe Holmby
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Father
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Harry Archer
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Father
• Studio One1948 · as Juror #4
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Macduff
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self