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

Birdman of Alcatraz
as Dr. Ellis
1962

The Time Machine
as Walter Kemp
1960

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
as Prof. Frankenstein
1957

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as Senator McKellar
1974

Airport
as Mr. Davidson
1970

It Should Happen to You
as Robert Grau
1954

Creature from the Black Lagoon
as Dr. Edwin Thompson
1954

Perfect Strangers
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1950

5 Card Stud
as Dr. Cooper
1968

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Emergency Room Psychiatrist
1956

Target Earth
as Tom
1954

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as 'Tombstone Epitaph' Editor John P. Clum
1957

The Defiant Ones
as Lou Gans
1958

He Walked by Night
as Paul Reeves
1949

Seven Days in May
as Sen. Frederick Prentice
1964

Hud
as Mr. Burris
1963

Soylent Green
as Gov. Santini
1973

The Killer That Stalked New York
as Sid Bennet
1950

The Sellout
as Wilfred Jackson
1952

The Comedian
as Otis Elwell
1957
TV Appearances

Falcon Crest
as Mr. Hobson
1981

The Time Tunnel
as General Heywood Kirk
1966

The Great Adventure
as Benjamin Silliman
1963

Star Trek
as Lurry
1966

Burke's Law
as Dr. Freestone
1963

Cheyenne
1955

Trackdown
1957

Bourbon Street Beat
1959

Here's Lucy
as Ted Driscoll
1968

The Incredible Hulk
1977

Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Gus Hickman
1963

The F.B.I.
as Carter
1965