represented the actors' branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board of governors. Personal life Bissell was married three times and had three daughters (Kathy Marden, Victoria Brown and Amanda Whiteley) and a stepson, Brian Forster. Forster was the second actor to play the role of Chris Partridge on The Partridge Family TV series. Wives: Adrienne Marden (November 23, 1938 – 1954; divorced); 2 children Dilys Mary Shan Jukes (December 5, 1954 – January 11, 1958; her death); 1 child Jennifer Raine (November 24, 1967 – January 5, 1993; her death) Death Bissell died on March 5, 1996 (aged 86) at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. He had suffered from Parkinson's disease. He was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Broadway roles The Star-Wagon (1937) as Park The American Way (1939) as Karl Two On An Island (1940) Frederic Winthorp Cafe Crown (1942) as Walter Winged Victory (1943) as Lt. Jules Hudson Selected filmography The Sea Hawk (1940) as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance (uncredited) Holy Matrimony (1943) as Harry Leek (uncredited) Destination Tokyo (1943) as Yo Yo (uncredited) Winged Victory (1944) as Lt. Hudson (uncredited) The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) as Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited) Cluny Brown (1946) as Archie, Dowager's Son (uncredited) Somewhere in the Night (1946) as John (uncredited) It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) as Chester Frye (uncredited) The Sea of Grass (1947) as Ted, the Clerk (uncredited) Brute Force (1947) as Tom Lister Night Song (1947) as Party Guest (uncredited) A Double Life (1947) as Dr. Stauffer The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) as Oakes Another Part of the Forest (1948) as Jugger Raw Deal (1948) as Murderer Canon City (1948) as Richard Heilman That Lady in Ermine (1948) as Giulio He Walked by Night (1948) as Paul Reeves Chicken Every Sunday (1949) as Mr. Robinson / Robby The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949) as Pete Bellem Anna Lucasta (1949) as Stanley Tokyo Joe (1949) as Capt. Winnow (uncredited) And Baby Makes Three (1949) as Party Guest (uncredited) Side Street (1949) as Harold Simpson When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) as Lt. M.J. Hanley — Psychiatrist (uncredited) Perfect Strangers (1950) as Mr. Lister — Defense Attorney (uncredited) Convicted (1950) as States Attorney Owens (uncredited) A Life of Her Own (1950) as Rental Agent (uncredited) Wyoming Mail (1950)