Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell was born on Oct 25, 1909 in USA. Whit Bissell's big-screen debut came with The Sea Hawk directed by Michael Curtiz in 1940, strarring Gate Guard at Palace Entrance (uncredited). Whit Bissell is known for Walking Tall directed by Alf Kjellin, Bo Svenson stars as Sheriff Buford Pusser and Walter Barnes as Carl Pusser. The most recent award Whit Bissell achieved is Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA. The upcoming new tvshow Whit Bissell plays is Walking Tall - Season 1 which will be released on Jan 17, 1981.
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 Les griffes du loup-garou (1957). Bissell specialized in playing doctors, military officers and other authority figures. On television he was a regular on Bachelor Father (1957) and Au coeur du temps (1966). He also served on the Screen Actors Guild board of directors for 18 years and represented the actors branch in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board of governors.
Birthday
Oct 25, 1909Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Awards
1 wins & 0 nominations
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