Walter Abel

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.

Known For

Fury

as District Attorney

Holiday Inn

as Danny Reed

Mirage

as Charles Stewart Calvin

Night of the Dark Full Moon

as Mayor Adams

The Indian Fighter

as Captain Trask

Dance, Girl, Dance

as Judge

Island in the Sky

as Col. Fuller

Mr. Skeffington

as George Trellis

Raintree County

as T.D. Shawnessy

Hold Back the Dawn

as Inspector Hammock