Stuart Nisbet
Stuart Nisbet (January 17, 1934 – June 23, 2016) was an American character actor and former President of the Nesbitt/Nisbet Society of North America.[1]
Stuart Nisbet | |
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Born | January 17, 1934 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | June 23, 2016 82) Glendale, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California, Nisbet studied theater at Los Angeles City College and California State University, Los Angeles.[2]
Career
Nisbet guest starred on such television shows as Mama's Family; Murder, She Wrote; L.A. Law; Little House on the Prairie; Quincy, M.E. (in 2 episodes); Three's Company; McMillan & Wife; Emergency!; The Rockford Files; Kolchak: The Night Stalker; Happy Days; Adam-12 (in 2 episodes); Columbo (in 2 episodes); Cannon; Mannix (in 5 episodes); Night Gallery; Bonanza (in 9 episodes); Laredo, McCloud; The Partridge Family; Love, American Style (in 2 episodes); The Name of the Game; Dragnet (in 8 episodes); The Golden Girls; Get Smart (in 3 episodes); Mayberry R.F.D.; The Wild Wild West; The Monkees; Dundee and the Culhane, Mission: Impossible; Bewitched; My Three Sons; The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; The Fugitive; Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.; The Munsters; Dennis the Menace (as Mr. Wade), and The Dukes Of Hazzard. Nisbet appeared in several roles in a total of 19 episodes of the western TV series The Virginian. He appeared in 6 episodes of Barnaby Jones and 9 of Bonanza.
For more than 20 years, Nisbet ran the Baker-Nisbet casting agency, which he co-founded, in Hollywood.[3]
Death
Nisbet died on June 23, 2016, at Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, California. He was 82. He was survived by his wife, children and grandchildren.[4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1962 | Third of a Man | Uncredited | |
1963 | The Quick and the Dead | ||
1966 | For Pete's Sake | ||
1967 | Hot Rods to Hell | Surgeon | Uncredited |
The Ride to Hangman's Tree | Russell | Uncredited | |
In the Heat of the Night | Shuie | ||
Games | Detective | ||
1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours | Man of the Cloth | |
The Shakiest Gun in the West | Man Going Upstairs | Uncredited | |
Dragnet 1968 | Gideon C. Dengle | Poses as Policeman and Fire Chief | |
The Virginian (TV series) | Bartender | saison 6 episode 24 (The handy man) | |
1969 | Angel in My Pocket | Sheriff | [5] |
1969 | Love Is a Funny Thing | Uncredited | |
The Virginian (TV series) | Burt | saison 7 episode 18 (The price of love) | |
The Virginian (TV series) | Bartender | saison 7 episode 21 (Eileen) | |
The Virginian (TV series) | Bart | saison 7 episode 24 (the girl in the shadows) | |
1970 | The Virginian (TV series) | Bart | saison 8 episode 24 (the gift) |
1971 | How to Frame a Figg | Gentry Groat | |
1972 | The Loners | Bridegroom | |
1973 | Slither | Buddy | |
The Mad Bomber | Attorney | ||
Your Three Minutes Are Up | Dr. Claymore | ||
1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Couple at Station #2 | |
The Law | Lieutenant Norland | ||
Earthquake | Loudspeaker Voice | Voice, Uncredited | |
The Missiles of October | Reporter #2 | TV movie | |
1975 | Hearts of the West | Lucky | |
1977 | Oh, God! | Doorman | Uncredited |
1978 | Mr. Too Little | Missionary Worker | |
1982 | Madame's Place | John Gilhooey | Episode: "In Love, Engaged, Crazy" |
1989 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Veterinarian | |
1994 | Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | Anchor Person #2 | |
1995 | Murder in the First | Harve | |
1995 | Casino | LA Banker |
References
- Rolinson, Raymond Nisbet; Nesbitt, Mark (2008). Nesbitt & Nisbet Artists. Nesbitt/Nisbet Society. ISBN 9781897875124. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- "Stuart Nisbet, 82". Classic Images (494): 54. August 2016.
- Lentz, Harris M., III (2017). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2016. McFarland. ISBN 9781476670317. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Lincoln, Ross A. (July 1, 2016). "Character actor Stuart Nisbet dead at 82". Fox News Entertainment. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- Reid, John Howard (2005). Hollywood's Miracles of Entertainment. Lulu.com. pp. 10–12. ISBN 9781411635227. Retrieved 22 November 2014.