# 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.

## Early life

Born in Los Angeles, California, Nisbet studied theater at Los Angeles City College and California State University, Los Angeles.

## 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.

## 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.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1962 | Third of a Man | | Uncredited |
| 1963 | The Quick and the Dead | | |
| 1966 | For Pete's Sake | | |
| 1967 | Hot Rods to Hell | Surgeon | Uncredited |
| 1967 | The Ride to Hangman's Tree | Russell | Uncredited |
| 1967 | In the Heat of the Night | Shuie | |
| 1967 | Games | Detective | |
| 1967 | The Monkees | Bartender | S2:E13, "Monkees in Texas" |
| 1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours | Man of the Cloth | |
| 1968 | The Shakiest Gun in the West | Man Going Upstairs | Uncredited |
| 1968 | Dragnet 1968 | Gideon C. Dengle | Poses as Policeman and Fire Chief |
| 1968 | The Virginian (TV series) | Bartender | saison 6 episode 24 (The handy man) |
| 1969 | Angel in My Pocket | Sheriff | |
| 1969 | Love Is a Funny Thing | | Uncredited |
| 1969 | The Virginian (TV series) | Burt | saison 7 episode 18 (The price of love) |
| 1969 | The Virginian (TV series) | Bartender | saison 7 episode 21 (Eileen) |
| 1969 | 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 | |
| 1973 | The Mad Bomber | Attorney | |
| 1973 | Your Three Minutes Are Up | Dr. Claymore | |
| 1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Couple at Station #2 | |
| 1974 | The Law | Lieutenant Norland | |
| 1974 | Earthquake | Loudspeaker Voice | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1974 | 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 | |