David White (actor)
David White | |
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One Step Beyond, episode Delusion, 1959 | |
Born | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | April 4, 1916
Died | November 27, 1990 North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 74)
Alma mater | Los Angeles City College |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1949–1990 |
Known for | |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
David White (April 4, 1916 – November 27, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actor best known for playing
.Early life
Born on April 4, 1916, in Denver, Colorado, he later moved with his family to Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Los Angeles City College and began acting at the Pasadena Playhouse and the Cleveland Play House. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, and after his discharge, made his Broadway debut in 1949 in Leaf and Bough.[1]
Career
White appeared on numerous television series in the 1950s and 1960s, including
In 1964, White was cast as sycophantic advertising executive Larry Tate on Bewitched, a role he played for the show's entire run (1964–1972). The character is president of the McMann & Tate advertising agency, workplace of Dick York's (and later Dick Sargent's) Darrin Stephens character. Many of the show's episodes revolved around Tate's attempts to land lucrative advertising accounts. This is the role for which he would become best-known both during his life and posthumously. Larry Tate's baby boy Jonathan was named after White's son. White also directed one season-six episode of Bewitched, "Sam’s Double Mother Trouble".
Following the end of Bewitched, White was a popular character actor on numerous television series for the next decade, including The Love Boat, Remington Steele, Adam-12, The Rockford Files, Columbo: Identity Crisis, What's Happening!!, Rhoda, Quincy, M.E., The Odd Couple, Cagney & Lacey, Wonder Woman and Dallas. He played the role of J. Jonah Jameson in the pilot episode of the television series The Amazing Spider-Man. His final role came in 1986 on an episode of Dynasty. He also appeared in the movies The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington and Disney's Snowball Express, and had a prominent role in the 1985 version of Brewster's Millions starring Richard Pryor.[3]
Personal life
White's first marriage was to stage actress
White married actress Lisa Figus in 1959, with whom he had a daughter, Alexandra. They divorced and Figus remarried, date unknown.[citation needed]
Death
He died of a
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1957 | Sweet Smell of Success | Otis Elwell | Uncredited |
1958 | The Goddess | Burt Harris | Uncredited |
1960 | The Apartment | Mr. Eichelberger | |
1960 | Sunrise at Campobello | Mr. Lassiter | |
1961 | The Great Impostor | Dr. Hammond | |
1961 | Madison Avenue | Stevenson Brock | |
1965 | The Lollipop Cover | Richard | |
1970 | The Red, White, and Black | 10th Cavalry Trooper #16 | |
1972 | Snowball Express | Mr. Fowler | |
1977 | The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington | Senator Rawlings | |
1985 | Fast Forward | Mr. Sabol | |
1985 | This Wife for Hire | Larry Dunston | |
1985 | Brewster's Millions | George Granville |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1956 | Men of Annapolis | Captain Bronte | Episode 7 “Blinding Light” |
1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Barberosa | Season 5 Episode 7: "Dry Run" |
1959 | One Step Beyond
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Lieutenant Barry | Episode: Delusion |
1960–1962 | The Twilight Zone | Brinkley Mr. Rogers |
Episode: A World of Difference Episode: I Sing the Body Electric S3 E35 |
1960 | Perry Mason | Henry de Garmo | Episode: The Case of the Madcap Modiste |
1960 | Bonanza | Mr. Pendleton | Episode: San Francisco Season 1 Episode 28 |
1962 | Have Gun — Will Travel
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Tom Carey | Episode: Marshal of Sweetwater |
1963 | Mr. Novak | Ralph Morrison | Season 1 Episode 10: "Hello, Miss Phipps" |
1963 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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Detective Lieutenant Burr | Season 1 Episode 26: "An Out for Oscar" |
1963 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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Lance Hawthorn | Season 1 Episode 29: "The Dark Pool" |
1964 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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Jack Fowler | Season 2 Episode 15: "Night Caller" (January 31, 1964) |
1964–1972 | Bewitched | Larry Tate | Recurring in seasons 1–5, starring in seasons 6–8 |
1973 | Banacek | Episode: The Jack Part 1 -2 | |
1973 | Adam-12 | J. T. McGrath | Episode: A Fool and His Money |
1973 | The Odd Couple | Phil Russell | Episode: Felix Directs |
1975 | Rhoda | Ted Cummings | Episode: Friends and Mothers |
1975 | Columbo | Phil Corrigan | Episode: Identity Crisis |
1976 | The Rockford Files | Martin Eastman | Episode: Foul on the First Play |
1976 | What's Happening!! | Mr. Reynolds | Episode: The Burger Queen |
1977 | Mary Tyler Moore Show
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Mr. Cobb | Episode: Hail the Conquering Gordy |
1977 | The Amazing Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson | Episode: Spider-Man (pilot episode) |
1978 | C.P.O. Sharkey | Admiral Holland | Episode: Captain's Right Hand Man |
1978 | The Love Boat | Greg Beatty | Episode: Too Hot to Handle/Family Reunion/Cinderella Story |
1979 | Wonder Woman | The General | Episode: The Starships Are Coming |
1981 | The Incredible Hulk | Archer Hewitt | Episode: Veteran |
1981–1982 | Quincy, M.E. | Dr. Fulton Drew Castle |
Episode: Sugar and Spice Episode: Expert in Murder |
1985 | Remington Steele | J.W. Kendall | Episode: Steele of Approval |
1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Mitchell Farnsworth | Episode: Two Grand |
1985–1986 | Dallas | Marv | Episode: Swan Song Episode: Return to Camelot: Part 2 |
1986 | The A-Team | Rudy | Episode: Mission of Peace |
1986 | Riptide | Professor Shellbeck | Episode: The Play's the Thing |
1986 | Dynasty | Dr. Gavin | Episode: The Arraignment |
1989 | Mergers & Acquisitions | Chairman of the Board | (short) |
References
- ^ a b "David White, Actor, 74". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 1, 1990. p. A31. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "David White, Stage, Movie and TV Actor". Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1990. p. A30. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- The Daily Oklahoman. May 26, 1985. p. A&E 4. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-3073-9846-8.
External links
- David White at IMDb
- David White at the Internet Broadway Database
- David White at Find a Grave