Whit Bissell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1909-10-25

Day of Death

1996-03-05

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.

Filmography (119)

⭐ 7.0 Role: Walter Kemp

Time Machine: The Journey Back

⭐ 6.2 Role: Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

⭐ 9.4 Role: Dr. Henry Blodgett

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

⭐ 5.3 Role: Richards

The Night Rider

⭐ 5.1 Role: Ralph Branly

The Time Machine

⭐ 9.0 Role: Uncle Billy Graves

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival

⭐ 6.4 Role: Dr. Williamson

Casey's Shadow

⭐ 6.0 Role: Simon Hollaway

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race

⭐ 6.3 Role: Gen. Webb

Last of the Mohicans

⭐ 6.0 Role: Sen. John Conness

The Lincoln Conspiracy

⭐ 5.1 Role: Dr. Ted Horne

Flood!

⭐ 5.2 Role: Dr. Paul Taylor

Psychic Killer

⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Nick and Nora

⭐ 8.0 Role: Senator McKellar

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

⭐ 7.0 Role: Judge Newcombe

Cry Rape

⭐ 6.9 Role: Gov. Santini

Soylent Green

⭐ 5.8 Role: Funeral Minister

Pete 'n' Tillie

⭐ 5.8 Role: Jim Newhart

The Salzburg Connection

⭐ 8.0 Role: Mr. Mays

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

⭐ 5.8 Role: Capt. Moss

In Broad Daylight

⭐ 5.4 Role: Mr. Harland

A Tattered Web

⭐ 4.5 Role: Prof. Holmes

City Beneath the Sea

⭐ 7.2 Role: Doctor Ford

The Andersonville Trial

⭐ 6.5 Role: Mr. Davidson

Airport

⭐ 4.6 Role: Dr. David Haggis

Once You Kiss a Stranger...

