Walter Abel
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.
Filmography (81 titles)
6.1MovieGrace Quigley
Homer Morrison · 1985
7.0MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1983
7.0MovieThe American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Judge · 1976
6.5MovieThe Man Without a Country
Col. A.B. Morgan · 1973
5.1MovieNight of the Dark Full Moon
Mayor Adams · 1972
7.1MovieMirage
Charles Stewart Calvin · 1965
3.7MovieThe Human Duplicators
Dr. Munson · 1965
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Narrator · 1965
3.5MovieQuick, Let's Get Married
Thief · 1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
6.3ShowThe Defenders
Ben Burke · 1961
8.2MovieHandle with Care
Prof. Roger Bowden · 1958
6.4MovieRaintree County
T.D. Shawnessy · 1957
7.6MovieBernardine
Mr. Beaumont · 1957
8.0MovieSincerely, Willis Wade
Mr. Wayde · 1956
MovieColor and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
1956
5.6MovieThe Steel Jungle
Warden Bill Keller · 1956
6.4MovieThe Indian Fighter
Captain Trask · 1955
6.0ShowThe 20th Century Fox Hour
McKinley · 1955
Playwrights '56
1955
Hollywood Preview
Self · 1955
3.8ShowClimax!
Stewart · 1954
7.9MovieTwelve Angry Men
Juror #4 · 1954
6.2MovieNight People
Maj. R.A. Foster · 1954
6.3MovieIsland in the Sky
Col. Fuller · 1953
4.3MovieSo This Is Love
Col. James Moore · 1953
7.8ShowThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
6.4ShowTales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Joe Holmby · 1950
6.9ShowThe Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · 1950