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Walter Abel
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Walter Abel

1898 – 1987 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA · Active 1918–1985

Walter Abel, born in 1898 in St. Paul, Minnesota, made significant contributions to both stage and screen. He appeared as a commanding presence in Wake Island (1942), where his character navigates the complexities of war, and later in The Human Duplicators (1965), a film that delves into the realm of science fiction and identity. With a career that began on Broadway, Abel's transition to film allowed him to explore diverse roles, enriching the cult film landscape with his distinctive performances.

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Wake Island

Wake Island

1942 ★ 5.5
as Cmdr. Roberts

December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.

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Filmography

84 credits
1980s 2 credits
1985
Grace Quigley as Homer Morrison
Movie ★ 6.1
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1970s 3 credits
1976
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
The Man Without a Country as Col. A.B. Morgan
Movie ★ 6.5
1972
Movie ★ 5.1
1960s 6 credits
1965
Mirage as Charles Stewart Calvin
Movie ★ 7.1
1965
Movie ★ 3.7
1964
Movie ★ 3.5
1961
The Defenders as Ben Burke
TV ★ 6.3
1950s 22 credits
1958
Handle with Care as Prof. Roger Bowden
Movie ★ 8.2
1957
Raintree County as T.D. Shawnessy
Movie ★ 6.4
1957
Bernardine as Mr. Beaumont
Movie ★ 7.6
1956
The Steel Jungle as Warden Bill Keller
Movie ★ 5.6
1956
Movie ★ 8.0
1955
The Indian Fighter as Captain Trask
Movie ★ 6.4
1955
TV ★ 7.0
1955
TV ★ 6.3
1955
TV ★ 6.0
1954
Night People as Maj. R.A. Foster
Movie ★ 6.2
1954
Twelve Angry Men as Juror #4
Movie ★ 7.9
1954
Climax! as Stewart
TV ★ 3.8
1953
Island in the Sky as Col. Fuller
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
So This Is Love as Col. James Moore
Movie ★ 4.3
1951
TV ★ 6.4
1950
TV ★ 6.9
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Joe Holmby
TV ★ 6.7
1950
TV ★ 6.0
1950
TV ★ 6.7
1950
TV ★ 6.0
1940s 32 credits
1948
That Lady in Ermine as Major Horvath / Benvenuto
Movie ★ 6.0
1948
Dream Girl as George Allerton
Movie ★ 5.0
1948
Movie
1948
Studio One as Juror #4
TV ★ 5.4
1948
TV ★ 6.8
1948
TV ★ 6.6
1947
13 Rue Madeleine as Charles Gibson
Movie ★ 6.1
1947
Variety Girl as Walter Abel (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1947
The Fabulous Joe as Milo Terkel
Movie ★ 5.5
1946
Movie ★ 6.3
1945
The Affairs of Susan as Richard Aiken
Movie ★ 6.5
1945
Kiss and Tell as Harry Archer
Movie ★ 6.3
1945
Duffy's Tavern as Director
Movie ★ 6.4
1944
Mr. Skeffington as George Trellis
Movie ★ 6.8
1944
An American Romance as Howard Clinton
Movie ★ 6.1
1944
Follow the Boys as Walter Abel (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1944
The Hitler Gang as Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 6.3
1943
Movie ★ 5.9
1943
Fired Wife as Chris McClelland
Movie ★ 5.6
1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith as Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
Movie ★ 8.5
1942
Holiday Inn as Danny Reed
Movie ★ 7.0
1942
Wake Island as Cmdr. Roberts
Movie ★ 5.9
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon as Prof. Thornton
Movie ★ 6.0
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm as B.G. DeSoto
Movie ★ 6.2
1941
Hold Back the Dawn as Inspector Hammock
Movie ★ 6.7
1941
Skylark as George Gore
Movie ★ 6.8
1941
Glamour Boy as Anthony J. Colder
Movie ★ 6.5
1940
Movie ★ 6.6
1940
Arise, My Love as Phillips
Movie ★ 6.3
1940
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? as Dr. George Benedict
Movie ★ 5.5
1940
Movie ★ 6.4
1930s 17 credits
1939
Movie ★ 5.4
1939
First Offenders as Gregory Stone
Movie ★ 7.0
1939
King of the Turf as Robert Barnes
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
Racket Busters as Hugh Allison
Movie ★ 5.6
1938
Law of the Underworld as Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers
Movie ★ 5.8
1938
Men with Wings as Nick Ranson
Movie ★ 5.4
1937
Wise Girl as Karl
Movie ★ 7.1
1937
Portia on Trial as Dan Foster
Movie ★ 5.9
1937
Green Light as John Stafford
Movie ★ 6.7
1936
Fury as District Attorney
Movie ★ 7.5
1936
Second Wife as Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
Movie ★ 7.0
1936
Two in the Dark as Ford Adams
Movie ★ 6.1
1936
The Lady Consents as Stanley Ashton
Movie ★ 6.4
1936
We Went to College as Phil Talbot
Movie ★ 6.0
1936
The Witness Chair as James Trent
Movie ★ 6.6
1935
Movie ★ 6.9
1930
Liliom as Carpenter
Movie ★ 6.8
1920s 1 credit
1920
Movie ★ 8.0
1910s 1 credit