Walter Abel

Walter Abel

1898-06-05 – 1987-03-26 (age 88) Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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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 (nÊe 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

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington

1944

as George Trellis

The Indian Fighter
The Indian Fighter

1955

as Captain Trask

Mirage
Mirage

1965

as Charles Stewart Calvin

Raintree County
Raintree County

1957

as T.D. Shawnessy

Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn

1942

as Danny Reed

Night People
Night People

1954

as Maj. R.A. Foster

So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail

1943

as Chaplain

Fury
Fury

1936

as District Attorney

Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

as Judge

Wake Island
Wake Island

1942

as Cmdr. Roberts

Quick, Let's Get Married
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)

Variety Girl
Variety Girl

1947

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

as Gabby Sloan

Wise Girl
Wise Girl

1937

as Karl

Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys

1944

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky

1953

as Col. Fuller

Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn

1941

as Inspector Hammock

Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men

1954

as Juror #4