Whit Bissell

Acting

Whit Bissell

Born 25 October 1909 · New York City, New York, USA · Died 5 March 1996 at 86

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

Known for

Highlights

Star Trek1966 · Series · Lurry
The Magnificent Seven1960 · Film · Chamlee
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · Series · Lurry
Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956 · Film · Emergency Room Psychiatrist
I Dream of Jeannie1965 · Series · Horace
The Time Machine1960 · Film · Walter Kemp

Filmography

Movies

115 films

Time Machine: The Journey Back1993 · Film · Walter Kemp
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter1979 · Film · Dr. Henry Blodgett
The Night Rider1979 · Film · Richards
The Time Machine1978 · Film · Ralph Branly
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival1978 · Film · Uncle Billy Graves
Casey's Shadow1978 · Film · Dr. Williamson
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race1977 · Film · Simon Hollaway
Last of the Mohicans1977 · Film · Gen. Webb
The Lincoln Conspiracy1977 · Film · Sen. John Conness
Flood!1977 · Film · Dr. Ted Horne
Psychic Killer1975 · Film · Dr. Paul Taylor
Nick and Nora1975 · Film
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One1974 · Film · Senator McKellar
Cry Rape1973 · Film · Judge Newcombe
Soylent Green1973 · Film · Gov. Santini
Pete 'n' Tillie1972 · Film · Funeral Minister
The Salzburg Connection1972 · Film · Jim Newhart
Justin Morgan Had a Horse1972 · Film · Mr. Mays
In Broad Daylight1971 · Film · Capt. Moss
A Tattered Web1971 · Film · Mr. Harland
City Beneath the Sea1971 · Film · Prof. Holmes
The Andersonville Trial1970 · Film · Doctor Ford
Airport1970 · Film · Mr. Davidson
Once You Kiss a Stranger...1969 · Film · Dr. David Haggis
5 Card Stud1968 · Film · Dr. Cooper
A Covenant with Death1967 · Film · Bruce Donnelly
Fluffy1965 · Film · Dr. Braden
The Hallelujah Trail1965 · Film · Hobbs
The Final Hour1965 · Film · Whit Parsons
Where Love Has Gone1964 · Film · Professor Bell
Advance to the Rear1964 · Film · Capt. Queeg
Seven Days in May1964 · Film · Sen. Frederick Prentice
Hud1963 · Film · Mr. Burris
Spencer's Mountain1963 · Film · Dr. Campbell
The Manchurian Candidate1962 · Film · Medical Officer
Birdman of Alcatraz1962 · Film · Dr. Ellis
Third of a Man1962 · Film · Maxwell
Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo1960 · Film · Gov. Tryon
The Magnificent Seven1960 · Film · Chamlee
The Time Machine1960 · Film · Walter Kemp
Never So Few1959 · Film · Capt. Alofson, Psychiatrist
Warlock1959 · Film · Petrix
The Black Orchid1959 · Film · Harmon
No Name on the Bullet1959 · Film · Pierce
Monster on the Campus1958 · Film · Dr. Oliver Cole
The Defiant Ones1958 · Film · Lou Gans
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein1957 · Film · Prof. Frankenstein
The Tall Stranger1957 · Film · Adam Judson
The Wayward Girl1957 · Film · Ira Molson
I Was a Teenage Werewolf1957 · Film · Dr. Alfred Brandon
Johnny Tremain1957 · Film · Josiah Quincy
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957 · Film · 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
The Comedian1957 · Film · Otis Elwell
The Young Stranger1957 · Film · Grubbs
Man from Del Rio1956 · Film · Breezy Morgan
Rendezvous in Black1956 · Film
Dakota Incident1956 · Film · Mark Chester
The Proud Ones1956 · Film · Mr. Sam Bolton
Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956 · Film · Emergency Room Psychiatrist
At Gunpoint1955 · Film · Clem Clark
The Miracle on 34th Street1955 · Film · Dr. Pierce
Shack Out on 1011955 · Film · Eddie
Trial1955 · Film · Sam Wiltse
The Desperate Hours1955 · Film · FBI Agent Carson
The Naked Street1955 · Film · Dist. Atty. Blaker
Not as a Stranger1955 · Film · Dr. Dietrich
The Atomic Kid1954 · Film · Dr. Edgar Pangborn
Target Earth1954 · Film · Tom
Three Hours to Kill1954 · Film · Deke
The Shanghai Story1954 · Film · Paul Grant
The Caine Mutiny1954 · Film · Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
Creature from the Black Lagoon1954 · Film · Dr. Edwin Thompson
Riot in Cell Block 111954 · Film · Guard Snader
It Should Happen to You1954 · Film · Robert Grau
Devil's Canyon1953 · Film · Virgil Gates
The Turning Point1952 · Film · Buck (uncredited)
The Sellout1952 · Film · Wilfred Jackson
Hoodlum Empire1952 · Film · Pickpocket
Boots Malone1952 · Film · Lou Dyer
Tales of Robin Hood1951 · Film · Will
The Family Secret1951 · Film · Joe Elsner
The Red Badge of Courage1951 · Film · Wounded Officer (uncredited)
Lost Continent1951 · Film · Stanley Briggs
Red Mountain1951 · Film · Miles
Night Into Morning1951 · Film · Monument Salesman (uncredited)
Sealed Cargo1951 · Film · Schuster
Wyoming Mail1950 · Film · Sam
The Killer That Stalked New York1950 · Film · Sid Bennet
A Life of Her Own1950 · Film · Rental Agent (uncredited)
Convicted1950 · Film · States Attorney Owens (uncredited)
Side Street1950 · Film · Harold Simpson (chief teller)
Perfect Strangers1950 · Film · Defense Attorney (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home1950 · Film · Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Tokyo Joe1949 · Film · Capt. Winnow (uncredited)
Anna Lucasta1949 · Film · Stanley
The Crime Doctor's Diary1949 · Film · Pete Bellem
He Walked by Night1949 · Film · Paul Reeves
Chicken Every Sunday1949 · Film · Robby
That Lady in Ermine1948 · Film · Giulio
Canon City1948 · Film · Heilman
Raw Deal1948 · Film · Murderer
Another Part of the Forest1948 · Film · Jugger
The Senator Was Indiscreet1947 · Film · Robert Oakes
A Double Life1947 · Film · Dr. Stauffer
Brute Force1947 · Film · Tom Lister
The Sea of Grass1947 · Film · Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog1946 · Film · Chester Frye (uncredited)
Somewhere in the Night1946 · Film · John (uncredited)
Cluny Brown1946 · Film · Archie
The Horn Blows at Midnight1945 · Film · Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
Winged Victory1944 · Film · Lt. Hudson
Destination Tokyo1943 · Film · Yo Yo (uncredited)
Holy Matrimony1943 · Film · Harry Leek (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon1942 · Film · London Bobbie (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk1940 · Film · Gate Guard at Palace Entrance

