
Whit Bissell
Known for Acting · 231 credits
- Born
- 1909-10-25
- Died
- 1996-03-05
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known 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.
Known For
TV Shows (112)

Star Trek
1966
as Lurry

Perry Mason
1957
as Larry Sands / Max Pompey / Laurence Barlow / Dennison Groody

Falcon Crest
1981
as Mr. Hobson

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Lurry

Mannix
1967

The Fugitive
1963
as John Gibson

Ironside
1967

Wagon Train
1957
as Albert Sykes

The Rifleman
1958

Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Gen. Kammler

Quincy, M.E.
1976

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Ralph Denton

Maverick
1957

Climax!
1954
as Mr. Grubbs / Whitfield Cook

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Adam Driscoll

Lawman
1958

The Virginian
1962
as Burns / Andrew Cass / Whit Parsons

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Kenneth Kline

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955

Ben Casey
1961

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Major Ralph McConnell

Rawhide
1959
as Doc Taggert

Cheyenne
1955

Studio One
1948
as Prof. Geoffrey Crawford / Denton

Cannon
1971
as Billingsley

The F.B.I.
1965
as Carter

The Donna Reed Show
1958

Hart to Hart
1979

I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Horace

Daniel Boone
1964
as Stogie the Trapper

The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Prof. Williams

Burke's Law
1963
as Dr. Freestone

Route 66
1960

Zorro
1957

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dr. Arnold Winnick

Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Arthur Dane

Here's Lucy
1968
as Ted Driscoll

Peter Gunn
1958

The Name of the Game
1968
as Donald Merrick / Wainwright

Kojak
1973
as Sentman

The Outer Limits
1963
as Commanding General

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

The Invaders
1967
as Col. Harris

Sea Hunt
1958

Land of the Giants
1968
as Dr. Krane

McCloud
1970

One Step Beyond
1959
as Capt. Will Fielding

Surfside 6
1960

The Real McCoys
1957

The Bionic Woman
1976

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mr. Bliss

Playhouse 90
1956
as Elwell

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955

M Squad
1957
as Tommy Hatch

The Texan
1958

Laredo
1965

The Detectives
1959

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Gus Hickman

The Millionaire
1955
as James Mahoney
Movies (119)

The Magnificent Seven
1960
as Chamlee

Soylent Green
1973
as Gov. Santini

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum

Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
as Dr. Ellis

The Time Machine
1960
as Walter Kemp

The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Medical Officer

Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954
as Dr. Edwin Thompson

Airport
1970
as Mr. Davidson

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
as Emergency Room Psychiatrist

Brute Force
1947
as Tom Lister

The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.

Hud
1963
as Mr. Burris

Warlock
1959
as Petrix
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)

Never So Few
1959
as Capt. Alofson, Psychiatrist

Seven Days in May
1964
as Sen. Frederick Prentice

Cluny Brown
1946
as Archie

Spencer's Mountain
1963
as Dr. Campbell

Tokyo Joe
1949
as Capt. Winnow (uncredited)

Somewhere in the Night
1946
as John (uncredited)

Dakota Incident
1956
as Mark Chester

Side Street
1950
as Harold Simpson (chief teller)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as London Bobbie (uncredited)

The Comedian
1957
as Otis Elwell

The Defiant Ones
1958
as Lou Gans

City Beneath the Sea
1971
as Prof. Holmes

The Desperate Hours
1955
as FBI Agent Carson

The Sea Hawk
1940
as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance

The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Hobbs

Johnny Tremain
1957
as Josiah Quincy

The Sea of Grass
1947
as Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)

Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
as Guard Snader

Sealed Cargo
1951
as Schuster

5 Card Stud
1968
as Dr. Cooper

Canon City
1948
as Heilman

Trial
1955
as Sam Wiltse

Flood!
1977
as Dr. Ted Horne

Winged Victory
1944
as Lt. Hudson

Destination Tokyo
1943
as Yo Yo (uncredited)

Holy Matrimony
1943
as Harry Leek (uncredited)
Destination Nightmare
1958
as Dr. Will Madison

