Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Date of Birth:

Jun 05, 1898

Place of Birth:

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

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:

The Lady Consents The Lady Consents

1936

Kiss and Tell Kiss and Tell

1945

We Went to College We Went to College

1936

Miracle on Main Street Miracle on Main Street

1939

First Offenders First Offenders

1939

The Confession The Confession

1964

Handle with Care Handle with Care

1958

Men with Wings Men with Wings

1938

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Law of the Underworld Law of the Underworld

1938

Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

Dream Girl Dream Girl

1948

So This Is Love So This Is Love

1953

Fired Wife Fired Wife

1943

The Witness Chair The Witness Chair

1936

Portia on Trial Portia on Trial

1937

The Man Without a Country The Man Without a Country

1973

The Fabulous Joe The Fabulous Joe

1947

Picture in Your Mind Picture in Your Mind

1948

King of the Turf King of the Turf

1939

Bernardine Bernardine

1957

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

1943

The Hitler Gang The Hitler Gang

1944

Follow the Boys Follow the Boys

1944

Dance, Girl, Dance Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

Twelve Angry Men Twelve Angry Men

1954

Grace Quigley Grace Quigley

1985

The Human Duplicators The Human Duplicators

1965

Green Light Green Light

1937

Duffy's Tavern Duffy's Tavern

1945

Two in the Dark Two in the Dark

1936

The Affairs of Susan The Affairs of Susan

1945

Mirage Mirage

1965

13 Rue Madeleine 13 Rue Madeleine

1947

Hold Back the Dawn Hold Back the Dawn

1941

That Lady in Ermine That Lady in Ermine

1948

The Indian Fighter The Indian Fighter

1955

The Steel Jungle The Steel Jungle

1956

Raintree County Raintree County

1957

Wake Island Wake Island

1942

Island in the Sky Island in the Sky

1953

Holiday Inn Holiday Inn

1942

Night of the Dark Full Moon Night of the Dark Full Moon

1972

Fury Fury

1936

Mr. Skeffington Mr. Skeffington

1944

Second Wife Second Wife

1936

Night People Night People

1954

Racket Busters Racket Busters

1938

The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers

1935

Liliom Liliom

1930

Arise, My Love Arise, My Love

1940

Variety Girl Variety Girl

1947

Wise Girl Wise Girl

1937

An American Romance An American Romance

1944

So Proudly We Hail So Proudly We Hail

1943

The Kid from Brooklyn The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

Glamour Boy Glamour Boy

1941

Skylark Skylark

1941

Beyond the Blue Horizon Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942

Michael Shayne: Private Detective Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940

Star Spangled Rhythm Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976

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