WALTER ABEL BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Walter Abel was born on June 6th, 1898 in St. Paul, Minnesota.  He received his acting training from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and then began his career in acting as a stage performer.
 
soon he was appearing on Broadway in such productions as, "Forbidden" (1919).  He worked on a couple silent films as well during this time, "Out of a Clear Sky" (1918) and "The North Wind's Malice" (1920). 

He then took the next ten years of his career to focus 100 percent on stage acting and it was not until the early 30's that he returned to the film industry adding such credits as, "Liliom" (1930) and "The Three Musketeers" (1935) starring with Paul Lukas, John Qualen, Heather Angel and Margot Grahame. 

Over the course of his career he maintained his association with working as a Broadway actor but still pursued films as well.  He appeared in over 40 Broadway productions and seventy film and television roles.
 
Some of his more well known film roles included, "Arise, My Love" (1940) starring starring Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Dennis O'Keefe, George Zucco and Dick Purcell, "Holiday Inn" (1942) starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Louise Beavers, Virginia Dale and Irving Bacon, "Fired Wife" (1943) co-starring Diana Barrymore, Robert Paige and Louise Allbritton, "Kiss and Tell" (1945) starring with Shirley Temple, "13 Rue Madeleine" (1947) starring James Cagney, Annabella, Karl Malden and Richard Conte, "Dream Girl" (1948), "That Lady in Ermine" (1948) starring Betty Grable, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Cesar Romero, "Island in the Sky" (1953) starring John Wayne, James Arness, Lloyd Nolan, Andy Devine, Paul Fix, Mike Connors, Fess Parker, Darryl Hickman, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and Harry Carey Jr., "The Indian Fighter" (1955) starring Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau, Alan Hale Jr., Eduard Franz, Elisha Cook Jr., Lane Chandler and Lon Chaney Jr.
 
Walter then turned his focus mainly towards television roles appearing on such series as, "Robert Montgomery Presents", "Studio One in Hollywood", "Tales of Tomorrow", "Climax!", "Kraft Theatre", "Playhouse 90", "The Defenders" and "Seaway".

He married only once to Marietta Bitter in 1926 and they had two children and remained married until she passed away in 1979.  He did not re-marry and his last acting role was in 1984 on the film, "Grace Quigley" starring Katharine Hepburn and Nick Nolte.  He then passed away on March 26th, 1987 in Essex, Connecticut after suffering from a heart attack.

Filmography

1984         Grace Quigley
1976         The American Woman: Portraits of Courage 
1974         Silent Night, Bloody Night
1973         The Man Without a Country
1970         NBC Children's Theatre
1966         Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 
1965         Mirage
1965         Seaway 
1964         East Side/West Side
1964         The Confession
1963         The Farmer's Daughter 
1963         The Defenders 
1960         Play of the Week
1958         Handle with Care
1956-1958     Playhouse 90
1958         Suspicion 
1957         Kraft Theatre 
1957         Raintree County
1957         Bernardin
1957         The 20th Century-Fox Hour
1956         The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial 
1956         Climax!
1956         The Steel Jungle
1955         The Indian Fighter
1955         Playwrights '56
1954         Armstrong Circle Theatre
1954         Studio One in Hollywood
1954         Night People
1953         Island in the Sky
1953         So This Is Love
1953         The Ford Television Theatre 
1950-1953     Lux Video Theatre
1951-1952     Tales of Tomorrow 
1951-1952     Robert Montgomery Presents
1952         Celanese Theatre
1950-1951     The Prudential Family Playhouse
1951         The Colgate Comedy Hour
1951         Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre
1950         Masterpiece Playhouse
1949         The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre 
1948-1949     The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
1948         That Lady in Ermine
1948         Neighbor to the North 
1948         Dream Girl
1947         The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival
1947         The Fabulous Joe
1947         13 Rue Madeleine
1946         The Kid from Brooklyn
1945         Kiss and Tell
1945         Duffy's Tavern
1945         The Affairs of Susan
1944         An American Romance
1944         Mr. Skeffington
1944         The Hitler Gang
1943         So Proudly We Hail!
1943         The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943         Fired Wife
1942         Star Spangled Rhythm
1942         Wake Island
1942         Holiday Inn
1942         Beyond the Blue Horizon
1941         Glamour Boy
1941         Skylark
1941         Hold Back the Dawn
1940         Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940         Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940         Arise, My Love
1940         Dance, Girl, Dance
1939         Miracle on Main Street
1939         First Offenders
1939         King of the Turf
1938         Racket Busters
1938         Men with Wings
1938         Law of the Underworld
1937         Wise Girl
1937         Portia on Trial
1937         Green Light
1936         Second Wife
1936         We Went to College
1936         Fury
1936         The Witness Chair
1936         The Lady Consents
1936         Two in the Dark
1935         The Three Musketeers
1930         Liliom
1920         The North Wind's Malice
1918         Out of a Clear Sky