About

Known credits:
63
Birthday:
1898-06-05
Place of birth:
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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Walter Abel

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
1985 Grace Quigley Actor Homer Morrison 59
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1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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1976 The American Woman: Portraits of Courage Actor Judge N/A
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1973 The Man Without a Country Actor Col. A.B. Morgan 58
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1972 Night of the Dark Full Moon Actor Mayor Adams 57
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1965 Mirage Actor Charles Stewart Calvin 60
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1965 The Human Duplicators Actor Dr. Munson 57
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1964 The Confession Actor The Thief 58
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1958 Handle with Care Actor Prof. Roger Bowden 59
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1957 Raintree County Actor T.D. Shawnessy 59
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1957 Bernardine Actor Mr. Beaumont 59
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1956 The Steel Jungle Actor Warden Bill Keller 58
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1955 The Indian Fighter Actor Captain Trask 59
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1954 Twelve Angry Men Actor Juror #4 60
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1954 Night People Actor Maj. R.A. Foster 59
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1953 Island in the Sky Actor Col. Fuller 59
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1953 So This Is Love Actor Col. James Moore 58
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1948 That Lady in Ermine Actor Major Horvath / Benvenuto 58
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1948 Dream Girl Actor George Allerton 58
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1948 Picture in Your Mind Actor Narrator N/A
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1947 Variety Girl Actor Walter Abel (uncredited) 59
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1947 The Fabulous Joe Actor Milo Terkel 58
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1947 13 Rue Madeleine Actor Charles Gibson 59
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1946 The Kid from Brooklyn Actor Gabby Sloan 58
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1945 Kiss and Tell Actor Harry Archer 59
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1945 Duffy's Tavern Actor Director 58
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1945 The Affairs of Susan Actor Richard Aiken 59
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1944 Mr. Skeffington Actor George Trellis 59
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1944 Follow the Boys Actor Walter Abel (uncredited) 58
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1944 The Hitler Gang Actor Narrator 58
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1944 An American Romance Actor Howard Clinton 59
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1943 So Proudly We Hail Actor Chaplain 58
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1943 The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Actor Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator N/A
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1943 Fired Wife Actor Chris McClelland 58
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1942 Wake Island Actor Cmdr. Roberts 58
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1942 Beyond the Blue Horizon Actor Prof. Thornton N/A
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1942 Star Spangled Rhythm Actor B.G. DeSoto 59
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1942 Holiday Inn Actor Danny Reed 62
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1941 Glamour Boy Actor Anthony J. Colder 59
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1941 Skylark Actor George Gore 59
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1941 Hold Back the Dawn Actor Inspector Hammock 59
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1940 Michael Shayne: Private Detective Actor Elliott Thomas 58
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1940 Arise, My Love Actor M. Phillips 58
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1940 Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Actor Dr. George Benedict 58
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1940 Dance, Girl, Dance Actor Judge 59
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1939 Miracle on Main Street Actor Jim Foreman 58
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1939 First Offenders Actor Gregory Stone N/A
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1939 King of the Turf Actor Robert Barnes 59
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1938 Racket Busters Actor Hugh Allison 58
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1938 Men with Wings Actor Nick Ranson 59
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1938 Law of the Underworld Actor Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers 59
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1937 Wise Girl Actor Karl 59
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1937 Portia on Trial Actor Dan Foster 58
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1937 Green Light Actor John Stafford 58
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1936 Second Wife Actor Kenneth Carpenter Sr. N/A
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1936 We Went to College Actor Phil Talbot 58
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1936 Fury Actor District Attorney 63
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1936 The Witness Chair Actor James Trent 59
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1936 The Lady Consents Actor Stanley Ashton 59
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1936 Two in the Dark Actor Ford Adams 58
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1935 The Three Musketeers Actor D'Artagnan 58
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1930 Liliom Actor Carpenter 59
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1920 The North Wind's Malice Actor Tom N/A
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