Whit Bissell
Acting Born Oct 25, 1909 Died Mar 5, 1996 New York City, New York, USA 253 credits
Biography
Whit Bissell was an American character actor born Whitner Nutting Bissell in New York City, New York, on October 25, 1909. His career in film and television spanned the years 1940 to 1984. Known for his acting work, Bissell accumulated 236 known credits throughout his career in the entertainment industry. He passed away on March 5, 1996, at the age of 86. Additional personal information indicates he was also known by the name Whitner.
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Career overview
Whit Bissell, born Whitner Nutting Bissell, was an American character actor whose career in film and television spanned the years 1940 to 1984. Born in New York City, New York, United States, on October 25, 1909, Bissell established a prolific screen career that encompassed 236 known acting credits.
Throughout his decades-long career, Bissell worked extensively in both motion pictures and television productions. His professional activities as an actor continued across more than four decades until his final screen work in 1984. Bissell passed away on March 5, 1996, at the age of 86.
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Career timeline
Star Trek: Deep Space NineTime Machine: The Journey Back
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Falcon CrestDarkroom
Hart to HartIkeThe Night RiderStrangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
The Time MachineCasey's ShadowDonner Pass: The Road to Survival
The Incredible HulkThe Incredible HulkFlood!Last of the MohicansThe Lincoln Conspiracy
Quincy, M.E.The Bionic WomanThe Tony Randall ShowArchie
Matt HelmBarbary CoastThe Swiss Family RobinsonNick and NoraPsychic Killer
Harry OThe ManhunterLincolnThe F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
KojakSoylent GreenCry Rape
SearchPete 'n' TillieThe Salzburg ConnectionJustin Morgan Had a Horse
CannonIn Broad DaylightA Tattered WebCity Beneath the Sea
McCloudAirportThe Andersonville Trial
Marcus Welby, M.D.Once You Kiss a Stranger...
The Name of the GameThe Name of the GameHere's LucyLand of the GiantsIt Takes a Thief
IronsideMannixThe InvadersJudd, for the DefenseA Covenant with Death
Star TrekThe Time TunnelFelony SquadJericho
Hogan's HeroesI Dream of JeannieThe F.B.I.LaredoThe Loner
Daniel BooneGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Profiles in CourageProfiles in Courage
The FugitiveBurke's LawPetticoat JunctionThe Outer LimitsMr. Novak
The Alfred Hitchcock HourThe VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianGoing My Way
Dr. KildareBen CaseyBus StopStraightaway
Route 66Surfside 6The Magnificent SevenThe Roaring 20'sGuestward, Ho!
RawhideRawhideOne Step BeyondHawaiian EyeHawaiian Eye
The RiflemanThe Donna Reed ShowPeter GunnLawmanThe Texan
Perry MasonPerry MasonPerry MasonPerry MasonThe Real McCoys
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreState TrooperPlayhouse 90The Adventures of Jim Bowie
CheyenneThe Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpThe MillionaireAlfred Hitchcock PresentsThe 20th Century Fox Hour
Father Knows BestClimax!Climax!Studio 57Public Defender
City DetectiveYou Are ThereGeneral Electric TheaterGeneral Electric TheaterGeneral Electric Theater
Full Filmography
253 titles- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as Lurry
- Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993) as Walter Kemp
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)
- Falcon Crest (1981) as Mr. Hobson
- Darkroom (1981) as Arthur
- Hart to Hart (1979)
- Ike (1979) as Admiral
- The Night Rider (1979) as Richards
- Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979) as Dr. Henry Blodgett
- The Time Machine (1978) as Ralph Branly
- Casey's Shadow (1978) as Dr. Williamson
- Donner Pass: The Road to Survival (1978) as Uncle Billy Graves
- The Incredible Hulk (1977)
- The Incredible Hulk (1977) as Prof. Williams
- Flood! (1977) as Dr. Ted Horne
- Last of the Mohicans (1977) as Gen. Webb
- The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977) as Sen. John Conness
- The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (1977) as Simon Hollaway
- Quincy, M.E. (1976)
- The Bionic Woman (1976)
- The Tony Randall Show (1976)
- Archie (1976) as Hiram Lodge
- Matt Helm (1975) as Rollins
- Barbary Coast (1975)
- The Swiss Family Robinson (1975)
- Nick and Nora (1975)
- Psychic Killer (1975) as Dr. Paul Taylor
- Harry O (1974)
- The Manhunter (1974) as Mr. Beale
- Lincoln (1974) as William Seward
- The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974) as Senator McKellar
- Kojak (1973) as Sentman
- Soylent Green (1973) as Gov. Santini
- Cry Rape (1973) as Judge Newcombe
- Search (1972) as St. Clair
- Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) as Funeral Minister
- The Salzburg Connection (1972) as Jim Newhart
- Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972) as Mr. Mays
- Cannon (1971) as Billingsley
- In Broad Daylight (1971) as Capt. Moss
- A Tattered Web (1971) as Mr. Harland
- City Beneath the Sea (1971) as Prof. Holmes
- McCloud (1970)
- Airport (1970) as Mr. Davidson
- The Andersonville Trial (1970) as Doctor Ford
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Dr. Arnold Winnick
- Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969) as Dr. David Haggis
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Donald Merrick
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Wainwright
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Ted Driscoll
- Land of the Giants (1968) as Dr. Krane
- It Takes a Thief (1968) as James Jenkins
- The Outsider (1968)
- The Mod Squad (1968)
- 5 Card Stud (1968) as Dr. Cooper
- Ironside (1967)
- Mannix (1967)
- The Invaders (1967) as Col. Harris
- Judd, for the Defense (1967)
- A Covenant with Death (1967) as Bruce Donnelly
- Star Trek (1966) as Lurry
- The Time Tunnel (1966) as General Heywood Kirk
- Felony Squad (1966)
- Jericho (1966)
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Gen. Kammler
- I Dream of Jeannie (1965) as Horace
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Carter
- Laredo (1965)
- The Loner (1965) as Ab Nichols
- Camp Runamuck (1965)
- The Hallelujah Trail (1965) as Hobbs
- The Final Hour (1965) as Whit Parsons
- Fluffy (1965) as Dr. Braden
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Stogie the Trapper
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Prof. Harvey Glomm
- Profiles in Courage (1964) as Myles
- Profiles in Courage (1964) as Woodrow Wilson
- Seven Days in May (1964) as Sen. Frederick Prentice
- Advance to the Rear (1964) as Capt. Queeg
- Where Love Has Gone (1964) as Professor Bell
- The Fugitive (1963) as John Gibson
- Burke's Law (1963) as Dr. Freestone
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as Ralph Denton
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Commanding General
- Mr. Novak (1963) as Karl Bellini
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Gus Hickman
- Arrest and Trial (1963)
- The Great Adventure (1963) as Benjamin Silliman
- The Dakotas (1963)
- Hud (1963) as Mr. Burris
- Glynis (1963)
- Spencer's Mountain (1963) as Dr. Campbell
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Adam Driscoll
- The Virginian (1962) as Burns
- The Virginian (1962) as Andrew Cass
- The Virginian (1962) as Whit Parsons
- Going My Way (1962)
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962) as Medical Officer
- Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) as Dr. Ellis
- Third of a Man (1962) as Maxwell
- Exercise No. One (1962)
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Dr. Kenneth Kline
- Ben Casey (1961)
- Bus Stop (1961)
- Straightaway (1961)
- Route 66 (1960)
- Surfside 6 (1960)
- The Magnificent Seven (1960) as Chamlee
- The Roaring 20's (1960)
- Guestward, Ho! (1960)
- Stagecoach West (1960) as Harmony Bell
- The Time Machine (1960) as Walter Kemp
- The Brothers Brannagan (1960) as Sanford
- Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo (1960) as Gov. Tryon
- Rawhide (1959)
- Rawhide (1959) as Doc Taggert
- One Step Beyond (1959) as Capt. Will Fielding
- Hawaiian Eye (1959)
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Arthur Dane
- The Detectives (1959)
- Lock-Up (1959)
- Johnny Ringo (1959) as Sheriff Arson
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959) as Henry
- Tightrope (1959)
- Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
- Philip Marlowe (1959)
- Men Into Space (1959)
- Warlock (1959) as Petrix
- No Name on the Bullet (1959) as Pierce
- Never So Few (1959) as Capt. Alofson, Psychiatrist
- The Black Orchid (1959) as Harmon
- The Rifleman (1958)
- The Donna Reed Show (1958)
- Peter Gunn (1958)
- Lawman (1958)
- The Texan (1958)
- Sea Hunt (1958)
- Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
- The Veil (1958)
- The Defiant Ones (1958) as Lou Gans
- Monster on the Campus (1958) as Dr. Oliver Cole
- Destination Nightmare (1958) as Dr. Will Madison
- Perry Mason (1957) as Larry Sands
- Perry Mason (1957) as Max Pompey
- Perry Mason (1957) as Laurence Barlow
- Perry Mason (1957) as Dennison Groody
- The Real McCoys (1957)
- Wagon Train (1957) as Albert Sykes
- Maverick (1957)
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
- Zorro (1957)
- M Squad (1957) as Tommy Hatch
- Alcoa Theatre (1957) as Chris Wallis
- Trackdown (1957)
- The Thin Man (1957)
- Panic! (1957)
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
- The Comedian (1957) as Otis Elwell
- The Tall Stranger (1957) as Adam Judson
- I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) as Dr. Alfred Brandon
- The Young Stranger (1957) as Grubbs
- Code 3 (1957)
- I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) as Prof. Frankenstein
- Johnny Tremain (1957) as Josiah Quincy
- The Wayward Girl (1957) as Ira Molson
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Major Ralph McConnell
- State Trooper (1956)
- Playhouse 90 (1956) as Elwell
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) as Emergency Room Psychiatrist
- Dakota Incident (1956) as Mark Chester
- The Proud Ones (1956) as Mr. Sam Bolton
- Man from Del Rio (1956) as Breezy Morgan
- Rendezvous in Black (1956)
- Cheyenne (1955)
