Father, with Arlene Francis, of Peter Gabel (born January 28, 1947).
He was once a roommate of Jim Backus.
He was the most frequent guest on the classic CBS game show "What's My Line?" (1950) over its 17-year run. He appeared a total of 114 times as follows: 112 times as a guest panelist and twice as a mystery guest.
Related to Seth Gabel.
Won Broadway's 1961 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "Big Fish, Little Fish."