Portrait of Whit Bissell

Acting

Whit Bissell

Career

Active from 1948 to 1993, with a break from 1980 to 1990, busiest in 1957 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 166 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Whit Bissell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • B-Movie 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Low-Budget Charm 2
  • Western 2
  • American History 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

232
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 77
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993)
GoodWatch score 73

as Walter Kemp

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Lurry

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 65
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Mr. Hobson

Darkroom
Darkroom (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Arthur

1970s

38 titles ยท average score 63
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979)
GoodWatch score 86

as Dr. Henry Blodgett

Casey's Shadow
Casey's Shadow (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dr. Williamson

The Time Machine
The Time Machine (1978)
GoodWatch score 50

as Ralph Branly

The Lincoln Conspiracy
The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sen. John Conness

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Prof. Williams

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Sentman

Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr. Mays

In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

as Capt. Moss

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Billingsley

1960s

65 titles ยท average score 66
Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as General Heywood Kirk

Star Trek
Star Trek (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Lurry

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Horace

Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Gen. Kammler

Hud
Hud (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mr. Burris

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as John Gibson

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Ralph Denton

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Adam Driscoll

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Andrew Cass / Burns

The Time Machine
The Time Machine (1960)
GoodWatch score 73

as Walter Kemp

1950s

101 titles ยท average score 63
The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

I Was a Teenage Werewolf
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
GoodWatch score 40

as Dr. Alfred Brandon

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
GoodWatch score 40

as Prof. Frankenstein

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Max Pompey / Laurence Barlow

The Comedian
The Comedian (1957)
GoodWatch score 79

as Otis Elwell

The Tall Stranger
The Tall Stranger (1957)
GoodWatch score 53

as Adam Judson

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Albert Sykes

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Man from Del Rio
Man from Del Rio (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as Breezy Morgan

Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dr. Edwin Thompson

Lost Continent
Lost Continent (1951)
GoodWatch score 32

as Stanley Briggs

1940s

23 titles ยท average score 66
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

as Paul Reeves

The Crime Doctor's Diary
The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Pete Bellem

Canon City
Canon City (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Heilman

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Prof. Geoffrey Crawford / Denton

Raw Deal
Raw Deal (1948)
GoodWatch score 86

as Murderer

Brute Force
Brute Force (1947)
GoodWatch score 81

as Tom Lister

The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass (1947)
GoodWatch score 33

as Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)

Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night (1946)
GoodWatch score 77

as John (uncredited)

Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Yo Yo (uncredited)

Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Harry Leek (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as London Bobbie (uncredited)

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk (1940)
GoodWatch score 86

as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance