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Walter Abel

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 5, 1898 (Died at 89)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthSaint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Career Span1920 – 1987
Known Credits75 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1

Walter Abel

Total Works

75

64 movies • 11 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Abel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Fury
7.5
Fury
1936•movie
as District Attorney
Holiday Inn
7.0
Holiday Inn
1942•movie
as Danny Reed
Mirage
7.1
Mirage
1965•movie
as Charles Stewart Calvin
The Indian Fighter
6.3
The Indian Fighter
1955•movie
as Captain Trask

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 75 titles featuring Walter Abel

Fury
7.5
Fury
1936•movie

as District Attorney

Holiday Inn
7.0
Holiday Inn
1942•movie

as Danny Reed

Mirage
7.1
Mirage
1965•movie

as Charles Stewart Calvin

Night of the Dark Full Moon
5.0

as Mayor Adams

The Indian Fighter
6.3
The Indian Fighter
1955•movie

as Captain Trask

Mr. Skeffington
6.8
Mr. Skeffington
1944•movie

as George Trellis

Island in the Sky
6.2
Island in the Sky
1953•movie

as Col. Fuller

Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940•movie

as Judge

Raintree County
6.4
Raintree County
1957•movie

as T.D. Shawnessy

Hold Back the Dawn
6.7
Hold Back the Dawn
1941•movie

as Inspector Hammock

Twelve Angry Men
7.8
Twelve Angry Men
1954•movie

as Juror #4

13 Rue Madeleine
6.2
13 Rue Madeleine
1947•movie

as Charles Gibson

Night People
6.1
Night People
1954•movie

as Maj. R.A. Foster

Wake Island
5.8
Wake Island
1942•movie

as Cmdr. Roberts

So Proudly We Hail
5.7
So Proudly We Hail
1943•movie

as Chaplain

Arise, My Love
6.5
Arise, My Love
1940•movie

as Phillips

The Human Duplicators
3.7

as Dr. Munson

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

That Lady in Ermine
6.0

as Major Horvath / Benvenuto

Miracle on Main Street
5.4

as Jim Foreman

Liliom
6.8
Liliom
1930•movie

as Carpenter

Grace Quigley
5.9
Grace Quigley
1985•movie

as Homer Morrison

Racket Busters
5.6
Racket Busters
1938•movie

as Hugh Allison

The Kid from Brooklyn
6.3

as Gabby Sloan

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
1 eps

as Self

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Juror #4

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
6.6

as Elliott Thomas

Variety Girl
6.5
Variety Girl
1947•movie

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

Climax!
3.8
1 eps
Climax!
1954•series

as Stewart

Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2

as B.G. DeSoto

An American Romance
6.1

as Howard Clinton

Follow the Boys
5.7
Follow the Boys
1944•movie

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

The Defenders
6.3
1 eps
The Defenders
1961•series

as Ben Burke

The Affairs of Susan
6.5

as Richard Aiken

Two in the Dark
6.1
Two in the Dark
1936•movie

as Ford Adams

The Hitler Gang
6.3
The Hitler Gang
1944•movie

as Narrator (voice)

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
1 eps

as McKinley

Portia on Trial
5.8
Portia on Trial
1937•movie

as Dan Foster

Green Light
6.7
Green Light
1937•movie

as John Stafford

The Steel Jungle
5.6
The Steel Jungle
1956•movie

as Warden Bill Keller

The Three Musketeers
6.9

as D'Artagnan

Dream Girl
5.0
Dream Girl
1948•movie

as George Allerton

Duffy's Tavern
6.4
Duffy's Tavern
1945•movie

as Director

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
1 eps

as Harry Archer

Skylark
6.8
Skylark
1941•movie

as George Gore

Wise Girl
7.1
Wise Girl
1937•movie

as Karl

The Witness Chair
6.6
The Witness Chair
1936•movie

as James Trent

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Joe Holmby

Tales of Tomorrow
6.4
4 eps
Tales of Tomorrow
1951•series
So This Is Love
4.3
So This Is Love
1953•movie

as Col. James Moore

Kiss and Tell
6.3
Kiss and Tell
1945•movie

as Harry Archer

The Fabulous Joe
5.5
The Fabulous Joe
1947•movie

as Milo Terkel

Law of the Underworld
5.8

as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers

Men with Wings
5.4
Men with Wings
1938•movie

as Nick Ranson

The Lady Consents
6.4
The Lady Consents
1936•movie

as Stanley Ashton

Bernardine
7.6
Bernardine
1957•movie

as Mr. Beaumont

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
5.5

as Dr. George Benedict

Fired Wife
5.6
Fired Wife
1943•movie

as Chris McClelland

Quick, Let's Get Married
3.5

as Thief

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps
Beyond the Blue Horizon
6.0

as Prof. Thornton

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Handle with Care
8.2
Handle with Care
1958•movie

as Prof. Roger Bowden

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
6.3

as Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator

Glamour Boy
6.5
Glamour Boy
1941•movie

as Anthony J. Colder

The Man Without a Country
6.5

as Col. A.B. Morgan

King of the Turf
7.0
King of the Turf
1939•movie

as Robert Barnes

Second Wife
7.0
Second Wife
1936•movie

as Kenneth Carpenter Sr.

The North Wind's Malice
8.0

as Tom

Sincerely, Willis Wade
8.0

as Mr. Wayde

Picture in Your Mind

as Narrator

Out of a Clear Sky
Out of a Clear Sky
1918•movie