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Whit Bissell (1909–1996)
Actor | Soundtrack
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 ...
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Known for
The Magnificent Seven (1960),
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954),
Soylent Green (1973),
The Time Machine (1960)
Details
Oct
25,
1909 (died Mar
5,
1996)
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5' 8"
(1.73m)
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The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)
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The Time Tunnel (1966–1967)
(TV Series) - Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk / French General Querque (30 episodes, 1966) |
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(TV Series) - Dennison Groody / Laurence Barlow / Max Pompey / Larry Sands (4 episodes, 1957) |
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Wagon Train (1958–1964)
(TV Series) - Mr. Moore / Mac McLeod / Frank Lane / Dr. Morton Hicks / Albert Sykes (5 episodes, 1958) |
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Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
(TV Series) - Fairchild, the serial wife-murderer / Vance Crawford / Storekeeper Jonas (3 episodes, 1957) |
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Hawaiian Eye (1960–1962)
(TV Series) - Arthur Dane / Dr. Joseph Loring / Jason Plain (3 episodes, 1960) |
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Lawman (1958–1962)
(TV Series) - Alexander Burrell / Al Skinner / Edgar Chase / Thornton Eggles (4 episodes, 1958) |
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The Rifleman (1959–1961)
(TV Series) - Henry Waller / Volney Adams / Gabe Fenway / Sam Barrows (4 episodes, 1959) |
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Bachelor Father (1958–1960)
(TV Series) - Bert Loomis / Frank Gibson / Matt Corey (7 episodes, 1958) |
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General Electric Theater (1954–1960)
(TV Series) - Czadek / Joseph Goebbels / Father Tracy / Dolph / Paul Wells (6 episodes, 1954) |
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Science Fiction Theatre (1956)
(TV Series) - Fred Lopert / Dr. Maxwell Carnaven / Harry Grayson (3 episodes, 1956) |
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You Are There (1953–1956)
(TV Series) - Ralph Waldo Emerson / Maj. Forsythe / George Mallory / Sigmund Freud / Major / John Adams (8 episodes, 1953)
Daniel Webster's Sacrifice to Save the Union (March 7, 1850) (Oct
28,
1956)
Season 5,
Episode 9
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The Sixties (2014)
(TV Mini-series) - Mr. Colton - episode of Julia (1 episode, 2014)
When Television Came of Age (May
29,
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Season 1,
Episode 1
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Mr. Colton - episode of Julia (archive footage)
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Pioneers of Television (2011)
(TV Series) - Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk in Time Tunnel (1 episode, 2011)
Science Fiction (Jan
18,
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Season 2,
Episode 1
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Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk in Time Tunnel (archive footage)
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Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007)
(TV Series) - Dr. Edwin Thompson (1 episode, 2007)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (Oct
10,
2007)
Season 1,
Episode 10
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Dr. Edwin Thompson (archive footage)
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Horrible Horror (1986)
(Video) - Doctor Alfred Brandon, In clips from 'I Was a Teenage Werewolf' (archive footage) |
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Monsters, Madmen & Machines: 80 Years of Science Fiction (1984)
(TV Movie) - actor 'I Was a Teenage Werewolf' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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