Edward L. Rissien was an American production company executive and producer. Rissien established Harry Belafonte's film production company, HarBel Productions. From there he went to ABC where he was program supervisor on shows such as Combat and The Donna Reed Show. In the early 1960s, he was hired as VP of production for Bing Crosby Productions, producer of such shows as Hogan's Heroes, Ben Casey, The Bing Crosby Show and others. Later, he went to Filmways as VP of Production for film and television. Projects produced during this time included The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres and the film Castle Keep.

Rissien produced independent films including Snow Job for Warner Bros. before joining Playboy Productions in 1972 as an executive VP of production. While at Playboy, he produced two feature films, Saint Jack and The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder. He remained at Playboy Productions for 16 years, eventually becoming president overseeing television movies, specials and pilots.