Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Acting

Birthday

1909/10/25

Day of death

1996/03/05 (86 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

Whitner Nutting Bissell, Whitner Bissell, Whitt Bissell, Whit Bissel

Biography

Whit Bissell (born Whitner Nutting Bissell) was an American character actor. His career in film and television spanned the years 1940 to 1984.

Acting
Birdman of Alcatraz
7.5

(1962) Birdman of Alcatraz

as Dr. Ellis

The Time Machine
7.3

(1960) The Time Machine

as Walter Kemp

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
5.5

(1957) I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

as Prof. Frankenstein

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
0.0

(1974) The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

as Senator McKellar

Airport
6.4

(1970) Airport

as Mr. Davidson

It Should Happen to You
6.9

(1954) It Should Happen to You

as Robert Grau

Creature from the Black Lagoon
6.8

(1954) Creature from the Black Lagoon

as Dr. Edwin Thompson

Perfect Strangers
6.2

(1950) Perfect Strangers

as Defense Attorney (uncredited)

5 Card Stud
6.2

(1968) 5 Card Stud

as Dr. Cooper

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.5

(1956) Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Emergency Room Psychiatrist

Target Earth
5.8

(1954) Target Earth

as Tom

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0

(1957) Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum

The Defiant Ones
7.2

(1958) The Defiant Ones

as Lou Gans

He Walked by Night
6.7

(1949) He Walked by Night

as Paul Reeves

Seven Days in May
7.3

(1964) Seven Days in May

as Sen. Frederick Prentice

Hud
7.3

(1963) Hud

as Mr. Burris

Soylent Green
6.9

(1973) Soylent Green

as Gov. Santini

The Killer That Stalked New York
6.1

(1950) The Killer That Stalked New York

as Sid Bennet

The Sellout
5.5

(1952) The Sellout

as Wilfred Jackson

The Comedian
9.0

(1957) The Comedian

as Otis Elwell

Hoodlum Empire
6.1

(1952) Hoodlum Empire

as Pickpocket

0.0

(1962) Exercise No. One

as ---

Monster on the Campus
6.1

(1958) Monster on the Campus

as Dr. Oliver Cole

Riot in Cell Block 11
6.9

(1954) Riot in Cell Block 11

as Guard Snader

Brute Force
7.3

(1947) Brute Force

as Tom Lister

A Double Life
6.3

(1947) A Double Life

as Dr. Stauffer

Shack Out on 101
5.9

(1955) Shack Out on 101

as Eddie

Warlock
6.7

(1959) Warlock

as Petrix

I Was a Teenage Werewolf
4.6

(1957) I Was a Teenage Werewolf

as Dr. Alfred Brandon

Johnny Tremain
5.8

(1957) Johnny Tremain

as Josiah Quincy

The Senator Was Indiscreet
5.4

(1947) The Senator Was Indiscreet

as Robert Oakes

The Turning Point
6.3

(1952) The Turning Point

as Buck (uncredited)

Canon City
6.0

(1948) Canon City

as Heilman

Lost Continent
3.4

(1951) Lost Continent

as Stanley Briggs

Spencer's Mountain
6.6

(1963) Spencer's Mountain

as Dr. Campbell

Winged Victory
5.5

(1944) Winged Victory

as Lt. Hudson

The Desperate Hours
7.0

(1955) The Desperate Hours

as FBI Agent Carson

City Beneath the Sea
4.1

(1971) City Beneath the Sea

as Prof. Holmes

Side Street
6.6

(1950) Side Street

as Harold Simpson (chief teller)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
6.3

(1942) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

as London Bobbie (uncredited)

No Name on the Bullet
6.6

(1959) No Name on the Bullet

as Pierce

Where Love Has Gone
6.2

(1964) Where Love Has Gone

as Professor Bell

Once You Kiss a Stranger...
4.4

(1969) Once You Kiss a Stranger...

