Walter Abel

About

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...

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Climax!Series • 1954Studio OneSeries • 1948Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948The DefendersSeries • 1961The Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955Tales of TomorrowSeries • 1951Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950Holiday InnMovie • 1942Mr. SkeffingtonMovie • 1944The Indian FighterMovie • 1955MirageMovie • 1965Raintree CountyMovie • 1957Dance, Girl, DanceMovie • 1940Night PeopleMovie • 1954FuryMovie • 1936Hold Back the DawnMovie • 1941So Proudly We HailMovie • 194313 Rue MadeleineMovie • 1947Island in the SkyMovie • 1953Wake IslandMovie • 1942Night of the Dark Full MoonMovie • 1972Arise, My LoveMovie • 1940