Whit Bissell

Known for: Acting

Born: 1909-10-25 – 1996-03-05 (aged 86)

From: New York City, New York, USA

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

Filmography (235)

MOVIE★ 7.0
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993
as Walter Kemp
TV★ 7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Lurry
MOVIE★ 6.3
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)
TV★ 5.6
Falcon Crest
1981
as Mr. Hobson
TV★ 7.2
Darkroom
1981
as Arthur
TV★ 6.9
Hart to Hart
1979
MOVIE★ 9.4
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
1979
as Dr. Henry Blodgett
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Night Rider
1979
as Richards
TV★ 7.3
Ike
1979
as Admiral
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Time Machine
1978
as Ralph Branly
MOVIE★ 9.0
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
1978
as Uncle Billy Graves
MOVIE★ 6.4
Casey's Shadow
1978
as Dr. Williamson
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
as Simon Hollaway
MOVIE★ 6.5
Last of the Mohicans
1977
as Gen. Webb
TV★ 7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Lincoln Conspiracy
1977
as Sen. John Conness
MOVIE★ 5.1
Flood!
1977
as Dr. Ted Horne
MOVIE
Archie
1976
as Hiram Lodge
TV★ 7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
TV★ 6.4
The Tony Randall Show
1976
TV★ 7.0
The Bionic Woman
1976
MOVIE★ 5.3
Psychic Killer
1975
as Dr. Paul Taylor
TV★ 7.8
Matt Helm
1975
as Rollins
TV★ 6.4
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975
TV★ 8.3
Barbary Coast
1975
MOVIE
Nick and Nora
1975
MOVIE★ 8.0
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
as Senator McKellar
TV★ 5.2
Harry O
1974
TV★ 7.0
The Manhunter
1974
as Mr. Beale
TV★ 8.0
Lincoln
1974
as William Seward
MOVIE★ 7.0
Cry Rape
1973
as Judge Newcombe
TV★ 7.2
Kojak
1973
as Sentman
MOVIE★ 6.9
Soylent Green
1973
as Gov. Santini
MOVIE★ 5.8
Pete 'n' Tillie
1972
as Funeral Minister
TV★ 7.1
Search
1972
as St. Clair
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Salzburg Connection
1972
as Jim Newhart
MOVIE★ 8.0
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972
as Mr. Mays
MOVIE★ 5.8
In Broad Daylight
1971
as Capt. Moss
MOVIE★ 5.6
A Tattered Web
1971
as Mr. Harland
TV★ 6.7
Cannon
1971
as Billingsley
MOVIE★ 4.5
City Beneath the Sea
1971
as Prof. Holmes
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Doctor Ford
MOVIE★ 6.5
Airport
1970
as Mr. Davidson
TV★ 7.2
McCloud
1970
MOVIE★ 4.6
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
1969
as Dr. David Haggis
TV★ 6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dr. Arnold Winnick
TV★ 6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
TV★ 6.7
Here's Lucy
1968
as Ted Driscoll
TV★ 6.8
Land of the Giants
1968
as Dr. Krane
TV★ 7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
as Donald Merrick
TV★ 6.0
The Outsider
1968
MOVIE★ 6.2
5 Card Stud
1968
as Dr. Cooper
TV★ 7.2
It Takes a Thief
1968
as James Jenkins
TV★ 6.8
Mannix
1967
TV★ 7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967
TV★ 6.9
Ironside
1967
MOVIE★ 4.8
A Covenant with Death
1967
as Bruce Donnelly
TV★ 6.9
The Invaders
1967
as Col. Harris
TV★ 7.3
Jericho
1966
TV★ 6.5
Felony Squad
1966
TV★ 7.6
The Time Tunnel
1966
as General Heywood Kirk
TV★ 8.0
Star Trek
1966
as Lurry
TV★ 5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
as Carter
TV★ 7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Horace
TV★ 6.3
The Loner
1965
as Ab Nichols
TV★ 7.3
Camp Runamuck
1965
TV★ 7.5
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Gen. Kammler
TV★ 6.4
Laredo
1965
MOVIE★ 7.0
Fluffy
1965
as Dr. Braden
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Hobbs
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Final Hour
1965
as Whit Parsons
TV★ 7.5
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Myles
MOVIE★ 6.1
Where Love Has Gone
1964
as Professor Bell
TV★ 7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
TV★ 7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
as Stogie the Trapper
TV★ 7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Prof. Harvey Glomm
MOVIE★ 5.2
Advance to the Rear
1964
as Capt. Queeg
MOVIE★ 7.3
Seven Days in May
1964
as Sen. Frederick Prentice
