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Portrait of Whit Bissell

Acting

Whit Bissell

Titles
117movies116TV shows
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 159 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Whit Bissell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Dark Humor
    1.9, average 2.9

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Classic Sci-Fi 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Western 2
  • American History 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • B-Movie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

116
TypeAllMovies116TV shows116
RoleAnyActing116
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s11950s481960s481970s161980s21990s1
GenreAnyDrama82Action & Adventure28Western22Crime22Comedy17Mystery17Sci-Fi & Fantasy16Family10War & Politics5Soap1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1990s

1 title · average score 83

1980s

2 titles · average score 65
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Poster for Falcon Crest

TV show · as Mr. Hobson

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Poster for Darkroom

TV show · as Arthur

1970s

16 titles · average score 68
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Poster for The Incredible Hulk

TV show · as Prof. Williams

Poster for The Manhunter

TV show · as Mr. Beale

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Poster for Kojak

TV show · as Sentman

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Poster for Cannon

TV show · as Billingsley

All 16 titles from the 1970s

1960s

48 titles · average score 66
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Poster for The Time Tunnel

TV show · as General Heywood Kirk

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Poster for Star Trek

TV show · as Lurry

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Poster for I Dream of Jeannie

TV show · as Horace

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Poster for Hogan's Heroes

TV show · as Gen. Kammler

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Poster for Daniel Boone

TV show · as Stogie the Trapper

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Poster for The Fugitive

TV show · as John Gibson

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Poster for The Outer Limits

TV show · as Commanding General

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Poster for Petticoat Junction

TV show · as Ralph Denton

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Poster for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV show · as Adam Driscoll

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Poster for The Virginian

TV show · as Whit Parsons / Burns

All 48 titles from the 1960s

1950s

48 titles · average score 68
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Poster for Rawhide

TV show · as Doc Taggert

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Poster for One Step Beyond

TV show · as Capt. Will Fielding

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Poster for Perry Mason

TV show · as Dennison Groody / Larry Sands

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Poster for Wagon Train

TV show · as Albert Sykes

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Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV show · as Mr. Bliss

All 48 titles from the 1950s

1940s

1 title · average score 64
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Poster for Studio One

TV show · as Denton / Prof. Geoffrey Crawford