⭐ 6.2 Role: Dr. Cooper

5 Card Stud

⭐ 4.8 Role: Bruce Donnelly

A Covenant with Death

⭐ 7.0 Role: Dr. Braden

Fluffy

⭐ 6.1 Role: Hobbs

The Hallelujah Trail

⭐ 7.0 Role: Whit Parsons

The Final Hour

⭐ 6.1 Role: Professor Bell

Where Love Has Gone

⭐ 5.2 Role: Capt. Queeg

Advance to the Rear

⭐ 7.3 Role: Sen. Frederick Prentice

Seven Days in May

⭐ 7.2 Role: Mr. Burris

Hud

⭐ 6.8 Role: Dr. Campbell

Spencer's Mountain

⭐ 7.5 Role: Medical Officer

The Manchurian Candidate

⭐ 7.5 Role: Dr. Ellis

Birdman of Alcatraz

⭐ 9.0 Role: Maxwell

Third of a Man

⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Exercise No. One

⭐ 0 Role: Gov. Tryon

Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo

⭐ 7.5 Role: Chamlee

The Magnificent Seven

⭐ 7.4 Role: Walter Kemp

The Time Machine

⭐ 5.5 Role: Capt. Alofson, Psychiatrist

Never So Few

⭐ 6.8 Role: Petrix

Warlock

⭐ 6.3 Role: Harmon

The Black Orchid

⭐ 6.6 Role: Pierce

No Name on the Bullet

⭐ 6.1 Role: Dr. Oliver Cole

Monster on the Campus

⭐ 7.1 Role: Lou Gans

The Defiant Ones

⭐ 6.0 Role: Dr. Will Madison

Destination Nightmare

⭐ 5.7 Role: Prof. Frankenstein

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

⭐ 6.6 Role: Adam Judson

The Tall Stranger

⭐ 8.0 Role: Ira Molson

The Wayward Girl

⭐ 4.8 Role: Dr. Alfred Brandon

I Was a Teenage Werewolf

⭐ 6.1 Role: Josiah Quincy

Johnny Tremain

⭐ 7.0 Role: 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

⭐ 9.0 Role: Otis Elwell

The Comedian

⭐ 5.9 Role: Grubbs

The Young Stranger

⭐ 6.4 Role: Breezy Morgan

Man from Del Rio

⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Rendezvous in Black

⭐ 6.5 Role: Mark Chester

Dakota Incident

⭐ 6.5 Role: Mr. Sam Bolton

The Proud Ones

⭐ 7.5 Role: Emergency Room Psychiatrist

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

⭐ 6.7 Role: Clem Clark

At Gunpoint

⭐ 5.6 Role: Dr. Pierce

The Miracle on 34th Street

⭐ 6.0 Role: Eddie

Shack Out on 101

⭐ 6.9 Role: Sam Wiltse

Trial

⭐ 7.0 Role: FBI Agent Carson

The Desperate Hours

⭐ 6.2 Role: Dist. Atty. Blaker

The Naked Street

⭐ 6.2 Role: Dr. Dietrich

Not as a Stranger

⭐ 5.0 Role: Dr. Edgar Pangborn

The Atomic Kid

⭐ 6.0 Role: Tom

Target Earth

⭐ 5.1 Role: Deke

Three Hours to Kill

⭐ 5.0 Role: Paul Grant

The Shanghai Story

⭐ 7.2 Role: Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.

The Caine Mutiny

⭐ 6.8 Role: Dr. Edwin Thompson

Creature from the Black Lagoon

⭐ 7.1 Role: Guard Snader

Riot in Cell Block 11

⭐ 7.1 Role: Robert Grau

It Should Happen to You

⭐ 5.0 Role: Virgil Gates

Devil's Canyon

⭐ 9.0 Role: Host

A Tale of Two Cities

⭐ 6.3 Role: Buck (uncredited)

The Turning Point

⭐ 5.4 Role: Wilfred Jackson

The Sellout

⭐ 6.5 Role: Pickpocket

Hoodlum Empire

⭐ 8.3 Role: Lou Dyer

Boots Malone

⭐ 5.8 Role: Will

Tales of Robin Hood

⭐ 6.1 Role: Joe Elsner

The Family Secret

⭐ 6.5 Role: Wounded Officer (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

⭐ 3.6 Role: Stanley Briggs

Lost Continent

⭐ 6.7 Role: Miles

Red Mountain

⭐ 6.0 Role: Monument Salesman (uncredited)

Night Into Morning

⭐ 6.5 Role: Schuster

Sealed Cargo

⭐ 5.2 Role: Sam

Wyoming Mail

⭐ 6.2 Role: Sid Bennet

The Killer That Stalked New York

⭐ 5.2 Role: Rental Agent (uncredited)

A Life of Her Own

⭐ 6.1 Role: States Attorney Owens (uncredited)

Convicted

⭐ 6.5 Role: Harold Simpson (chief teller)

Side Street

⭐ 6.0 Role: Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Perfect Strangers

⭐ 6.9 Role: Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)

When Willie Comes Marching Home

⭐ 6.1 Role: Capt. Winnow (uncredited)

Tokyo Joe

⭐ 4.2 Role: Stanley

Anna Lucasta

⭐ 6.2 Role: Pete Bellem

The Crime Doctor's Diary

⭐ 6.7 Role: Paul Reeves

He Walked by Night

⭐ 6.2 Role: Robby

Chicken Every Sunday

⭐ 6.0 Role: Giulio

That Lady in Ermine

⭐ 6.2 Role: Heilman

Canon City

⭐ 6.7 Role: Murderer

Raw Deal

⭐ 7.8 Role: Jugger

Another Part of the Forest

⭐ 6.2 Role: Robert Oakes

The Senator Was Indiscreet

⭐ 6.4 Role: Dr. Stauffer

A Double Life

⭐ 7.3 Role: Tom Lister

Brute Force

⭐ 6.1 Role: Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass

⭐ 5.8 Role: Chester Frye (uncredited)

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

⭐ 6.7 Role: John (uncredited)

Somewhere in the Night

⭐ 7.2 Role: Archie

Cluny Brown

⭐ 5.8 Role: Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)

The Horn Blows at Midnight

⭐ 6.3 Role: Lt. Hudson

Winged Victory

⭐ 6.9 Role: Yo Yo (uncredited)

Destination Tokyo

⭐ 6.8 Role: Harry Leek (uncredited)

Holy Matrimony

⭐ 6.4 Role: London Bobbie (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

⭐ 7.2 Role: Gate Guard at Palace Entrance

The Sea Hawk