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 (nΓ©e 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

Mirage
Mirage

1965

as Charles Stewart Calvin

Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn

1942

as Danny Reed

Wake Island
Wake Island

1942

as Cmdr. Roberts

Fury
Fury

1936

as District Attorney

Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky

1953

as Col. Fuller

The Indian Fighter
The Indian Fighter

1955

as Captain Trask

Night People
Night People

1954

as Maj. R.A. Foster

Variety Girl
Variety Girl

1947

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Raintree County
Raintree County

1957

as T.D. Shawnessy

Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn

1941

as Inspector Hammock

Night of the Dark Full Moon
Night of the Dark Full Moon

1972

as Mayor Adams

Glamour Boy
Glamour Boy

1941

as Anthony J. Colder

Duffy's Tavern
Duffy's Tavern

1945

as Director

That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine

1948

as Major Horvath / Benvenuto

Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

as Judge

So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail

1943

as Chaplain

Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys

1944

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan

1945

as Richard Aiken