Walter Abel

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...

Known For

Fury

as District Attorney

Holiday Inn

as Danny Reed

The Indian Fighter

as Captain Trask

Cast Credits

Grace Quigley

as Homer Morrison

The Man Without a Country

as Col. A.B. Morgan

Mirage

as Charles Stewart Calvin

Handle with Care

as Prof. Roger Bowden

Raintree County

as T.D. Shawnessy

Bernardine

as Mr. Beaumont

The Steel Jungle

as Warden Bill Keller

The Indian Fighter

as Captain Trask

Twelve Angry Men

as Juror #4

Night People

as Maj. R.A. Foster

Island in the Sky

as Col. Fuller

So This Is Love

as Col. James Moore

That Lady in Ermine

as Major Horvath / Benvenuto

Dream Girl

as George Allerton

Variety Girl

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

The Fabulous Joe

as Milo Terkel

13 Rue Madeleine

as Charles Gibson

The Kid from Brooklyn

as Gabby Sloan

Kiss and Tell

as Harry Archer

Duffy's Tavern

as Director

The Affairs of Susan

as Richard Aiken

Mr. Skeffington

as George Trellis

Follow the Boys

as Walter Abel (uncredited)

The Hitler Gang

as Narrator (voice)

An American Romance

as Howard Clinton