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A familiar character face in movies and television, Walter Abel was a... more
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His wife, Marietta Bitter, was a concert harpist. more
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Hold Back The Dawn – Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard
(From Alt Film Guide. 13 November 2009, 3:54 PM, PST)
(From Alt Film Guide. 13 November 2009, 3:54 PM, PST)
Filmography
Actor:
- Grace Quigley (1984) .... Homer Morrison
... aka The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley (USA: alternative title) - The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976) (TV) .... Judge
- Silent Night, Bloody Night (1974) .... Mayor Adams
... aka Death House
... aka Night of the Dark Full Moon (UK) - The Man Without a Country (1973) (TV) .... Col. A.B. Morgan
- "NBC Children's Theatre" (1 episode, 1970)
- Looking Through Super Plastic Elastic Goggles at Color (1970) TV episode - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Reynard Pitney (1 episode, 1966)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- And Baby Makes Five (1966) TV episode .... Reynard Pitney - Mirage (1965) .... Charles Stewart Calvin
- "Seaway" .... Borglun (1 episode, 1965)
- The Viking (1965) TV episode .... Borglun - "East Side/West Side" .... Brewer Bradford (1 episode, 1964)
- Here Today (1964) TV episode .... Brewer Bradford - The Confession (1964) .... The Thief
... aka Quick, Let's Get Married (UK: TV title)
... aka Seven Different Ways - "The Farmer's Daughter" (1 episode, 1963)
- An Enterprising Young Man (1963) TV episode - "The Defenders" .... Ben Burke (1 episode, 1963)
- A Book for Burning (1963) TV episode .... Ben Burke - "Play of the Week" .... Inspector (1 episode, 1960)
- The Enchanted (1960) TV episode .... Inspector - Handle with Care (1958) .... Prof. Bowdin
- "Suspicion" .... Major Harvey Denbrow (1 episode, 1958)
- Meeting in Paris (1958) TV episode .... Major Harvey Denbrow - "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- Heroes Walk on Sand (1957) TV episode - Raintree County (1957) .... T.D. Shawnessy
- Bernardine (1957) .... Mr. Beaumont
- "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... McKinley (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
- The Great American Hoax (1957) TV episode .... McKinley - "Playhouse 90" .... Mr. Wayde (1 episode, 1956)
- Sincerely, Willis Wade (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Wayde - "On Trial" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
- The Person and Property of Margery Hay (1956) TV episode - "Climax!" .... Stewart (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- The Midas Touch (1956) TV episode .... Stewart - The Steel Jungle (1956) .... Warden Bill Keller
- Sincerely, Willis Wayde (1956) (TV)
- The Indian Fighter (1955) .... Captain Trask
- "Playwrights '56" .... Dr. Harmon (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Playwright Hour
- The Answer (1955) TV episode .... Dr. Harmon - "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
- The Judged (1954) TV episode - "Studio One" .... Juror #4 (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Twelve Angry Men (1954) TV episode .... Juror #4 - Night People (1954) .... Maj. R.A. Foster, MD
- Island in the Sky (1953) .... Col. Fuller
... aka William A. Wellman's Island in the Sky (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - So This Is Love (1953) .... Col. James Moore
... aka The Grace Moore Story (UK) - "The Ford Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- There's No Place Like Home (1953) TV episode - "Tales of Tomorrow" (4 episodes, 1951-1952)
- The Tomb of King Taurus (1952) TV episode
- The Chase (1952) TV episode
- Enemy Unknown (1951) TV episode
- A Child Is Crying (1951) TV episode - "Robert Montgomery Presents" .... Father (2 episodes, 1951-1952)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
- Penny (1952) TV episode .... Father
- Kiss and Tell (1951) TV episode - "Celanese Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
- Yellow Jack (1952) TV episode - "The Prudential Family Playhouse" .... Sam Dodsworth (2 episodes, 1950-1951)
... aka Prudential Family Theater
- Ruggles of Red Gap (1951) TV episode
