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