Stuart Nisbet
{{distinguish|text=the Scottish guitarist Stuart Nisbet (of China Crisis, The Proclaimers)}}
{{Short description|American character actor and former President of the Nesbitt/Nisbet Society of North America}}
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{{Infobox person
|name=Stuart Nisbet
|image=Stuart_Nisbet_in_The_Virginian_1970.jpg
|caption=Nisbet in The Virginian, 1970
|birth_date=January 17, 1934
|birth_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2016|06|23|1934|01|17}}
|death_place=Glendale, California, U.S.
|occupation=Actor
}}
Stuart Nisbet (January 17, 1934 – June 23, 2016) was an American character actor and former President of
the Nesbitt/Nisbet Society of North America.{{cite book|last1=Rolinson|first1=Raymond Nisbet|last2=Nesbitt|first2=Mark|title=Nesbitt & Nisbet Artists|date=2008|publisher=Nesbitt/Nisbet Society|isbn=9781897875124|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dnwhenNjWlYC&q=%22Stuart+Nisbet%22&pg=PP2|access-date=10 December 2016|language=en}}
Early life
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.{{cite book |last1=Lentz |first1=Harris M. III |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2016 |date=2017 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476670317 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZEwDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Stuart+Nisbet%22&pg=PT308 |access-date=21 January 2019 |language=en}}
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.{{cite news|last1=Lincoln|first1=Ross A.|title=Character actor Stuart Nisbet dead at 82|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/character-actor-stuart-nisbet-dead-at-82|access-date=22 January 2017|work=Fox News Entertainment|date=July 1, 2016}}
Filmography
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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 | ||
rowspan="5" |1967 | Hot Rods to Hell | Surgeon | Uncredited |
| The Ride to Hangman's Tree | Russell | Uncredited | |
| In the Heat of the Night | Shuie | ||
| Games | Detective | ||
| The Monkees | Bartender | S2:E13, "Monkees in Texas" | |
rowspan="4" |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 | {{cite book|last=Reid|first=John Howard|title=Hollywood's Miracles of Entertainment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YdFd2yqpxYUC&pg=PA10|access-date=22 November 2014|year=2005|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=9781411635227|pages=10–12}} |
rowspan="4"|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 | |
rowspan="3"|1973 | Slither | Buddy | |
| The Mad Bomber | Attorney | ||
| Your Three Minutes Are Up | Dr. Claymore | ||
rowspan="4" |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 | |
1989 | Mama’s Family | Burt Cooper | Episode: "Mr Wrong" |
1994 | Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | Anchor Person #2 | |
1995 | Murder in the First | Harve | |
1995 | Casino'' | LA Banker |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0632604}}
- [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=180503512 Obituary - LA Times]
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Category:American male film actors