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