--- name: "Peter Whitney" canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-whitney" roles: ["Actor"] born: "24 May 1916" died: "30 March 1972" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T04:53:00.944715+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Peter Whitney Actor. Born 24 May 1916 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. Died 30 March 1972. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 24 May 1916, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA - **Died:** 30 March 1972 - **Also known as:** Peter King Engle, Pete Whitney - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Whitney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7177697, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926338/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/89527 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*In the Heat of the Night*](https://film.one/film/in-the-heat-of-the-night.md) (85) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Peter Whitney (born Peter King Engle) was an American actor known for supporting roles in film and television. He was born on 24 May 1916 in Long Branch, New Jersey, and died on 30 March 1972 in Santa Barbara, California. Whitney trained at the Pasadena Community Playhouse and began his career at Warner Bros. in the early 1940s, often playing brutish or villainous characters. His film credits include *The Big Heat* (1953) and *The Ballad of Cable Hogue* (1970). He appeared as Deputy Courtney in *In the Heat of the Night* (1967). On television he had recurring or guest roles in series such as *Bonanza*, *Perry Mason*, *Gunsmoke*, *The Beverly Hillbillies* and *Night Gallery*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *In the Heat of the Night* (1967), Fi1m 85, as Deputy Courtney — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-heat-of-the-night.md) ## Complete filmography (107) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Night Gallery* (1970), series, Actor - *The Ballad of Cable Hogue* (1970), as Cushing - *The Great Bank Robbery* (1969), as Brother Jordan Cass - Tunneling - *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Bedford - *Chubasco* (1968), as Matt - *Mannix* (1967), series, Actor - *The Mothers-in-Law* (1967), series, as Terrence Archibald - *The Guns of Will Sonnett* (1967), series, Actor - *In the Heat of the Night* (1967), as Deputy Courtney — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-heat-of-the-night.md) - *The Monkees* (1966), series, as El Diablo - *Tarzan* (1966), series, Actor - *Green Acres* (1965), series, Actor - *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Sheriff Dan Kincaide - *The Legend of Jesse James* (1965), series, as Quantrill - *The Sword of Ali Baba* (1965), as Abou - *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Gronna - *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Caleb Calhoun - *The Big Parade of Comedy* (1964), as Jake in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) (uncredited) - *The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters* (1963), series, as Daddy Scoggins - *Glynis* (1963), series, Actor - *Petticoat Junction* (1963), series, Actor - *Combat!* (1962), series, as Massine - *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1962), series, as Lafayette "Lafe" Crick - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Bib Hadley - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Lars Holstrom, Jake Landers, Ansel Miller - *The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm* (1962), as The Giant - *Straightaway* (1961), series, Actor - *The New Breed* (1961), series, as Matson - *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Carl Temple, Dr. Nat Franklin - *The Islanders* (1960), series, as Carruthers - *Tate* (1960), series, Actor - *Mr. Lucky* (1959), series, Actor - *The Detectives* (1959), series, Actor - *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Bosun, Wilbur Paddock - *The Rebel* (1959), series, as Hobie Kincaid - *The Alaskans* (1959), series, Actor - *Johnny Ringo* (1959), series, as Arnold Riker - *Law of the Plainsman* (1959), series, as Knappe, Trigger Strelling, John Wesley - *Laramie* (1959), series, as Hutch - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Lewt Cutter, Emmett Hudson, Senator Carson Bennett - *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Jake Tenney - *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, as Nameless - *Lawman* (1958), series, as Alteeka McClintoch - *The Rough Riders* (1958), series, Actor - *Behind Closed Doors* (1958), series, as Edwin Getty - *The Rifleman* (1958), series, Actor - *The Texan* (1958), series, Actor - *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor - *Buchanan Rides Alone* (1958), as Amos Agry - *Tombstone Territory* (1957), series, as Karl Rank - *The Walter Winchell File* (1957), series, Actor - *Domino Kid* (1957), as Lafe Prentiss - *Maverick* (1957), series, as Gunnerson - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Roger Gates, Stefan 'Big Steve' Jahnchek, Capt. Otto Varnum - *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Sgt. Pat Galloway - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor - *Official Detective* (1957), series, Actor - *Man from Del Rio* (1956), as Ed Bannister - *The Cruel Tower* (1956), as 'Joss' Jossman - *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Chub, Growler, Cox, Moose - *The Adventures of Jim Bowie* (1956), series, Actor - *Great Day in the Morning* (1956), as Phil the Cannibal (uncredited) - *Fremont: The Trailblazer* (1956), as Cass Jerome - *The Last Frontier* (1955), as Sergeant Major Decker - *Cheyenne* (1955), series, Actor - *Navy Log* (1955), series, Actor - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Jase Murdock, Big Dan Daggitt, Ira, Cooley, Dan Braden, Jason Holt - *The Sea Chase* (1955), as Bachman - *Day of Triumph* (1954), as Nikator - *Superman's Peril* (1954), as Capt. McBain - *Climax!* (1954), series, as Peter Chubo - *The Black Dakotas* (1954), as Grimes - *Gorilla at Large* (1954), as Kovacs - *The Big Heat* (1953), as Tierney - *City Detective* (1953), series, Actor - *The Great Sioux Uprising* (1953), as Ahab Jones - *The Ford Television Theatre* (1952), series, as Marshal Billy Lang - *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Gus - *Adventures of Superman* (1952), series, as Capt. McBain - *The Living Christ* (1951), series, as Herod Antipas - *The Iron Curtain* (1948), Actor - *The Gangster* (1947), as Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) - *Northwest Outpost* (1947), as Volkoff Overseer - *Violence* (1947), as Joker - *The Brute Man* (1946), as Police Lieutenant Gates - *Canyon Passage* (1946), as Cornelius - Baggage Clerk (uncredited) - *Blonde Alibi* (1946), as Lieutenant Melody Haynes - *The Notorious Lone Wolf* (1946), as Harvey Beaumont - *Three Strangers* (1946), as Timothy Delaney aka Gabby - *Murder, He Says* (1945), as Mert Fleagle / Bert Fleagle - *Bring on the Girls* (1945), as Swede - *Hotel Berlin* (1945), as Heinrichs - *Mr. Skeffington* (1944), as Chester Forbish - *Destination Tokyo* (1943), as Dakota - *Baptism of Fire* (1943), as Pete (uncredited) - *Proceed and Report* (1943), as Executive Officer - *Mountain Fighters* (1943), as Sgt. Blake - *Action in the North Atlantic* (1943), as Whitey Lara - *Whistling in Dixie* (1942), as Frank V. Bailie - *Reunion in France* (1942), as Soldier - *Busses Roar* (1942), as Hoff - *Spy Ship* (1942), as Zinner - *Rio Rita* (1942), as Jake - *Valley of the Sun* (1942), as Willie - *Blues in the Night* (1941), as Pete Bossett - *Nine Lives Are Not Enough* (1941), as Roy Slocum - *Underground* (1941), as Alex --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/peter-whitney