Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Known For

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

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, 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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Movies Featuring Walter Abel

Grace Quigley

Grace Quigley (1985)

as Homer Morrison
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mirage

Mirage (1965)

as Charles Stewart Calvin
Handle with Care

Handle with Care (1958)

as Prof. Roger Bowden
Raintree County

Raintree County (1957)

as T.D. Shawnessy
Bernardine

Bernardine (1957)

as Mr. Beaumont
The Steel Jungle

The Steel Jungle (1956)

as Warden Bill Keller
Night People

Night People (1954)

as Maj. R.A. Foster
So This Is Love

So This Is Love (1953)

as Col. James Moore
That Lady in Ermine

That Lady in Ermine (1948)

as Major Horvath / Benvenuto
Dream Girl

Dream Girl (1948)

as George Allerton
Variety Girl

Variety Girl (1947)

as Walter Abel (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington (1944)

as George Trellis
Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys (1944)

as Walter Abel (uncredited)
The Hitler Gang

The Hitler Gang (1944)

as Narrator (voice)
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith (1943)

as Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
Fired Wife

Fired Wife (1943)

as Chris McClelland
Wake Island

Wake Island (1942)

as Cmdr. Roberts
Glamour Boy

Glamour Boy (1941)

as Anthony J. Colder
Skylark

Skylark (1941)

as George Gore
Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

as Inspector Hammock
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940)

as Dr. George Benedict
Law of the Underworld

Law of the Underworld (1938)

as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
Green Light

Green Light (1937)

as John Stafford
Second Wife

Second Wife (1936)

as Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
Fury

Fury (1936)

as District Attorney
Liliom

Liliom (1930)

as Carpenter