Whit Bissell (born Whitner Nutting Bissell) was an American character actor. His career in film and television spanned the years 1940 to 1984.
Known For
The Caine Mutiny
(1954)
Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
The Magnificent Seven
(1960)
Chamlee
Soylent Green
(1973)
Gov. Santini
The Manchurian Candidate
(1962)
Medical Officer
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
Brute Force
(1947)
Tom Lister
Warlock
(1959)
Petrix
Airport
(1970)
Mr. Davidson
The Time Machine
(1960)
Walter Kemp
Hud
(1963)
Mr. Burris
Birdman of Alcatraz
(1962)
Dr. Ellis
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(1956)
Emergency Room Psychiatrist
Creature from the Black Lagoon
(1954)
Dr. Edwin Thompson
The Defiant Ones
(1958)
Lou Gans
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
(1942)
London Bobbie (uncredited)
Raw Deal
(1948)
Murderer
Full Filmography
Acting
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Gate Guard at Palace Entrance
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
(1942)
London Bobbie (uncredited)
Holy Matrimony
(1943)
Harry Leek (uncredited)
Destination Tokyo
(1943)
Yo Yo (uncredited)
Winged Victory
(1944)
Lt. Hudson
The Horn Blows at Midnight
(1945)
Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
Somewhere in the Night
(1946)
John (uncredited)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
(1946)
Chester Frye (uncredited)
Cluny Brown
(1946)
Archie
Brute Force
(1947)
Tom Lister
A Double Life
(1947)
Dr. Stauffer
The Senator Was Indiscreet
(1947)
Robert Oakes
Canon City
(1948)
Heilman
Another Part of the Forest
(1948)
Jugger
Raw Deal
(1948)
Murderer
That Lady in Ermine
(1948)
Giulio
He Walked by Night
(1949)
Paul Reeves
The Crime Doctor's Diary
(1949)
Pete Bellem
Anna Lucasta
(1949)
Stanley
Chicken Every Sunday
(1949)
Robby
Tokyo Joe
(1949)
Capt. Winnow
The Killer That Stalked New York
(1950)
Sid Bennet
Side Street
(1950)
Harold Simpson (chief teller)
Wyoming Mail
(1950)
Sam
When Willie Comes Marching Home
(1950)
Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
A Life of Her Own
(1950)
Rental Agent (uncredited)
Convicted
(1950)
States Attorney Owens (uncredited)
Perfect Strangers
(1950)
Defense Attorney
Lost Continent
(1951)
Stanley Briggs
Red Mountain
(1951)
Miles
The Family Secret
(1951)
Joe Elsner
Tales of Robin Hood
(1951)
Will
Sealed Cargo
(1951)
Schuster
Night Into Morning
(1951)
Monument Salesman (uncredited)
The Sellout
(1952)
Wilfred Jackson
Hoodlum Empire
(1952)
Pickpocket
Boots Malone
(1952)
Lou Dyer
The Turning Point
(1952)
Buck (uncredited)
Devil's Canyon
(1953)
Virgil Gates
A Tale of Two Cities
(1953)
Host
It Should Happen to You
(1954)
Robert Grau
Creature from the Black Lagoon
(1954)
Dr. Edwin Thompson
Target Earth
(1954)
Tom
Riot in Cell Block 11
(1954)
Guard Snader
The Atomic Kid
(1954)
Dr. Edgar Pangborn
The Shanghai Story
(1954)
Paul Grant
Three Hours to Kill
(1954)
Deke
The Caine Mutiny
(1954)
Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
Shack Out on 101
(1955)
Eddie
The Desperate Hours
(1955)
FBI Agent Carson
The Naked Street
(1955)
Dist. Atty. Blaker
At Gunpoint
(1955)
Clem Clark
Trial
(1955)
Sam Wiltse
Not as a Stranger
(1955)
Dr. Dietrich
Man from Del Rio
(1956)
Breezy Morgan
Dakota Incident
(1956)
Mark Chester
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(1956)
Emergency Room Psychiatrist
The Proud Ones
(1956)
Mr. Sam Bolton
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
(1957)
Prof. Frankenstein
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
(1957)
Dr. Alfred Brandon
Johnny Tremain
(1957)
Josiah Quincy
The Tall Stranger
(1957)
Adam Judson
The Young Stranger
(1957)
Grubbs
The Wayward Girl
(1957)
Ira Molson
The Comedian
(1957)
Otis Elwell
The Defiant Ones
(1958)
Lou Gans
Monster on the Campus
(1958)
Dr. Oliver Cole
Destination Nightmare
(1958)
Dr. Will Madison
Warlock
(1959)
Petrix
No Name on the Bullet
(1959)
Pierce
Never So Few
(1959)
Capt. Alofson - Psychiatrist
The Black Orchid
(1959)
Harmon
The Time Machine
(1960)
Walter Kemp
The Magnificent Seven
(1960)
Chamlee
Birdman of Alcatraz
(1962)
Dr. Ellis
The Manchurian Candidate
(1962)
Medical Officer
Exercise No. One
(1962)
Third of a Man
(1962)
Maxwell
Hud
(1963)
Mr. Burris
Spencer's Mountain
(1963)
Dr. Campbell
Seven Days in May
(1964)
Sen. Frederick Prentice
Where Love Has Gone
(1964)
Professor Bell
Advance to the Rear
(1964)
Capt. Queeg
The Final Hour
(1965)
Fluffy
(1965)
Dr. Braden
The Hallelujah Trail
(1965)
Hobbs
A Covenant with Death
(1967)
Bruce Donnelly
5 Card Stud
(1968)
Dr. Cooper
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
(1969)
Dr. David Haggis
Airport
(1970)
Mr. Davidson
The Andersonville Trial
(1970)
Doctor Ford
City Beneath the Sea
(1971)
Prof. Holmes
In Broad Daylight
(1971)
Capt. Moss
A Tattered Web
(1971)
Mr. Harland
Pete 'n' Tillie
(1972)
Funeral Minister
The Salzburg Connection
(1972)
Jim Newhart
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
(1972)
Mr. Mays
Soylent Green
(1973)
Gov. Santini
Cry Rape
(1973)
Judge Newcombe
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
(1974)
Senator McKellar
Psychic Killer
(1975)
Dr. Paul Taylor
Nick and Nora
(1975)
The Lincoln Conspiracy
(1977)
Sen. John Conness
Last Of The Mohicans
(1977)
Gen. Webb
Flood!
(1977)
Dr. Ted Horne
The Time Machine
(1978)
Ralph Branly
Casey's Shadow
(1978)
Dr. Williamson
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
(1978)
Uncle Billy Graves
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
(1979)
Dr. Henry Blodgett
The Night Rider
(1979)
Richards
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Dr. Alfred Brandon in 'I was a Teenage Werewolf'
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)
Time Machine: The Journey Back
(1993)
Walter Kemp