Walter Abel
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.
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Filmography
Grace Quigley
1985
as Homer Morrison
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
as Judge
The Man Without a Country
1973
as Col. A.B. Morgan
Night of the Dark Full Moon
1972
as Mayor Adams
Mirage
1965
as Charles Stewart Calvin
The Human Duplicators
1965
as Dr. Munson
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Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
1965
as Narrator
Quick, Let's Get Married
1964
as Thief
Handle with Care
1958
as Prof. Roger Bowden
Raintree County
1957
as T.D. Shawnessy
Bernardine
1957
as Mr. Beaumont
Sincerely, Willis Wade
1956
as Mr. Wayde
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
1956
The Steel Jungle
1956
as Warden Bill Keller
The Indian Fighter
1955
as Captain Trask
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #4
Night People
1954
as Maj. R.A. Foster
Island in the Sky
1953
as Col. Fuller
So This Is Love
1953
as Col. James Moore
That Lady in Ermine
1948
as Major Horvath / Benvenuto
Dream Girl
1948
as George Allerton
Picture in Your Mind
1948
as Narrator
Variety Girl
1947
as Walter Abel (uncredited)