Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Birthday: 1898-06-05

Deathday: 1987-03-26

Place of birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0008496

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.

Played in movies:

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

Score: 10.0

Twelve Angry Men

Score: 7.9

Fury

Score: 7.4

Handle with Care

Score: 7.2

Holiday Inn

Score: 7.0

Bernardine

Score: 7.0

King of the Turf

Score: 7.0

Wise Girl

Score: 7.0

Mirage

Score: 7.0

Liliom

Score: 6.8

Hold Back the Dawn

Score: 6.7

Mr. Skeffington

Score: 6.6

The Man Without a Country

Score: 6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Score: 6.5

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Score: 6.5

Skylark

Score: 6.5

Dance, Girl, Dance

Score: 6.4

The Three Musketeers

Score: 6.4

Raintree County

Score: 6.4

Green Light

Score: 6.4

Arise, My Love

Score: 6.3

The Indian Fighter

Score: 6.3

Island in the Sky

Score: 6.3

The Witness Chair

Score: 6.2

The Kid from Brooklyn

Score: 6.2

Duffy's Tavern

Score: 6.1

The Affairs of Susan

Score: 6.1

Variety Girl

Score: 6.1

The Hitler Gang

Score: 6.0

Glamour Boy

Score: 6.0

13 Rue Madeleine

Score: 6.0

Night People

Score: 5.9

Grace Quigley

Score: 5.9

An American Romance

Score: 5.9

Star Spangled Rhythm

Score: 5.9

Two in the Dark

Score: 5.9

The Fabulous Joe

Score: 5.8

The Lady Consents

Score: 5.8

That Lady in Ermine

Score: 5.8

Wake Island

Score: 5.7

Portia on Trial

Score: 5.6

Miracle on Main Street

Score: 5.6

Kiss and Tell

Score: 5.6

Law of the Underworld

Score: 5.5

So Proudly We Hail

Score: 5.5

Follow the Boys

Score: 5.3

The Steel Jungle

Score: 5.3

Racket Busters

Score: 5.1

Night of the Dark Full Moon

Score: 5.0

Men with Wings

Score: 5.0

Fired Wife

Score: 4.8

So This Is Love

Score: 4.5

Dream Girl

Score: 4.4

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

Score: 4.3

The Human Duplicators

Score: 3.3

We Went to College

Score: 3.0

The Confession

Score: 1.0

Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes

Score: 0.0

Israel: The Story of the Jewish People

Score: 0.0

The North Wind's Malice

Score: 0.0

Picture in Your Mind

Score: 0.0

First Offenders

Score: 0.0

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Score: 0.0

Second Wife

Score: 0.0

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Score: 6.8

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Score: 6.8

Lux Video Theatre

Score: 6.3

Lux Video Theatre

Score: 6.3

The Philco Television Playhouse

Score: 6.3

The Philco Television Playhouse

Score: 6.3

Tales of Tomorrow

Score: 6.0

Playwrights '56

Score: 6.0

Hollywood Preview

Score: 6.0

The Defenders

Score: 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Score: 5.7

Robert Montgomery Presents

Score: 5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

Score: 5.6

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Score: 5.4

Studio One

Score: 5.0

Climax!

Score: 3.3