TV★ 6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Gus Hickman
TV★ 10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
as Benjamin Silliman
TV★ 10.0
Glynis
1963
TV★ 5.8
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Ralph Denton
TV★ 7.3
Mr. Novak
1963
as Karl Bellini
TV★ 6.3
Burke's Law
1963
as Dr. Freestone
TV★ 7.3
The Fugitive
1963
as John Gibson
TV★ 7.8
The Outer Limits
1963
as Commanding General
TV★ 8.3
Arrest and Trial
1963
MOVIE★ 7.2
Hud
1963
as Mr. Burris
MOVIE★ 6.8
Spencer's Mountain
1963
as Dr. Campbell
TV★ 6.5
The Dakotas
1963
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Medical Officer
TV★ 6.5
Going My Way
1962
TV★ 7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Adam Driscoll
TV★ 6.5
The Virginian
1962
as Burns
MOVIE★ 7.5
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
as Dr. Ellis
MOVIE★ 9.0
Third of a Man
1962
as Maxwell
MOVIE
Exercise No. One
1962
TV★ 9.0
Straightaway
1961
TV★ 5.9
Ben Casey
1961
TV★ 10.0
Bus Stop
1961
TV★ 5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Kenneth Kline
MOVIE
Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo
1960
as Gov. Tryon
TV
The Roaring 20's
1960
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Magnificent Seven
1960
as Chamlee
TV★ 6.7
Route 66
1960
TV★ 6.3
Surfside 6
1960
TV★ 6.7
Stagecoach West
1960
as Harmony Bell
TV★ 6.5
Guestward, Ho!
1960
TV★ 9.0
The Brothers Brannagan
1960
as Sanford
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Time Machine
1960
as Walter Kemp
MOVIE★ 5.5
Never So Few
1959
as Capt. Alofson, Psychiatrist
TV★ 6.7
The Detectives
1959
TV★ 5.6
Hawaiian Eye
1959
TV★ 7.5
Philip Marlowe
1959
TV★ 6.0
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
TV★ 5.9
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Sheriff Arson
TV★ 7.4
Men Into Space
1959
TV★ 6.4
Lock-Up
1959
TV★ 6.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Henry
TV★ 6.3
Tightrope
1959
MOVIE★ 6.8
Warlock
1959
as Petrix
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Black Orchid
1959
as Harmon
MOVIE★ 6.6
No Name on the Bullet
1959
as Pierce
TV★ 5.7
One Step Beyond
1959
as Capt. Will Fielding
TV★ 7.2
Rawhide
1959
MOVIE★ 6.1
Monster on the Campus
1958
as Dr. Oliver Cole
TV★ 5.8
Lawman
1958
TV★ 7.1
The Rifleman
1958
TV★ 6.0
The Texan
1958
TV★ 6.5
The Donna Reed Show
1958
TV★ 6.6
Peter Gunn
1958
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Defiant Ones
1958
as Lou Gans
MOVIE★ 6.0
Destination Nightmare
1958
as Dr. Will Madison
TV★ 6.5
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
TV★ 6.7
Sea Hunt
1958
TV★ 7.8
The Veil
1958
MOVIE★ 5.7
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957
as Prof. Frankenstein
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Tall Stranger
1957
as Adam Judson
TV★ 7.6
Zorro
1957
TV★ 6.9
Trackdown
1957
TV★ 5.9
The Real McCoys
1957
TV★ 7.0
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Chris Wallis
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Wayward Girl
1957
as Ira Molson
TV★ 6.9
Maverick
1957
TV★ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957
as Larry Sands
TV★ 7.6
The Thin Man
1957
TV★ 5.4
M Squad
1957
as Tommy Hatch
TV★ 6.6
Wagon Train
1957
as Albert Sykes
TV★ 7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
MOVIE★ 4.9
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1957
as Dr. Alfred Brandon
MOVIE★ 6.1
Johnny Tremain
1957
as Josiah Quincy
MOVIE★ 7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
TV★ 6.5
Code 3
1957
TV★ 8.0
Panic!
1957
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Comedian
1957
as Otis Elwell
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Young Stranger
1957
as Grubbs
MOVIE★ 6.5
Man from Del Rio
1956
as Breezy Morgan
MOVIE
Rendezvous in Black
1956
TV★ 6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
TV★ 7.6
Playhouse 90
1956
as Elwell
TV★ 5.7
State Trooper
1956
TV★ 5.3
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
MOVIE★ 6.5
Dakota Incident
1956
as Mark Chester
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Proud Ones
1956
as Mr. Sam Bolton
MOVIE★ 7.5
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
as Emergency Room Psychiatrist
MOVIE★ 6.7
At Gunpoint
1955
as Clem Clark
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Dr. Pierce
