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

The Magnificent Seven

as Chamlee

Soylent Green

as Gov. Santini

Airport

as Mr. Davidson

Creature from the Black Lagoon

as Dr. Edwin Thompson

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Emergency Room Psychiatrist

The Manchurian Candidate

as Medical Officer

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

7.5

The Magnificent Seven

Soylent Green

Airport

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954as Dr. Edwin Thompson

7.5

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956as Emergency Room Psychiatrist

7.5

The Manchurian Candidate

1962as Medical Officer

7.4

The Time Machine

1960as Walter Kemp

7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum

7.2

Hud

1963as Mr. Burris

7.2

The Caine Mutiny

1954as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.

6.8

Warlock

1959as Petrix

5.5

Never So Few

1959as Capt. Alofson, Psychiatrist

7.5

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962as Dr. Ellis

6.2

Convicted

1950as States Attorney Owens (uncredited)

Brute Force

5 Card Stud

Seven Days in May

1964as Sen. Frederick Prentice

Spencer's Mountain

The Defiant Ones

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942as London Bobbie (uncredited)

7.2

The Sea Hawk

1940as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance

The Hallelujah Trail

City Beneath the Sea

Raw Deal

The Desperate Hours

1955as FBI Agent Carson

6.6

No Name on the Bullet

1959as Pierce

6.7

Somewhere in the Night

1946as John (uncredited)

6.2

Not as a Stranger

1955as Dr. Dietrich

6.4

The Red Badge of Courage

1951as Wounded Officer (uncredited)

6.5

Dakota Incident

1956as Mark Chester

6.1

Tokyo Joe

1949as Capt. Winnow (uncredited)

7.2

Cluny Brown

1946as Archie

6.1

The Sea of Grass

1947as Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)

6.9

Destination Tokyo

1943as Yo Yo (uncredited)

6.7

Red Mountain

1951as Miles

6.2

The Killer That Stalked New York

The Tall Stranger

It Should Happen to You

1954as Robert Grau

3.6

Lost Continent

1951as Stanley Briggs

6.7

He Walked by Night

1949as Paul Reeves

7.1

Riot in Cell Block 11

Flood!

Sealed Cargo

A Double Life

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950as Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)

A Tattered Web

Man from Del Rio

Wyoming Mail

Side Street

1950as Harold Simpson (chief teller)

6.5

The Proud Ones

1956as Mr. Sam Bolton