Jesse White

Jesse White

Known for
Acting
Born
January 3, 1917
Died
January 9, 1997 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Buffalo, New York, USA

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

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Filmography

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The Time Element poster

The Time Element

Movie · as Bartender

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Jesse White · 1 ep

1993
Matinee poster

Matinee

Movie · as Mr. Spector

1990
Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III

Movie · as Self

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Ralph · 2 eps

1988
Here Today, Here Tomorrow poster

Here Today, Here Tomorrow

Movie · as Grandpa

1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood poster

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Movie · as Self

1986
Monster in the Closet poster

Monster in the Closet

Movie · as Ben

1986
The New Gidget poster

The New Gidget

TV · as Washing Machine Repairman · 1 ep

1985
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Mel · 1 ep

1982
Pandamonium poster

Pandamonium

TV · as Chesty (voice) · 13 eps

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · as Ernie · 2 eps

1978
The Cat from Outer Space poster

The Cat from Outer Space

Movie · as Earnest Ernie

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Harry · 1 ep

1976
Nashville Girl poster

Nashville Girl

Movie · as C.Y. Ordell

1976
It's Showtime poster

It's Showtime

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood poster

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Movie · as Rudy's Agent

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Mechanic · 1 ep

1975
Return to Campus poster

Return to Campus

Movie · as Sports announcer

1975
Las Vegas Lady poster

Las Vegas Lady

Movie · as Big Jake

1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker poster

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

TV · 1 ep

1974
Devlin poster

Devlin

TV · 16 eps

1974
Happy Days poster

Happy Days

TV · as Bander · 1 ep

1973
Brothers O'Toole poster

Brothers O'Toole

Movie · as Mayor

1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
Harvey poster

Harvey

Movie · as Duane Wilson

1972
Of Thee I Sing poster

Of Thee I Sing

Movie · as Matthew Fulton

1972
Temperatures Rising poster

Temperatures Rising

TV · 1 ep

1971
Bless the Beasts & Children poster

Bless the Beasts & Children

Movie · as Sid Shecker

1971
The Partners

The Partners

TV · 1 ep

1970
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? poster

Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?

Movie

1970
George M! poster

George M!

Movie · as E.F. Albee

1970
Togetherness poster

Togetherness

Movie · as Henry

1970
Make Room for Granddaddy

Make Room for Granddaddy

TV · as Phil

1969
My World and Welcome to It poster

My World and Welcome to It

TV · 1 ep

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Nat Keller · 1 ep

1969
The Debbie Reynolds Show poster

The Debbie Reynolds Show

TV · 1 ep

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Pun Jab, Bailiff · 1 ep

1968
Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy

TV · as Hickey · 1 ep

1968
Land of the Giants poster

Land of the Giants

TV · as Max Manfred · 1 ep

1968
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

TV · 1 ep

1967
The Spirit Is Willing poster

The Spirit Is Willing

Movie · as Fess Dorple

1967
The Reluctant Astronaut poster

The Reluctant Astronaut

Movie · as Donelli

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Sam Westlake · 1 ep

1967
Accidental Family poster

Accidental Family

TV · 1 ep

1967
Rango poster

Rango

TV · 1 ep

1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini poster

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

Movie · as J. Sinister Hulk

1966
That Girl poster

That Girl

TV · 5 eps

1965
I Dream of Jeannie poster

I Dream of Jeannie

TV · as Sam · 1 ep

1965
Green Acres poster

Green Acres

TV · as George Jenkins, Charlie · 1 ep

1965
Please Don't Eat the Daisies poster

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

TV · as Wally · 1 ep

1965
The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West

TV · as Governor Lewis · 1 ep

1964
Pajama Party poster

Pajama Party

Movie · as J. Sinister Hulk

1964
Looking for Love poster

Looking for Love

Movie · as Tiger Shay

1964
A House Is Not a Home poster

A House Is Not a Home

Movie · as Rafferty

1964
Jonny Quest poster

Jonny Quest

TV · 1 ep

1964
The Munsters poster

The Munsters

TV · as J. R. Finlater · 1 ep

1964
Linus the Lionhearted poster

Linus the Lionhearted

TV · as C. Claudius Crow (voice) · 3 eps

1964
Mickey poster

Mickey

TV · 1 ep

1964
The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family

TV · as Sgt. Haley · 1 ep

1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. poster

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

TV · as The Owner, Harry Krasna · 1 ep

1963
The Yellow Canary poster

The Yellow Canary

Movie · as Ed Thornburg

1963
A Bob Hope Comedy Special poster

A Bob Hope Comedy Special

Movie · as Self

1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World poster

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Movie · as Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · as Emil Glueck · 1 ep

1963
Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction

TV · as Henry Sharp, Colonel Partridge · 1 ep

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · as Marvin · 1 ep

1962
It's Only Money poster

It's Only Money

Movie · as Pete Flint

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 7 eps

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

TV · as H.H.H. Jones, Mr. Mortimer · 1 ep

1962
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster poster

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster

TV · as Hershey · 1 ep

1961
Sail a Crooked Ship poster

Sail a Crooked Ship

Movie · as McDonald

1961
Three Blondes In His Life poster

Three Blondes In His Life

Movie · as Ed Kelly

1961
The Right Approach poster

The Right Approach

Movie · as Brian Freer

1961
Tomboy and the Champ poster

Tomboy and the Champ

Movie · as Windy Skiles

1961
A Fever in the Blood poster

A Fever in the Blood

Movie · as Sgt. Michael Beers

1961
On the Double poster

On the Double

Movie · as Joseph Praeger

1961
Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred

TV · as Rudy · 1 ep

1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show

TV · as Bill · 1 ep

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1960
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond poster