as Dr. David Haggis

Third of a Man
0.0

(1962) Third of a Man

as Maxwell

Man from Del Rio
6.0

(1956) Man from Del Rio

as Breezy Morgan

Dakota Incident
6.3

(1956) Dakota Incident

as Mark Chester

The Crime Doctor's Diary
5.7

(1949) The Crime Doctor's Diary

as Pete Bellem

Wyoming Mail
4.4

(1950) Wyoming Mail

as Sam

The Naked Street
6.0

(1955) The Naked Street

as Dist. Atty. Blaker

The Lincoln Conspiracy
5.6

(1977) The Lincoln Conspiracy

as Sen. John Conness

At Gunpoint
6.3

(1955) At Gunpoint

as Clem Clark

The Young Stranger
5.8

(1957) The Young Stranger

as Grubbs

The Atomic Kid
4.2

(1954) The Atomic Kid

as Dr. Edgar Pangborn

The Tall Stranger
6.5

(1957) The Tall Stranger

as Adam Judson

Red Mountain
6.2

(1951) Red Mountain

as Miles

The Time Machine
4.7

(1978) The Time Machine

as Ralph Branly

5.7

(1991) Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)

Devil's Canyon
4.8

(1953) Devil's Canyon

as Virgil Gates

Raw Deal
6.7

(1948) Raw Deal

as Murderer

Fluffy
6.5

(1965) Fluffy

as Dr. Braden

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
0.0

(1978) Donner Pass: The Road to Survival

as Uncle Billy Graves

Anna Lucasta
4.3

(1949) Anna Lucasta

as Stanley

Chicken Every Sunday
6.0

(1949) Chicken Every Sunday

as Robby

The Shanghai Story
4.8

(1954) The Shanghai Story

as Paul Grant

A Covenant with Death
5.0

(1967) A Covenant with Death

as Bruce Donnelly

The Family Secret
5.7

(1951) The Family Secret

as Joe Elsner

Somewhere in the Night
6.7

(1946) Somewhere in the Night

as John (uncredited)

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
10.0

(1979) Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

as Dr. Henry Blodgett

Nick and Nora
0.0

(1975) Nick and Nora

as ---

Advance to the Rear
5.0

(1964) Advance to the Rear

as Capt. Queeg

The Horn Blows at Midnight
5.8

(1945) The Horn Blows at Midnight

as Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)

The Night Rider
3.5

(1979) The Night Rider

as Richards

Trial
6.7

(1955) Trial

as Sam Wiltse

Never So Few
5.4

(1959) Never So Few

as Capt. Alofson - Psychiatrist

Casey's Shadow
6.4

(1978) Casey's Shadow

as Dr. Williamson

That Lady in Ermine
5.8

(1948) That Lady in Ermine

as Giulio

The Magnificent Seven
7.5

(1960) The Magnificent Seven

as Chamlee

Three Hours to Kill
5.0

(1954) Three Hours to Kill

as Deke

The Andersonville Trial
6.7

(1970) The Andersonville Trial

as Doctor Ford

The Caine Mutiny
7.2

(1954) The Caine Mutiny

as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.

The Sea of Grass
6.3

(1947) The Sea of Grass

as Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage
6.4

(1951) The Red Badge of Courage

as Wounded Officer (uncredited)

The Black Orchid
6.2

(1959) The Black Orchid

as Harmon

The Sea Hawk
7.2

(1940) The Sea Hawk

as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance

Psychic Killer
5.2

(1975) Psychic Killer

as Dr. Paul Taylor

5.5

(1958) Destination Nightmare

as Dr. Will Madison

The Final Hour
0.0

(1965) The Final Hour

as Whit Parsons

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
5.8

(1946) It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

as Chester Frye (uncredited)

The Hallelujah Trail
6.0

(1965) The Hallelujah Trail

as Hobbs

Tales of Robin Hood
5.0

(1951) Tales of Robin Hood

as Will

Boots Malone
7.5

(1952) Boots Malone

as Lou Dyer

Pete 'n' Tillie
5.5

(1972) Pete 'n' Tillie

as Funeral Minister

When Willie Comes Marching Home
6.8

(1950) When Willie Comes Marching Home

as Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)

The Salzburg Connection
5.7

(1972) The Salzburg Connection

as Jim Newhart

The Manchurian Candidate
7.5

(1962) The Manchurian Candidate

as Medical Officer

Time Machine: The Journey Back
7.0

(1993) Time Machine: The Journey Back

as Walter Kemp

Not as a Stranger
6.2

(1955) Not as a Stranger

as Dr. Dietrich

Tokyo Joe
6.1

(1949) Tokyo Joe

as Capt. Winnow

Last of the Mohicans
6.0

(1977) Last of the Mohicans

as Gen. Webb

A Life of Her Own
5.3

(1950) A Life of Her Own

as Rental Agent (uncredited)

