Whit Bissell
Actor
Birth Date: October 25, 1909
Death Date: March 5, 1996
Birth Place: New York, New York
A wide-ranging character actor with Broadway experience, Bissell entered films in 1943 with "Holy Matrimony" and went on to appear in over 80 more. specializing as ineffectual types and high-strung professionals. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as the scientist who turned Michael Landon into a wolfman in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" (1957).
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Hart to HartStream
Guest Star
Series
1979
The Dukes of HazzardStream
Guest Star
Dr. James Fenwick
Series
1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Actor
Dr. Henry Blodgett
Movie
1979
The Incredible HulkStream
Guest Star
Series
1978
Casey's Shadow
Actor
Dr. Williamson
Movie
1978
The Time Machine
Actor
Ralph Branly
Movie
1978
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
Actor
Simon Holloway
Movie
1977
The Last of the Mohicans
Actor
Gen. Webb
Movie
1977
The Bionic WomanStream
Guest Star
Wolfe
Series
1976
Flood!
Actor
Dr. Ted Horne
Movie
1976
Barbary Coast
Guest Star
Series
1975
Harry O
Guest Star
Show
1974
Petrocelli
Actor
Series
1974
KojakStream
Guest Star
Sentman
Series
1973
Police Story
Actor
Police Chief
Series
1973
Barnaby JonesStream
Guest Star
Series
1973
Cry Rape!
Actor
Judge Newcombe
Movie
1973
Cannon
Guest Star
Billingsley
Series
1971
A Tattered Web
Actor
Mr. Harland
Movie
1971
In Broad Daylight
Actor
Capt. Moss
Movie
1971
Marcus Welby, M.D.Stream
Guest Star
Dr. Myron Emrick
Series
1969
Once You Kiss a Stranger
Actor
Dr. Haggis
Movie
1969
Mod Squad
Guest Star
Max
Series
1968
Here's LucyStream
Guest Star
Series
1968
Five Card Stud
Actor
Dr. Cooper
Movie
1968
MannixStream
Guest Star
Harry Meacham
Series
1967
A Covenant With Death
Actor
Bruce Donnelly
Movie
1967
JerichoStream
Actor
Series
1966
The Felony Squad
Guest Star
Milroy
Show
1966
Iron HorseStream
Guest Star
Series
1966
The Time TunnelStream
Actor
Gen. Heywood Kirk
Series
1966
Star TrekStream
Guest Star
Lurry
Series
1966
The Loner
Guest Star
Show
1965
Hogan's HeroesStream
Guest Star
Series
1965
I Dream of JeannieStream
Guest Star
Horace Sedgwick
Series
1965
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Guest Star
Show
1965
A Man Called Shenandoah
Guest Star
Show
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Stream
Guest Star
Chaplain
Series
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Stream
Guest Star
Series
1964
12 O'Clock High
Guest Star
Series
1964
Where Love Has Gone
Actor
Prof. Bell
Movie
1964
Seven Days in MayStream
Actor
Sen. Frederick Prentice
Movie
1964
Petticoat JunctionStream
Guest Star
Series
1963
Mr. Novak
Guest Star
Show
1963
The FugitiveStream
Guest Star
John Gibson
Series
1963
The Outer LimitsStream
Actor
Commanding General
Series
1963
The Dakotas
Guest Star
Owen Teed
Show
1963
HudStream
Actor
Mr. Burris
Movie
1963
Spencer's MountainStream
Actor
Dr. Campbell
Movie
1963
Alfred Hitchcock HourStream
Actor
Series
1962
Mighty O
Actor
Show
1962
The Manchurian CandidateStream
Actor
Medical Officer
Movie
1962
Ben Casey
Guest Star
Dr. Ellis Turner
Series
1961
Bus Stop
Guest Star
Show
1961
Dr. Kildare
Guest Star
Series
1961
Stagecoach West
Guest Star
Series
1960
Surfside 6
Guest Star
Series
1960
The Tom Ewell Show
Guest Star
Show
1960
El Tiempo en Sus Manos
Actor
Movie
1960
The Time MachineStream
Actor
Walter Kemp
Movie
1960
The Magnificent SevenStream
Actor
Chamlee
Movie
1960
The Untouchables
Guest Star
Series
1959
Hawaiian Eye
Guest Star
Series
1959
Men Into Space
Guest Star
Prof. Oliver Farrar
Show
1959
BonanzaStream
Guest Star
Series
1959
The DeputyStream
Guest Star
Series
1959
Bachelor Party
Actor
Walter
