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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| 1 | Night of the Dark Full Moon (1972) | Mayor Adams | - | - |
| 2 | The Human Duplicators (1965) | Dr. Munson | 1 | |
| 3 | Mirage (1965) | Charles Stewart Calvin | 6 | |
| 4 | The Steel Jungle (1956) | Warden Bill Keller | 4 | |
| 5 | Dream Girl (1948) | George Allerton | - | - |
| 6 | That Lady in Ermine (1948) | Major Horvath / Benvenuto | - | - |
| 7 | The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) | Gabby Sloan | 5 | |
| 8 | Kiss and Tell (1945) | Harry Archer | - | - |
| 9 | Follow the Boys (1944) | Walter Abel (uncredited) | 2 | |
| 10 | Mr. Skeffington (1944) | George Trellis | 6 | |
| 11 | The Hitler Gang (1944) | Narrator (voice) | 1 | |
| 12 | An American Romance (1944) | Howard Clinton | 4 | |
| 13 | So Proudly We Hail (1943) | Chaplain | 3 | |
| 14 | Wake Island (1942) | Cmdr. Roberts | 5 | |
| 15 | Holiday Inn (1942) | Danny Reed | 6 | |
| 16 | Hold Back the Dawn (1941) | Inspector Hammock | 5 | |
| 17 | Arise, My Love (1940) | Phillips | 5 | |
| 18 | Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) | Judge | 6 | |
| 19 | Green Light (1937) | John Stafford | - | - |
| 20 | Fury (1936) | District Attorney | 6 |