Convicted
6.2

(1950) Convicted

as States Attorney Owens (uncredited)

A Tale of Two Cities
0.0

(1953) A Tale of Two Cities

as Host

Another Part of the Forest
7.6

(1948) Another Part of the Forest

as Jugger

Holy Matrimony
6.7

(1943) Holy Matrimony

as Harry Leek (uncredited)

In Broad Daylight
5.8

(1971) In Broad Daylight

as Capt. Moss

Cry Rape
6.7

(1973) Cry Rape

as Judge Newcombe

A Tattered Web
5.7

(1971) A Tattered Web

as Mr. Harland

The Proud Ones
6.4

(1956) The Proud Ones

as Mr. Sam Bolton

The Wayward Girl
6.0

(1957) The Wayward Girl

as Ira Molson

Justin Morgan Had a Horse
7.8

(1972) Justin Morgan Had a Horse

as Mr. Mays

Sealed Cargo
6.4

(1951) Sealed Cargo

as Schuster

Cluny Brown
7.2

(1946) Cluny Brown

as Archie

Destination Tokyo
6.7

(1943) Destination Tokyo

as Yo Yo (uncredited)

Flood!
4.9

(1977) Flood!

as Dr. Ted Horne

Night Into Morning
5.8

(1951) Night Into Morning

as Monument Salesman (uncredited)

