Arthur White
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1933 (age 93)
- Birthplace
- Finchley, London, England, UK
Biography
Arthur B. White is an English stage and screen actor, best known for his occasional role as the collator (police archivist) Ernie Trigg in the crime drama A Touch of Frost, alongside his real-life younger brother David Jason. His parents were Arthur R White and Welsh-born Olwen Jones. He also appeared briefly along with his brother in two episodes of The Darling Buds of May. In 1978, White appeared as part of an underworld gang, playing the role of Freddy in an episode of the 1970s British police drama The Professionals, the episode entitled When the Heat Cools Off. In 2007, White played Albert Fogarty in the Heartbeat episode "The Dreams That You Dream". In 2008, he worked with Jason again on the comic fantasy The Colour of Magic, where he played a character called "Rerpf". In 2010, he featured in 13 Hours That Saved Britain, talking about his experiences of living during World War Two and living in London during the Blitz. White has also made appearances in television series such as Crossroads, The Professionals, London's Burning, As Time Goes By, Wycliffe, Family Affairs and The Prisoner episode "It's Your Funeral".
Known For
Filmography
Prisoners in Space
Movie · as Kinano
Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack
Movie · as Self/P.C. Ernie Trigg
The Colour of Magic
TV · as Rerpf · 1 ep
Murder in Mind
TV · as Harry · 1 ep
Wycliffe
TV · as Taxi Driver · 1 ep
Goodnight Sweetheart
TV · as Newsagent · 1 ep
Heartbeat
TV · as Albert Fogarty · 1 ep
As Time Goes By
TV · as Taxi Driver · 1 ep
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
TV · as Larwood · 3 eps
A Touch of Frost
TV · as PC Ernie Trigg · 27 eps
Virtual Murder
TV · as Security Guard · 1 ep
The Darling Buds of May
TV · as Uncle Perce · 2 eps
Teenage Health Freak
TV · as Uncle Bobby · 1 ep
Number 27
Movie · as Hardcastle
A Gentleman's Club
TV · as Hawkins · 2 eps
The River
TV · as Inspector Snape · 1 ep
All in Good Faith
TV · as Harry · 1 ep
The Bill
TV · 6 eps
Johnny Jarvis
TV · as Pauline's Dad · 1 ep
The Gentle Touch
TV · 1 ep
The Nesbitts Are Coming
TV · 6 eps
Safety and the Supervisor
Movie · as Bert Barnes
Secret Army
TV · as Louis Bastiat · 1 ep
The Professionals
TV · as Freddy · 1 ep
You're Only Young Twice
TV · as Mr Smith · 1 ep
A Sharp Intake of Breath
TV · as Alf, Bert · 1 ep
The Duchess of Duke Street
TV · as Mr Holdron · 1 ep
A Place to Hide
TV · as Bill Smith · 6 eps
Space: 1999
TV · as Kinano · 1 ep
Striker
TV · as Mr Robson · 9 eps
K Is for Killing
Movie · as Charley Wilson
The Carnforth Practice
TV · as Sgt Armstrong · 1 ep
Thriller
TV · as Charley Wilson · 1 ep
Pardon My Genie
TV · 26 eps
New Scotland Yard
TV · as Joe Morris · 1 ep
Detective Waiting
Movie · as Laidlaw
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as March · 1 ep
Bless This House
TV · as Tramp · 1 ep
Manhunt
TV · as Henri · 1 ep
Oh! What a Lovely War
Movie · as Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
The Main Chance
TV · as William Shelton · 1 ep
The Prisoner
TV · as Stall Holder · 1 ep
Sanctuary
TV · 1 ep
Boy Meets Girl
TV · as Tom · 1 ep
Orlando
TV · as Shish Kebab, Ben Ali Kebab · 12 eps
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Geoff Riley · 1 ep
The Crunch
Movie · as Signal Sergeant
Crossroads
TV · 591 eps
Theatre 625
TV · as Sergeant Holden · 1 ep
Redcap
TV · as Jenkins · 1 ep
Crane
TV · as Pirelli · 1 ep
The L-Shaped Room
Movie · as Milkman
No Hiding Place
TV · as Greek chef · 4 eps
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Laidlaw · 1 ep
It's a Grand Life
Movie · as Pvt. Prendergast