Walter Abel
Born June 05, 1898 (Age: 127)
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Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Grace Quigley
1985
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as Homer Morrison
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Age: 86
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
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as Judge
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Age: 77
The Man Without a Country
1973
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as Col. A.B. Morgan
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Age: 74
Mirage
1965
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as Charles Stewart Calvin
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Age: 67
The Human Duplicators
1965
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as Dr. Munson
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Age: 66
No Image
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
1965
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as Narrator
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Age: 66
Quick, Let's Get Married
1964
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as Thief
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Age: 65
Handle with Care
1958
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as Prof. Roger Bowden
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Age: 59
Sincerely, Willis Wade
1956
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as Mr. Wayde
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Age: 58
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
1956
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as
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Age: 58
The Steel Jungle
1956
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as Warden Bill Keller
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Age: 57
The Indian Fighter
1955
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as Captain Trask
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Age: 57
Twelve Angry Men
1954
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as Juror #4
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Age: 56
Night People
1954
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as Maj. R.A. Foster
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Age: 55
Island in the Sky
1953
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as Col. Fuller
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Age: 55
So This Is Love
1953
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as Col. James Moore
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Age: 55
Kiss and Tell
1945
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as Harry Archer
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Age: 47
Duffy's Tavern
1945
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as Director
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Age: 47
The Affairs of Susan
1945
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as Richard Aiken
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Age: 47
Wake Island
1942
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as Cmdr. Roberts
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Age: 44
Holiday Inn
1942
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as Danny Reed
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Age: 44
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
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as Prof. Thornton
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Age: 44
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
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as B.G. DeSoto
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Age: 43
Glamour Boy
1941
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as Anthony J. Colder
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Age: 43
Skylark
1941
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as George Gore
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Age: 43
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
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as Inspector Hammock
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Age: 43
Liliom
1930
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as Carpenter
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Age: 32
Out of a Clear Sky
1918
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as
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Age: 20