Walter Abel1898 - 1987

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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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Grace Quigley
Grace Quigley

1985

Comedy

as Homer Morrison

5.9
0.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Comedy • Documentary

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5
0.4
The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country

1973

Adventure • Drama • History • TV Movie

as Col. A.B. Morgan

6.5
0.4
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Night of the Dark Full Moon

1972

Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Mayor Adams

5
0.5
Mirage
Mirage

1965

Mystery • Thriller

as Charles Stewart Calvin

7
1.1
The Human Duplicators
The Human Duplicators

1965

Science Fiction

as Dr. Munson

3.3
0.3
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People

1965

Animation • Documentary

as Narrator

0
The Confession
The Confession

1964

Comedy • Drama

as The Thief

1
0.3
Handle with Care
Handle with Care

1958

Drama

as Prof. Roger Bowden

7.2
0.1
Raintree County
Raintree County

1957

Drama • History • Romance

as T.D. Shawnessy

6.4
0.7
Bernardine
Bernardine

1957

Comedy

as Mr. Beaumont

7
0.2
The Steel Jungle
The Steel Jungle

1956

Crime • Drama

as Warden Bill Keller

5.3
0.3
The Indian Fighter
The Indian Fighter

1955

Western

as Captain Trask

6.3
0.9
Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men

1954

Drama • TV Movie

as Juror #4

7.9
0.3
Night People
Night People

1954

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Maj. R.A. Foster

5.9
0.4
Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky

1953

Adventure • Drama

as Col. Fuller

6.2
0.6
So This Is Love
So This Is Love

1953

Music • Romance

as Col. James Moore

4.5
0.2
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine

1948

Comedy • Fantasy • Music • Romance

as Major Horvath / Benvenuto

5.8
0.2
Dream Girl
Dream Girl

1948

Comedy • Romance

as George Allerton

4.4
0.2
Picture in Your Mind
Picture in Your Mind

1948

Animation

as Narrator

0
Variety Girl
Variety Girl

1947

Comedy • Music

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

6.1
0.5
The Fabulous Joe
The Fabulous Joe

1947

Comedy

as Milo Terkel

5.8
0.5
13 Rue Madeleine
13 Rue Madeleine

1947

Thriller • War

as Charles Gibson

6
0.5
The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

Comedy

as Gabby Sloan

6.2
0.4
Kiss and Tell
Kiss and Tell

1945

Comedy

as Harry Archer

5.6
0.4
Duffy's Tavern
Duffy's Tavern

1945

Comedy • Music

as Director

6.1
0.4
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan

1945

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Richard Aiken

6.1
0.3
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington

1944

Drama • Romance

as George Trellis

6.6
0.8
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys

1944

Comedy • Music • War

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

5.3
0.3
The Hitler Gang
The Hitler Gang

1944

Drama • History • War

as Narrator (voice)

6
0.4
An American Romance
An American Romance

1944

Drama • Romance

as Howard Clinton

5.9
0.2
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail

1943

Drama • Romance • War

as Chaplain

5.5
0.4
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

1943

Drama • War

as Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator

10
0.1
Fired Wife
Fired Wife

1943

Comedy

as Chris McClelland

4.8
0.2
Wake Island
Wake Island

1942

Action • Drama • War

as Cmdr. Roberts

5.7
0.3
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • Romance

as Prof. Thornton

0.5
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Comedy • Music

as B.G. DeSoto

5.9
0.3
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn

1942

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Danny Reed

7
0.9
Glamour Boy
Glamour Boy

1941

Comedy • Drama

as Anthony J. Colder

6
0.2
Skylark
Skylark

1941

Comedy • Romance

as George Gore

6.5
0.2
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn

1941

Drama • Romance

as Inspector Hammock

6.7
0.4
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940

Comedy • Mystery

as Elliott Thomas

6.5
0.3
Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love

1940

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Phillips

6.3
0.3
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

Crime • Mystery

as Dr. George Benedict

4.3
0.3
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Judge

6.4
0.7
Miracle on Main Street
Miracle on Main Street

1939

Drama

as Jim Foreman

5.6
0.2
First Offenders
First Offenders

1939

as Gregory Stone

0.1
King of the Turf
King of the Turf

1939

Drama

as Robert Barnes

7
0.3
Racket Busters
Racket Busters

1938

Crime • Drama

as Hugh Allison

5.1
0.3
Men with Wings
Men with Wings

1938

Drama

as Nick Ranson

5
0.2
Law of the Underworld
Law of the Underworld

1938

Crime • Drama

as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers

5.5
0.3
Wise Girl
Wise Girl

1937

Comedy

as Karl

7
0.2
Portia on Trial
Portia on Trial

1937

Crime • Drama

as Dan Foster

5.4
0.1
Green Light
Green Light

1937

Drama • Romance

as John Stafford

6.4
0.2
Second Wife
Second Wife

1936

Drama

as Kenneth Carpenter Sr.

0.3
We Went to College
We Went to College

1936

Comedy

as Phil Talbot

3
0.1
Fury
Fury

1936

Crime • Drama

as District Attorney

7.4
0.9
The Witness Chair
The Witness Chair

1936

Drama • Romance

as James Trent

6.2
0.2
The Lady Consents
The Lady Consents

1936

Drama

as Stanley Ashton

5.8
0.2
Two in the Dark
Two in the Dark

1936

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Romance

as Ford Adams

5.9
0.2
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

1935

Action • Adventure

as D'Artagnan

6.4
0.3
Liliom
Liliom

1930

Drama

as Carpenter

6.8
0.4
The North Wind's Malice
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