Whit Bissell

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 25, 1909

died

March 5, 1996

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Whitner Nutting Bissell · Whitner Bissell · Whitt Bissell · Whit Bissel

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Magnificent Seven
7.5

The Magnificent Seven

1960as Chamlee
Soylent Green
6.9

Soylent Green

1973as Gov. Santini
Airport
6.5

Airport

1970as Mr. Davidson
Creature from the Black Lagoon
6.8

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954as Dr. Edwin Thompson
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.5

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956as Emergency Room Psychiatrist
The Manchurian Candidate
7.5

The Manchurian Candidate

1962as Medical Officer
The Time Machine
7.4

The Time Machine

1960as Walter Kemp
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
Hud
7.2

Hud

1963as Mr. Burris
The Caine Mutiny
7.2

The Caine Mutiny

1954as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
Warlock
6.8

Warlock

1959as Petrix
Never So Few
5.5

Never So Few

1959as Capt. Alofson, Psychiatrist
Birdman of Alcatraz
7.5

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962as Dr. Ellis
Convicted
6.2

Convicted

1950as States Attorney Owens (uncredited)
Brute Force
7.3

Brute Force

1947as Tom Lister
5 Card Stud
6.2

5 Card Stud

1968as Dr. Cooper
Seven Days in May
7.3

Seven Days in May

1964as Sen. Frederick Prentice
Spencer's Mountain
6.8

Spencer's Mountain

1963as Dr. Campbell
The Defiant Ones
7.1

The Defiant Ones

1958as Lou Gans
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
6.4

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942as London Bobbie (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
7.2

The Sea Hawk

1940as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance
The Hallelujah Trail
6.1

The Hallelujah Trail

1965as Hobbs
City Beneath the Sea
4.5

City Beneath the Sea

1971as Prof. Holmes
Raw Deal
6.7

Raw Deal

1948as Murderer
The Desperate Hours
7.0

The Desperate Hours

1955as FBI Agent Carson
No Name on the Bullet
6.6

No Name on the Bullet

1959as Pierce
Somewhere in the Night
6.7

Somewhere in the Night

1946as John (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger
6.2

Not as a Stranger

1955as Dr. Dietrich
The Red Badge of Courage
6.4

The Red Badge of Courage

1951as Wounded Officer (uncredited)
Dakota Incident
6.5

Dakota Incident

1956as Mark Chester
Tokyo Joe
6.1

Tokyo Joe

1949as Capt. Winnow (uncredited)
Cluny Brown
7.2

Cluny Brown

1946as Archie
The Sea of Grass
6.1

The Sea of Grass

1947as Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)
Destination Tokyo
6.9

Destination Tokyo

1943as Yo Yo (uncredited)
Red Mountain
6.7

Red Mountain

1951as Miles
The Killer That Stalked New York
6.2

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950as Sid Bennet
The Tall Stranger
6.6

The Tall Stranger

1957as Adam Judson
It Should Happen to You
7.1

It Should Happen to You

1954as Robert Grau
Lost Continent
3.6

Lost Continent

1951as Stanley Briggs
He Walked by Night
6.7

He Walked by Night

1949as Paul Reeves
Riot in Cell Block 11
7.1

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954as Guard Snader
Flood!
5.1

Flood!

1977as Dr. Ted Horne
Sealed Cargo
6.5

Sealed Cargo

1951as Schuster
A Double Life
6.4

A Double Life

1947as Dr. Stauffer
When Willie Comes Marching Home
6.9

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950as Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
A Tattered Web
5.4

A Tattered Web

1971as Mr. Harland
Man from Del Rio
6.5

Man from Del Rio

1956as Breezy Morgan
Wyoming Mail
5.2

Wyoming Mail

1950as Sam
Side Street
6.5

Side Street

1950as Harold Simpson (chief teller)
The Proud Ones
6.5

The Proud Ones

1956as Mr. Sam Bolton