- Dodsworth (1950) TV episode .... Sam Dodsworth - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Would-Be Gentleman (1951) TV episode - "Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Faith Baldwin Playhouse
... aka Faith Baldwin Theatre
- To My Beloved Wife (1951) TV episode - "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Lovely Menace (1950) TV episode - "Masterpiece Playhouse" .... George Tesman (2 episodes, 1950)
- Uncle Vanya (1950) TV episode
- Hedda Gabler (1950) TV episode .... George Tesman - "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" .... Sir Wilfred Roberts (1 episode, 1949)
... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Broadway Playhouse
- Witness for the Prosecution (1949) TV episode .... Sir Wilfred Roberts - "The Philco Television Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1948-1949)
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
- Macbeth (1949) TV episode
- An Inspector Calls (1948) TV episode - That Lady in Ermine (1948) .... Major Horvath/Benvenuto
- Neighbor to the North (1948) .... The American
... aka Pacemakers: Neighbor to the North (USA: series title) - Dream Girl (1948) .... George Allerton
- The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival (1947) .... Milo Terkle, in 'Fabulous Joe'
- The Fabulous Joe (1947) .... Milo Terkel
- 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) .... Charles Gibson
- The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) .... Gabby Sloan
- Kiss and Tell (1945) .... Harry Archer
- Duffy's Tavern (1945) .... Director
- The Affairs of Susan (1945) .... Richard Aiken
- An American Romance (1944) .... Howard Clinton
- Mr. Skeffington (1944) .... George Trellis
- The Hitler Gang (1944) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith (1943) .... Jack, a Flyer, Opening Narrator
... aka War Information Film No. 76 - So Proudly We Hail! (1943) .... Chaplain
- Fired Wife (1943) .... Chris McClelland
- Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) .... B.G. DeSoto
- Wake Island (1942) .... Cmdr. Roberts
- Holiday Inn (1942) .... Danny Reed
- Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942) .... ProfessorThornton
- Glamour Boy (1941) .... A. J. Colder
... aka Hearts in Springtime (UK) - Skylark (1941) .... George Gore
- Hold Back the Dawn (1941) .... Inspector Hammock
- Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940) .... Elliott Thomas
- Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940) .... Dr. George Benedict
- Arise, My Love (1940) .... Mr. Phillips
- Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) .... Judge
- Miracle on Main Street (1939) .... Jim Foreman
- First Offenders (1939) .... Gregory Stone
- King of the Turf (1939) .... Robert Barnes
- Men with Wings (1938) .... Nick Ranson
- Racket Busters (1938) .... Hugh Allison
- Law of the Underworld (1938) .... Warren Rogers
- Wise Girl (1937) .... Karl Stevens
- Portia on Trial (1937) .... Dan Foster
... aka The Trial of Portia Merriman (UK) - Green Light (1937) .... Doctor John Stafford
- Second Wife (1936) .... Kenneth Carpenter Sr.
- We Went to College (1936) .... Phil Talbot
... aka The Old School Tie (UK) - Fury (1936) .... District Attorney Adams
- The Witness Chair (1936) .... James 'Jim' Trent
- The Lady Consents (1936) .... Stanley Ashton
- Two in the Dark (1936) .... Ford Adams
- The Three Musketeers (1935) .... D'Artagnan
- Liliom (1930) .... Carpenter
... aka Frank Borzage's Liliom by Franz Molnar (USA: complete title) - The North Wind's Malice (1920) .... Tom
- Out of a Clear Sky (1918) (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
- We Went to College (1936) (performer: "Alma Mater" (uncredited)) ("Sweet Genevieve" (1869) (uncredited), "Oh! Susanna" (1848) (uncredited), "London Bridge is Falling Down" (1888) (uncredited))
... aka The Old School Tie (UK) - The Lady Consents (1936) ("Sailing, Sailing, Over the Bounding Main" (1880) (uncredited))
Self:
- "Suspicion" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1958-1959)
- The Protege (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #4.39 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Variety Girl (1947) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Follow the Boys (1944) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present (1941) .... Himself
... aka Stars Past and Present (USA: short title)
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