In Broad Daylight
1971
as Capt. Moss

The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Wounded Officer (uncredited)

Monster on the Campus
1958
as Dr. Oliver Cole

No Name on the Bullet
1959
as Pierce

The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Sid Bennet

It Should Happen to You
1954
as Robert Grau

Red Mountain
1951
as Miles

The Tall Stranger
1957
as Adam Judson

Lost Continent
1951
as Stanley Briggs

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
as Senator McKellar

Not as a Stranger
1955
as Dr. Dietrich

Convicted
1950
as States Attorney Owens (uncredited)

A Double Life
1947
as Dr. Stauffer

At Gunpoint
1955
as Clem Clark

A Covenant with Death
1967
as Bruce Donnelly

The Naked Street
1955
as Dist. Atty. Blaker

The Black Orchid
1959
as Harmon

When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
as Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Devil's Canyon
1953
as Virgil Gates

He Walked by Night
1949
as Paul Reeves

The Turning Point
1952
as Buck (uncredited)

Man from Del Rio
1956
as Breezy Morgan

Perfect Strangers
1950
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)

I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1957
as Dr. Alfred Brandon

The Time Machine
1978
as Ralph Branly

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957
as Prof. Frankenstein

Boots Malone
1952
as Lou Dyer

That Lady in Ermine
1948
as Giulio

The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Doctor Ford

The Proud Ones
1956
as Mr. Sam Bolton

Wyoming Mail
1950
as Sam

The Shanghai Story
1954
as Paul Grant

A Life of Her Own
1950
as Rental Agent (uncredited)

A Tattered Web
1971
as Mr. Harland

Fluffy
1965
as Dr. Braden

Raw Deal
1948
as Murderer

Psychic Killer
1975
as Dr. Paul Taylor

Pete 'n' Tillie
1972
as Funeral Minister

Where Love Has Gone
1964
as Professor Bell

Advance to the Rear
1964
as Capt. Queeg

Cry Rape
1973
as Judge Newcombe

Hoodlum Empire
1952
as Pickpocket

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
1979
as Dr. Henry Blodgett

The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Dr. Pierce

Anna Lucasta
1949
as Stanley

The Atomic Kid
1954
as Dr. Edgar Pangborn

Target Earth
1954
as Tom

The Family Secret
1951
as Joe Elsner

Another Part of the Forest
1948
as Jugger

Tales of Robin Hood
1951
as Will

The Young Stranger
1957
as Grubbs

Once You Kiss a Stranger...
1969
as Dr. David Haggis

Three Hours to Kill
1954
as Deke

The Night Rider
1979
as Richards

Third of a Man
1962
as Maxwell

The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
as Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)

Shack Out on 101
1955
as Eddie

The Sellout
1952
as Wilfred Jackson

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
as Simon Hollaway

Chicken Every Sunday
1949
as Robby

Casey's Shadow
1978
as Dr. Williamson

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
1978
as Uncle Billy Graves

The Lincoln Conspiracy
1977
as Sen. John Conness

A Tale of Two Cities
1953
as Host

Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972
as Mr. Mays

The Salzburg Connection
1972
as Jim Newhart

Night Into Morning
1951
as Monument Salesman (uncredited)

Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo
1960
as Gov. Tryon

Nick and Nora
1975

Last of the Mohicans
1977
as Gen. Webb

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946
as Chester Frye (uncredited)

The Final Hour
1965
as Whit Parsons

The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
as Robert Oakes

The Crime Doctor's Diary
1949
as Pete Bellem

Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993
as Walter Kemp

The Wayward Girl
1957
as Ira Molson

Rendezvous in Black
1956
Exercise No. One
1962
About Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell (born Whitner Nutting Bissell) was an American character actor. His career in film and television spanned the years 1940 to 1984. With 231 credits spanning from 1940 to 1993, Whit Bissell has appeared in 119 films and 112 TV shows.
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- The Magnificent Seven (1960) — as Chamlee
- Soylent Green (1973) — as Gov. Santini
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
- Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) — as Dr. Ellis
- The Time Machine (1960) — as Walter Kemp
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