Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Known for

Acting

Born

June 5, 1898

Birthplace

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Died

March 26, 1987 (aged 88)

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...

Best known work

Fury
Fury
1936
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
1942
Mirage
Mirage
1965
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Night of the Dark Full Moon
1972
The Indian Fighter
The Indian Fighter
1955
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
1944
Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky
1953
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
Raintree County
Raintree County
1957
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
1941

Filmography

  1. 1985

    Grace Quigley

    as Homer Morrison

  2. 1983

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  3. 1976

  4. 1973

    The Man Without a Country

    as Col. A.B. Morgan

  5. 1972

  6. 1965

    Mirage

    as Charles Stewart Calvin

  7. 1965

  8. 1965

  9. 1964

  10. 1963

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
  11. 1961

    The DefendersTV

    as Ben Burke (1 episode)

  12. 1958

    Handle with Care

    as Prof. Roger Bowden

  13. 1957

    Raintree County

    as T.D. Shawnessy

  14. 1957

    Bernardine

    as Mr. Beaumont

  15. 1956

  16. 1956

  17. 1956

    The Steel Jungle

    as Warden Bill Keller

  18. 1955

    The Indian Fighter

    as Captain Trask

  19. 1955

    The 20th Century Fox HourTV

    as McKinley (1 episode)

  20. 1955

  21. 1955

    Hollywood PreviewTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  22. 1954

    Climax!TV

    as Stewart (1 episode)

  23. 1954

    Twelve Angry Men

    as Juror #4

  24. 1954

    Night People

    as Maj. R.A. Foster

  25. 1953

    Island in the Sky

    as Col. Fuller

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