As a young child his family were neighbours and friends with the
legendary playwright Henrik Ibsen. Aabel himself was only four when Ibsen
died but has a clear memory of himself riding on his lap as a child.
Fourth oldest male actor in Norway so far, he was 97 years and eight months
old when he died in Desember 1999. Behind Stein Grieg Halvorsen (104) , Espen Skjønberg (98,4)
Rolf Sand (98,3).