Peter Whitney

Actor

May 24, 1916 — March 30, 1972 (55 years)
Peter Whitney was an American actor in film and television. Whitney was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. Tall and heavyset, he played brutish villains in many Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • In the Heat of the Night
    In the Heat of the Night1967
  • Bonanza
    Bonanza2 seasons
  • The Beverly Hillbillies
    The Beverly Hillbillies2 seasons
  • The Rifleman
    The Rifleman5 seasons
  • Petticoat Junction
    Petticoat Junction1 season
  • The Lone Ranger (1949)
    The Lone Ranger (1949)1 season
  • Cheyenne
    Cheyenne7 seasons
  • The Brute Man
    The Brute Man1946
  • Death Valley Days
    Death Valley Days18 seasons
  • The Rebel
    The Rebel2 seasons
  • Underground
    Underground1941
  • Fury
    Fury1 season
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie1 season
  • Four Star Playhouse
    Four Star Playhouse4 seasons
  • The Californians
    The Californians2 seasons
  • Tate
    Tate1 season

Known For

  • In the Heat of the Night
    In the Heat of the Night1967
  • The Big Heat
    The Big Heat1953
  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue
    The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970
  • Buchanan Rides Alone
    Buchanan Rides Alone1958
  • Action in the North Atlantic
    Action in the North Atlantic1943
  • Murder, He Says
    Murder, He Says1945
  • Man from Del Rio
    Man from Del Rio1956
  • Three Strangers
    Three Strangers1946
  • The Brute Man
    The Brute Man1946
  • The Last Frontier
    The Last Frontier1955
  • Rio Rita
    Rio Rita1942
  • Violence
    Violence1947
  • Gorilla at Large
    Gorilla at Large1954
  • Whistling in Dixie
    Whistling in Dixie1942
  • All the Brothers Were Valiant
    All the Brothers Were Valiant1953
  • Hotel Berlin
    Hotel Berlin1945
  • Underground
    Underground1941
  • Valley of the Sun
    Valley of the Sun1942
  • The Great Sioux Uprising
    The Great Sioux Uprising1953
  • Blues in the Night
    Blues in the Night1941

Filmography

1993
1970
1970
1969
The Great Bank Robbery · as Brother Jordan Cass - Tunneling
1969
1968
Here Come the Brides · as London Bob
1968
Hawaii Five-O · as Bedford
1968
The Outsider · as Sheriff Breckenridge
1968
Chubasco · as Matt
1967
1967
The Mothers-In-Law · as Terrence Archibald
1967
Judd for the Defense · as D.a. Lucius Grant
1967
1967
In the Heat of the Night · as Deputy CourtneyOn Plex
1966
The Iron Horse · as Matthew Kelsoe
1966
Hey, Landlord · as Lloyd Banner
1966
1965
The Monkees · as El Diablo
1965
The Big Valley · as Sheriff Dan Kincaide
1965
1965
1965
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy · as Jake In 'rio Rita' (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1964
Profiles in Courage · as Gronna
1964
Daniel Boone · as Caleb Calhoun
1964
The Rogues · as Sheik Akhmed
1963
1963
Temple Houston · as Cletus Emory
1963
1962
Combat! · as Massine
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies · as Lafayette "lafe" CrickOn Plex
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · as Bib Hadley
1962
The Wide Country · as Amos Blaufus
1962
The Virginian · as Ansel Miller
1962
1961
The New Breed · as Matson
1961
Dr. Kildare · as Carl Temple
1961
The Dick Powell Show · as Johnson
1961
Whispering Smith · as Lasko
1960
The Islanders · as Carruthers
1960
The Aquanauts · as Moses Teel
1960
TateOn Plex
1960
Overland Trail · as Governor George Sutcliff
1959
1959
Shotgun Slade · as Ab
1959
1959
1959
Bourbon Street Beat · as Alfred Hawkins
1959
1959
The Rebel · as Hobie KincaidOn Plex
1959
Hotel de Paree · as Coley
1959
Johnny Ringo · as Arnold Riker
1959
1959
1959
Riverboat · as Noah Woodley
1959
Bonanza · as Lewt CutterOn Plex
1959
The Untouchables · as 'fat' Augie Strom
1959
Rawhide · as Jake Tenney
1958
1958
Lawman · as Alteeka Mcclintoch
1958
1958
1958
1958
1958
Northwest Passage · as Dumauier
1958
Buchanan Rides Alone · as Amos Agry
1957
Colt .45 · as Ralph Birdwell
1957
Tombstone Territory · as Karl Rank
1957
The Court of Last Resort · as Bill Kearne
1957
Captain David Grief · as Swithin Hall
1957
Domino Kid · as Lafe Prentiss
1957
The Californians · as Captain RutlandOn Plex
1957
Maverick · as Gunnerson
1957
Perry Mason · as Roger Gates
1957
Wagon Train · as Sgt. Pat Galloway
1957
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo · as Big Duggin
1956
Man from Del Rio · as Ed Bannister
1956
The Cruel Tower · as 'joss' Jossman
1956
Zane Grey Theatre · as Growler
1956
1956
1956
Great Day in the Morning · as Phil The Cannibal (uncredited)
1955
The Last Frontier · as Sergeant Major Decker
1955
Matinee Theater · as Lt. Burroughs
1955
Fury · as Eli KaneOn Plex
1955
1955
My Friend Flicka · as Crothers
1955
CheyenneOn Plex
1955
1955
Gunsmoke · as Big Dan Daggitt
1955
The Sea Chase · as Bachman
1954
Day of Triumph · as Nikator
1954
Superman's Peril · as Capt. Mcbain
1954
Climax! · as Peter Chubo
1954
The Black Dakotas · as Grimes
1954
Gorilla at Large · as Kovacs
1954
Public Defender · as Freedom Wilson
1953
The Big Heat · as Tierney
1953
1953
1953
The Great Sioux Uprising · as Ahab Jones
1952
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre · as Marshal Billy Lang
1952
Four Star Playhouse · as GusOn Plex
1952
Adventures of Superman · as Capt. Mcbain
1952
Big Jim McLain · as Communist Truck Driver
1952
Death Valley Days · as Captain Joe FullerOn Plex
1951
Living Christ Series · as Herod Antipas
1949
The Lone Ranger (1949) · as Windy GrantOn Plex
1948
The Iron Curtain · as Cipher Lt. Vinikov
1947
The Gangster · as Karty's Brother-In-Law (uncredited)
1947
Northwest Outpost · as Volkoff Overseer
1947
Violence · as Joker
1946
The Brute Man · as Police Lieutenant GatesOn Plex
1946
Canyon Passage · as Cornelius - Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
1946
Blonde Alibi · as Lieutenant Melody Haynes
1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf · as Harvey Beaumont
1946
Three Strangers · as Timothy Delaney Aka Gabby
1945
Murder, He Says · as Mert Fleagle / Bert Fleagle
1945
Bring on the Girls · as Swede
1945
Hotel Berlin · as Heinrichs
1944
Mr. Skeffington · as Chester Forbish
1943
Destination Tokyo · as Dakota
1943
1942
Whistling in Dixie · as Frank V. Bailie
1942
Reunion in France · as Soldier
1942
Busses Roar · as Hoff
1942
Spy Ship · as Zinner
1942
Rio Rita · as Jake
1942
Valley of the Sun · as Willie
1941
Blues in the Night · as Pete Bossett
1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough · as Roy Slocum
1941
Underground · as AlexOn Plex

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