Walter Abel
American actor (1898-1987) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 88
Walter Abel was an American stage, film, and radio actor whose career spanned nearly seven decades.
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1987Died26 March 19871985
Grace QuigleyFilm, Homer Morrison1965
MirageFilm, Charles Stewart Calvin1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries1961
The DefendersSeries, Ben Burke1957
Raintree CountyFilm, T.D. Shawnessy1956
The Steel JungleFilm, Warden Bill Keller1955Hollywood PreviewSeries
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries, 1955McKinley1954
Climax!Series, Stewart
Night PeopleFilm, 1954Maj. R.A. Foster1952
The Ford Television TheatreSeries1951
Tales of TomorrowSeries1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Joe Holmby1948
Studio OneSeries, Juror #4
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries, 1948
Dream GirlFilm, 1948George Allerton1946
The Kid from BrooklynFilm, Gabby Sloan1945
Duffy's TavernFilm, Director1943
So Proudly We HailFilm, Chaplain1941
Hold Back the DawnFilm, Inspector Hammock1939
Miracle on Main StreetFilm, Jim Foreman1938
Racket BustersFilm, Hugh Allison1936
FuryFilm, District Attorney1930
LiliomFilm, Carpenter1898Born6 June 1898
Grace QuigleyFilm, Homer Morrison1965MirageFilm, Charles Stewart Calvin1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries1961The DefendersSeries, Ben Burke1957Raintree CountyFilm, T.D. Shawnessy1956The Steel JungleFilm, Warden Bill Keller1955Hollywood PreviewSeriesThe 20th Century Fox HourSeries, 1955McKinley1954Climax!Series, StewartNight PeopleFilm, 1954Maj. R.A. Foster1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries1951Tales of TomorrowSeries1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Joe Holmby1948Studio OneSeries, Juror #4The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries, 1948Dream GirlFilm, 1948George Allerton1946The Kid from BrooklynFilm, Gabby Sloan1945Duffy's TavernFilm, Director1943So Proudly We HailFilm, Chaplain1941Hold Back the DawnFilm, Inspector Hammock1939Miracle on Main StreetFilm, Jim Foreman1938Racket BustersFilm, Hugh Allison1936FuryFilm, District Attorney1930LiliomFilm, Carpenter1898Born6 June 1898People around Walter
Close ties
Mark Sandrich Directed So Proudly We Hail! and Skylark
Mitchell Leisen Directed Hold Back the Dawn and Arise, My Love
Claudette Colbert Also in Boom Town and So Proudly We Hail!- Allan Scott Wrote So Proudly We Hail!, Skylark and Wise Girl
Veronica Lake Also in Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Paulette Goddard Also in Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Ann Doran Also in Mr. Skeffington and Island in the Sky- Frank Butler Directed My Favorite Blonde (1942)
Frank Borzage Directed Green Light and Liliom
Edward Dmytryk Directed Raintree County and Mirage- Franz Waxman Wrote Fury, Mr. Skeffington and Boom Town
A. Edward Sutherland Directed Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
Dennis O'Keefe Also in Fury, Boom Town and Arise, My Love
Macdonald Carey Also in Variety Girl and Star Spangled Rhythm
Charles Brackett Produced 13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
Clarence Kolb Also in Fury and Portia on Trial
Leon Belasco Also in Holiday Inn and Hold Back the Dawn
Sonny Tufts Also in So Proudly We Hail! and Variety Girl
Arthur Hornblow, Jr. Produced Hold Back the Dawn and Arise, My Love- George Nicholls, Jr. Directed Portia on Trial and The Witness Chair
Richard Crane Also in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
Ray Milland Also in Arise, My Love, Skylark and Variety Girl
George Reeves Also in So Proudly We Hail! and Variety Girl
Virginia Field Also in Variety Girl and Dance, Girl, Dance
Known for
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Fury 1936
Mirage 1965
Holiday Inn 1942
Mr. Skeffington 1944
Hold Back the Dawn 1941
Filmography 40
84 credits on file
Television 14
Media & music
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1987 · aged 88
