Walter Abel

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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...

Born: June 5, 1898 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Died: March 26, 1987 (age 88)

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Known For

7.9

Mr. Skeffington

Movies & TV Credits

81 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Grace Quigley Movie	5.5	Actor	Homer Morrison	1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Movie	6.9	Actor	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	1983
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage Movie	7.5	Actor	Judge	1976
The Man Without a Country Movie	6.9	Actor	Col. A.B. Morgan	1973
Night of the Dark Full Moon Movie	5.1	Actor	Mayor Adams	1972
Mirage Movie	7.1	Actor	Charles Stewart Calvin	1965
The Human Duplicators Movie	3.1	Actor	Dr. Munson	1965
The Confession Movie	3.6	Actor	The Thief	1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1963
The Defenders TV Show	7.7	Actor	Ben Burke(1 Episode)	1961
Handle with Care Movie	6.5	Actor	Prof. Roger Bowden	1958
Raintree County Movie	6.2	Actor	T.D. Shawnessy	1957
Bernardine Movie	5.3	Actor	Mr. Beaumont	1957
The Steel Jungle Movie	5.6	Actor	Warden Bill Keller	1956
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes Short Film	—	Actor	—	1956
The Indian Fighter Movie	6.4	Actor	Captain Trask	1955
The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1955
Playwrights '56 TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1955
Hollywood Preview TV Show	—	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1955
The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Show	6.8	Actor	McKinley(1 Episode)	1955
Night People Movie	6.4	Actor	Maj. R.A. Foster	1954
Twelve Angry Men Movie	7.7	Actor	Juror #4	1954
Climax! TV Show	6.3	Actor	Stewart(1 Episode)	1954
So This Is Love Movie	5.7	Actor	Col. James Moore	1953
Island in the Sky Movie	6.6	Actor	Col. Fuller	1953
Tales of Tomorrow TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(4 Episodes)	1951
Lux Video Theatre TV Show	7.1	Actor	Father(1 Episode)	1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Show	7.5	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1950
Robert Montgomery Presents TV Show	7.4	Actor	Father(1 Episode)	1950
Lux Video Theatre TV Show	7.1	Actor	Joe Holmby(1 Episode)	1950
Robert Montgomery Presents TV Show	7.4	Actor	Harry Archer(1 Episode)	1950
That Lady in Ermine Movie	5.6	Actor	Major Horvath / Benvenuto	1948
Dream Girl Movie	5.2	Actor	George Allerton	1948
Studio One TV Show	7.3	Actor	Juror #4(1 Episode)	1948
The Ed Sullivan Show TV Show	7.7	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1948
The Philco Television Playhouse TV Show	7.2	Actor	Macduff(1 Episode)	1948
The Philco Television Playhouse TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1948
Picture in Your Mind Short Film	—	Actor	Narrator	1948
The Fabulous Joe Movie	5.9	Actor	Milo Terkel	1947
13 Rue Madeleine Movie	6.7	Actor	Charles Gibson	1947
Variety Girl Movie	6.1	Actor	Walter Abel (uncredited)	1947
The Kid from Brooklyn Movie	6.3	Actor	Gabby Sloan	1946
The Affairs of Susan Movie	6.3	Actor	Richard Aiken	1945
Kiss and Tell Movie	6.3	Actor	Harry Archer	1945
Duffy's Tavern Movie	5.6	Actor	Director	1945
Follow the Boys Movie	5.6	Actor	Walter Abel (uncredited)	1944
An American Romance Movie	6.5	Actor	Howard Clinton	1944
The Hitler Gang Movie	6.6	Actor	Narrator (voice)	1944
Mr. Skeffington Movie	7.4	Actor	George Trellis	1944
Fired Wife Movie	5.8	Actor	Chris McClelland	1943
So Proudly We Hail Movie	7.2	Actor	Chaplain	1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Short Film	7.2	Actor	Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator	1943
Wake Island Movie	6.8	Actor	Cmdr. Roberts	1942
Holiday Inn Movie	7.5	Actor	Danny Reed	1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon Movie	5.8	Actor	Prof. Thornton	1942
Star Spangled Rhythm Movie	6.3	Actor	B.G. DeSoto	1942
Hold Back the Dawn Movie	7.1	Actor	Inspector Hammock	1941
Skylark Movie	5.9	Actor	George Gore	1941
Glamour Boy Movie	7.1	Actor	Anthony J. Colder	1941
Arise, My Love Movie	6.6	Actor	Phillips	1940
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Movie	6.9	Actor	Dr. George Benedict	1940
Michael Shayne: Private Detective Movie	6.4	Actor	Elliott Thomas	1940
Dance, Girl, Dance Movie	6.6	Actor	Judge	1940
King of the Turf Movie	5.5	Actor	Robert Barnes	1939
Miracle on Main Street Movie	6.0	Actor	Jim Foreman	1939
First Offenders Movie	6.7	Actor	Gregory Stone	1939
Men with Wings Movie	5.9	Actor	Nick Ranson	1938
Law of the Underworld Movie	5.2	Actor	Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers	1938
Racket Busters Movie	5.8	Actor	Hugh Allison	1938
Green Light Movie	5.9	Actor	John Stafford	1937
Portia on Trial Movie	6.0	Actor	Dan Foster	1937
Wise Girl Movie	6.3	Actor	Karl	1937
The Lady Consents Movie	6.0	Actor	Stanley Ashton	1936
The Witness Chair Movie	5.8	Actor	James Trent	1936
Fury Movie	7.9	Actor	District Attorney	1936
Two in the Dark Movie	6.1	Actor	Ford Adams	1936
We Went to College Movie	5.3	Actor	Phil Talbot	1936
Second Wife Movie	—	Actor	Kenneth Carpenter Sr.	1936
The Three Musketeers Movie	5.6	Actor	D'Artagnan	1935
Liliom Movie	6.3	Actor	Carpenter	1930
The North Wind's Malice Movie	—	Actor	Tom	1920

Walter Abel

Known For

Fury

Holiday Inn

Mirage

Mr. Skeffington

Movies & TV Credits