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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 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.
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As actor
Grace Quigley
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
The Man Without a Country
Night of the Dark Full Moon
Mirage
The Human Duplicators
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Quick, Let's Get Married
Handle with Care
Raintree County
Bernardine
The Steel Jungle
Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes
Sincerely, Willis Wade
The Indian Fighter
Night People
Twelve Angry Men
Island in the Sky
So This Is Love
That Lady in Ermine
Dream Girl
Picture in Your Mind
13 Rue Madeleine
Variety Girl
The Fabulous Joe
The Kid from Brooklyn
The Affairs of Susan
Kiss and Tell
Duffy's Tavern