Walter Abel
Acting
Born: 1898-06-05 in 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
Robert Montgomery Presents
Harry Archer
Robert Montgomery Presents
Father
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Climax!
Stewart
Studio One
Juror #4
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
Macduff
The Ford Television Theatre
The Defenders
Ben Burke
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Tales of Tomorrow
The 20th Century Fox Hour
McKinley
Playwrights '56
Mr. Skeffington
George Trellis
Holiday Inn
Danny Reed
Night People
Maj. R.A. Foster
The Indian Fighter
Captain Trask
Raintree County
T.D. Shawnessy
So Proudly We Hail
Chaplain
Fury
District Attorney
Mirage
Charles Stewart Calvin
Grace Quigley
Homer Morrison
Wise Girl
Karl
Hold Back the Dawn
Inspector Hammock
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Mayor Adams
Variety Girl
Walter Abel (uncredited)
Island in the Sky
Col. Fuller
The Kid from Brooklyn
Gabby Sloan
Men with Wings
Nick Ranson
Kiss and Tell
Harry Archer
Wake Island
Cmdr. Roberts
Dance, Girl, Dance
Judge
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Glamour Boy
Anthony J. Colder
An American Romance
Howard Clinton
The Human Duplicators
Dr. Munson