Whit Bissell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1909-10-25

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Acting History

1993
Time Machine: The Journey Back as Walter Kemp
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Lurry
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)
1981
Falcon Crest as Mr. Hobson
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter as Dr. Henry Blodgett
1979
The Night Rider as Richards
1979
Ike as Admiral
1978
The Time Machine as Ralph Branly
1978
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival as Uncle Billy Graves
1978
Casey's Shadow as Dr. Williamson
1977
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race as Simon Hollaway
1977
Last of the Mohicans as Gen. Webb
1977
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Incredible Hulk as Prof. Williams
1977
The Lincoln Conspiracy as Sen. John Conness
1977
Flood! as Dr. Ted Horne
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Tony Randall Show
1976
The Bionic Woman
1975
Psychic Killer as Dr. Paul Taylor
1975
Matt Helm as Rollins
1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975
Barbary Coast
1975
Nick and Nora
1974
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One as Senator McKellar
1974
Harry O
1974
Lincoln as William Seward
1973
Cry Rape as Judge Newcombe
1973
Kojak as Sentman
1973
Soylent Green as Gov. Santini
1972
Pete 'n' Tillie as Funeral Minister
1972
Search
1972
The Salzburg Connection as Jim Newhart
1972
Justin Morgan Had a Horse as Mr. Mays
1971
In Broad Daylight as Capt. Moss
1971
A Tattered Web as Mr. Harland
1971
Cannon as Billingsley
1971
City Beneath the Sea as Prof. Holmes
1970
The Andersonville Trial as Doctor Ford
1970
Airport as Mr. Davidson
1970
McCloud
1969
Once You Kiss a Stranger... as Dr. David Haggis
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Arnold Winnick
1968
The Mod Squad
1968
Here's Lucy as Ted Driscoll
1968
Land of the Giants as Dr. Krane
1968
The Name of the Game as Donald Merrick
1968
The Name of the Game as Wainwright
1968
The Outsider
1968
5 Card Stud as Dr. Cooper
1967
Mannix
1967
Judd for the Defense
1967
Ironside
1967
A Covenant with Death as Bruce Donnelly
1967
The Invaders as Col. Harris
1966
Jericho
1966
Felony Squad
1966
The Time Tunnel as General Heywood Kirk
1966
Star Trek as Lurry
1965
The F.B.I. as Carter
1965
I Dream of Jeannie as Horace
1965
The Loner as Ab Nichols
1965
Hogan's Heroes as Gen. Kammler
1965
Camp Runamuck
1965
Laredo
1965
Fluffy as Dr. Braden
1965
The Hallelujah Trail as Hobbs
1965
The Final Hour as Whit Parsons
1964
Profiles in Courage as Myles
1964
Profiles in Courage as Woodrow Wilson
1964
Where Love Has Gone as Professor Bell
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Daniel Boone as Stogie the Trapper
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Prof. Harvey Glomm
1964
Advance to the Rear as Capt. Queeg
1964
Seven Days in May as Sen. Frederick Prentice
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Gus Hickman
1963
The Great Adventure as Benjamin Silliman
1963
Glynis
1963
Petticoat Junction as Ralph Denton
1963
Mr. Novak as Karl Bellini
1963
Burke's Law as Dr. Freestone
1963
The Fugitive as John Gibson
1963
The Outer Limits as Commanding General
1963
Arrest and Trial
1963
Hud as Mr. Burris
1963
Spencer's Mountain as Dr. Campbell
1963
The Dakotas
1962
The Manchurian Candidate as Medical Officer
1962
Going My Way
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Adam Driscoll
1962
The Virginian as Burns
1962
The Virginian as Andrew Cass
1962
The Virginian as Whit Parsons
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz as Dr. Ellis
1962
Third of a Man as Maxwell
1962
Exercise No. One
1961
Straightaway
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Bus Stop
1961
Dr. Kildare as Dr. Kenneth Kline
1960
Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo as Gov. Tryon
1960
The Roaring 20's
1960
The Magnificent Seven as Chamlee
1960
Route 66
1960
Surfside 6
1960
Guestward, Ho!
