Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Acting

Birthday

1898/06/05

Day of death

1987/03/26 (88 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Also know as

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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...Read more

Acting
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
0.0

(1976) The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

as Judge

Holiday Inn
7.0

(1942) Holiday Inn

as Danny Reed

Island in the Sky
6.3

(1953) Island in the Sky

as Col. Fuller

Night of the Dark Full Moon
5.1

(1972) Night of the Dark Full Moon

as Mayor Adams

Fury
7.4

(1936) Fury

as District Attorney

Second Wife
0.0

(1936) Second Wife

as Kenneth Carpenter Sr.

Mr. Skeffington
6.7

(1944) Mr. Skeffington

as George Trellis

Wake Island
5.8

(1942) Wake Island

as Cmdr. Roberts

Raintree County
6.4

(1957) Raintree County

as T.D. Shawnessy

13 Rue Madeleine
6.0

(1947) 13 Rue Madeleine

as Charles Gibson

Mirage
7.0

(1965) Mirage

as Charles Stewart Calvin

Hold Back the Dawn
6.7

(1941) Hold Back the Dawn

as Inspector Hammock

That Lady in Ermine
5.9

(1948) That Lady in Ermine

as Major Horvath / Benvenuto

The Steel Jungle
5.3

(1956) The Steel Jungle

as Warden Bill Keller

The Indian Fighter
6.2

(1955) The Indian Fighter

as Captain Trask

Night People
6.1

(1954) Night People

as Maj. R.A. Foster

Racket Busters
5.1

(1938) Racket Busters

as Hugh Allison

Skylark
6.5

(1941) Skylark

as George Gore

Glamour Boy
6.0

(1941) Glamour Boy

as Anthony J. Colder

Beyond the Blue Horizon
5.5

(1942) Beyond the Blue Horizon

as Prof. Thornton

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
6.5

(1940) Michael Shayne: Private Detective

as Elliott Thomas

Star Spangled Rhythm
6.0

(1942) Star Spangled Rhythm

as B.G. DeSoto

The Kid from Brooklyn
6.2

(1946) The Kid from Brooklyn

as Gabby Sloan

So Proudly We Hail
5.5

(1943) So Proudly We Hail

as Chaplain

Liliom
6.8

(1930) Liliom

as Carpenter

The Three Musketeers
6.4

(1935) The Three Musketeers

as D'Artagnan

Arise, My Love
6.3

(1940) Arise, My Love

as Phillips

Variety Girl
6.1

(1947) Variety Girl

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

An American Romance
5.9

(1944) An American Romance

as Howard Clinton

Wise Girl
7.0

(1937) Wise Girl

as Karl

The Affairs of Susan
6.1

(1945) The Affairs of Susan

as Richard Aiken

Two in the Dark
5.9

(1936) Two in the Dark

as Ford Adams

Law of the Underworld
5.5

(1938) Law of the Underworld

as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
4.3

(1940) Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

as Dr. George Benedict

Dream Girl
4.4

(1948) Dream Girl

as George Allerton

Fired Wife
4.2

(1943) Fired Wife

as Chris McClelland

So This Is Love
3.8

(1953) So This Is Love

as Col. James Moore

Men with Wings
5.0

(1938) Men with Wings

as Nick Ranson

Handle with Care
7.2

(1958) Handle with Care

as Prof. Roger Bowden

Kiss and Tell
5.6

(1945) Kiss and Tell

as Harry Archer

The Lady Consents
5.8

(1936) The Lady Consents

as Stanley Ashton

3.0

(1936) We Went to College

as Phil Talbot

Miracle on Main Street
5.3

(1939) Miracle on Main Street

as Jim Foreman

The Confession
2.3

(1964) The Confession

as The Thief

0.0

(1939) First Offenders

as Gregory Stone

The Witness Chair
6.2

(1936) The Witness Chair

as James Trent

Portia on Trial
5.4

(1937) Portia on Trial

as Dan Foster

Twelve Angry Men
7.9

(1954) Twelve Angry Men

as Juror #4

Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4

(1940) Dance, Girl, Dance

as Judge

Grace Quigley
5.9

(1985) Grace Quigley

as Homer Morrison

The Human Duplicators
3.3

(1965) The Human Duplicators

as Dr. Munson

Duffy's Tavern
6.1

(1945) Duffy's Tavern

as Director

Green Light
6.4

(1937) Green Light

as John Stafford

Follow the Boys
5.3

(1944) Follow the Boys

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

The Hitler Gang
6.0

(1944) The Hitler Gang

as Narrator (voice)

The Fabulous Joe
5.2

(1947) The Fabulous Joe

as Milo Terkel

The Man Without a Country
6.5

(1973) The Man Without a Country

as Col. A.B. Morgan

Picture in Your Mind
0.0

(1948) Picture in Your Mind

as Narrator

King of the Turf
7.0

(1939) King of the Turf

as Robert Barnes

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
10.0

(1943) The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

as Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator

Bernardine
7.0

(1957) Bernardine

as Mr. Beaumont

The North Wind's Malice
0.0

(1920) The North Wind's Malice

as Tom

0.0

(1965) Israel: The Story of the Jewish People

as Narrator

Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
0.0

(1956) Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes

as ---

Sincerely, Willis Wade
0.0

(1956) Sincerely, Willis Wade

as Mr. Wayde

Out of a Clear Sky
0.0

(1918) Out of a Clear Sky

as ---

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.8

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Studio One
5.0

(1948) Studio One

as Juror #4

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

6.0

(1955) Hollywood Preview

as Self

6.3

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Joe Holmby

Climax!
3.3

(1954) Climax!

as Stewart

5.7

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as ---

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.3

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as ---

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.6

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Harry Archer

6.0

(1955) Playwrights '56

as ---

Tales of Tomorrow
6.0

(1951) Tales of Tomorrow

as ---

The Defenders
5.9

(1961) The Defenders

as Ben Burke

6.3

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Father

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.6

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Father

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.3

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Macduff

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.4

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as McKinley