Show
1959
One Step BeyondStream
Actor
Series
1959
RawhideStream
Guest Star
Series
1959
WarlockStream
Actor
Petrix
Movie
1959
No Name on the Bullet
Actor
Pierce
Movie
1959
Never So FewStream
Actor
Capt. Alofson
Movie
1959
U.S. Marshal
Guest Star
Show
1958
Lawman
Guest Star
Series
1958
The RiflemanStream
Guest Star
Series
1958
Sea HuntStream
Guest Star
Mission Team Manager
Series
1958
The Defiant OnesStream
Actor
Lou Gans
Movie
1958
Destination Nightmare
Actor
Movie
1958
Monster on the Campus
Actor
Dr. Oliver Cole
Movie
1958
ZorroStream
Guest Star
Series
1957
Trackdown
Guest Star
Pendleton
Show
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Actor
Chris
Show
1957
The Restless Gun
Guest Star
Jonas Pilgrim
Series
1957
Perry MasonStream
Guest Star
Larry Sands - Surveyor
Series
1957
The Thin Man
Guest Star
Smitty
Show
1957
Wagon TrainStream
Guest Star
Series
1957
Bachelor Father
Guest Star
Series
1957
Have Gun -- Will TravelStream
Guest Star
Series
1957
Tales of Wells FargoStream
Guest Star
Jennings
Series
1957
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
Actor
Dr. Alfred Brandon
Movie
1957
Obračun kod O.K. Corrala
Actor
Movie
1957
I Was a Teenage FrankensteinStream
Actor
Prof. Frankenstein
Movie
1957
The Young Stranger
Actor
Grubbs
Movie
1957
The Tall StrangerStream
Actor
Adam Judson
Movie
1957
Johnny Tremain
Actor
Josiah Quincy
Movie
1957
Zane Grey TheaterStream
Actor
Series
1956
Invasion of the Body SnatchersStream
Actor
Dr. Hill
Movie
1956
The Proud OnesStream
Actor
Mr. Sam Bolton
Movie
1956
Man from Del RioStream
Actor
Breezy Morgan
Movie
1956
Dakota IncidentStream
Actor
Mark Chester
Movie
1956
Hour of Stars
Actor
Dr. Pierce
Show
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsStream
Actor
Mr. Bliss
Series
1955
Cheyenne
Guest Star
Series
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpStream
Guest Star
Lige Fuller
Series
1955
Stage 7
Actor
Rolley
Show
1955
Not as a StrangerStream
Actor
Dr. Dietrich
Movie
1955
The Miracle on 34th Street
Actor
Dr. Pierce
Movie
1955
The Big ComboStream
Actor
Doctor
Movie
1955
At Gunpoint
Actor
Clem Clark
Movie
1955
Shack Out on 101
Actor
Eddie
Movie
1955
The Desperate Hours
Actor
FBI Agent Carson
Movie
1955
Trial
Actor
Sam Wiltse
Movie
1955
Agente Especial
Actor
Movie
1955
Climax!Stream
Actor
Series
1954
Father Knows BestStream
Guest Star
Series
1954
Lassie
Guest Star
Jim
Series
1954
It Should Happen to You
Actor
Robert Grau
Movie
1954
Creature from the Black LagoonStream
Actor
Dr. Edwin Thompson
Movie
1954
The Atomic KidStream
Actor
Dr. Edgar Pangborn
Movie
1954
General Electric Theater
Actor
Paul Wells
Show
1953
Devil's Canyon
Actor
Virgil Gates
Movie
1953
Showcase 39
Actor
Show
1952
Du Pont Theatre
Actor
Show
1952
Skirts Ahoy!
Actor
Mr. Yarbrough (uncredited)
Movie
1952
Boots Malone
Actor
Lou Dyer
Movie
1952
The Lost Continent
Actor
Stanley Briggs
Movie
1951
The Family Secret
Actor
Joe Elsner
Movie
1951
The Sellout
Actor
Wilfred Jackson
Movie
1951
The Great Missouri RaidStream
Actor
Bob Ford
Movie
1950
A Life of Her Own
Actor
Rental Agent (uncredited)
Movie
1950
Wyoming Mail
Actor
Sam
Movie
1950
Side Street
Actor
Harold Simpson (chief teller)
Movie
1950
The Lone RangerStream
Guest Star
Herman Martin
Series
1949
Chicken Every Sunday
Actor
Mr. Robinson / Robby
Movie
1949
Anna Lucasta
Actor
Stanley
Movie
1949
Studio OneStream
Actor
Series
1948
He Walked by Night
Actor
Paul Reeves
Movie
1948
Raw Deal
Actor
Murderer
Movie
1948
Another Part of the Forest
Actor
Jugger
Movie
1948
Canon City
Actor
Richard Heilman
Movie
1948
Brute Force
Actor
Tom Lister
Movie
1947
A Double Life
Actor
Dr. Roland F. Stauffer
Movie
1947
Night Song
Actor
Party Guest
Movie
1947
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