Whit Bissell

Biography

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

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

120

Birth Date

1909-10-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  The Time Machine
• 

  I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
• 

  He Walked by Night
• 

  Hud
• Destination Nightmare
• 

  I Was a Teenage Werewolf

Credits

• actors (120 credits)

  • Time Machine: The Journey Back

    Walter Kemp

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

    Dr. Henry Blodgett

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Night Rider

    Richards

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Time Machine

    Ralph Branly

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Donner Pass: The Road to Survival

    Uncle Billy Graves

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Casey's Shadow

    Dr. Williamson

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race

    Simon Hollaway

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Last of the Mohicans

    Gen. Webb

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Lincoln Conspiracy

    Sen. John Conness

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Flood!

    Dr. Ted Horne

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Archie

    Hiram Lodge

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Psychic Killer

    Dr. Paul Taylor

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Nick and Nora

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

    Senator McKellar

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Cry Rape

    Judge Newcombe

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Soylent Green

    Gov. Santini

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Pete 'n' Tillie

    Funeral Minister

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Salzburg Connection

    Jim Newhart

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Justin Morgan Had a Horse

    Mr. Mays

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • In Broad Daylight

    Capt. Moss

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • A Tattered Web

    Mr. Harland

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • City Beneath the Sea

    Prof. Holmes

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Andersonville Trial

    Doctor Ford

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Airport

    Mr. Davidson

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Once You Kiss a Stranger...

    Dr. David Haggis

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • 5 Card Stud

    Dr. Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • A Covenant with Death

    Bruce Donnelly

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Fluffy

    Dr. Braden

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Hallelujah Trail

    Hobbs

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Final Hour

    Whit Parsons

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Where Love Has Gone

    Professor Bell

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Advance to the Rear

    Capt. Queeg

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Seven Days in May

    Sen. Frederick Prentice

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Hud

    Mr. Burris

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Spencer's Mountain

    Dr. Campbell

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Manchurian Candidate

    Medical Officer

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Birdman of Alcatraz

    Dr. Ellis

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Third of a Man

    Maxwell

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Exercise No. One

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo

    Gov. Tryon

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Magnificent Seven

    Chamlee

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Time Machine

    Walter Kemp

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Never So Few

    Capt. Alofson, Psychiatrist

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Warlock

    Petrix

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Black Orchid

    Harmon

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • No Name on the Bullet

    Pierce

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Monster on the Campus

    Dr. Oliver Cole

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Defiant Ones

    Lou Gans

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Destination Nightmare

    Dr. Will Madison

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

    Prof. Frankenstein

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Tall Stranger

    Adam Judson

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Wayward Girl

    Ira Molson

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • I Was a Teenage Werewolf

    Dr. Alfred Brandon

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Johnny Tremain

    Josiah Quincy

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Comedian

    Otis Elwell

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Young Stranger

    Grubbs

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Man from Del Rio

    Breezy Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Rendezvous in Black

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Dakota Incident

    Mark Chester

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Proud Ones

    Mr. Sam Bolton

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Emergency Room Psychiatrist

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • At Gunpoint

    Clem Clark

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Miracle on 34th Street

    Dr. Pierce

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Shack Out on 101

    Eddie

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Trial

    Sam Wiltse

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Desperate Hours

    FBI Agent Carson

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Naked Street

    Dist. Atty. Blaker

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Not as a Stranger

    Dr. Dietrich

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Atomic Kid

    Dr. Edgar Pangborn

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Target Earth

    Tom

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Three Hours to Kill

    Deke

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Shanghai Story

    Paul Grant

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Caine Mutiny

    Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon

    Dr. Edwin Thompson

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Riot in Cell Block 11

    Guard Snader

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • It Should Happen to You

    Robert Grau

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Devil's Canyon

    Virgil Gates

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • A Tale of Two Cities

    Host

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Turning Point

    Buck (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Sellout

    Wilfred Jackson

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Hoodlum Empire

    Pickpocket

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Boots Malone

    Lou Dyer

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Tales of Robin Hood

    Will

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Family Secret

    Joe Elsner

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Red Badge of Courage

    Wounded Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Lost Continent

    Stanley Briggs

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Red Mountain

    Miles

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Night Into Morning

    Monument Salesman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Sealed Cargo

    Schuster

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Wyoming Mail

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Killer That Stalked New York

    Sid Bennet

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • A Life of Her Own

    Rental Agent (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Convicted

    States Attorney Owens (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Side Street

    Harold Simpson (chief teller)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Perfect Strangers

    Defense Attorney (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • When Willie Comes Marching Home

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

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Tokyo Joe

    Capt. Winnow (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Anna Lucasta

    Stanley

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Crime Doctor's Diary

    Pete Bellem

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • He Walked by Night

    Paul Reeves

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Chicken Every Sunday

    Robby

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • That Lady in Ermine

    Giulio

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Canon City

    Heilman

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Raw Deal

    Murderer

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Another Part of the Forest

    Jugger

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Senator Was Indiscreet

    Robert Oakes

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • A Double Life

    Dr. Stauffer

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Brute Force

    Tom Lister

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Sea of Grass

    Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

    Chester Frye (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Somewhere in the Night

    John (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Cluny Brown

    Archie

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Horn Blows at Midnight

    Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Winged Victory

    Lt. Hudson

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Destination Tokyo

    Yo Yo (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Holy Matrimony

    Harry Leek (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

    London Bobbie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Sea Hawk

    Gate Guard at Palace Entrance

    actor

    actors
    1940