Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

ActorSoundtrack
Born
October 25, 1909
Died
March 5, 1996
Awards
1 wins, 1 nominations

Whit Bissell came to Hollywood in the 1940s, and by the time he retired he had appeared in more than 200 movies and scores of TV series. He is best known for playing the evil scientist who turned Michael Landon into a half beast in the 1957 cult classic film I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957). Bissell…

Biography

Whit Bissell came to Hollywood in the 1940s, and by the time he retired he had appeared in more than 200 movies and scores of TV series. He is best known for playing the evil scientist who turned Michael Landon into a half beast in the 1957 cult classic film I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957). Bissell specialized in playing doctors, military officers and other authority figures. On television he was a regular on Bachelor Father (1957) and The Time Tunnel (1966). He also served on the Screen Actors Guild board of directors for 18 years and represented the actors branch in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board of governors.

Actor

Falcon CrestFalcon Crest(1981)as Mr. Hobson
This Is the LifeThis Is the Life(1952)as Minister
Emerald Point N.A.S.Emerald Point N.A.S.(1983)as Sidney
Hart to HartHart to Hart(1979)as Claude Faraday
DarkroomDarkroom(1981)as Arthur

Soundtrack

The Crime Doctor's DiaryThe Crime Doctor's Diary(1949)

Self

The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin AllenThe Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen(1995)as Self
Time Machine: The Journey BackTime Machine: The Journey Back(1993)as Walter Kemp
ABC AlbumABC Album(1953)as Host, Self

Archive Footage

History of the SitcomHistory of the Sitcom(2021)as Mr. Colton
The SixtiesThe Sixties(2014)as Mr. Colton - episode of Julia
Pioneers of TelevisionPioneers of Television(2008)as Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk in Time Tunnel
Cinemassacre's Monster MadnessCinemassacre's Monster Madness(2007)as Dr. Edwin Thompson
Hour of StarsHour of Stars(2002)as Dr. Pierce

Known for

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Whit Bissell in Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)Whit Bissell and Neville Brand in Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)Kirk Douglas and Whit Bissell in Seven Days in May (1964)Kirk Douglas, Martin Balsam, Whit Bissell, and Charles Watts in Seven Days in May (1964)Burt Lancaster, Whit Bissell, Kenner G. Kemp, and Edmond O'Brien in Seven Days in May (1964)Whit Bissell in Somewhere in the Night (1946)

Credit Score: Whit Bissell

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Fri Sep 08 1967 – Tue Jun 03 1969
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Star Trek50.0019668.4114100782
2Airport10.0019706.611024540
3Hud10.0019637.83725928
4The Time Machine7.5019607.51148462
5Seven Days in May5.0019647.80218935
6The Magnificent Seven5.0019607.701110558
7The Defiant Ones4.5019587.52920047
8I Was a Teenage Werewolf3.0919575.2003142
9The Caine Mutiny3.0019547.70732204
10Soylent Green2.5019737.00075284