Walter Abel

Known for ActingBorn 1898-06-05Died 1987-03-26Saint 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Abel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

Handle with Care

Sincerely, Willis Wade

Twelve Angry Men

The Ford Television Theatre

The North Wind's Malice

Bernardine

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Fury

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

Mirage

Hollywood Preview

Wise Girl

Holiday Inn

The Colgate Comedy Hour

First Offenders

King of the Turf

Second Wife

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Three Musketeers

Mr. Skeffington

The Man Without a Country

Lux Video Theatre

Skylark

Liliom

The Philco Television Playhouse

Hold Back the Dawn

Green Light

Raintree County

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Tales of Tomorrow

The Witness Chair

Variety Girl

Grace Quigley

Glamour Boy

The Indian Fighter

The Affairs of Susan

The Defenders

Island in the Sky

Duffy's Tavern

Playwrights '56

Kiss and Tell

The Kid from Brooklyn

The Lady Consents

Dance, Girl, Dance

Night People

The Hitler Gang

Arise, My Love