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Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

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

Born

Oct 25, 1909

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Mar 05, 1996

Known For

Acting

Movies

120 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

movie

Known For

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

1960

as Chamlee
Soylent Green

Soylent Green

1973

as Gov. Santini
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

as Emergency Room Psychiatrist
The Time Machine

The Time Machine

1960

as Walter Kemp
Airport

Airport

1970

as Mr. Davidson
Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954

as Dr. Edwin Thompson
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
Brute Force

Brute Force

1947

as Tom Lister
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

as Dr. Ellis
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

1962

as Medical Officer
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
1960 • as Chamlee
★ 7.5
Soylent Green
Soylent Green
1973 • as Gov. Santini
★ 6.9
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 • as Emergency Room Psychiatrist
★ 7.5
The Time Machine
The Time Machine
1960 • as Walter Kemp
★ 7.4
Airport
Airport
1970 • as Mr. Davidson
★ 6.5
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954 • as Dr. Edwin Thompson
★ 6.8
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 • as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
★ 7.0
Brute Force
Brute Force
1947 • as Tom Lister
★ 7.3
Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 • as Dr. Ellis
★ 7.5
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
1962 • as Medical Officer
★ 7.5
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1940 • as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance
★ 7.2
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny
1954 • as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
★ 7.3
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
1958 • as Lou Gans
★ 7.2
It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You
1954 • as Robert Grau
★ 7.1
The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail
1965 • as Hobbs
★ 6.1
No Name on the Bullet
No Name on the Bullet
1959 • as Pierce
★ 6.6
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
1964 • as Sen. Frederick Prentice
★ 7.4
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night
1949 • as Paul Reeves
★ 6.7
Warlock
Warlock
1959 • as Petrix
★ 6.8
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 • as Wounded Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Hud
Hud
1963 • as Mr. Burris
★ 7.3
Never So Few
Never So Few
1959 • as Capt. Alofson, Psychiatrist
★ 5.5
5 Card Stud
5 Card Stud
1968 • as Dr. Cooper
★ 6.3
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 • as London Bobbie (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown
1946 • as Archie
★ 7.2
Not as a Stranger
Not as a Stranger
1955 • as Dr. Dietrich
★ 6.2
A Double Life
A Double Life
1947 • as Dr. Stauffer
★ 6.4
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
1955 • as FBI Agent Carson
★ 7.1
The Black Orchid
The Black Orchid
1959 • as Harmon
★ 6.3
Flood!
Flood!
1977 • as Dr. Ted Horne
★ 5.3
Man from Del Rio
Man from Del Rio
1956 • as Breezy Morgan
★ 6.5
Spencer's Mountain
Spencer's Mountain
1963 • as Dr. Campbell
★ 6.7
Trial
Trial
1955 • as Sam Wiltse
★ 6.9
Raw Deal
Raw Deal
1948 • as Murderer
★ 6.7
Advance to the Rear
Advance to the Rear
1964 • as Capt. Queeg
★ 5.2
Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night
1946 • as John (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Three Hours to Kill
Three Hours to Kill
1954 • as Deke
★ 5.1
Red Mountain
Red Mountain
1951 • as Miles
★ 6.7
Riot in Cell Block 11
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954 • as Guard Snader
★ 7.1
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957 • as Prof. Frankenstein
★ 5.6
Lost Continent
Lost Continent
1951 • as Stanley Briggs
★ 3.6
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain
1957 • as Josiah Quincy
★ 6.1
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
1947 • as Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Killer That Stalked New York
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950 • as Sid Bennet
★ 6.2
Where Love Has Gone
Where Love Has Gone
1964 • as Professor Bell
★ 6.1
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
1971 • as Prof. Holmes
★ 4.6
Another Part of the Forest
Another Part of the Forest
1948 • as Jugger
★ 7.8
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1957 • as Dr. Alfred Brandon
★ 4.8
A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own
1950 • as Rental Agent (uncredited)
★ 5.2
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
1971 • as Capt. Moss
★ 5.8
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972 • as Mr. Mays
