Walter Abel

Walter Abel (June 6, 1898 – March 26, 1987) was an American stage, film, and radio actor whose career spanned nearly seven decades.

Life 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 his Broadway debut in Forbidden in 1919.

In 1924, he appeared in two Eugene O'Neill plays simultaneously: Bound East for Cardiff at the Provincetown Playhouse and Desire Under the Elms at the Greenwich Village Theater.

Death Abel died March 26, 1987, of a myocardial infarction at a nursing home in Essex, Connecticut. He was cremated and a memorial service was held at the Little Church Around the Corner in Manhattan. His ashes were combined with those of his wife and scattered in Long Island Sound.

Filmography

Film Jim Foreman

Dance, Girl, Dance|Judge Arise, My Love|Phillips Who Killed Aunt Maggie?|Dr. George Benedict Michael Shayne: Private Detective|Elliott Thomas

Hold Back the Dawn|Inspector Hammock Skylark|George Gorell Glamour Boy|Anthony J. Colder

Beyond the Blue Horizon|Prof. Thornton Holiday Inn|Danny Reed Wake Island|Cmdr. Roberts Star Spangled Rhythm|B.G. DeSoto

Fired Wife|Chris McClelland The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith|Jack / A Flyer / Opening Narrator Short Film So Proudly We Hail!|Chaplain

Follow the Boys|Walter Abel Uncredited The Hitler Gang|Narrator (voice) Mr. Skeffington|George Trellis An American Romance|Howard Clinton

The Affairs of Susan|Richard Aiken Duffy's Tavern|Director Kiss and Tell|Harry Archer

The Kid from Brooklyn|Gabby Sloan 13 Rue Madeleine|Charles Gibson

Variety Girl|Walter Abel Uncredited The Fabulous Joe|Milo Terkel

Dream Girl|George Allerton That Lady in Ermine|Major Horvath / Benvenuto Picture in Your Mind|Narrator Short Film Neighbor to the North|The American Short Film

So This Is Love|Colonel James Moore Island in the Sky|Col. Fuller 1954 Night People|Maj. R.A. Foster, MD 1955 The Indian Fighter|Captain Trask 1956 The Steel Jungle|Warden Bill Keller

Bernardine|Mr. Beaumont Raintree County|T.D. Shawnessy 1958 Handle with Care|Prof. Roger Bowden 1964 Quick, Let's Get Married|The Thief

Mirage|Charles Stewart Calvin Israel: The Story of the Jewish People|Narrator Short Film; uncredited 1972 Silent Night, Bloody Night|Mayor Adams 1979 Israel: The Story of the Jewish People|Narrator Short Film; credited as Walter Able 1985 Grace Quigley''Homer MorrisonFinal role

Television

Radio appearances Year Program Episode/source 1941 Gulf Screen Guild Theatre No Time for Comedy 1944 Lady Esther Screen Guild Theatre Phantom Lady 1945 Lady Esther Screen Guild Theatre Double Indemnity 1947 Theatre Guild on the Air No Time for Comedy Suspense Quiet Desperation 1952 Theatre Guild on the Air The Bishop Misbehaves