MOVIE★ 6.0
Shack Out on 101
1955
as Eddie
MOVIE★ 6.9
Trial
1955
as Sam Wiltse
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Desperate Hours
1955
as FBI Agent Carson
TV★ 6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
TV★ 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mr. Bliss
TV★ 6.1
Cheyenne
1955
TV★ 6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Naked Street
1955
as Dist. Atty. Blaker
MOVIE★ 6.2
Not as a Stranger
1955
as Dr. Dietrich
TV★ 5.8
The Millionaire
1955
as James Mahoney
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Atomic Kid
1954
as Dr. Edgar Pangborn
MOVIE★ 6.0
Target Earth
1954
as Tom
MOVIE★ 5.1
Three Hours to Kill
1954
as Deke
TV★ 3.8
Climax!
1954
as Mr. Grubbs
TV★ 7.5
Studio 57
1954
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Shanghai Story
1954
as Paul Grant
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
TV★ 6.3
Public Defender
1954
as Peter Stone
MOVIE★ 6.8
Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954
as Dr. Edwin Thompson
MOVIE★ 7.1
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
as Guard Snader
MOVIE★ 7.1
It Should Happen to You
1954
as Robert Grau
TV★ 7.5
City Detective
1953
MOVIE★ 5.0
Devil's Canyon
1953
as Virgil Gates
MOVIE★ 9.0
A Tale of Two Cities
1953
as Host
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Paul Wells
TV★ 6.0
You Are There
1953
as John Adams
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Turning Point
1952
as Buck (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Sellout
1952
as Wilfred Jackson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hoodlum Empire
1952
as Pickpocket
MOVIE★ 8.1
Boots Malone
1952
as Lou Dyer
MOVIE★ 5.8
Tales of Robin Hood
1951
as Will
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Family Secret
1951
as Joe Elsner
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Wounded Officer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 3.6
Lost Continent
1951
as Stanley Briggs
MOVIE★ 6.7
Red Mountain
1951
as Miles
MOVIE★ 6.0
Night Into Morning
1951
as Monument Salesman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Sealed Cargo
1951
as Schuster
MOVIE★ 5.2
Wyoming Mail
1950
as Sam
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Sid Bennet
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Rev. Trumbull
MOVIE★ 5.3
A Life of Her Own
1950
as Rental Agent (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Convicted
1950
as States Attorney Owens (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Side Street
1950
as Harold Simpson (chief teller)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Perfect Strangers
1950
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
as Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Tokyo Joe
1949
as Capt. Winnow (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.2
Anna Lucasta
1949
as Stanley
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Crime Doctor's Diary
1949
as Pete Bellem
MOVIE★ 6.7
He Walked by Night
1949
as Paul Reeves
MOVIE★ 6.2
Chicken Every Sunday
1949
as Robby
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948
as Prof. Geoffrey Crawford
MOVIE★ 6.0
That Lady in Ermine
1948
as Giulio
MOVIE★ 6.2
Canon City
1948
as Heilman
MOVIE★ 6.7
Raw Deal
1948
as Murderer
MOVIE★ 7.8
Another Part of the Forest
1948
as Jugger
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
as Robert Oakes
MOVIE★ 6.4
A Double Life
1947
as Dr. Stauffer
MOVIE★ 7.3
Brute Force
1947
as Tom Lister
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946
as Chester Frye (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Somewhere in the Night
1946
as John (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Cluny Brown
1946
as Archie
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
as Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Winged Victory
1944
as Lt. Hudson
MOVIE★ 6.9
Destination Tokyo
1943
as Yo Yo (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Holy Matrimony
1943
as Harry Leek (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as London Bobbie (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Sea Hawk
1940
as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance