Walter Abel
Actor
Born June 5, 1898 in 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.
Filmography
Grace Quigley
Homer Morrison
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Judge
The Man Without a Country
Col. A.B. Morgan
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Mayor Adams
Mirage
Charles Stewart Calvin
The Human Duplicators
Dr. Munson
Quick, Let's Get Married
Thief
The Defenders
Ben Burke
Handle with Care
Prof. Roger Bowden
Raintree County
T.D. Shawnessy
Bernardine
Mr. Beaumont
Sincerely, Willis Wade
Mr. Wayde
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
The Steel Jungle
Warden Bill Keller
The Indian Fighter
Captain Trask
The 20th Century Fox Hour
McKinley
Climax!
Stewart
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #4
Night People
Maj. R.A. Foster
Island in the Sky
Col. Fuller
So This Is Love
Col. James Moore
The Ford Television Theatre
Tales of Tomorrow
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
Harry Archer
Studio One
Juror #4
The Philco Television Playhouse
That Lady in Ermine
Major Horvath / Benvenuto
Dream Girl
George Allerton
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Picture in Your Mind
Narrator
Variety Girl
Walter Abel (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe
Milo Terkel
13 Rue Madeleine
Charles Gibson
The Kid from Brooklyn
Gabby Sloan
Kiss and Tell
Harry Archer
Duffy's Tavern
Director
The Affairs of Susan
Richard Aiken
Mr. Skeffington
George Trellis
Follow the Boys
Walter Abel (uncredited)
The Hitler Gang
Narrator (voice)
An American Romance
Howard Clinton
So Proudly We Hail
Chaplain
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
Fired Wife
Chris McClelland
Wake Island
Cmdr. Roberts
Holiday Inn
Danny Reed
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Prof. Thornton
Star Spangled Rhythm
B.G. DeSoto
Glamour Boy
Anthony J. Colder
Skylark
George Gore
Hold Back the Dawn
Inspector Hammock
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Elliott Thomas
Arise, My Love
Phillips
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Dr. George Benedict
Dance, Girl, Dance
Judge
Miracle on Main Street
Jim Foreman
King of the Turf
Robert Barnes
Racket Busters
Hugh Allison
Men with Wings
Nick Ranson
Law of the Underworld
Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
Wise Girl
Karl
Portia on Trial
Dan Foster
Green Light
John Stafford
Second Wife
Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
Fury
District Attorney
The Witness Chair
James Trent
The Lady Consents
Stanley Ashton
Two in the Dark
Ford Adams
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
Liliom
Carpenter
The North Wind's Malice
Tom
Out of a Clear Sky