Jesse White

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-01-03 (80 years old)

Deathday

1997-01-09

Place of Birth

Buffalo, New York, USA

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acting

1993

Matinee

as Mr. Spector

1972

Harvey

as Duane Wilson

1957

Designing Woman

as Charlie Arneg

1958

Marjorie Morningstar

as Lou Michaelson

1954

Hell's Half Acre

as Tubby Otis

1962

It's Only Money

as Pete Flint

1956

The Bad Seed

as Emory Wages

1967

The Spirit Is Willing

as Fess Dorple

1960

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer

1951

1954

Witness to Murder

as Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent

1956

The Come On

as J.J. McGonigle

1956

Back from Eternity

as Pete Boswick

1961

1976

Nashville Girl

as C.Y. Ordell

1964

Pajama Party

as J. Sinister Hulk

1951

Callaway Went Thataway

as Georgie Markham

1955

Not as a Stranger

as Ben Cosgrove

1966

1973

1950

Katie Did It

as Jim Dilloway

1956

He Laughed Last

as Max Lassiter

1953

1964

Looking for Love

as Tiger Shay

1964

1957

Johnny Trouble

as Parsons

1961

The Right Approach

as Brian Freer

1951

1948

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as Customer (uncredited)

1950

1960

The Big Night

as Charlie Wegg

1961

Tomboy and the Champ

as Windy Skiles

1950

Harvey

as Wilson

1957

God Is My Partner

as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin

1970

George M!

as E.F. Albee

1951

1978

The Cat from Outer Space

as Earnest Ernie

1955

The Girl Rush

as Ludwig - Pit Boss

1961

A Fever in the Blood

as Sgt. Michael Beers

1963

The Yellow Canary

as Ed Thornburg

1947

Kiss of Death

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1952

1971

1953

Gunsmoke

as Professor

1970

Togetherness

as Henry

1953

Champ for a Day

as Willie Foltis

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as Jesse White (uncredited)

1975

Return to Campus

as Sports announcer

1976

It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

1961

On the Double

as Corporal Joseph Praeger

1975

Las Vegas Lady

as Big Jake

1972

Of Thee I Sing

as Matthew Fulton

1963

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

as Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo

1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)

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