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Whitner Nutting Bissell (October 25, 1909 – March 5, 1996) was an American character actor. Early life. Born in New York City, Bissell was the son of surgeon Dr. J. Dougal Bissell and Helen Nutting Bissell. He was educated at the Allen-Stevenson School and the Dalton School in New York City. [1] .
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).
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).
Mar 5, 1996 · Whit Bissell (born Whitner Nutting Bissell) was an American character actor. His career in film and television spanned the years 1940 to 1984.
Mar 7, 1996 · Whit Bissell, wide-ranging character actor whose more than 200 roles spanning half a century included playing mad scientists in 1950s science fiction thrillers, has died.
Jan 26, 2024 · Between the late ‘30s and the early ‘80s, Bissell appeared in a staggering number of films and television shows, easily crossing genre and budget lines. He was in Westerns, comedies, dramas, horror and science fiction, low-budget exploitation pictures and major studio releases.
Mar 21, 1996 · Whitner Bissell, actor: born New York 1909; married (one son, three daughters); died Woodland Hills, California 5 March 1996. In a screen career that covered 35 years, from Holy...
