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]

Not to be confused with the Scottish guitarist Stuart Nisbet (of China Crisis, The Proclaimers).
Stuart Nisbet
BornJanuary 17, 1934
Los Angeles, California
DiedJune 23, 2016(2016-06-23) (aged 82)
Glendale, California
OccupationActor

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 the television shows Mama's Family; Murder, She Wrote; L.A. Law; Little House on the Prairie; Quincy, M.E.; Three's Company; McMillan & Wife; Emergency!; The Rockford Files; Kolchak: The Night Stalker; Happy Days; Adam-12; Columbo; Cannon; Mannix; Night Gallery; Bonanza; Laredo, McCloud; The Partridge Family; Love, American Style; The Name of the Game; Dragnet; Get Smart; 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. In 1962 Nisbet appeared as Nelson on the western TV series The Virginian in the episode titled "It Tolls for Thee." In 1970 Nisbet appeared as Bart on The Virginian in the episode titled "The Gift." Stuart Nisbit also appeared in Barnaby Jones, playing a character named Adams; episode titled,"To Catch a Dead Man"(02/04/1973).

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
1962Third of a ManUncredited
1963The Quick and the Dead
1966For Pete's Sake
1967Hot Rods to HellSurgeonUncredited
1967The Ride to Hangman's TreeRussellUncredited
1967In the Heat of the NightShuie
1967GamesDetective
1968Yours, Mine and OursMan of the Cloth
1968The Shakiest Gun in the WestMan Going UpstairsUncredited
1968Dragnet 1968Gideon C. DenglePoses as Policeman and Fire Chief
1969Angel in My PocketSheriff[5]
1969Love Is a Funny ThingUncredited
1971How to Frame a FiggGentry Groat
1972The LonersBridegroom
1973SlitherBuddy
1973The Mad BomberAttorney
1973Your Three Minutes Are UpDr. Claymore
1974Thunderbolt and LightfootCouple at Station #2
1974The LawLieutenant Norland
1974EarthquakeLoudspeaker VoiceVoice, Uncredited
1974The Missiles of OctoberReporter #2TV movie
1975Hearts of the WestLucky
1977Oh, God!DoormanUncredited
1978Mr. Too LittleMissionary Worker
1989The Fabulous Baker BoysVeterinarian
1994Police Academy: Mission to MoscowAnchor Person #2
1995Murder in the FirstHarve
1995CasinoLA Banker

References
  1. Rolinson, Raymond Nisbet; Nesbitt, Mark (2008). Nesbitt & Nisbet Artists. Nesbitt/Nisbet Society. ISBN 9781897875124. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. "Stuart Nisbet, 82". Classic Images (494): 54. August 2016.
  3. Lentz, Harris M., III (2017). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2016. McFarland. ISBN 9781476670317. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. Lincoln, Ross A. (July 1, 2016). "Character actor Stuart Nisbet dead at 82". Fox News Entertainment. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. Reid, John Howard (2005). Hollywood's Miracles of Entertainment. Lulu.com. pp. 10–12. ISBN 9781411635227. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

Demetria Fulton previewed Stuart Nisbit's appearance on Barnaby Jones; episode titled," To Catch a Dead Man"(02/04/1973).

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