Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell was an alumnus of the Carolina Playmakers, the prestigious amateur-theatrical arm of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He entered films with 1943's Holy Matrimony, instantly establishing his standard screen characterization of fussy officiousness. Twice as busy on TV as he was in theatrical films, Bissell was starred as Woodrow Wilson on a 1965 episode of the Profiles in Courage anthology and was co-starred on the futuristic adventure series Time Tunnel. Lovers of low-budget 1950s horror films have a special place in their hearts for Whit Bissell's brace of "mad scientist" portrayals in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) and I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957); it was in the latter film that the admirably straight-faced Bissell uttered the immortal line: "Answer me! I know you have a civil tongue in your mouth-I sewed it there myself!" For his contributions to science fiction films, Bissell received a life career award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in 1994. He served on the Screen Actors Guild board of directors for nearly two decades. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Whit Bissell:
- A Double Life with Ronald Colman , Betsy Blair , Signe Hasso , Edmond O'Brien , Shelley Winters , Ray Collins , Claire Carleton , Boyd Irwin , Millard Mitchell , Elliott Reid , Joseph Sawyer , Frederic Worlock , Joseph Bernard , Angela Clarke , Charles Jordan , Robert Emmett Keane , Howard M. Mitchell , Harry Hays Morgan , Joey Ray , Buddy Roosevelt , Paddy Chayefsky , John Derek
- Somewhere in the Night with Charles Arnt , Richard Benedict , Richard Conte , Clancy Cooper , Jeff Corey , Sam Flint , Nancy Guild , John Hodiak , Josephine Hutchinson , John G. Kellogg , Fritz Kortner , Sheldon Leonard , Louis Mason , Forbes Murray , Lloyd Nolan , John Russell , Houseley Sr. Stevenson , Harry Tyler , Margo Woode , Philip vanZandt , Milton Kibbee , John Ireland
- He Walked by Night with Richard Basehart , Scott Brady , Roy Roberts , Dorothy Adams , John Dehner , Ann Doran , Byron K. Foulger , Reed Hadley , Harry Sr. Harvey , Lyle Latell , Rory Mallinson , Charles Meredith , Bert Moorhouse , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Ruth Robinson , Paul Scardon , Kenneth Tobey , Wally Vernon , Harlan Warde , Jack Webb
- Hud with Paul Newman , Melvyn Douglas , Patricia Neal , Brandon DeWilde , John Ashley , John Indrisano
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral with Burt Lancaster , Kirk Douglas , Rhonda Fleming , Jo vanFleet , John Ireland , Lyle Bettger , Frank Faylen , Earl Holliman , Ted DeCorsia , Dennis Hopper , DeForest Kelley , Martin Milner , Lee VanCleef , Olive Carey , Brian G. Hutton , Jack Elam , Donald Castle , Frank S. Hagney , Ethan Laidlaw , Dennis Moore , Lee Roberts , Bing Russell , Mickey Simpson , Kenneth Tobey , Bill Williams , Henry Wills
- The Proud Ones with Robert Ryan , Virginia Mayo , Jeffrey Hunter , Robert Middleton , Walter Brennan , Arthur O'Connell , Rodolpho Acosta , Edward Platt , Paul E. Burns , Richard Deacon , Frank Gerstle , Charles Tannen , Don Brodie , William Fawcett , Jackie Coogan , Steven Darrell , I. Stanford Jolley
- Warlock with Richard Widmark , Henry Fonda , Anthony Quinn , Dorothy Malone , Wallace Ford , Richard Arlen , DeForest Kelley , Regis Toomey , Vaughn Taylor , Don Beddoe , Don "Red" Barry , Frank Gorshin , Ian MacDonald , Ann Doran , Saul Gorss , Robert Osterloh , James Philbrook , Hugh Sanders , Mickey Simpson , Joseph Turkel , L.Q. Jones
- Destination Tokyo with Cary Grant , John Garfield , Alan Sr. Hale , Dane Clark , John Ridgely , Warner Anderson , William Prince , Robert Hutton , Peter Whitney , Tom Tully , Faye Emerson , Warren Douglas , John Forsythe , George H. Lloyd , Maurice Murphy , Lane R. Chandler , Cliff Clark , Benson Fong , Kirby Grant , Paul Langton , Jack Mower , Charles Sherlock , Mark Stevens , Charles Sullivan , Pierre Watkin , Duke York , Carlyle Blackwell
- The Caine Mutiny with Humphrey Bogart , Jose Ferrer , Van Johnson , Fred MacMurray , Tom Tully , E.G. Marshall , Arthur Franz , Lee Marvin , Warner Anderson , Claude Akins , Jerry Paris , Steve Brodie , James Best , James Edwards , Don Dubbins , Robert Bray , Kenneth MacDonald , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton
- Airport with Burt Lancaster , Dean Martin , Jean Seberg , Jacqueline Bisset , George Kennedy , Helen Hayes , Van Heflin , Maureen Stapleton , Barry Nelson , Dana Wynter , Lloyd Nolan , Barbara Hale , Jesse Royce Landis , Larry Gates , Virginia Grey , Paul Picerni , Dick Winslow , Gary Collins , Harry Sr. Harvey , Benny Rubin
- Brute Force with Burt Lancaster , Hume Cronyn , Charles Bickford , Yvonne DeCarlo , Ann Blyth , Howard Duff , Ella Raines , Roman Bohnen , Edmund Cobb , Jeff Corey , Jay C. Flippen , Richard Gaines , John Harmon , John Hoyt , Sam Levene , Charles McGraw , Ray Teal , Crane Whitley , Vince Barnett , James Bell , Paul Bryar , Eddy Chandler , Al Ferguson , Herbert Heywood , Al Hill , Francis J. McDonald , Kenneth MacDonald , Frank Marlowe , Howard M. Mitchell , Gene Roth , Glenn Strange , Billy Wayne
- The Red Badge of Courage with Audie Murphy , John Dierkes , Royal Dano , Arthur Hunnicutt , Douglas Dick , Dick Curtis , Andy Devine , Robert Easton , I. Stanford Jolley , Fred Jr. Kohler , Emmett Lynn , William "Bill" Phillips , Buddy Roosevelt , Glenn Strange , Frank Sully , Dan White , James Whitmore , Guy Wilkerson
Whit Bissell Trivia
When was Whit Bissell born?
