Walter Abel
Acting
- Born:
- 1898-06-05
- Died:
- 1987-03-26
- Place of birth:
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Grace Quigley
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
The Man Without a Country
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Mirage
The Human Duplicators
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Quick, Let's Get Married
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Defenders
Handle with Care
Raintree County
Bernardine
Sincerely, Willis Wade
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
The Steel Jungle
The Indian Fighter
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Playwrights '56
Hollywood Preview
Climax!
Twelve Angry Men
Night People
Island in the Sky
So This Is Love
The Ford Television Theatre
Tales of Tomorrow
Lux Video Theatre
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Robert Montgomery Presents
Studio One
The Philco Television Playhouse
That Lady in Ermine
Dream Girl
The Ed Sullivan Show
Picture in Your Mind
Variety Girl
The Fabulous Joe
13 Rue Madeleine
The Kid from Brooklyn
Kiss and Tell
Duffy's Tavern
The Affairs of Susan
Mr. Skeffington
Follow the Boys
The Hitler Gang
An American Romance
So Proudly We Hail
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Fired Wife
Wake Island
Holiday Inn
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Star Spangled Rhythm
Glamour Boy
Skylark
Hold Back the Dawn
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Arise, My Love
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Dance, Girl, Dance
Miracle on Main Street
First Offenders
King of the Turf
Racket Busters
Men with Wings
Law of the Underworld
Wise Girl
Portia on Trial
Green Light
Second Wife
We Went to College
Fury
The Witness Chair
The Lady Consents
Two in the Dark
The Three Musketeers
Liliom
The North Wind's Malice
Out of a Clear Sky