Deceased

How Did Walter Abel Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/06/1898Born inSaint Paul, Minnesota, USADied26/03/1987 (aged 88)Died inEssexCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ2004024 ↗TMDb#77114 ↗

Walter Abel was an American stage, film, and radio actor whose career spanned nearly seven decades.

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Filmography59 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1985	Grace QuigleyMovie	Homer Morrison	87
1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	85
1973	The Man Without a CountryMovie	Col. A.B. Morgan	75
1972	Night of the Dark Full MoonMovie	Mayor Adams	74
1965	MirageMovie	Charles Stewart Calvin	67
1964	Quick, Let's Get MarriedMovie	Thief	66
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	—	65
1961	The DefendersSeries	Ben Burke	63
1958	Handle with CareMovie	Prof. Roger Bowden	60
1957	Raintree CountyMovie	T.D. Shawnessy	59
1957	BernardineMovie	Mr. Beaumont	59
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	McKinley	57
1955	Playwrights '56Series	—	57
1955	The Indian FighterMovie	Captain Trask	57
1955	Hollywood PreviewSeries	Self	57
1954	Climax!Series	Stewart	56
1954	Night PeopleMovie	Maj. R.A. Foster	56
1954	Twelve Angry MenMovie	Juror #4	56
1953	Island in the SkyMovie	Col. Fuller	55
1953	So This Is LoveMovie	Col. James Moore	55
1952	The Ford Television TheatreSeries	—	54
1951	Tales of TomorrowSeries	—	53
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	Harry Archer	52
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Father	52
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	52
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	Macduff	50
1948	Studio OneSeries	Juror #4	50
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	50
1948	Dream GirlMovie	George Allerton	50
1947	13 Rue MadeleineMovie	Charles Gibson	49
1947	Variety GirlMovie	Walter Abel (uncredited)	49
1947	The Fabulous JoeMovie	Milo Terkel	49
1945	Duffy's TavernMovie	Director	47
1944	Follow the BoysMovie	Walter Abel (uncredited)	46
1944	Mr. SkeffingtonMovie	George Trellis	46
1944	An American RomanceMovie	Howard Clinton	46
1943	So Proudly We HailMovie	Chaplain	45
1943	The Last Will and Testament of Tom SmithMovie	Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator	45
1942	Star Spangled RhythmMovie	B.G. DeSoto	44
1942	Wake IslandMovie	Cmdr. Roberts	44
1942	Holiday InnMovie	Danny Reed	44
1942	Beyond the Blue HorizonMovie	Prof. Thornton	44
1941	Hold Back the DawnMovie	Inspector Hammock	43
1941	Glamour BoyMovie	Anthony J. Colder	43
1940	Arise, My LoveMovie	Phillips	42
1939	King of the TurfMovie	Robert Barnes	41
1939	First OffendersMovie	Gregory Stone	41
1938	Men with WingsMovie	Nick Ranson	40
1938	Racket BustersMovie	Hugh Allison	40
1938	Law of the UnderworldMovie	Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers	40
1937	Green LightMovie	John Stafford	39
1937	Wise GirlMovie	Karl	39
1937	Portia on TrialMovie	Dan Foster	39
1936	The Witness ChairMovie	James Trent	38
1936	FuryMovie	District Attorney	38
1936	The Lady ConsentsMovie	Stanley Ashton	38
1936	Two in the DarkMovie	Ford Adams	38
1936	Second WifeMovie	Kenneth Carpenter Sr.	38
1930	LiliomMovie	Carpenter	32