Peter White
Biography
Peter White (October 10, 1937 – November 1, 2023) was an American actor. He starred as Alan in The Boys in the Band, the lawyer who stumbles into the gay men's birthday party. White had the distinction of playing the only straight character in The Boys in the Band. He later joined the cast of All My Children. In the 1980s, he had recurring roles on The Colbys and Dallas.
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Acting History
2021
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek as Self
2019That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars as Self
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
2007Saving Grace as Mr. Williams
2006Though None Go with Me as Ben Phillips
2005See Arnold Run as Bob White
2004First Daughter as College Dean
2003Mister Sterling
2000Thirteen Days as John McCone
2000Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicine as Dr. Soames
1999Passport to Paris as Grandpa Edward
1999The West Wing as Mr. Gage
1998Armageddon as Secretary of Defense
1997Ally McBeal as Senator Harold Watkins
1996Mother as Charles
1996Profiler as Charles Waters
1996Mr. Wrong as Mr. Alston
1995JAG as Admiral Spencer
1995The Naked Truth as Mr. Hillerman
1993NYPD Blue as Robert Irvin
1993NYPD Blue as Mr. Irvin
1993The X-Files as Gene Gogolak
1993Dave as Secretary of Commerce
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Ambassador Sharat
1992Mad About You as Judge Chuffa
1991Diary of a Hitman as Man in Garage
1991Sisters as Dr. Thomas Reed
1990Daughter of the Streets as Herb
1986Designing Women as Newscaster
1986L.A. Law as Stanley Silverman
1986Matlock as Atty. Harvey Ravanelle
1985The Execution as Gil Spahn
1984Crazy like a Fox as Russ Cramer
1984Murder, She Wrote as Mason Logan
1984Hunter as Judge Donald Graber
1984Hunter as Dr. Dave Panghurst
1984Sins of the Past as Peter Halloran
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King as Darrell Robison
1983Hardcastle and McCormick as Senator Evan Crocker
1982Between Two Brothers as Alex Brock
1981Falcon Crest as Eric Kenderson
1981Simon & Simon as Chef Sebastian
1981The Greatest American Hero as Yuri Semenenko / Simpson
1981Hill Street Blues as Minister
1979Knots Landing as Pearson
1979Hart to Hart as Customs Inspector Camden
1973Blade as Freund
1972Banyon as Ross Vincent
1971The Pursuit of Happiness as Terence Lawrence
1970Dan August as Jeremy Jackson
1970The Bold Ones: The Senator as Howard Eager
1970The Boys in the Band as Alan McCarthy