dsclassic Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Remember Whit Bissell ? This man had some really good roles in many classic movies. There was a time I thought he was only in B movies from the 1950s ala I was a Teenage Werewolf, but after watching some classics & Noir be it on TCM or DVD I noticed he popped up in smaller but good meaty roles in Brute Force, the Big Combo, Somewhere in the Night..he was very versatile and was also in some Incredible Hulk TV shows as well,plus Falcon Crest, plus a whole lot more ... WB not only stands for Warner Brothers.. It stands for the man known only as .........(drum role please) Whit Bissell Here's to ya ! Message was edited by: dsclassic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I love everything "B." Whit Bissell had a great speaking voice. It was comforting seeing him in a film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I didn't realize how many noir films he appeared in until I listened to an Eddie Muhler commentary on one of my dvds and he joked about how Whit was one of the indispensable elements of a true noir. Now I find myself looking for him in each one I watch. Here's to Whitney! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashette Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Whit Bissell had the sad task of telling Melvyn Douglas that all his cattle had to be destroyed and burned. The movie was "Hud" 1963. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Looks like a photo from "The Trouble with Tribbles!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiO Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Roger Ebert has The Stanton - Walsh Rule: No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad. I have the same rule, but call it The Whit Bissell Rule. I grew up watching him on TV in the late-50's/early-60's, but, of course, only knew him by his face and voice, not his name. Then in the mid-60's I saw his late-50's classic monster movies, learned his name, and have been a fan ever since. The corollary to The Whit Bissell Rule is The ABBD Rule: If a movie has Dana Andrews, Joan Bennett, Whit Bissell or Dan Duryea in it, it probably is a film noir; if none of them are in it, then it probably is not a film noir. My favorite Whit Bissell movie performances (in chronological order): *Raw Deal* *He Walked by Night* *Riot in Cell Block 11* *Creature from the Black Lagoon* *Shack Out on 101* *Invasion of the Body Snatchers* *I Was a Teenage Werewolf* *I Was a Teenage Frankenstein* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryjmartin Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Whit Bissell is a favorite of mine by nature of his appearance as a regular on the series Time Tunnel. Too bad it didn't last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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