AKA: Whitner Bissell
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 10/25/1909
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Death Date: 03/05/1996
A wide-ranging character actor with Broadway experience, Bissell entered films in 1943 with "Holy Matrimony" and went on to appear in over 80 more. specializing as ineffectual types and high-strung professionals. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as the scientist who turned Michael Landon into a wolfman in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" (1957).
1943
Film debut "Holy Matrimony"
Appeared on TV shows like "Fireside Theater", "The Web", "You Are There" in the 1950s
1954
Co-starred in "Creature From the Black Lagoon"
1957
Featured in both "I Was a Teenage Frankenstein" and "I Was a Teenage Werewolf"
1957
Played recurring roles on "Bachelor Father"
