Whit Bissell

Known for: Acting
Born: October 25, 1909, New York City, New York, USA
Died: March 5, 1996
Movies: 120

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

Best-Known Movies

7.5

The Magnificent Seven

1960

6.9

Soylent Green

1973

7.5

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

7.4

The Time Machine

1960

6.8

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954

7.5

The Manchurian Candidate

1962

6.5

Airport

1970

7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

7.3

The Caine Mutiny

1954

7.3

Hud

1963

Filmography

1993	Time Machine: The Journey Back	Walter Kemp
1991	Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook	Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)
1979	Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter	Dr. Henry Blodgett
1979	The Night Rider	Richards
1978	The Time Machine	Ralph Branly
1978	Donner Pass: The Road to Survival	Uncle Billy Graves
1978	Casey's Shadow	Dr. Williamson
1977	The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race	Simon Hollaway
1977	Last of the Mohicans	Gen. Webb
1977	The Lincoln Conspiracy	Sen. John Conness
1977	Flood!	Dr. Ted Horne
1976	Archie	Hiram Lodge
1975	Psychic Killer	Dr. Paul Taylor
1975	Nick and Nora
1974	The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One	Senator McKellar
1973	Cry Rape	Judge Newcombe
1973	Soylent Green	Gov. Santini
1972	Pete 'n' Tillie	Funeral Minister
1972	The Salzburg Connection	Jim Newhart
1972	Justin Morgan Had a Horse	Mr. Mays
1971	In Broad Daylight	Capt. Moss
1971	A Tattered Web	Mr. Harland
1971	City Beneath the Sea	Prof. Holmes
1970	The Andersonville Trial	Doctor Ford
1970	Airport	Mr. Davidson
1969	Once You Kiss a Stranger...	Dr. David Haggis
1968	5 Card Stud	Dr. Cooper
1967	A Covenant with Death	Bruce Donnelly
1965	Fluffy	Dr. Braden
1965	The Hallelujah Trail	Hobbs
1965	The Final Hour	Whit Parsons
1964	Where Love Has Gone	Professor Bell
1964	Advance to the Rear	Capt. Queeg
1964	Seven Days in May	Sen. Frederick Prentice
1963	Hud	Mr. Burris
1963	Spencer's Mountain	Dr. Campbell
1962	The Manchurian Candidate	Medical Officer
1962	Birdman of Alcatraz	Dr. Ellis
1962	Third of a Man	Maxwell
1962	Exercise No. One
1960	Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo	Gov. Tryon
1960	The Magnificent Seven	Chamlee
1960	The Time Machine	Walter Kemp
1959	Never So Few	Capt. Alofson, Psychiatrist
1959	Warlock	Petrix
1959	The Black Orchid	Harmon
1959	No Name on the Bullet	Pierce
1958	Monster on the Campus	Dr. Oliver Cole
1958	The Defiant Ones	Lou Gans
1958	Destination Nightmare	Dr. Will Madison
1957	I Was a Teenage Frankenstein	Prof. Frankenstein
1957	The Tall Stranger	Adam Judson
1957	The Wayward Girl	Ira Molson
1957	I Was a Teenage Werewolf	Dr. Alfred Brandon
1957	Johnny Tremain	Josiah Quincy
1957	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
1957	The Comedian	Otis Elwell
1957	The Young Stranger	Grubbs
1956	Man from Del Rio	Breezy Morgan
1956	Rendezvous in Black
1956	Dakota Incident	Mark Chester
1956	The Proud Ones	Mr. Sam Bolton
1956	Invasion of the Body Snatchers	Emergency Room Psychiatrist
1955	At Gunpoint	Clem Clark
1955	The Miracle on 34th Street	Dr. Pierce
1955	Shack Out on 101	Eddie
1955	Trial	Sam Wiltse
1955	The Desperate Hours	FBI Agent Carson
1955	The Naked Street	Dist. Atty. Blaker
1955	Not as a Stranger	Dr. Dietrich
1954	The Atomic Kid	Dr. Edgar Pangborn
1954	Target Earth	Tom
1954	Three Hours to Kill	Deke
1954	The Shanghai Story	Paul Grant
1954	The Caine Mutiny	Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
1954	Creature from the Black Lagoon	Dr. Edwin Thompson
1954	Riot in Cell Block 11	Guard Snader
1954	It Should Happen to You	Robert Grau
1953	Devil's Canyon	Virgil Gates
1953	A Tale of Two Cities	Host
1952	The Turning Point	Buck (uncredited)
1952	The Sellout	Wilfred Jackson
1952	Hoodlum Empire	Pickpocket
1952	Boots Malone	Lou Dyer
1951	Tales of Robin Hood	Will
1951	The Family Secret	Joe Elsner
1951	The Red Badge of Courage	Wounded Officer (uncredited)
1951	Lost Continent	Stanley Briggs
1951	Red Mountain	Miles
1951	Night Into Morning	Monument Salesman (uncredited)
1951	Sealed Cargo	Schuster
1950	Wyoming Mail	Sam
1950	The Killer That Stalked New York	Sid Bennet
1950	A Life of Her Own	Rental Agent (uncredited)
1950	Convicted	States Attorney Owens (uncredited)
1950	Side Street	Harold Simpson (chief teller)
1950	Perfect Strangers	Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1950	When Willie Comes Marching Home	Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
1949	Tokyo Joe	Capt. Winnow (uncredited)
1949	Anna Lucasta	Stanley
1949	The Crime Doctor's Diary	Pete Bellem
1949	He Walked by Night	Paul Reeves
1949	Chicken Every Sunday	Robby
1948	That Lady in Ermine	Giulio
1948	Canon City	Heilman
1948	Raw Deal	Murderer
1948	Another Part of the Forest	Jugger
1947	The Senator Was Indiscreet	Robert Oakes
1947	A Double Life	Dr. Stauffer
1947	Brute Force	Tom Lister
1947	The Sea of Grass	Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)
1946	It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog	Chester Frye (uncredited)
1946	Somewhere in the Night	John (uncredited)
1946	Cluny Brown	Archie
1945	The Horn Blows at Midnight	Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
1944	Winged Victory	Lt. Hudson
1943	Destination Tokyo	Yo Yo (uncredited)
1943	Holy Matrimony	Harry Leek (uncredited)
1942	Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon	London Bobbie (uncredited)
1940	The Sea Hawk	Gate Guard at Palace Entrance

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