Walter Abel Net Worth is$1.5 Million Walter Abel Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Walter Abel (June 6, 1898 – March 26, 1987) was an American stage and film character actor. Known as a prolific and very dependable character actor, Abel appeared in over 200 films, beginning in the silent film era. Often portraying characters of "responsibility," (the minister keeping morale up in a war zone in "So Proudly We Hail," the colonel leading a rescue effort in "Island in the Sky"), Abel was a regular in films of the 1940s and 1950s, in particular. A distinctive bearing and direct gaze were two of his trademarks. His eyes were brown and his (adult) height was five feet 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 play The Enemy (1926) with Fay Bainter. The play was adapted to film as The Enemy (1927) with Lillian Gish and Ralph Forbes.Abel was married to concert harpist Marietta Bitter. He died of a myocardial infarction in Essex, Connecticut.
Date Of Birth June 6, 1898, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States Died March 26, 1987, Essex, Connecticut, United States Place Of Birth St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) Profession Actor, Soundtrack Spouse Marietta Bitter (m. 1926–1979) Parents Richard Michael Abel, Christine Abel TV Shows Suspicion Star Sign Gemini
# Fact 1 Enjoyed one of the longest careers in Broadway history; active there from 1919 to late 1975 (see "Other Works"). 2 His wife, Marietta Bitter, was a concert harpist. 3 Studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art, in New York.
Actor Title Year Status Character Tales of Tomorrow 1951-1952 TV Series Robert Montgomery Presents 1951-1952 TV Series Father / Harry Archer Celanese Theatre 1952 TV Series The Prudential Family Playhouse 1950-1951 TV Series Egbert Flound
Sam Dodsworth The Colgate Comedy Hour 1951 TV Series Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre 1951 TV Series Masterpiece Playhouse 1950 TV Series George Tesman The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre 1949 TV Series Sir Wilfred Roberts The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse 1948-1949 TV Series Macduff That Lady in Ermine 1948 Major Horvath / Benvenuto Neighbor to the North 1948 Short The American Dream Girl 1948 George Allerton The Fabulous Joe 1947 Milo Terkel The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival 1947 Milo Terkle, in 'Fabulous Joe' Variety Girl 1947 Walter Abel (uncredited) The Kid from Brooklyn 1946 Gabby Sloan 13 Rue Madeleine 1946 Charles Gibson Kiss and Tell 1945 Harry Archer Duffy's Tavern 1945 Director The Affairs of Susan 1945 Richard Aiken An American Romance 1944 Howard Clinton Mr. Skeffington 1944 George Trellis The Hitler Gang 1944 Narrator (voice) Follow the Boys 1944 Walter Abel (uncredited) So Proudly We Hail! 1943 Chaplain The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith 1943 Short Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator Fired Wife 1943 Chris McClelland Wake Island 1942 Cmdr. Roberts Holiday Inn 1942 Danny Reed Beyond the Blue Horizon 1942 Prof. Thornton Star Spangled Rhythm 1942 B.G. DeSoto Glamour Boy 1941 Anthony J. Colder Skylark 1941 George Gore Hold Back the Dawn 1941 Inspector Hammock Michael Shayne: Private Detective 1940 Elliott Thomas Who Killed Aunt Maggie? 1940 Dr. George Benedict Arise, My Love 1940 Phillips Dance, Girl, Dance 1940 Judge Miracle on Main Street 1939 Jim Foreman First Offenders 1939 Gregory Stone King of the Turf 1939 Robert Barnes Men with Wings 1938 Nick Ranson Racket Busters 1938 Allison Law of the Underworld 1938 Warren Rogers Wise Girl 1937 Karl Portia on Trial 1937 Dan Foster Green Light 1937 John Stafford Second Wife 1936 Kenneth Carpenter Sr. We Went to College 1936 Phil Talbot Fury 1936 District Attorney The Witness Chair 1936 James 'Jim' Trent The Lady Consents 1936 Stanley Ashton Two in the Dark 1936 Ford Adams The Three Musketeers 1935 d'Artagnan Liliom 1930 Carpenter The North Wind's Malice 1920 Tom Out of a Clear Sky 1918 uncredited Grace Quigley 1984 Homer Morrison The American Woman: Portraits of Courage 1976 TV Movie Judge The Man Without a Country 1973 TV Movie Col. A.B. Morgan Silent Night, Bloody Night 1972 Mayor Adams NBC Children's Theatre 1971 TV Series Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1966 TV Series Reynard Pitney Seaway 1966 TV Series Goddard Borglun Mirage 1965 Charles Stewart Calvin The Human Duplicators 1965 Dr. Munson Quick, Let's Get Married 1964 The Thief East Side/West Side 1964 TV Series Brewer Bradford The Farmer's Daughter 1963 TV Series General Todd The Defenders 1963 TV Series Ben Burke Play of the Week 1960 TV Series Inspector Handle with Care 1958 Prof. Roger Bowden Playhouse 90 1956-1958 TV Series Mr. Wayde Suspicion 1958 TV Series Major Harvey Denbrow Kraft Theatre 1957 TV Series Raintree County 1957 T.D. Shawnessy Bernardine 1957 Mr. Beaumont The 20th Century-Fox Hour 1957 TV Series McKinley The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial 1956 TV Series Climax! 1956 TV Series Stewart The Steel Jungle 1956 Warden Bill Keller The Indian Fighter 1955 Captain Trask Playwrights '56 1955 TV Series Dr. Harmon Armstrong Circle Theatre 1954 TV Series Studio One in Hollywood 1954 TV Series Juror #4 Night People 1954 Maj. R.A. Foster, MD Ethel and Albert 1954 TV Series Gilbert Island in the Sky 1953 Col. Fuller So This Is Love 1953 Colonel James Moore The Ford Television Theatre 1953 TV Series Lux Video Theatre 1950-1953 TV Series Father / Joe Holmby
Soundtrack Title Year Status Character The Affairs of Susan 1945 performer: "If You Knew Susie" - uncredited We Went to College 1936 performer: "Alma Mater", "Sweet Genevieve" 1869, "Oh! Susanna" 1848, "London Bridge is Falling Down" 1888 - uncredited The Lady Consents 1936 performer: "Sailing, Sailing, Over the Bounding Main" 1880 - uncredited
Self Title Year Status Character Suspicion 1957 TV Series Himself / Host (1959) The Ed Sullivan Show 1951 TV Series Himself Critic at Large 1948 TV Series Himself Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present 1941 Documentary short Himself
Known for movies Fury (1936)
Holiday Inn (1942)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Island in the Sky (1953)
$1.5 Million