Whit Bissell date of birth: October 25, 1909
Who did Whit Bissell portray in A Double Life?
Whit Bissell was Dr. Stauffer in A Double Life
Who did Whit Bissell portray in Somewhere in the Night?
Whit Bissell was John, Bartender in Somewhere in the Night
Who did Whit Bissell portray in He Walked by Night?
Whit Bissell was Reeves in He Walked by Night
Who did Whit Bissell portray in Johnny Tremain?
Whit Bissell was Josiah Quincy in Johnny Tremain
Who did Whit Bissell play in The Time Machine?
Whit Bissell was Walter Kemp in The Time Machine
Who did Whit Bissell play in Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
Whit Bissell was Dr. Hill in Invasion of the Body Snatchers
What role did Whit Bissell play in Hud?
Whit Bissell played Burris in Hud
Who did Whit Bissell play in The Lost Continent?
Whit Bissell was Stanley Briggs in The Lost Continent
Who did Whit Bissell play in Target Earth?
Whit Bissell was Scientist in Target Earth
Who did Whit Bissell portray in Seven Days in May?
Whit Bissell was Sen. Prentice in Seven Days in May
Who did Whit Bissell portray in The Black Orchid?
Whit Bissell was Mr. Harmon in The Black Orchid
Who did Whit Bissell portray in Birdman of Alcatraz?
Whit Bissell was Dr. Ellis in Birdman of Alcatraz
Who did Whit Bissell portray in Spencer's Mountain?
Whit Bissell was Dr. Campbell in Spencer's Mountain
Who did Whit Bissell portray in The Defiant Ones?
Whit Bissell was Lou Gans in The Defiant Ones
Who did Whit Bissell portray in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral?
Whit Bissell was John P. Clum in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Who did Whit Bissell portray in Five Card Stud?
Whit Bissell was Dr. Cooper in Five Card Stud
What role did Whit Bissell play in Casey's Shadow?
Whit Bissell played Dr. Williamson in Casey's Shadow
Who did Whit Bissell play in The Proud Ones?
Whit Bissell was Mr. Bolton in The Proud Ones
Who did Whit Bissell play in The Magnificent Seven?
Whit Bissell was Chamlee in The Magnificent Seven
Who did Whit Bissell play in Warlock?
Whit Bissell was Mr. Petrix in Warlock
What role did Whit Bissell portray in The Desperate Hours?
Whit Bissell played Carson in The Desperate Hours
Who did Whit Bissell play in Never So Few?
Whit Bissell was Capt. Alofson in Never So Few
Who did Whit Bissell portray in Destination Tokyo?
Whit Bissell was Yo Yo in Destination Tokyo
Who did Whit Bissell play in The Caine Mutiny?
Whit Bissell was Lt. Cmdr. Dickson in The Caine Mutiny
Who did Whit Bissell portray in Airport?
Whit Bissell was Mr. Davidson in Airport
Who did Whit Bissell play in The Hallelujah Trail?
Whit Bissell was Hobbs in The Hallelujah Trail
Who did Whit Bissell portray in No Name on the Bullet?
Whit Bissell was Thad Pierce in No Name on the Bullet
Who did Whit Bissell play in Brute Force?
Whit Bissell was Tom Lister in Brute Force
Who did Whit Bissell portray in Soylent Green?
Whit Bissell was Santini in Soylent Green
Who did Whit Bissell portray in The Red Badge of Courage?
Whit Bissell was Wounded Officer in The Red Badge of Courage
Who did Whit Bissell play in The Manchurian Candidate?
Whit Bissell was Medical Officer in The Manchurian Candidate
Who did Whit Bissell portray in It Should Happen to You?
Whit Bissell was Robert Grau in It Should Happen to You
