Walter Abel
Known for: Acting
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
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Harry Archer
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Father
1950
Series
Studio One
Juror #4
1948
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
Macduff
1948
Series
Climax!
Stewart
1954
Series
The Defenders
Ben Burke
1961
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
McKinley
1955
Series
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Film
Holiday Inn
Danny Reed
1942
Lux Video Theatre
Joe Holmby
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Father
1950
Playwrights '56
1955
Film
Mr. Skeffington
George Trellis
1944
Film
Night People
Maj. R.A. Foster
1954
Film
So Proudly We Hail
Chaplain
1943
Film
Dance, Girl, Dance
Judge
1940
Film
Fury
District Attorney
1936
Film
The Indian Fighter
Captain Trask
1955
Film
Mirage
Charles Stewart Calvin
1965
Film
Grace Quigley
Homer Morrison
1985
Film
Raintree County
T.D. Shawnessy
1957
Film
Wake Island
Cmdr. Roberts
1942
Film
Island in the Sky
Col. Fuller
1953
Film
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Narrator
1965
Film
Follow the Boys
Walter Abel (uncredited)
1944
Film
Quick, Let's Get Married
Thief
1964
Film
The Kid from Brooklyn
Gabby Sloan
1946
Film
Arise, My Love
Phillips
1940
Film
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Mayor Adams
1972
Film
The Human Duplicators
Dr. Munson
1965
Film
Variety Girl
Walter Abel (uncredited)
1947
Film
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Elliott Thomas
1940
Hollywood Preview
Self
1955
Film
The Lady Consents
Stanley Ashton
1936
Film
Star Spangled Rhythm
B.G. DeSoto
1942
Film
An American Romance
Howard Clinton
1944
Film
13 Rue Madeleine
Charles Gibson
1947
Film
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
1935
Film
Hold Back the Dawn
Inspector Hammock
1941
Film
Men with Wings
Nick Ranson
1938
Film
Wise Girl
Karl
1937
Film
So This Is Love
Col. James Moore
1953
Film
Law of the Underworld
Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
1938
Film
Liliom
Carpenter
1930
Film
That Lady in Ermine
Major Horvath / Benvenuto
1948
Film
The Witness Chair
James Trent
1936
Film
Duffy's Tavern
Director
1945
Film
Green Light
John Stafford
1937
Film
King of the Turf
Robert Barnes
1939
Film
The Hitler Gang
Narrator (voice)
1944
Film
Sincerely, Willis Wade
Mr. Wayde
1956
Film
The Man Without a Country
Col. A.B. Morgan
1973
Film
Portia on Trial
Dan Foster
1937
Film
Miracle on Main Street
Jim Foreman
1939
Film
Racket Busters
Hugh Allison
1938
Film
Handle with Care
Prof. Roger Bowden
1958
Film
Kiss and Tell
Harry Archer
1945
Film
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #4
1954
Film
Glamour Boy
Anthony J. Colder
1941
Film
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Prof. Thornton
1942
Film
The Affairs of Susan
Richard Aiken
1945
Film
Out of a Clear Sky
1918
Film
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
1943
Film
Two in the Dark
Ford Adams
1936
Film
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Judge
1976
Film
Fired Wife
Chris McClelland
1943
Film
Dream Girl
George Allerton
1948
Film
The Steel Jungle
Warden Bill Keller
1956
Film
Skylark
George Gore
1941
Film
The Fabulous Joe
Milo Terkel
1947
Film
Bernardine
Mr. Beaumont
1957
We Went to College
Phil Talbot
1936
Film
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Dr. George Benedict
1940
First Offenders
Gregory Stone
1939
Film
The North Wind's Malice
Tom
1920
Film
Picture in Your Mind
Narrator
1948
Film
Second Wife
Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
1936
Film
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
1956