Person

Whit Bissell

Acting · 1909–1996 · New York City, New York, USA

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

Filmography

1993Time Machine: The Journey BackWalter Kemp
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineLurry
1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookProf. Frankenstein (archive footage)
1981Falcon CrestMr. Hobson
1981DarkroomArthur
1979Hart to Hart
1979Strangers: The Story of a Mother and DaughterDr. Henry Blodgett
1979The Night RiderRichards
1979IkeAdmiral
1978The Time MachineRalph Branly
1978Donner Pass: The Road to SurvivalUncle Billy Graves
1978Casey's ShadowDr. Williamson
1977The Incredible Rocky Mountain RaceSimon Hollaway
1977Last of the MohicansGen. Webb
1977The Incredible Hulk
1977The Lincoln ConspiracySen. John Conness
1977Flood!Dr. Ted Horne
1976ArchieHiram Lodge
1976Quincy, M.E.
1976The Tony Randall Show
1976The Bionic Woman
1975Psychic KillerDr. Paul Taylor
1975Matt HelmRollins
1975The Swiss Family Robinson
1975Barbary Coast
1975Nick and Nora
1974The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneSenator McKellar
1974Harry O
1974The ManhunterMr. Beale
1974LincolnWilliam Seward
1973Cry RapeJudge Newcombe
1973KojakSentman
1973Soylent GreenGov. Santini
1972Pete 'n' TillieFuneral Minister
1972SearchSt. Clair
1972The Salzburg ConnectionJim Newhart
1972Justin Morgan Had a HorseMr. Mays
1971In Broad DaylightCapt. Moss
1971A Tattered WebMr. Harland
1971CannonBillingsley
1971City Beneath the SeaProf. Holmes
1970The Andersonville TrialDoctor Ford
1970AirportMr. Davidson
1970McCloud
1969Once You Kiss a Stranger...Dr. David Haggis
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Dr. Arnold Winnick
1968The Mod Squad
1968Here's LucyTed Driscoll
1968Land of the GiantsDr. Krane
1968The Name of the GameDonald Merrick
1968The Outsider
19685 Card StudDr. Cooper
1968It Takes a ThiefJames Jenkins
1967Mannix
1967Judd, for the Defense
1967Ironside
1967A Covenant with DeathBruce Donnelly
1967The InvadersCol. Harris
1966Jericho
1966Felony Squad
1966The Time TunnelGeneral Heywood Kirk
1966Star TrekLurry
1965The F.B.I.Carter
1965I Dream of JeannieHorace
1965The LonerAb Nichols
1965Camp Runamuck
1965Hogan's HeroesGen. Kammler
1965Laredo
1965FluffyDr. Braden
1965The Hallelujah TrailHobbs
1965The Final HourWhit Parsons
1964Profiles in CourageMyles
1964Where Love Has GoneProfessor Bell
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964Daniel BooneStogie the Trapper
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Prof. Harvey Glomm
1964Advance to the RearCapt. Queeg
1964Seven Days in MaySen. Frederick Prentice
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreGus Hickman
1963The Great AdventureBenjamin Silliman
1963Glynis
1963Petticoat JunctionRalph Denton
1963Mr. NovakKarl Bellini
1963Burke's LawDr. Freestone
1963The FugitiveJohn Gibson
1963The Outer LimitsCommanding General
1963Arrest and Trial
1963HudMr. Burris
1963Spencer's MountainDr. Campbell
1963The Dakotas
1962The Manchurian CandidateMedical Officer
1962Going My Way
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourAdam Driscoll
1962The VirginianBurns
1962Birdman of AlcatrazDr. Ellis
1962Third of a ManMaxwell
1962Exercise No. One
1961Straightaway
1961Ben Casey
1961Bus Stop
1961Dr. KildareDr. Kenneth Kline
1960Daniel Boone: And Chase the BuffaloGov. Tryon
1960The Roaring 20's
1960The Magnificent SevenChamlee
1960Route 66
1960Surfside 6
1960Stagecoach WestHarmony Bell
1960Guestward, Ho!
1960The Brothers BrannaganSanford
1960The Time MachineWalter Kemp
1959Never So FewCapt. Alofson, Psychiatrist
1959The Detectives
1959Hawaiian Eye
1959Philip Marlowe
1959Bourbon Street Beat
1959Johnny RingoSheriff Arson
1959Men Into Space
1959Lock-Up
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonHenry
1959Tightrope
1959WarlockPetrix
1959The Black OrchidHarmon
1959No Name on the BulletPierce
