Walter Abel
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.
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
(Judge)
Holiday Inn
(Danny Reed)
Island in the Sky
(Col. Fuller)
Night of the Dark Full Moon
(Mayor Adams)
Fury
(District Attorney)
Second Wife
(Kenneth Carpenter Sr.)
Mr. Skeffington
(George Trellis)
Wake Island
(Cmdr. Roberts)
Raintree County
(T.D. Shawnessy)
13 Rue Madeleine
(Charles Gibson)
Mirage
(Charles Stewart Calvin)
Hold Back the Dawn
(Inspector Hammock)
That Lady in Ermine
(Major Horvath / Benvenuto)
The Steel Jungle
(Warden Bill Keller)
The Indian Fighter
(Captain Trask)
Night People
(Maj. R.A. Foster)
Racket Busters
(Hugh Allison)
Skylark
(George Gore)
Glamour Boy
(Anthony J. Colder)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
(Prof. Thornton)
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
(Elliott Thomas)
Star Spangled Rhythm
(B.G. DeSoto)
The Kid from Brooklyn
(Gabby Sloan)
So Proudly We Hail
(Chaplain)
Liliom
(Carpenter)
The Three Musketeers
(D'Artagnan)
Arise, My Love
(M. Phillips)
Variety Girl
(Walter Abel (uncredited))
An American Romance
(Howard Clinton)
Wise Girl
(Karl)
The Affairs of Susan
(Richard Aiken)
Two in the Dark
(Ford Adams)
Law of the Underworld
(Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
(Dr. George Benedict)
Dream Girl
(George Allerton)
Fired Wife
(Chris McClelland)
So This Is Love
(Col. James Moore)
Men with Wings
(Nick Ranson)
Handle with Care
(Prof. Roger Bowden)
Kiss and Tell
(Harry Archer)
The Lady Consents
(Stanley Ashton)
We Went to College
(Phil Talbot)
Miracle on Main Street
(Jim Foreman)
The Confession
(The Thief)
First Offenders
(Gregory Stone)
The Witness Chair
(James Trent)
Portia on Trial
(Dan Foster)
Twelve Angry Men
(Juror #4)
Dance, Girl, Dance
(Judge)
Duffy's Tavern
(Director)
Follow the Boys
(Walter Abel (uncredited))
The Hitler Gang
(Narrator)
Green Light
(John Stafford)
The Human Duplicators
(Dr. Munson)
Grace Quigley
(Homer Morrison)
The Fabulous Joe
(Milo Terkel)
The Man Without a Country
(Col. A.B. Morgan)
Picture in Your Mind
(Narrator)
King of the Turf
(Robert Barnes)
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
(Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator)
Bernardine
(Mr. Beaumont)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(Self)
Studio One
(Juror #4)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
Hollywood Preview
(Self)
Lux Video Theatre
(Joe Holmby)
Climax!
(Stewart)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Philco Television Playhouse
Robert Montgomery Presents
(Harry Archer)
Playwrights '56
Tales of Tomorrow
The Defenders
(Ben Burke)
Lux Video Theatre
(Father)
Robert Montgomery Presents
(Father)
The Philco Television Playhouse
(Macduff)