Walter Abel
Actor1898–1987· Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Walter Abel

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.

81 acting credits

Acting · 81

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
TV

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
TV

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Climax!
3.8
TV

Climax!

1954

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9
TV

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Studio One
5.4
TV

Studio One

1948

The Defenders
6.3
TV

The Defenders

1961

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
TV

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
TV

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
TV

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
TV

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

Tales of Tomorrow
6.4
TV

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
TV

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Playwrights '56
6.3
TV

Playwrights '56

1955

Hollywood Preview
7.0
TV

Hollywood Preview

1955

Mirage
7.1
Film

Mirage

1965

Fury
7.5
Film

Fury

1936

Holiday Inn
7.0
Film

Holiday Inn

1942

Raintree County
6.4
Film

Raintree County

1957

Mr. Skeffington
6.8
Film

Mr. Skeffington

1944

The Indian Fighter
6.4
Film

The Indian Fighter

1955

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0
Film

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Island in the Sky
6.3
Film

Island in the Sky

1953

That Lady in Ermine
6.0
Film

That Lady in Ermine

1948

Variety Girl
6.5
Film

Variety Girl

1947

Twelve Angry Men
7.9
Film

Twelve Angry Men

1954

Liliom
6.8
Film

Liliom

1930

13 Rue Madeleine
6.1
Film

13 Rue Madeleine

1947

Glamour Boy
6.5
Film

Glamour Boy

1941

Night People
6.2
Film

Night People

1954

Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4
Film

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

Racket Busters
5.6
Film

Racket Busters

1938

So Proudly We Hail
5.9
Film

So Proudly We Hail

1943

Wake Island
5.9
Film

Wake Island

1942

Night of the Dark Full Moon
5.1
Film

Night of the Dark Full Moon

1972

Hold Back the Dawn
6.7
Film

Hold Back the Dawn

1941

Dream Girl
5.0
Film

Dream Girl

1948

The Kid from Brooklyn
6.3
Film

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

Grace Quigley
6.1
Film

Grace Quigley

1985

Arise, My Love
6.3
Film

Arise, My Love

1940

Beyond the Blue Horizon
6.0
Film

Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
8.5
Film

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

1943

Men with Wings
5.4
Film

Men with Wings

1938

The Three Musketeers
6.9
Film

The Three Musketeers

1935

Fired Wife
5.6
Film

Fired Wife

1943

Kiss and Tell
6.3
Film

Kiss and Tell

1945

The Hitler Gang
6.3
Film

The Hitler Gang

1944

The Human Duplicators
3.6
Film

The Human Duplicators

1965

The Lady Consents
6.4
Film

The Lady Consents

1936

The Witness Chair
6.6
Film

The Witness Chair

1936

Follow the Boys
5.7
Film

Follow the Boys

1944

Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2
Film

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Duffy's Tavern
6.4
Film

Duffy's Tavern

1945

An American Romance
6.1
Film

An American Romance

1944

The Steel Jungle
5.6
Film

The Steel Jungle

1956

The Man Without a Country
6.5
Film

The Man Without a Country

1973

Bernardine
7.6
Film

Bernardine

1957

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
7.0
Film

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976

Second Wife
7.0
Film

Second Wife

1936

Wise Girl
7.1
Film

Wise Girl

1937

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
6.6
Film

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940

Law of the Underworld
5.8
Film

Law of the Underworld

1938

So This Is Love
4.3
Film

So This Is Love

1953

Quick, Let's Get Married
3.5
Film

Quick, Let's Get Married

1964

Green Light
6.7
Film

Green Light

1937

King of the Turf
7.0
Film

King of the Turf

1939

The Affairs of Susan
6.5
Film

The Affairs of Susan

1945

Skylark
6.8
Film

Skylark

1941

Handle with Care
8.2
Film

Handle with Care

1958

We Went to College
6.0
Film

We Went to College

1936

Two in the Dark
6.1
Film

Two in the Dark

1936

The Fabulous Joe
5.5
Film

The Fabulous Joe

1947

Portia on Trial
5.9
Film

Portia on Trial

1937

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
5.5
Film

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

The North Wind's Malice
8.0
Film

The North Wind's Malice

1920

Miracle on Main Street
5.4
Film

Miracle on Main Street

1939

First Offenders
7.0
Film

First Offenders

1939

Out of a Clear Sky
Film

Out of a Clear Sky

1918

Picture in Your Mind
Film

Picture in Your Mind

1948

Sincerely, Willis Wade
8.0
Film

Sincerely, Willis Wade

1956

Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
Film

Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes

1956

Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Film

Israel: The Story of the Jewish People

1965

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