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
3.0

(1977) The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race

as Simon Hollaway

Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo
0.0

(1960) Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo

as Gov. Tryon

Falcon Crest
5.5

(1981) Falcon Crest

as Mr. Hobson

The Time Tunnel
7.6

(1966) The Time Tunnel

as General Heywood Kirk

The Great Adventure
0.0

(1963) The Great Adventure

as Benjamin Silliman

Star Trek
8.0

(1966) Star Trek

as Lurry

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Dr. Freestone

Cheyenne
5.8

(1955) Cheyenne

as ---

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as ---

Bourbon Street Beat
5.0

(1959) Bourbon Street Beat

as ---

Here's Lucy
6.7

(1968) Here's Lucy

as Ted Driscoll

The Incredible Hulk
7.2

(1977) The Incredible Hulk

as ---

Kraft Suspense Theatre
5.3

(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Gus Hickman

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Carter

I Dream of Jeannie
7.8

(1965) I Dream of Jeannie

as Horace

The Bionic Woman
7.0

(1976) The Bionic Woman

as ---

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as ---

Route 66
6.3

(1960) Route 66

as ---

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1

(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as ---

Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.5

(1969) Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. Arnold Winnick

Land of the Giants
6.7

(1968) Land of the Giants

as Dr. Krane

Petticoat Junction
5.8

(1963) Petticoat Junction

as Ralph Denton

Mannix
6.7

(1967) Mannix

as ---

Surfside 6
5.0

(1960) Surfside 6

as ---

The Mod Squad
6.3

(1968) The Mod Squad

as ---

Kojak
7.0

(1973) Kojak

as Sentman

Camp Runamuck
6.0

(1965) Camp Runamuck

as ---

Hart to Hart
6.8

(1979) Hart to Hart

as ---

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Larry Sands

Arrest and Trial
7.0

(1963) Arrest and Trial

as ---

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Prof. Geoffrey Crawford

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Paul Wells

Hawaiian Eye
5.2

(1959) Hawaiian Eye

as ---

Cannon
6.4

(1971) Cannon

as Billingsley

Zorro
7.5

(1957) Zorro

as ---

0.0

(1963) Glynis

as ---

Ironside
6.8

(1967) Ironside

as ---

Sea Hunt
6.5

(1958) Sea Hunt

as ---

Laredo
6.3

(1965) Laredo

as ---

The Swiss Family Robinson
6.4

(1975) The Swiss Family Robinson

as ---

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mr. Bliss

Straightaway
0.0

(1961) Straightaway

as ---

Philip Marlowe
5.0

(1959) Philip Marlowe

as ---

Going My Way
5.7

(1962) Going My Way

as ---

Bus Stop
0.0

(1961) Bus Stop

as ---

Felony Squad
6.4

(1966) Felony Squad

as ---

Harry O
4.6

(1974) Harry O

as ---

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as ---

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as ---

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Stogie the Trapper

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as John Gibson

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as James Mahoney

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Burns

Search
6.9

(1972) Search

as ---

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Rev. Trumbull

Peter Gunn
6.5

(1958) Peter Gunn

as ---

McCloud
7.1

(1970) McCloud

as ---

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.6

(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as ---

The Thin Man
7.6

(1957) The Thin Man

as ---

Alcoa Theatre
6.2

(1957) Alcoa Theatre

as Chris Wallis

One Step Beyond
5.6

(1959) One Step Beyond

as Capt. Will Fielding

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Mr. Grubbs

Men Into Space
7.0

(1959) Men Into Space

as ---

The Real McCoys
5.6

(1957) The Real McCoys

as ---

M Squad
5.2

(1957) M Squad

as Tommy Hatch

The Loner
5.7

(1965) The Loner

as Ab Nichols

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as ---

Judd for the Defense
7.5

(1967) Judd for the Defense

as ---

The Donna Reed Show
6.1

(1958) The Donna Reed Show

as ---

5.0

(1964) Profiles in Courage

as Myles

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
3.7

(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as ---

Guestward, Ho!
4.0

(1960) Guestward, Ho!

as ---

The Veil
7.6

(1958) The Veil

as ---

Lock-Up
6.2

(1959) Lock-Up

as ---

The Rifleman
7.0

(1958) The Rifleman

as ---

The Dakotas
5.7

(1963) The Dakotas

as ---

Lawman
5.4

(1958) Lawman

as ---

Ben Casey
5.6

(1961) Ben Casey

as ---

Barbary Coast
5.0

(1975) Barbary Coast

as ---

Mr. Novak
6.5

(1963) Mr. Novak

as Karl Bellini

The Texan
5.0

(1958) The Texan

as ---

The Detectives
5.6

(1959) The Detectives

as ---

The Tony Randall Show
6.0

(1976) The Tony Randall Show

as ---

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as ---

Johnny Ringo
5.7

(1959) Johnny Ringo

as Sheriff Arson

Tightrope
5.5

(1959) Tightrope

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Kenneth Kline

City Detective
7.0

(1953) City Detective

as ---

State Trooper
5.0

(1956) State Trooper

as ---

The Outer Limits
7.8

(1963) The Outer Limits

as Commanding General

Panic!
0.0

(1957) Panic!

as ---

Jericho
6.5

(1966) Jericho

as ---

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.3

(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Henry

The Roaring 20's
0.0

(1960) The Roaring 20's

as ---

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

(1964) The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Prof. Harvey Glomm

Code 3
5.3

(1957) Code 3

as ---

The Outsider
5.2

(1968) The Outsider

as ---

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as ---

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as ---

Matt Helm
7.4

(1975) Matt Helm

as Rollins

Hogan's Heroes
7.5

(1965) Hogan's Heroes

as Gen. Kammler

Insight
6.0

(1960) Insight

as Basil Bonneau

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Andrew Cass

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Whit Parsons

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Dolph

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Joseph Goebbels

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Czadek

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Major Ralph McConnell

Ike
6.5

(1979) Ike

as Admiral

Playhouse 90
7.5

(1956) Playhouse 90

as Elwell

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Max Pompey

The Name of the Game
6.8

(1968) The Name of the Game

as Donald Merrick

The Name of the Game
6.8

(1968) The Name of the Game

as Wainwright

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Laurence Barlow

5.0

(1964) Profiles in Courage

as Woodrow Wilson

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Dennison Groody

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Denton

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as ---

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Whitfield Cook

The Brothers Brannagan
0.0

(1960) The Brothers Brannagan

as Sanford

The Invaders
6.8

(1967) The Invaders

as Col. Harris

The Incredible Hulk
7.2

(1977) The Incredible Hulk

as Prof. Williams

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Adam Driscoll

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Doc Taggert

Shirley Temple's Storybook
5.8

(1958) Shirley Temple's Storybook

as ---