Portrait of Jesse White

Jesse White

Acting

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

Born: January 3, 1917

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, USA

Filmography

1994
Burke's Law

as Jesse White

1993
Matinee

as Mr. Spector

1989
Seinfeld

as Ralph

1986
The New Gidget

as Washing Machine Repairman

1985
MacGyver

as Mel

1982
Pandamonium

as Chesty (voice)

1979
Hart to Hart

as Ernie

1978
The Cat from Outer Space

as Earnest Ernie

1977
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Mechanic

1976
It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

1976
Nashville Girl

as C.Y. Ordell

1975
Return to Campus

as Sports announcer

1975
Las Vegas Lady

as Big Jake

1974
1974
Happy Days

as Bander

1973
1972
Of Thee I Sing

as Matthew Fulton

1972
Harvey

as Duane Wilson

1971
1970
Togetherness

as Henry

1970
George M!

as E.F. Albee

1969
1969
1968
Here's Lucy

as Hickey

1968
Land of the Giants

as Max Manfred

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Nat Keller

1967
Mannix

as Sam Westlake

1967
The Spirit Is Willing

as Fess Dorple

1967
1966
1965
The Wild Wild West

as Governor Lewis

1965
Green Acres

as George Jenkins

1965
Green Acres

as Charlie

1964
Pajama Party

as J. Sinister Hulk

1964
Linus the Lionhearted

as C. Claudius Crow (voice)

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

as Harry Krasna

1964
The Munsters

as J. R. Finlater

1964
The Addams Family

as Sgt. Haley

1964
1964
1964
Looking for Love

as Tiger Shay

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

as Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo

1963
1963
Petticoat Junction

as Henry Sharp

1963
Petticoat Junction

as Colonel Partridge

1963
The Yellow Canary

as Ed Thornburg

1962
It's Only Money

as Pete Flint

1962
1962
1961
1961
1961
On the Double

as Corporal Joseph Praeger

1961
The Right Approach

as Brian Freer

1961
Tomboy and the Champ

as Windy Skiles

1961
A Fever in the Blood

as Sgt. Michael Beers

1960
Angel

as Max

1960
1960
The Big Night

as Charlie Wegg

1960
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer

1959
Hawaiian Eye

as Cedric

1959
Adventures in Paradise

as Frank Crayle

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Harmon Cavender

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Repair Man

1959
Bonanza

as Eskey

1959
Tightrope

as Pete Granger

1959
Tightrope

as Mike Davis

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Marvin Heywood

1958
Naked City

as Harold Slate

1958
The Texan

as Sheriff Weeb Martin

1958
Marjorie Morningstar

as Lou Michaelson

1957
The Real McCoys

as San Fernando Harry

1957
Alcoa Theatre

as John Burke

1957
Johnny Trouble

as Parsons

1957
Perry Mason

as Luke Hickey

1957
Perry Mason

as Cecil

1957
Perry Mason

as Burt Renshaw

1957
Perry Mason

as Tony Cerro

1957
Perry Mason

as Max Armstead

1957
God Is My Partner

as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin

1957
Designing Woman

as Charlie Arneg

1956
The Bad Seed

as Emory Wages

1956
Back from Eternity

as Pete Boswick

1956
He Laughed Last

as Max Lassiter

1956
The Come On

as J.J. McGonigle

1955
1955
1955
The Girl Rush

as Ludwig - Pit Boss

1955
Not as a Stranger

as Ben Cosgrove

1955
The Bob Cummings Show

as H.R. Hap Henderson

1954
Climax!

as Philly

1954
Hell's Half Acre

as Tubby Otis

1954
Witness to Murder

as Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent

1953
1953
Topper

as Wesley Farrington

1953
The Danny Thomas Show

as Danny’s Agent “Jess”

1953
The Danny Thomas Show

as Jesse Leeds

1953
Letter to Loretta

as Nick Pulaski

1953
Champ for a Day

as Willie Foltis

1953
Gunsmoke

as Professor

1953
General Electric Theater

as Joe Maskowitz

1952
1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

as Joe the Ice Cream Man

1952
Deadline - U.S.A.

as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)

1951
1951
Callaway Went Thataway

as Georgie Markham

1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Moose - Prison Escapee

1951
1951
1950
Harvey

as Wilson

1950
Katie Did It

as Jim Dilloway

1950
1950
The Jack Benny Program

as Talent Agent Weber

1950
1950
Treasury Men in Action

as Ronald Terni

1950
1950
The Bob Hope Show

as Self - Sketch Performer (uncredited)

1949
The Lone Ranger

as Colonel Oglethorpe

1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as Customer (uncredited)

1947
Kiss of Death

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1943
Stage Door Canteen

as Jesse White (uncredited)