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Whit Bissell

Biography

Whit Bissell was an American character actor who appeared in many films and television episodes. Born in New York City, he trained with the Carolina Playmakers while studying drama and English at the University of North Carolina. He acted on Broadway, including Winged Victory, before his film career began with Holy Matrimony in 1943. He became known for low-budget science fiction and horror roles, playing a mad scientist in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) and portraying Professor Frankenstein in the 1957 film I Was a Teenage Frankenstein. His films included Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), The Time Machine (1960), The Caine Mutiny (1954), Hud (1963) and Soylent Green (1973). He often portrayed silver-haired authority figures, was a regular on Bachelor Father and played General Heywood Kirk in The Time Tunnel. In 1994 the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films gave him a life career award. He died in 1996.

86years old at death

  • Born New York City
  • Died Woodland Hills
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Also credited as Whitner Nutting Bissell

Movie Career

Films
53
Career span
33 years1942 to 1975

Genres

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Time Machine1960 Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Walter Kemp

    IMDb rating 7.548K votes

  2. Creature from the Black Lagoon1954 Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fias Dr. Edwin Thompson

    IMDb rating 6.939K votes

  3. Hud1963as Mr. Burris

    IMDb rating 7.826K votes

  4. Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956as Emergency Room Psychiatrist

    IMDb rating 7.761K votes

  5. He Walked by Night1949as Paul Reeves

    IMDb rating 7.07.6K votes

  6. Soylent Green1973as Gov. Santini

    IMDb rating 7.075K votes

  7. Birdman of Alcatraz1962as Dr. Ellis

    IMDb rating 7.822K votes

  8. The Defiant Ones1958as Lou Gans

    IMDb rating 7.520K votes

Most often with

Jack Arnold directed three of these films, Edward Dmytryk three and John Sturges three. Neville Brand appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

  • Neville Brand5 films together, 1951 to 1975
    Neville Brand's page
  • Anthony Quinn4 films together, 1955 to 1959
    Anthony Quinn's page
    • The Black Orchid1959IMDb rating 6.4Bissell as HarmonQuinn as Frank Valente
    • Warlock1959IMDb rating 7.1Bissell as PetrixQuinn as Tom Morgan
    • Man from Del Rio1956IMDb rating 6.4Bissell as Breezy MorganQuinn as Dave Robles
    • The Naked Street1955IMDb rating 6.5Bissell as Dist. Atty. BlakerQuinn as Phil Regal
  • Burt Lancaster4 films together, 1957 to 1965
    Burt Lancaster's page
  • Dorothy Malone4 films together, 1950 to 1959
    Dorothy Malone's page
    • Warlock1959IMDb rating 7.1Bissell as PetrixMalone as Lily Dollar
    • At Gunpoint1955IMDb rating 6.3Bissell as Clem ClarkMalone as Martha Wright
    • Convicted1950IMDb rating 6.8Bissell as States Attorney OwensMalone as Kay Knowland
    • The Killer That Stalked New York1950IMDb rating 6.4Bissell as Sid BennetMalone as Alice Lorie
  • Ted de Corsia4 films together, 1952 to 1968
    Ted de Corsia's page
  • Humphrey Bogart3 films together, 1949 to 1955
    Humphrey Bogart's page
    • The Desperate Hours1955IMDb rating 7.5Bissell as FBI Agent CarsonBogart as Glenn Griffin
    • The Caine Mutiny1954IMDb rating 7.6Bissell as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.Bogart as Lt. Cmdr. Philip Francis Queeg
    • Tokyo Joe1949IMDb rating 6.3Bissell as Capt. WinnowBogart as Colonel Joseph 'Joe' Barrett
  • Jack ArnoldDirector, 3 films, 1954 to 1959
    All films by Jack Arnold
  • Edward DmytrykDirector, 3 films, 1954 to 1964
    All films by Edward Dmytryk
  • John SturgesDirector, 3 films, 1957 to 1965
    All films by John Sturges
  • Also three films together21 more actors
    • Ray TealThe Tall Stranger (1957), The Desperate Hours (1955) and The Turning Point (1952)
    • Lee MarvinNot as a Stranger (1955), Shack Out on 101 (1955) and The Caine Mutiny (1954)
    • Ann DoranWhere Love Has Gone (1964), The Desperate Hours (1955) and He Walked by Night (1949)
    • John IrelandGunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), Red Mountain (1951) and Raw Deal (1948)
    • Edmond O'BrienSeven Days in May (1964), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and The Turning Point (1952)
    • Val AveryA Tattered Web (1971), The Hallelujah Trail (1965) and Hud (1963)
    • John HoytNever So Few (1959), The Big Combo (1955) and Lost Continent (1951)
    • Roy JensonSoylent Green (1973), A Tattered Web (1971) and 5 Card Stud (1968)
    • Broderick CrawfordA Tattered Web (1971), Not as a Stranger (1955) and Convicted (1950)
    • Frank FaylenGunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) and Convicted (1950)
    • Peter LawfordNever So Few (1959), It Should Happen to You (1954) and Cluny Brown (1946)
    • Jay AdlerWhere Love Has Gone (1964), The Big Combo (1955) and The Turning Point (1952)
    • Tom TullyThe Caine Mutiny (1954), The Turning Point (1952) and Destination Tokyo (1943)
    • Earl HollimanA Covenant with Death (1967), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) and The Big Combo (1955)
    • John Anderson5 Card Stud (1968), A Covenant with Death (1967) and The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
    • DeForest KelleyWhere Love Has Gone (1964), Warlock (1959) and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    • Robert MiddletonThe Proud Ones (1956), The Big Combo (1955) and The Desperate Hours (1955)
    • Virginia ChristineJohnny Tremain (1957), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Not as a Stranger (1955)
    • King DonovanThe Defiant Ones (1958), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Not as a Stranger (1955)
    • Helen KleebThe Hallelujah Trail (1965), Seven Days in May (1964) and The Desperate Hours (1955)
    • Jerry ParisNo Name on the Bullet (1959), The Naked Street (1955) and The Caine Mutiny (1954)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Whit Bissell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$72.6 million

16 of the 53 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 53 films: 16 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 34 figure not found.

  • 16Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 34Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 85% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Caine Mutiny1954as Lt. Comdr. Dickson M.D.
    $22M30.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957as John P. Clum
    $12M16.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Hud1963as Mr. Burris
    $10M13.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Destination Tokyo1943as Yo Yo
    $4.5M6.3% of the total
  5. 5
    $4.0M5.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Soylent Green1973as Gov. Santini
    $3.6M5.0% of the total
  7. 7
    Birdman of Alcatraz1962as Dr. Ellis
    $3.1M4.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956as Emergency Room Psychiatrist
    $3.0M4.1% of the total
The Desperate Hours (1955), $2.5 millionI Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), $2.0 millionWarlock (1959), $1.7 millionRiot in Cell Block 11 (1954), $1.5 millionSomewhere in the Night (1946), $1.5 millionCreature from the Black Lagoon (1954), $1.3 millionI Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957), $310,000The Time Machine (1960), $5,902

$10.8 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 15% of the total