1960
The Brothers Brannagan as Sanford
1960
The Time Machine as Walter Kemp
1959
Never So Few as Capt. Alofson - Psychiatrist
1959
The Detectives
1959
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Hawaiian Eye as Arthur Dane
1959
Philip Marlowe
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Johnny Ringo as Sheriff Arson
1959
Men Into Space
1959
Lock-Up
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Henry
1959
Tightrope
1959
Warlock as Petrix
1959
The Black Orchid as Harmon
1959
No Name on the Bullet as Pierce
1959
One Step Beyond as Capt. Will Fielding
1959
Rawhide
1959
Rawhide as Doc Taggert
1958
Monster on the Campus as Dr. Oliver Cole
1958
Lawman
1958
The Rifleman
1958
The Texan
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
The Defiant Ones as Lou Gans
1958
Destination Nightmare as Dr. Will Madison
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
Sea Hunt
1958
The Veil
1957
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein as Prof. Frankenstein
1957
The Tall Stranger as Adam Judson
1957
Zorro
1957
Trackdown
1957
The Real McCoys
1957
Alcoa Theatre as Chris Wallis
1957
Maverick
1957
The Wayward Girl as Ira Molson
1957
Perry Mason as Larry Sands
1957
Perry Mason as Max Pompey
1957
Perry Mason as Laurence Barlow
1957
Perry Mason as Dennison Groody
1957
M Squad as Tommy Hatch
1957
The Thin Man
1957
Wagon Train as Albert Sykes
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Johnny Tremain as Josiah Quincy
1957
I Was a Teenage Werewolf as Dr. Alfred Brandon
1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
1957
Code 3
1957
Panic!
1957
The Comedian as Otis Elwell
1957
The Young Stranger as Grubbs
1956
Man from Del Rio as Breezy Morgan
1956
Rendezvous in Black
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Major Ralph McConnell
1956
Playhouse 90 as Elwell
1956
State Trooper
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Dakota Incident as Mark Chester
1956
The Proud Ones as Mr. Sam Bolton
1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Emergency Room Psychiatrist
1955
At Gunpoint as Clem Clark
1955
Shack Out on 101 as Eddie
1955
Trial as Sam Wiltse
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The Desperate Hours as FBI Agent Carson
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. Bliss
1955
Cheyenne
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Naked Street as Dist. Atty. Blaker
1955
Not as a Stranger as Dr. Dietrich
1955
The Millionaire as James Mahoney
1954
The Atomic Kid as Dr. Edgar Pangborn
1954
Target Earth as Tom
1954
Three Hours to Kill as Deke
1954
Climax! as Mr. Grubbs
1954
Climax! as Whitfield Cook
1954
Studio 57
1954
The Shanghai Story as Paul Grant
1954
The Caine Mutiny as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
1954
Public Defender as Peter Stone
1954
Creature from the Black Lagoon as Dr. Edwin Thompson
1954
Riot in Cell Block 11 as Guard Snader
1954
It Should Happen to You as Robert Grau
1953
City Detective
1953
Devil's Canyon as Virgil Gates
1953
A Tale of Two Cities as Host
1953
General Electric Theater as Paul Wells
1953
General Electric Theater as Dolph
1953
General Electric Theater as Joseph Goebbels
1953
General Electric Theater as Czadek
1952
The Turning Point as Buck (uncredited)
1952
The Sellout as Wilfred Jackson
1952
Hoodlum Empire as Pickpocket
1952
Boots Malone as Lou Dyer
1951
Tales of Robin Hood as Will
1951
Red Mountain as Miles
1951
The Family Secret as Joe Elsner
1951
The Red Badge of Courage as Wounded Officer (uncredited)
1951
Lost Continent as Stanley Briggs
1951
Night Into Morning as Monument Salesman (uncredited)
1951
Sealed Cargo as Schuster
1950
Wyoming Mail as Sam
1950
The Killer That Stalked New York as Sid Bennet
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Rev. Trumbull
1950
A Life of Her Own as Rental Agent (uncredited)
1950
Convicted as States Attorney Owens (uncredited)
1950
Side Street as Harold Simpson (chief teller)
1950
Perfect Strangers as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home as Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
1949
Tokyo Joe as Capt. Winnow (uncredited)
1949
Anna Lucasta as Stanley
1949
The Crime Doctor's Diary as Pete Bellem
1949
He Walked by Night as Paul Reeves
1949
Chicken Every Sunday as Robby
1948
Studio One as Prof. Geoffrey Crawford
1948
Studio One as Denton
1948
Studio One
1948
That Lady in Ermine as Giulio
1948
Canon City as Heilman
1948
Raw Deal as Murderer
1948
Another Part of the Forest as Jugger
1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet as Robert Oakes
1947
A Double Life as Dr. Stauffer
1947
Brute Force as Tom Lister
1947
The Sea of Grass as Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)
1946
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog as Chester Frye (uncredited)
1946
Somewhere in the Night as John (uncredited)
1946
Cluny Brown as Archie
1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight as Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
1944
Winged Victory as Lt. Hudson
1943
Destination Tokyo as Yo Yo (uncredited)
1943
Holy Matrimony as Harry Leek (uncredited)
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon as London Bobbie (uncredited)
1940
The Sea Hawk as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance