Whit Bissell

Acting

October 25, 1909 – March 5, 1996 (died at 86)

New York City, New York, USA

Male

119 Movies

129 TV Shows

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

The Time Machine

1960 7.4

as Walter Kemp

Age 50 (now 86)

The Time Tunnel

1966 7.6

as General Heywood Kirk

Age 56 (now 86) 30 eps

30 eps

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954 6.8

as Dr. Edwin Thompson

Age 44 (now 86)

Hud

1963 7.2

as Mr. Burris

Age 53 (now 86)

He Walked by Night

1949 6.7

as Paul Reeves

Age 39 (now 86)

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962 7.5

as Dr. Ellis

Age 52 (now 86)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956 7.5

as Emergency Room Psychiatrist

Age 46 (now 86)

Soylent Green

1973 6.9

as Gov. Santini

Age 63 (now 86)

The Defiant Ones

1958 7.1

as Lou Gans

Age 48 (now 86)

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

1957 5.7

as Prof. Frankenstein

Age 48 (now 86)

Seven Days in May

1964 7.3

as Sen. Frederick Prentice

Age 54 (now 86)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957 7.0

as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum

Age 47 (now 86)

I Was a Teenage Werewolf

1957 4.8

as Dr. Alfred Brandon

Age 47 (now 86)

Raw Deal

1948 6.7

as Murderer

Age 38 (now 86)

The Magnificent Seven

1960 7.5

as Chamlee

Age 50 (now 86)

It Should Happen to You

1954 7.1

as Robert Grau

Age 44 (now 86)

Time Machine: The Journey Back

1993 7.0

as Walter Kemp

Age 83 (now 86)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 6.3

as Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)

Age 81 (now 86)

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

1979 9.4

as Dr. Henry Blodgett

Age 69 (now 86)

The Night Rider

1979 5.3

as Richards

Age 69 (now 86)

The Time Machine

1978 5.1

as Ralph Branly

Age 69 (now 86)

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival

1978 9.0

as Uncle Billy Graves

Age 68 (now 86)

Casey's Shadow

1978 6.4

as Dr. Williamson

Age 68 (now 86)

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race

1977 6.0

as Simon Hollaway

Age 68 (now 86)

Last of the Mohicans

1977 6.5

as Gen. Webb

Age 68 (now 86)

The Lincoln Conspiracy

1977 6.0

as Sen. John Conness

Age 67 (now 86)

Flood!

1977 5.1

as Dr. Ted Horne

Age 67 (now 86)

Psychic Killer

1975 5.2

as Dr. Paul Taylor

Age 66 (now 86)

Nick and Nora

1975

Age 65 (now 86)

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

1974 8.0

as Senator McKellar

Age 65 (now 86)

Cry Rape

1973 7.0

as Judge Newcombe

Age 64 (now 86)

Soylent Green

1973 6.9

as Gov. Santini

Age 63 (now 86)

Pete 'n' Tillie

1972 5.8

as Funeral Minister

Age 63 (now 86)

The Salzburg Connection

1972 5.8

as Jim Newhart

Age 62 (now 86)

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

1972 8.0

as Mr. Mays

Age 62 (now 86)

In Broad Daylight

1971 5.8

as Capt. Moss

Age 61 (now 86)

A Tattered Web

1971 5.4

as Mr. Harland

Age 61 (now 86)

City Beneath the Sea

1971 4.5

as Prof. Holmes

Age 61 (now 86)

The Andersonville Trial

1970 7.2

as Doctor Ford

Age 60 (now 86)

Airport

1970 6.5

as Mr. Davidson

Age 60 (now 86)

Once You Kiss a Stranger...

1969 4.6

as Dr. David Haggis

Age 60 (now 86)

5 Card Stud

1968 6.2

as Dr. Cooper

Age 58 (now 86)

A Covenant with Death

1967 4.8

as Bruce Donnelly

Age 57 (now 86)

Fluffy

1965 7.0

as Dr. Braden

Age 55 (now 86)

The Hallelujah Trail

1965 6.1

as Hobbs

Age 55 (now 86)

The Final Hour

1965 7.0

as Whit Parsons

Age 55 (now 86)

Where Love Has Gone

1964 6.1

as Professor Bell

Age 55 (now 86)

Advance to the Rear

1964 5.2

as Capt. Queeg

Age 54 (now 86)

Seven Days in May

1964 7.3

as Sen. Frederick Prentice

Age 54 (now 86)

Hud

1963 7.2

as Mr. Burris

Age 53 (now 86)

Spencer's Mountain

1963 6.8

as Dr. Campbell

Age 53 (now 86)

The Manchurian Candidate

1962 7.5

as Medical Officer

Age 52 (now 86)

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962 7.5

as Dr. Ellis

Age 52 (now 86)

Third of a Man

1962 9.0

as Maxwell

Age 52 (now 86)

Exercise No. One

1962

Age 52 (now 86)

Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo

1960

as Gov. Tryon

Age 51 (now 86)

The Magnificent Seven

as Dr. Oliver Cole

Age 48 (now 86)

The Defiant Ones

1958 7.1

as Lou Gans

Age 48 (now 86)

Destination Nightmare

1958 6.0

as Dr. Will Madison

Age 48 (now 86)

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

1957 5.7

as Prof. Frankenstein

Age 48 (now 86)

The Tall Stranger

1957 6.6

as Adam Judson

Age 48 (now 86)

The Wayward Girl

1957 8.0

as Ira Molson

Age 47 (now 86)

Johnny Tremain

1957 6.1

as Josiah Quincy

Age 47 (now 86)

I Was a Teenage Werewolf

1957 4.8

as Dr. Alfred Brandon

Age 47 (now 86)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957 7.0

as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum

Age 47 (now 86)

The Comedian

1957 9.0

as Otis Elwell

Age 47 (now 86)

The Young Stranger

1957 5.9

as Grubbs

Age 47 (now 86)

Man from Del Rio

1956 6.5

as Breezy Morgan

Age 47 (now 86)

Rendezvous in Black

1956

Age 47 (now 86)

Dakota Incident

1956 6.5

as Mark Chester

Age 46 (now 86)

The Proud Ones

as Paul Grant

Age 44 (now 86)

The Caine Mutiny

1954 7.2

as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.

Age 44 (now 86)

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954 6.8

as Dr. Edwin Thompson

Age 44 (now 86)

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954 7.1

as Guard Snader

Age 44 (now 86)

It Should Happen to You

1954 7.1

as Robert Grau

Age 44 (now 86)

Devil's Canyon

1953 5.0

as Virgil Gates

Age 43 (now 86)

A Tale of Two Cities

1953 9.0

as Host

Age 43 (now 86)

The Turning Point

1952 6.3

as Buck (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 86)

The Sellout

1952 5.4

as Wilfred Jackson

Age 42 (now 86)

Hoodlum Empire

1952 6.5

as Pickpocket

Age 42 (now 86)

Boots Malone

1952 8.3

as Lou Dyer

Age 42 (now 86)

Tales of Robin Hood

1951 5.8

as Will

Age 42 (now 86)

The Family Secret

1951 6.1

as Joe Elsner

Age 41 (now 86)

The Red Badge of Courage

1951 6.4

as Wounded Officer (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 86)

Lost Continent

1951 3.6

as Stanley Briggs

Age 41 (now 86)

Red Mountain

1951 6.7

as Miles

Age 41 (now 86)

Night Into Morning

1951 6.0

as Monument Salesman (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 86)

Sealed Cargo

1951 6.5

as Schuster

Age 41 (now 86)

Wyoming Mail

1950 5.2

as Sam

Age 40 (now 86)

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950 6.2

as Sid Bennet

Age 40 (now 86)

A Life of Her Own

1950 5.3

as Rental Agent (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 86)

Convicted

1950 6.2

as States Attorney Owens (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 86)

Side Street

1950 6.5

as Harold Simpson (chief teller)

Age 40 (now 86)

Perfect Strangers

1950 6.0

as Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 86)

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950 6.9

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

Age 40 (now 86)

Tokyo Joe

1949 6.1

as Capt. Winnow (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 86)

Anna Lucasta

1949 4.2

as Stanley

Age 39 (now 86)

The Crime Doctor's Diary

1949 6.3

as Pete Bellem

Age 39 (now 86)

He Walked by Night

1949 6.7

as Paul Reeves

Age 39 (now 86)

Chicken Every Sunday

1949 6.2

as Robby

Age 39 (now 86)

That Lady in Ermine

1948 6.0

as Giulio

Age 38 (now 86)

Canon City

1948 6.2

as Heilman

Age 38 (now 86)

Raw Deal

1948 6.7

as Murderer

Age 38 (now 86)

Another Part of the Forest

1948 7.8

as Jugger

Age 38 (now 86)

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947 6.2

as Robert Oakes

Age 38 (now 86)

A Double Life

1947 6.4

as Dr. Stauffer

Age 38 (now 86)

Brute Force

1947 7.3

as Tom Lister

Age 37 (now 86)

The Sea of Grass

1947 6.1

as Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 86)

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1946 5.8

as Chester Frye (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 86)

Somewhere in the Night

1946 6.7

as John (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 86)

Cluny Brown

1946 7.2

as Archie

Age 36 (now 86)

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945 5.8

as Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 86)

Winged Victory

1944 6.3

as Lt. Hudson

Age 35 (now 86)

Destination Tokyo

1943 6.9

as Yo Yo (uncredited)

Age 34 (now 86)

Holy Matrimony

1943 6.8

as Harry Leek (uncredited)

Age 33 (now 86)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942 6.4

as London Bobbie (uncredited)

Age 33 (now 86)

The Sea Hawk

1940 7.2

as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance

Age 30 (now 86)