★ 8.0
At Gunpoint
At Gunpoint
1955 • as Clem Clark
★ 6.7
Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo
1943 • as Yo Yo (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Proud Ones
The Proud Ones
1956 • as Mr. Sam Bolton
★ 6.5
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 • as Robert Oakes
★ 6.3
A Covenant with Death
A Covenant with Death
1967 • as Bruce Donnelly
★ 4.8
The Family Secret
The Family Secret
1951 • as Joe Elsner
★ 6.1
Wyoming Mail
Wyoming Mail
1950 • as Sam
★ 5.2
Monster on the Campus
Monster on the Campus
1958 • as Dr. Oliver Cole
★ 6.1
movie
Archie
1976 • as Hiram Lodge
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine
1948 • as Giulio
★ 6.0
The Tall Stranger
The Tall Stranger
1957 • as Adam Judson
★ 6.5
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
1952 • as Buck (uncredited)
★ 6.2
When Willie Comes Marching Home
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950 • as Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
1969 • as Dr. David Haggis
★ 4.6
Casey's Shadow
Casey's Shadow
1978 • as Dr. Williamson
★ 6.5
Dakota Incident
Dakota Incident
1956 • as Mark Chester
★ 6.5
Hoodlum Empire
Hoodlum Empire
1952 • as Pickpocket
★ 6.5
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers
1950 • as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Side Street
Side Street
1950 • as Harold Simpson (chief teller)
★ 6.5
Tokyo Joe
Tokyo Joe
1949 • as Capt. Winnow (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Devil's Canyon
Devil's Canyon
1953 • as Virgil Gates
★ 5.2
Shack Out on 101
Shack Out on 101
1955 • as Eddie
★ 6.0
The Atomic Kid
The Atomic Kid
1954 • as Dr. Edgar Pangborn
★ 5.0
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974 • as Senator McKellar
★ 8.0
The Comedian
The Comedian
1957 • as Otis Elwell
★ 9.0
The Naked Street
The Naked Street
1955 • as Dist. Atty. Blaker
★ 6.2
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946 • as Chester Frye (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Boots Malone
Boots Malone
1952 • as Lou Dyer
★ 8.1
The Crime Doctor's Diary
The Crime Doctor's Diary
1949 • as Pete Bellem
★ 6.2
Tales of Robin Hood
Tales of Robin Hood
1951 • as Will
★ 5.8
Fluffy
Fluffy
1965 • as Dr. Braden
★ 7.0
Convicted
Convicted
1950 • as States Attorney Owens (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Horn Blows at Midnight
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945 • as Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Time Machine
The Time Machine
1978 • as Ralph Branly
★ 5.0
Canon City
Canon City
1948 • as Heilman
★ 6.2
Last of the Mohicans
Last of the Mohicans
1977 • as Gen. Webb
★ 6.5
Pete 'n' Tillie
Pete 'n' Tillie
1972 • as Funeral Minister
★ 5.8
A Tattered Web
A Tattered Web
1971 • as Mr. Harland
★ 5.6
The Sellout
The Sellout
1952 • as Wilfred Jackson
★ 5.4
The Shanghai Story
The Shanghai Story
1954 • as Paul Grant
★ 5.0
Winged Victory
Winged Victory
1944 • as Lt. Hudson
★ 6.3
Target Earth
Target Earth
1954 • as Tom
★ 6.0
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977 • as Simon Hollaway
★ 6.0
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial
1970 • as Doctor Ford
★ 6.3
The Young Stranger
The Young Stranger
1957 • as Grubbs
★ 5.9
The Salzburg Connection
The Salzburg Connection
1972 • as Jim Newhart
★ 5.8
Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo
Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo
1960 • as Gov. Tryon
The Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955 • as Dr. Pierce
★ 5.7
Anna Lucasta
Anna Lucasta
1949 • as Stanley
★ 4.2
Cry Rape
Cry Rape
1973 • as Judge Newcombe
★ 7.0
Night Into Morning
Night Into Morning
1951 • as Monument Salesman (uncredited)
★ 6.0
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 • as Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)
★ 6.2
Sealed Cargo
Sealed Cargo
1951 • as Schuster
★ 6.5
Nick and Nora
Nick and Nora
1975
The Wayward Girl
The Wayward Girl
1957 • as Ira Molson
★ 8.0
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
1953 • as Host
★ 9.0
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony
1943 • as Harry Leek (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
1978 • as Uncle Billy Graves
★ 9.0
Psychic Killer
Psychic Killer
1975 • as Dr. Paul Taylor
★ 5.1
The Final Hour
The Final Hour
1965 • as Whit Parsons
★ 7.0
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993 • as Walter Kemp
★ 7.0
Chicken Every Sunday
Chicken Every Sunday
1949 • as Robby
★ 6.2
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
1979 • as Dr. Henry Blodgett
★ 9.4
Third of a Man
Third of a Man
1962 • as Maxwell
★ 9.0
The Lincoln Conspiracy
The Lincoln Conspiracy
1977 • as Sen. John Conness
★ 6.0
The Night Rider
The Night Rider
1979 • as Richards
★ 5.3
movie
Exercise No. One
1962
movie
Destination Nightmare
1958 • as Dr. Will Madison
★ 6.0
Rendezvous in Black
Rendezvous in Black
1956