Jesse White
Biography
Jesse White (January 4, 1917 – January 9, 1997) was an American television, film, and stage character actor. He is best remembered for portraying the Maytag repairman in television commercials, a role he played from 1967 to 1988.
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Known For
Acting History
1994
Burke's Law as Jesse White
1993Matinee as Mr. Spector
1990Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1989Seinfeld as Ralph
1988Here Today, Here Tomorrow as Grandpa
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
1986The New Gidget as Washing Machine Repairman
1986Monster in the Closet as Ben
1985MacGyver as Mel
1982Pandamonium. as Chesty (voice)
1979Hart to Hart as Ernie
1978The Cat from Outer Space as Earnest Ernie
1977The Love Boat as Harry
1976Quincy, M.E. as Mechanic
1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Rudy's Agent
1976It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
1976Nashville Girl as C.Y. Ordell
1975Return to Campus as Sports announcer
1975Las Vegas Lady as Big Jake
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974Devlin
1974Happy Days as Bander
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1973Brothers O'Toole as Mayor
1972Of Thee I Sing as Matthew Fulton
1972Temperatures Rising
1972Harvey as Duane Wilson
1971The Partners
1971Bless the Beasts & Children as Sid Shecker
1970Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970Make Room for Granddaddy
1970Make Room for Granddaddy as Phil
1970Togetherness as Henry
1970George M! as E.F. Albee
1969Love, American Style as Pun Jab
1969Love, American Style as Bailiff
1969The Debbie Reynolds Show
1969My World and Welcome to It
1968The Mod Squad
1968Here's Lucy as Hickey
1968Land of the Giants as Max Manfred
1968Hawaii Five-O as Nat Keller
1967Mannix as Sam Westlake
1967Accidental Family
1967The Reluctant Astronaut as Donelli
1967The Spirit Is Willing as Fess Dorple
1967Rango
1966That Girl
1966The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini as J. Sinister Hulk
1965I Dream of Jeannie as Sam
1965The Wild Wild West as Governor Lewis
1965Green Acres as George Jenkins
1965Green Acres as Charlie
1965Please Don't Eat the Daisies as Wally
1964Pajama Party as J. Sinister Hulk
1964Linus the Lionhearted as C. Claudius Crow (voice)
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as The Owner
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Harry Krasna
1964The Munsters as J. R. Finlater
1964The Addams Family as Sgt. Haley
1964Jonny Quest
1964Mickey
1964A House Is Not a Home as Rafferty
1964Looking for Love as Tiger Shay
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre as Emil Glueck
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Marvin
1963A Bob Hope Comedy Special as Self
1963Petticoat Junction as Henry Sharp
1963Petticoat Junction as Colonel Partridge
1963The Yellow Canary as Ed Thornburg
1962It's Only Money as Pete Flint
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962I'm Dickens, He's Fenster as Hershey
1962The Beverly Hillbillies as H.H.H. Jones
1962The Beverly Hillbillies as Mr. Mortimer
1961Three Blondes In His Life as Ed Kelly
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961Sail a Crooked Ship as McDonald
1961The Dick Van Dyke Show as Bill
1961Ben Casey
1961Cain's Hundred as Rudy
1961On the Double as Corporal Joseph Praeger
1961The Right Approach as Brian Freer
1961Tomboy and the Champ as Windy Skiles
1961A Fever in the Blood as Sgt. Michael Beers
1960The Roaring 20's
1960Angel as Max
1960The Andy Griffith Show as Fred Boone
1960Pete and Gladys
1960The Big Night as Charlie Wegg
1960The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
1959Hawaiian Eye as Cedric
1959Adventures in Paradise as Frank Crayle
1959The Twilight Zone as Harmon Cavender
1959The Twilight Zone as Repair Man
1959Bonanza as Eskey
1959Tightrope as Pete Granger
1959Tightrope as Mike Davis
195877 Sunset Strip as Marvin Heywood
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958Naked City as Harold Slate
1958The Texan as Sheriff Weeb Martin
1958The Donna Reed Show as Vance
1958Marjorie Morningstar as Lou Michaelson
1957The Real McCoys as San Fernando Harry
1957Alcoa Theatre as John Burke
1957Johnny Trouble as Parsons
1957Perry Mason as Luke Hickey
1957Perry Mason as Cecil
1957Perry Mason as Burt Renshaw
1957Perry Mason as Tony Cerro
1957Perry Mason as Max Armstead
1957The Thin Man
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Walt Conlin
1957God Is My Partner as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin
1957Designing Woman as Charlie Arneg
1956The Bad Seed as Emory Wages
1956Back from Eternity as Pete Boswick
1956He Laughed Last as Max Lassiter
1956The Come On as J.J. McGonigle
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour as Eddie Hoke
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour as George Kirby
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour as George
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour as Doberman
1955The Girl Rush as Ludwig - Pit Boss
1955Not as a Stranger as Ben Cosgrove
1955The Bob Cummings Show as H.R. Hap Henderson
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
1954Climax! as Philly
1954December Bride
1954Hell's Half Acre as Tubby Otis
1954Witness to Murder as Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent
1953Forever Female as Willie
1953Topper as Wesley Farrington
1953The Danny Thomas Show as Danny’s Agent “Jess”
1953The Danny Thomas Show as Jesse Leeds
1953The Danny Thomas Show as Jess
1953The Danny Thomas Show as Jesse
1953Letter to Loretta as Nick Pulaski
1953Champ for a Day as Willie Foltis
1953Gunsmoke as Professor
1953Private Secretary
1953General Electric Theater as Mike
1953General Electric Theater as Joe Maskowitz
1953General Electric Theater
1952Million Dollar Mermaid as Doc Cronnol
1952The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as Joe the Ice Cream Man
1952Cavalcade of America
1952Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Simpson
1952The Girl in White as Alec
1952Deadline - U.S.A. as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Wilson
1951Death of a Salesman as Stanley
1951Callaway Went Thataway as Georgie Markham
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951The Red Skelton Show as Moose - Prison Escapee
1951Francis Goes to the Races as Frank Damer
1951Bedtime for Bonzo as Babcock
1950Harvey as Wilson
1950Katie Did It as Jim Dilloway
1950The Jack Benny Program as Mr. Weber
1950The Jack Benny Program as Talent Agent Weber
1950The Jack Benny Program as Steve Burke
1950Lux Video Theatre as Sigmund
1950Treasury Men in Action as Ronald Terni
1950Guilty Bystander as Masher
1950The Bob Hope Show as Self - Sketch Performer (uncredited)
1950The Bob Hope Show as Self
1949The Lone Ranger as Colonel Oglethorpe
1948The Ford Theatre Hour as Doc
1948Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven as Customer (uncredited)
1947Kiss of Death as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1943Stage Door Canteen as Jesse White (uncredited)