Walter Abel: movies and TV shows
Walter Abel has 84 credits in the archive: 67 films and 17 TV series, from 1918 to 1985. Highest rated: The Ford Television Theatre (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1918 – 1985 · busiest year: 1948 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Grace Quigley | Homer Morrison | Film | 6.1 | 87 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 85 |
| 1976 | The American Woman: Portraits of Courage | Judge | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 1973 | The Man Without a Country | Col. A.B. Morgan | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 1972 | Night of the Dark Full Moon | Mayor Adams | Film | 5.1 | 74 |
| 1965 | Mirage | Charles Stewart Calvin | Film | 7.1 | 67 |
| 1965 | Israel: The Story of the Jewish People | Narrator | Film | — | 67 |
| 1965 | The Human Duplicators | Dr. Munson | Film | 3.7 | 67 |
| 1964 | Quick, Let's Get Married | Thief | Film | 3.5 | 66 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | TV | 5.9 | 65 | |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Ben Burke | TV | 6.3 | 63 |
| 1958 | Handle with Care | Prof. Roger Bowden | Film | 8.2 | 60 |
| 1957 | Raintree County | T.D. Shawnessy | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1957 | Bernardine | Mr. Beaumont | Film | 7.6 | 59 |
| 1956 | The Steel Jungle | Warden Bill Keller | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 1956 | Sincerely, Willis Wade | Mr. Wayde | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1956 | Color and Texture in Aluminum Finishes | Film | — | 58 | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | McKinley | TV | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56 | TV | 6.3 | 57 | |
| 1955 | The Indian Fighter | Captain Trask | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1955 | Hollywood Preview | Self | TV | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Stewart | TV | 3.8 | 56 |
| 1954 | Night People | Maj. R.A. Foster | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1954 | Twelve Angry Men | Juror #4 | Film | 7.9 | 56 |
| 1953 | Island in the Sky | Col. Fuller | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Col. James Moore | Film | 4.3 | 55 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | TV | 7.8 | 54 | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | TV | 6.4 | 53 | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Harry Archer | TV | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Father | TV | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Joe Holmby | TV | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Father | TV | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 50 | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Macduff | TV | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Juror #4 | TV | 5.4 | 50 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 50 |
| 1948 | That Lady in Ermine | Major Horvath / Benvenuto | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1948 | Dream Girl | George Allerton | Film | 5.0 | 50 |
| 1948 | Picture in Your Mind | Narrator | Film | — | 50 |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | Walter Abel (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1947 | 13 Rue Madeleine | Charles Gibson | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Joe | Milo Terkel | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Gabby Sloan | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1945 | The Affairs of Susan | Richard Aiken | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1945 | Duffy's Tavern | Director | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1945 | Kiss and Tell | Harry Archer | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1944 | Mr. Skeffington | George Trellis | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1944 | An American Romance | Howard Clinton | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys | Walter Abel (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 46 |
| 1944 | The Hitler Gang | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail | Chaplain | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1943 | Fired Wife | Chris McClelland | Film | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1943 | The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith | Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator | Film | 8.5 | 45 |
| 1942 | Holiday Inn | Danny Reed | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | B.G. DeSoto | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1942 | Wake Island | Cmdr. Roberts | Film | 5.9 | 44 |
| 1942 | Beyond the Blue Horizon | Prof. Thornton | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1941 | Hold Back the Dawn | Inspector Hammock | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1941 | Glamour Boy | Anthony J. Colder | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1941 | Skylark | George Gore | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1940 | Arise, My Love | Phillips | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Judge | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1940 | Michael Shayne: Private Detective | Elliott Thomas | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1940 | Who Killed Aunt Maggie? | Dr. George Benedict | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1939 | King of the Turf | Robert Barnes | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1939 | Miracle on Main Street | Jim Foreman | Film | 5.4 | 41 |
| 1939 | First Offenders | Gregory Stone | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1938 | Racket Busters | Hugh Allison | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1938 | Law of the Underworld | Special Prosecutor Warren Rogers | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1938 | Men with Wings | Nick Ranson | Film | 5.4 | 40 |
| 1937 | Wise Girl | Karl | Film | 7.1 | 39 |
| 1937 | Green Light | John Stafford | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1937 | Portia on Trial | Dan Foster | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1936 | Fury | District Attorney | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1936 | The Lady Consents | Stanley Ashton | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 1936 | Two in the Dark | Ford Adams | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1936 | The Witness Chair | James Trent | Film | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1936 | Second Wife | Kenneth Carpenter Sr. | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1936 | We Went to College | Phil Talbot | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1935 | The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 1930 | Liliom | Carpenter | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1920 | The North Wind's Malice | Tom | Film | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1918 | Out of a Clear Sky | Film | — | 20 |