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

Movie · as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer

1960
The Big Night poster

The Big Night

Movie · as Charlie Wegg

1960
The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show

TV · as Fred Boone · 1 ep

1960
Angel poster

Angel

TV · as Max · 1 ep

1960
Pete and Gladys poster

Pete and Gladys

TV · 1 ep

1960
The Roaring 20's poster

The Roaring 20's

TV · 1 ep

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Harmon Cavender, Repair Man · 1 ep

1959
Adventures in Paradise poster

Adventures in Paradise

TV · as Frank Crayle · 1 ep

1959
Tightrope poster

Tightrope

TV · as Pete Granger, Mike Davis · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Eskey · 1 ep

1959
Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye

TV · as Cedric · 1 ep

1958
Marjorie Morningstar poster

Marjorie Morningstar

Movie · as Lou Michaelson

1958
Country Music Holiday poster

Country Music Holiday

Movie · as Sonny Moon

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · as Marvin Heywood · 1 ep

1958
Naked City poster

Naked City

TV · as Harold Slate · 1 ep

1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

TV · 2 eps

1958
The Donna Reed Show poster

The Donna Reed Show

TV · as Vance · 1 ep

1958
The Texan poster

The Texan

TV · as Sheriff Weeb Martin · 1 ep

1957
Designing Woman poster

Designing Woman

Movie · as Charlie Arneg

1957
Johnny Trouble poster

Johnny Trouble

Movie · as Parsons

1957
God Is My Partner poster

God Is My Partner

Movie · as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Luke Hickey, Cecil, Burt Renshaw, Tony Cerro, Max Armstead · 1 ep

1957
The Thin Man poster

The Thin Man

TV · 1 ep

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Walt Conlin · 1 ep

1957
The Real McCoys poster

The Real McCoys

TV · as San Fernando Harry · 1 ep

1957
Alcoa Theatre poster

Alcoa Theatre

TV · as John Burke · 1 ep

1956
The Bad Seed poster

The Bad Seed

Movie · as Emory Wages

1956
The Come On poster

The Come On

Movie · as J.J. McGonigle

1956
Back from Eternity poster

Back from Eternity

Movie · as Pete Boswick

1956
He Laughed Last poster

He Laughed Last

Movie · as Max Lassiter

1955
Not as a Stranger poster

Not as a Stranger

Movie · as Ben Cosgrove

1955
The Girl Rush poster

The Girl Rush

Movie · as Ludwig - Pit Boss

1955
The Bob Cummings Show poster

The Bob Cummings Show

TV · as H.R. Hap Henderson · 2 eps

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV · as Eddie Hoke, George Kirby, Doberman · 1 ep

1954
Hell's Half Acre poster

Hell's Half Acre

Movie · as Tubby Otis

1954
Witness to Murder poster

Witness to Murder

Movie · as Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent

1954
December Bride poster

December Bride

TV · 1 ep

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Philly · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · 1 ep

1953
Forever Female poster

Forever Female

Movie · as Willie

1953
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

Movie · as Professor

1953
Champ for a Day poster

Champ for a Day

Movie · as Willie Foltis

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Mike, Joe Maskowitz · 2 eps

1953
Private Secretary poster

Private Secretary

TV · 1 ep

1953
Letter to Loretta poster

Letter to Loretta

TV · as Nick Pulaski · 1 ep

1953
The Danny Thomas Show poster

The Danny Thomas Show

TV · as Danny’s Agent “Jess”, Jesse Leeds · 1 ep

1953
Topper poster

Topper

TV · as Wesley Farrington · 1 ep

1952
The Girl in White poster

The Girl in White

Movie · as Alec

1952
Million Dollar Mermaid poster

Million Dollar Mermaid

Movie · as Doc Cronnol

1952
Deadline - U.S.A. poster

Deadline - U.S.A.

Movie · as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)

1952
Cavalcade of America poster

Cavalcade of America

TV · 1 ep

1952
Four Star Playhouse poster

Four Star Playhouse

TV · as Mr. Simpson · 1 ep

1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet poster

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

TV · as Joe the Ice Cream Man · 1 ep

1951
Bedtime for Bonzo poster

Bedtime for Bonzo

Movie · as Babcock

1951
Callaway Went Thataway poster

Callaway Went Thataway

Movie · as Georgie Markham

1951
Francis Goes to the Races poster

Francis Goes to the Races

Movie · as Frank Damer

1951
Death of a Salesman poster

Death of a Salesman

Movie · as Stanley

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Wilson · 1 ep

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · 1 ep

1951
The Red Skelton Show poster

The Red Skelton Show

TV · as Moose · 1 ep

1950
Katie Did It poster

Katie Did It

Movie · as Jim Dilloway

1950
Guilty Bystander poster

Guilty Bystander

Movie · as Masher

1950
Harvey poster

Harvey

Movie · as Wilson

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Sigmund · 1 ep

1950
Treasury Men in Action poster

Treasury Men in Action

TV · as Ronald Terni · 1 ep

1950
The Jack Benny Program poster

The Jack Benny Program

TV · as Mr. Weber, Steve Burke · 2 eps

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self - Sketch Performer (uncredited) · 1 ep

1949
The Lone Ranger poster

The Lone Ranger

TV · as Colonel Oglethorpe · 1 ep

1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven poster

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Movie · as Customer (uncredited)

1948
The Ford Theatre Hour poster

The Ford Theatre Hour

TV · as Doc · 1 ep

1947
Kiss of Death poster

Kiss of Death

Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1943
Stage Door Canteen poster

Stage Door Canteen

Movie · as Jesse White (uncredited)