Filmography

Series

115 shows

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · Series · Lurry
Falcon Crest1981 · Series · Mr. Hobson
Darkroom1981 · Series · Arthur
Hart to Hart1979 · Series
Ike1979 · Series · Admiral
The Incredible Hulk1977 · Series
Quincy, M.E.1976 · Series
The Tony Randall Show1976 · Series
The Bionic Woman1976 · Series
Matt Helm1975 · Series · Rollins
The Swiss Family Robinson1975 · Series
Barbary Coast1975 · Series
Harry O1974 · Series
The Manhunter1974 · Series · Mr. Beale
Lincoln1974 · Series · William Seward
Kojak1973 · Series · Sentman
Search1972 · Series · St. Clair
Cannon1971 · Series · Billingsley
McCloud1970 · Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · Series · Dr. Arnold Winnick
The Mod Squad1968 · Series
Here's Lucy1968 · Series · Ted Driscoll
Land of the Giants1968 · Series · Dr. Krane
The Name of the Game1968 · Series · Donald Merrick
The Outsider1968 · Series
It Takes a Thief1968 · Series · James Jenkins
Mannix1967 · Series
Judd, for the Defense1967 · Series
Ironside1967 · Series
The Invaders1967 · Series · Col. Harris
Jericho1966 · Series
Felony Squad1966 · Series
The Time Tunnel1966 · Series · General Heywood Kirk
Star Trek1966 · Series · Lurry
The F.B.I.1965 · Series · Carter
I Dream of Jeannie1965 · Series · Horace
The Loner1965 · Series · Ab Nichols
Camp Runamuck1965 · Series
Hogan's Heroes1965 · Series · Gen. Kammler
Laredo1965 · Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.1964 · Series
Daniel Boone1964 · Series · Stogie the Trapper
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · Series · Prof. Harvey Glomm
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · Series · Gus Hickman
The Great Adventure1963 · Series · Benjamin Silliman
Glynis1963 · Series
Petticoat Junction1963 · Series · Ralph Denton
Mr. Novak1963 · Series · Karl Bellini
Burke's Law1963 · Series · Dr. Freestone
The Fugitive1963 · Series · John Gibson
The Outer Limits1963 · Series · Commanding General
Arrest and Trial1963 · Series
The Dakotas1963 · Series
Going My Way1962 · Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · Series · Adam Driscoll
The Virginian1962 · Series · Burns
Straightaway1961 · Series
Ben Casey1961 · Series
Bus Stop1961 · Series
Dr. Kildare1961 · Series · Dr. Kenneth Kline
The Roaring 20's1960 · Series
Route 661960 · Series
Surfside 61960 · Series
Stagecoach West1960 · Series · Harmony Bell
Guestward, Ho!1960 · Series
The Brothers Brannagan1960 · Series · Sanford
The Detectives1959 · Series
Hawaiian Eye1959 · Series
Philip Marlowe1959 · Series
Bourbon Street Beat1959 · Series
Johnny Ringo1959 · Series · Sheriff Arson
Men Into Space1959 · Series
Lock-Up1959 · Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959 · Series · Henry
Tightrope1959 · Series
One Step Beyond1959 · Series · Capt. Will Fielding
Rawhide1959 · Series
Lawman1958 · Series
The Rifleman1958 · Series
The Texan1958 · Series
The Donna Reed Show1958 · Series
Peter Gunn1958 · Series
Shirley Temple's Storybook1958 · Series
Sea Hunt1958 · Series
The Veil1958 · Series
Zorro1957 · Series
Trackdown1957 · Series
The Real McCoys1957 · Series
Alcoa Theatre1957 · Series · Chris Wallis
Maverick1957 · Series
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Larry Sands
The Thin Man1957 · Series
M Squad1957 · Series · Tommy Hatch
Wagon Train1957 · Series · Albert Sykes
Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · Series
Code 31957 · Series
Panic!1957 · Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series
Playhouse 901956 · Series · Elwell
State Trooper1956 · Series
The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956 · Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Mr. Bliss
Cheyenne1955 · Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · Series
The Millionaire1955 · Series · James Mahoney
Climax!1954 · Series · Mr. Grubbs
Father Knows Best1954 · Series · Sinclair Bruder
Studio 571954 · Series
Public Defender1954 · Series · Peter Stone
City Detective1953 · Series
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Paul Wells
You Are There1953 · Series · John Adams
Lux Video Theatre1950 · Series · Rev. Trumbull
Studio One1948 · Series · Prof. Geoffrey Crawford