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Walter Abel
Saint 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…
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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 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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1985
Grace Quigley
Movie Homer Morrison
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1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1976
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Movie Judge
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1973
The Man Without a Country
Movie Col. A.B. Morgan
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1972
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Movie Mayor Adams
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1965
Mirage
Movie Charles Stewart Calvin
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1965
The Human Duplicators
Movie Dr. Munson
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1965
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Movie Narrator
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1964
Quick, Let's Get Married
Movie Thief
- 1963
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1961
The Defenders
TV show Ben Burke
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1958
Handle with Care
Movie Prof. Roger Bowden
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1957
Raintree County
Movie T.D. Shawnessy
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1957
Bernardine
Movie Mr. Beaumont
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1956
Sincerely, Willis Wade
Movie Mr. Wayde
- 1956
More credits
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1956
The Steel Jungle
Movie Warden Bill Keller
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1955
The Indian Fighter
Movie Captain Trask
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1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV show McKinley
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1955
Playwrights '56
TV show
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1955
Hollywood Preview
TV show Self
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1954
Climax!
TV show Stewart
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1954
Twelve Angry Men
Movie Juror #4
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1954
Night People
Movie Maj. R.A. Foster
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1953
Island in the Sky
Movie Col. Fuller
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1953
So This Is Love
Movie Col. James Moore
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1952
The Ford Television Theatre
TV show
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1951
Tales of Tomorrow
TV show
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1950
Lux Video Theatre
TV show Joe Holmby
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1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV show Self
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1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV show Harry Archer
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1948
Studio One
TV show Juror #4
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1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV show
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1948
That Lady in Ermine
Movie Major Horvath / Benvenuto
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1948
Dream Girl
Movie George Allerton
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1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV show Self
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1948
Picture in Your Mind
Movie Narrator
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1947
Variety Girl
Movie Walter Abel (uncredited)
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1947
The Fabulous Joe
Movie Milo Terkel
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1947
13 Rue Madeleine
Movie Charles Gibson
