Walter Abel
Known for: Acting
Born: June 5, 1898
Died: March 26, 1987
Place of birth: 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. 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.
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Filmography
67 movies · 14 TV shows, newest first
5.9
Grace Quigley
1985
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
7.0
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
6.5
The Man Without a Country
1973
5.1
Night of the Dark Full Moon
1972
7.0
Mirage
1965
3.7
The Human Duplicators
1965NR
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
1965
3.5
Quick, Let's Get Married
19645.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
6.3
The Defenders
1961
8.2
Handle with Care
1958
6.4
Raintree County
1957
7.6
Bernardine
1957
8.0
Sincerely, Willis Wade
1956
NR
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
1956
5.6
The Steel Jungle
1956
6.3
The Indian Fighter
1955
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
19556.3
Playwrights '56
19557.0
Hollywood Preview
1955
3.8
Climax!
1954
7.8
Twelve Angry Men
1954
6.2
Night People
1954
6.2
Island in the Sky
1953
4.3
So This Is Love
1953
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
6.4
Tales of Tomorrow
19516.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
6.0
That Lady in Ermine
1948
5.0
Dream Girl
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
NR
Picture in Your Mind
1948
6.5
Variety Girl
1947
5.5
The Fabulous Joe
1947
6.1
13 Rue Madeleine
1947
6.3
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
6.3
Kiss and Tell
1945
6.4
Duffy's Tavern
1945
6.5
The Affairs of Susan
1945
6.8
Mr. Skeffington
1944
5.7
Follow the Boys
1944
6.3
The Hitler Gang
1944
6.1
An American Romance
1944
5.9
So Proudly We Hail
1943
8.5
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943
5.6
Fired Wife
1943
5.9
Wake Island
1942
7.1
Holiday Inn
1942
6.0
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
6.2
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
6.5
Glamour Boy
1941
6.8
Skylark
1941
6.7
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
6.6
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
6.3
Arise, My Love
1940
5.5
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
6.4
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
5.4
Miracle on Main Street
19397.0
First Offenders
1939
7.0
King of the Turf
1939
5.6
Racket Busters
1938
5.4
Men with Wings
1938
5.8
Law of the Underworld
1938
7.1
Wise Girl
1937
5.8
Portia on Trial
1937
6.7
Green Light
1937
7.0
Second Wife
19366.0
We Went to College
1936
7.5
Fury
1936
6.6
The Witness Chair
1936
6.4
The Lady Consents
1936
6.1
Two in the Dark
1936
6.9
The Three Musketeers
1935
6.8
Liliom
1930
8.0
The North Wind's Malice
1920
NR
Out of a Clear Sky
1918