Actor

Whit Bissell

Birthday: October 25, 1909

Born in: New York City, New York, USA

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

Movie Credits

Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993) as Walter Kemp
Age: 83
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)
Age: 81
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979) as Dr. Henry Blodgett
Age: 69
The Night Rider (1979) as Richards
Age: 69
The Time Machine (1978) as Ralph Branly
Age: 69
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival (1978) as Uncle Billy Graves
Age: 68
Casey's Shadow (1978) as Dr. Williamson
Age: 68
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (1977) as Simon Hollaway
Age: 68
Last of the Mohicans (1977) as Gen. Webb
Age: 68
The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977) as Sen. John Conness
Age: 67
Flood! (1977) as Dr. Ted Horne
Age: 67
Psychic Killer (1975) as Dr. Paul Taylor
Age: 66
Nick and Nora (1975)
Age: 65
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974) as Senator McKellar
Age: 65
Cry Rape (1973) as Judge Newcombe
Age: 64
Soylent Green (1973) as Gov. Santini
Age: 63
Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) as Funeral Minister
Age: 63
The Salzburg Connection (1972) as Jim Newhart
Age: 62
Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972) as Mr. Mays
Age: 62
In Broad Daylight (1971) as Capt. Moss
Age: 61
A Tattered Web (1971) as Mr. Harland
Age: 61
City Beneath the Sea (1971) as Prof. Holmes
Age: 61
The Andersonville Trial (1970) as Doctor Ford
Age: 60
Airport (1970) as Mr. Davidson
Age: 60
Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969) as Dr. David Haggis
Age: 60
5 Card Stud (1968) as Dr. Cooper
Age: 58
A Covenant with Death (1967) as Bruce Donnelly
Age: 57
Fluffy (1965) as Dr. Braden
Age: 55
The Hallelujah Trail (1965) as Hobbs
Age: 55
The Final Hour (1965) as Whit Parsons
Age: 55
Where Love Has Gone (1964) as Professor Bell
Age: 55
Advance to the Rear (1964) as Capt. Queeg
Age: 54
Seven Days in May (1964) as Sen. Frederick Prentice
Age: 54
Hud (1963) as Mr. Burris
Age: 53
Spencer's Mountain (1963) as Dr. Campbell
Age: 53
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) as Medical Officer
Age: 52
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) as Dr. Ellis
Age: 52
Third of a Man (1962) as Maxwell
Age: 52
Exercise No. One (1962)
Age: 52
Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo (1960) as Gov. Tryon
Age: 51
The Magnificent Seven (1960) as Chamlee
Age: 50
The Time Machine (1960) as Walter Kemp
Age: 50
Never So Few (1959) as Capt. Alofson, Psychiatrist
Age: 50
Warlock (1959) as Petrix
Age: 49
The Black Orchid (1959) as Harmon
Age: 49
No Name on the Bullet (1959) as Pierce
Age: 49
Monster on the Campus (1958) as Dr. Oliver Cole
Age: 48
The Defiant Ones (1958) as Lou Gans
Age: 48
Destination Nightmare (1958) as Dr. Will Madison
Age: 48
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) as Prof. Frankenstein
Age: 48
The Tall Stranger (1957) as Adam Judson
Age: 48
The Wayward Girl (1957) as Ira Molson
Age: 47
Johnny Tremain (1957) as Josiah Quincy
Age: 47
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) as Dr. Alfred Brandon
Age: 47
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
Age: 47
The Comedian (1957) as Otis Elwell
Age: 47
The Young Stranger (1957) as Grubbs
Age: 47
Man from Del Rio (1956) as Breezy Morgan
Age: 47
Rendezvous in Black (1956)
Age: 47
Dakota Incident (1956) as Mark Chester
Age: 46
The Proud Ones (1956) as Mr. Sam Bolton
Age: 46
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) as Emergency Room Psychiatrist
Age: 46
At Gunpoint (1955) as Clem Clark
Age: 46
The Miracle on 34th Street (1955) as Dr. Pierce
Age: 46
Shack Out on 101 (1955) as Eddie
Age: 46
Trial (1955) as Sam Wiltse
Age: 45
The Desperate Hours (1955) as FBI Agent Carson
Age: 45
The Naked Street (1955) as Dist. Atty. Blaker
Age: 45
Not as a Stranger (1955) as Dr. Dietrich
Age: 45
The Atomic Kid (1954) as Dr. Edgar Pangborn
Age: 45
Target Earth (1954) as Tom
Age: 45
Three Hours to Kill (1954) as Deke
Age: 45
The Shanghai Story (1954) as Paul Grant
Age: 44
The Caine Mutiny (1954) as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
Age: 44
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) as Dr. Edwin Thompson
Age: 44
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) as Guard Snader
Age: 44
It Should Happen to You (1954) as Robert Grau
Age: 44
Devil's Canyon (1953) as Virgil Gates
Age: 43
A Tale of Two Cities (1953) as Host
Age: 43
The Turning Point (1952) as Buck (uncredited)
Age: 42
The Sellout (1952) as Wilfred Jackson
Age: 42
Hoodlum Empire (1952) as Pickpocket
Age: 42
Boots Malone (1952) as Lou Dyer
Age: 42
Tales of Robin Hood (1951) as Will
Age: 42
Red Mountain (1951) as Miles
Age: 42
The Family Secret (1951) as Joe Elsner
Age: 41
The Red Badge of Courage (1951) as Wounded Officer (uncredited)
Age: 41
Lost Continent (1951) as Stanley Briggs
Age: 41
Night Into Morning (1951) as Monument Salesman (uncredited)
Age: 41
Sealed Cargo (1951) as Schuster
Age: 41
Wyoming Mail (1950) as Sam
Age: 40
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) as Sid Bennet
Age: 40
A Life of Her Own (1950) as Rental Agent (uncredited)
Age: 40
Convicted (1950) as States Attorney Owens (uncredited)
Age: 40
Side Street (1950) as Harold Simpson (chief teller)
Age: 40
Perfect Strangers (1950) as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Age: 40
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) as Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Age: 40
Tokyo Joe (1949) as Capt. Winnow (uncredited)
Age: 40
Anna Lucasta (1949) as Stanley
Age: 39
The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949) as Pete Bellem
Age: 39
He Walked by Night (1949) as Paul Reeves
Age: 39
Chicken Every Sunday (1949) as Robby
Age: 39
That Lady in Ermine (1948) as Giulio
Age: 38
Canon City (1948) as Heilman
Age: 38
Raw Deal (1948) as Murderer
Age: 38
Another Part of the Forest (1948) as Jugger
Age: 38
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) as Robert Oakes
Age: 38
A Double Life (1947) as Dr. Stauffer
Age: 38
Brute Force (1947) as Tom Lister
Age: 37
The Sea of Grass (1947) as Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)
Age: 37
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) as Chester Frye (uncredited)
Age: 36
Somewhere in the Night (1946) as John (uncredited)
Age: 36
Cluny Brown (1946) as Archie
Age: 36
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) as Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
Age: 35
Winged Victory (1944) as Lt. Hudson
Age: 35
Destination Tokyo (1943) as Yo Yo (uncredited)
Age: 34
Holy Matrimony (1943) as Harry Leek (uncredited)
Age: 33
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) as London Bobbie (uncredited)
Age: 33
The Sea Hawk (1940) as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance
Age: 30