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
- The Millionaire (1955) as James Mahoney
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Mr. Bliss
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
- Trial (1955) as Sam Wiltse
- The Desperate Hours (1955) as FBI Agent Carson
- Not as a Stranger (1955) as Dr. Dietrich
- The Naked Street (1955) as Dist. Atty. Blaker
- Shack Out on 101 (1955) as Eddie
- At Gunpoint (1955) as Clem Clark
- The Miracle on 34th Street (1955) as Dr. Pierce
- Father Knows Best (1954) as Sinclair Bruder
- Climax! (1954) as Mr. Grubbs
- Climax! (1954) as Whitfield Cook
- Studio 57 (1954)
- Public Defender (1954) as Peter Stone
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) as Dr. Edwin Thompson
- The Caine Mutiny (1954) as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
- It Should Happen to You (1954) as Robert Grau
- Three Hours to Kill (1954) as Deke
- The Shanghai Story (1954) as Paul Grant
- Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) as Guard Snader
- The Atomic Kid (1954) as Dr. Edgar Pangborn
- Target Earth (1954) as Tom
- City Detective (1953)
- You Are There (1953) as John Adams
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Paul Wells
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Dolph
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Joseph Goebbels
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Czadek
- Devil's Canyon (1953) as Virgil Gates
- A Tale of Two Cities (1953) as Host
- Hoodlum Empire (1952) as Pickpocket
- The Sellout (1952) as Wilfred Jackson
- The Turning Point (1952) as Buck (uncredited)
- Boots Malone (1952) as Lou Dyer
- The Red Badge of Courage (1951) as Wounded Officer (uncredited)
- Red Mountain (1951) as Miles
- Night Into Morning (1951) as Monument Salesman (uncredited)
- Tales of Robin Hood (1951) as Will
- Lost Continent (1951) as Stanley Briggs
- Sealed Cargo (1951) as Schuster
- The Family Secret (1951) as Joe Elsner
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Rev. Trumbull
- Convicted (1950) as States Attorney Owens (uncredited)
- A Life of Her Own (1950) as Rental Agent (uncredited)
- Wyoming Mail (1950) as Sam
- Perfect Strangers (1950) as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) as Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
- Side Street (1950) as Harold Simpson (chief teller)
- The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) as Sid Bennet
- He Walked by Night (1949) as Paul Reeves
- The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949) as Pete Bellem
- Tokyo Joe (1949) as Capt. Winnow (uncredited)
- Anna Lucasta (1949) as Stanley
- Chicken Every Sunday (1949) as Robby
- Studio One (1948) as Prof. Geoffrey Crawford
- Studio One (1948) as Denton
- Studio One (1948)
- Raw Deal (1948) as Murderer
- Another Part of the Forest (1948) as Jugger
- That Lady in Ermine (1948) as Giulio
- Canon City (1948) as Heilman
- Brute Force (1947) as Tom Lister
- The Sea of Grass (1947) as Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)
- A Double Life (1947) as Dr. Stauffer
- The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) as Robert Oakes
- Cluny Brown (1946) as Archie
- Somewhere in the Night (1946) as John (uncredited)
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) as Chester Frye (uncredited)
- The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) as Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
- Winged Victory (1944) as Lt. Hudson
- Destination Tokyo (1943) as Yo Yo (uncredited)
- Holy Matrimony (1943) as Harry Leek (uncredited)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) as London Bobbie (uncredited)
- The Sea Hawk (1940) as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Whit Bissell best known for?
Whit Bissell is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Jaws: The Revenge (1987), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Darkroom (1981), Hart to Hart (1979).
When and where was Whit Bissell born?
Whit Bissell was born on October 25, 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. They passed away on March 5, 1996.
How many credits does Whit Bissell have?
Whit Bissell has accumulated over 253 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1940 to 1993.
What is Whit Bissell's background in cinema and television?
Whit Bissell was an American character actor born Whitner Nutting Bissell in New York City, New York, on October 25, 1909. His career in film and television spanned the years 1940 to 1984. Known for his acting work, Bissell accumulated 236 known credits throughout his career in the entertainment industry. He passed awa...
Whit Bissell by the numbers
253credits
120films
133TV series
1940–1993active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Barbary Coast (1975) — aged about 65
- Arrest and Trial (1963) — aged about 53
- Lincoln (1974) as William Seward — aged about 64
- Star Trek (1966) as Lurry — aged about 56
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as Lurry — aged about 83
- Matt Helm (1975) as Rollins — aged about 65
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