1959One Step BeyondCapt. Will Fielding
1959Rawhide
1958Monster on the CampusDr. Oliver Cole
1958Lawman
1958The Rifleman
1958The Texan
1958The Donna Reed Show
1958Peter Gunn
1958The Defiant OnesLou Gans
1958Destination NightmareDr. Will Madison
1958Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958Sea Hunt
1958The Veil
1957I Was a Teenage FrankensteinProf. Frankenstein
1957The Tall StrangerAdam Judson
1957Zorro
1957Trackdown
1957The Real McCoys
1957Alcoa TheatreChris Wallis
1957The Wayward GirlIra Molson
1957Maverick
1957Perry MasonLarry Sands
1957The Thin Man
1957M SquadTommy Hatch
1957Wagon TrainAlbert Sykes
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
1957I Was a Teenage WerewolfDr. Alfred Brandon
1957Johnny TremainJosiah Quincy
1957Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
1957Code 3
1957Panic!
1957The ComedianOtis Elwell
1957The Young StrangerGrubbs
1956Man from Del RioBreezy Morgan
1956Rendezvous in Black
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Playhouse 90Elwell
1956State Trooper
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956Dakota IncidentMark Chester
1956The Proud OnesMr. Sam Bolton
1956Invasion of the Body SnatchersEmergency Room Psychiatrist
1955At GunpointClem Clark
1955The Miracle on 34th StreetDr. Pierce
1955Shack Out on 101Eddie
1955TrialSam Wiltse
1955The Desperate HoursFBI Agent Carson
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMr. Bliss
1955Cheyenne
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955The Naked StreetDist. Atty. Blaker
1955Not as a StrangerDr. Dietrich
1955The MillionaireJames Mahoney
1954The Atomic KidDr. Edgar Pangborn
1954Target EarthTom
1954Three Hours to KillDeke
1954Climax!Mr. Grubbs
1954Father Knows BestSinclair Bruder
1954Studio 57
1954The Shanghai StoryPaul Grant
1954The Caine MutinyLt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
1954Public DefenderPeter Stone
1954Creature from the Black LagoonDr. Edwin Thompson
1954Riot in Cell Block 11Guard Snader
1954It Should Happen to YouRobert Grau
1953City Detective
1953Devil's CanyonVirgil Gates
1953A Tale of Two CitiesHost
1953General Electric TheaterPaul Wells
1953You Are ThereJohn Adams
1952The Turning PointBuck (uncredited)
1952The SelloutWilfred Jackson
1952Hoodlum EmpirePickpocket
1952Boots MaloneLou Dyer
1951Tales of Robin HoodWill
1951The Family SecretJoe Elsner
1951The Red Badge of CourageWounded Officer (uncredited)
1951Lost ContinentStanley Briggs
1951Red MountainMiles
1951Night Into MorningMonument Salesman (uncredited)
1951Sealed CargoSchuster
1950Wyoming MailSam
1950The Killer That Stalked New YorkSid Bennet
1950Lux Video TheatreRev. Trumbull
1950A Life of Her OwnRental Agent (uncredited)
1950ConvictedStates Attorney Owens (uncredited)
1950Side StreetHarold Simpson (chief teller)
1950Perfect StrangersDefense Attorney (uncredited)
1950When Willie Comes Marching HomeLt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
1949Tokyo JoeCapt. Winnow (uncredited)
1949Anna LucastaStanley
1949The Crime Doctor's DiaryPete Bellem
1949He Walked by NightPaul Reeves
1949Chicken Every SundayRobby
1948Studio OneProf. Geoffrey Crawford
1948That Lady in ErmineGiulio
1948Canon CityHeilman
1948Raw DealMurderer
1948Another Part of the ForestJugger
1947The Senator Was IndiscreetRobert Oakes
1947A Double LifeDr. Stauffer
1947Brute ForceTom Lister
1947The Sea of GrassTed - the Clerk (uncredited)
1946It Shouldn't Happen to a DogChester Frye (uncredited)
1946Somewhere in the NightJohn (uncredited)
1946Cluny BrownArchie
1945The Horn Blows at MidnightHeavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
1944Winged VictoryLt. Hudson
1943Destination TokyoYo Yo (uncredited)
1943Holy MatrimonyHarry Leek (uncredited)
1942Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponLondon Bobbie (uncredited)
1940The Sea HawkGate Guard at Palace Entrance

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