Peter Whitney
Known for
Fame aside, Peter Whitney is above all a career actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. Roughly 75 titles carry his name. Playing Deputy Courtney in 'In the Heat of the Night' put him in front of the widest audience of the career. 'The Big Heat' counts among the more visible credits.
Peter Whitney
41 Movies
34 Series
Fame aside, Peter Whitney is above all a career actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. Roughly 75 titles carry his name. Playing Deputy Courtney in 'In the Heat of the Night' put him in front of the widest audience of the career. 'The Big Heat' counts among the more visible credits.
Movies
Plays Deputy Courtney
In the Heat of the Night
1967
Plays Cushing
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
Plays Chester Forbish
Mr. Skeffington
1944
Plays Tierney
The Big Heat
1953
Plays Bachman
The Sea Chase
1955
Plays Sergeant Major Decker
The Last Frontier
1955
Plays Whitey Lara
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
Plays The Giant
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
Plays Ahab Jones
The Great Sioux Uprising
1953
Plays Lieutenant Melody Haynes
Blonde Alibi
1946
Plays Kovacs
Gorilla at Large
1954
Plays Ed Bannister
Man from Del Rio
1956
Plays Dakota
Destination Tokyo
1943
Plays Amos Agry
Buchanan Rides Alone
1958
Plays Timothy Delaney aka Gabby
Three Strangers
1946
Plays Jake
Rio Rita
1942
Plays Heinrichs
Hotel Berlin
1945
Plays Brother Jordan Cass - Tunneling
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
Plays Alex
Underground
1941
Plays Willie
Valley of the Sun
1942
Plays Harvey Beaumont
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
Plays Abou
The Sword of Ali Baba
1965
Plays Swede
Bring on the Girls
1945
Plays Frank V. Bailie
Whistling in Dixie
1942
Plays Mert Fleagle / Bert Fleagle
Murder, He Says
1945
Plays Pete Bossett
Blues in the Night
1941
Plays Grimes
The Black Dakotas
1954
Plays Matt
Chubasco
1968
Plays Roy Slocum
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
Plays Hoff
Busses Roar
1942
Plays Police Lieutenant Gates
The Brute Man
1946
Plays Zinner
Spy Ship
1942
Plays 'Joss' Jossman
The Cruel Tower
1956
Plays Lafe Prentiss
Domino Kid
1957
Plays Joker
Violence
1947
TV Shows
Plays Herod Antipas
The Living Christ
1951
Plays Jase Murdock
Gunsmoke
1955
Plays Lafayette "Lafe" Crick
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Plays Chub
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Plays Knappe
Law of the Plainsman
1959
Plays Roger Gates
Perry Mason
1957
Plays Lars Holstrom
The Virginian
1962
Plays Lewt Cutter
Bonanza
1959
Plays Bosun
Adventures in Paradise
1959
Plays Gunnerson
Maverick
1957
Plays Carl Temple
Dr. Kildare
1961
Plays Terrence Archibald
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
Plays Arnold Riker
Johnny Ringo
1959
Plays Daddy Scoggins
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
Plays Karl Rank
Tombstone Territory
1957
Plays Carruthers
The Islanders
1960
Plays Matson
The New Breed
1961
Plays Quantrill
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
Plays Edwin Getty
Behind Closed Doors
1958
Plays Bedford
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Plays Massine
Combat!
1962
Plays El Diablo
The Monkees
1966
Plays Caleb Calhoun
Daniel Boone
1964
Plays Peter Chubo
Climax!
1954
Plays Sheriff Dan Kincaide
The Big Valley
1965
Plays Capt. McBain
Adventures of Superman
1952
Plays Hobie Kincaid
The Rebel
1959
Plays Gus
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Plays Marshal Billy Lang
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Plays Bib Hadley
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Full Filmography
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Cushing
1970
Film
The Great Bank Robbery
Brother Jordan Cass - Tunneling
1969
Film
Hawaii Five-O
Bedford · 1 episode
1969–
TV
Chubasco
Matt
1968
Film
The Mothers-in-Law
Terrence Archibald · 1 episode
1967–
TV
In the Heat of the Night
Deputy Courtney
1967
Film
The Monkees
El Diablo · 1 episode
1966–
TV
The Big Valley
Sheriff Dan Kincaide · 1 episode
1965–
TV
The Legend of Jesse James
Quantrill · 1 episode
1965–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Peter Whitney still alive?
Peter Whitney passed away on March 30, 1972 at age 55.
What are the most famous roles of Peter Whitney?
Peter Whitney is best known for roles in In the Heat of the Night, The Big Heat, The Ballad of Cable Hogue.
How many movies has Peter Whitney been in?
Over a 31-year career (since 1941), Peter Whitney has appeared in 41 movies and 34 TV shows.
What was Peter Whitney's first movie?
The career of Peter Whitney began with Underground (1941).
What is Peter Whitney's most recent movie or series?
Peter Whitney's most recent release is Night Gallery, which premiered on December 16, 1970.
What TV shows has Peter Whitney appeared in?
On television, Peter Whitney has appeared in Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, Perry Mason, The Beverly Hillbillies.
Peter Whitney
1916-05-24 · Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
Fame aside, Peter Whitney is above all a career actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. Roughly 75 titles carry his name. Playing Deputy Courtney in 'In the Heat of the Night' put him in front of the widest audience of the career. 'The Big Heat' counts among the more visible credits.