Jesse White
Known for
Acting
Life
1917 – 1997 (aged 80)
Born in
Buffalo, New York, USA
Credits
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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.
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Known For
Seinfeld
05 Jul 1989
The Twilight Zone
02 Oct 1959
MacGyver
29 Sep 1985
I Dream of Jeannie
18 Sep 1965
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
07 Nov 1963
Harvey
04 Dec 1950
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
The Munsters
24 Sep 1964
Photos
Filmography
1994
- Burke's Lawas Jesse White1 episode
1993
- Matineeas Mr. Spector
1989
- Seinfeldas Ralph2 episodes
1988
- Here Today, Here Tomorrowas Grandpa
1986
- The New Gidgetas Washing Machine Repairman1 episode
- Monster in the Closetas Ben
1985
- MacGyveras Mel1 episode
1982
- Pandamoniumas Chesty (voice)13 episodes
1979
- Hart to Hartas Ernie2 episodes
1978
- The Cat from Outer Spaceas Earnest Ernie
1977
- The Love Boatas Harry1 episode
1976
- Quincy, M.E.as Mechanic1 episode
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywoodas Rudy's Agent
- Nashville Girlas C.Y. Ordell
1975
- Return to Campusas Sports announcer
- Las Vegas Ladyas Big Jake
1974
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker1 episode
- Devlin16 episodes
- Happy Daysas Bander1 episode
1973
- Brothers O'Tooleas Mayor
1972
- Of Thee I Singas Matthew Fulton
- Temperatures Rising1 episode
- Harveyas Duane Wilson
1971
- The Partners1 episode
- Bless the Beasts & Childrenas Sid Shecker
1970
- Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
- Make Room for Granddaddyas Phil1 episode
- Togethernessas Henry
- George M!as E.F. Albee
1969
- Love, American Styleas Bailiff1 episode
- The Debbie Reynolds Show1 episode
- My World and Welcome to It1 episode
1968
- The Mod Squad1 episode
- Here's Lucyas Hickey1 episode
- Land of the Giantsas Max Manfred1 episode
- Hawaii Five-Oas Nat Keller1 episode
1967
- Mannixas Sam Westlake1 episode
- Accidental Family1 episode
- The Reluctant Astronautas Donelli
- The Spirit Is Willingas Fess Dorple
- Rango1 episode
1966
- That Girl5 episodes
- The Ghost in the Invisible Bikinias J. Sinister Hulk
1965
- I Dream of Jeannieas Sam1 episode
- The Wild Wild Westas Governor Lewis1 episode
- Green Acresas Charlie1 episode
- Please Don't Eat the Daisiesas Wally1 episode
1964
- Pajama Partyas J. Sinister Hulk
- Linus the Lionheartedas C. Claudius Crow (voice)3 episodes
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.as Harry Krasna1 episode
- The Munstersas J. R. Finlater1 episode
- Jonny Quest1 episode
- The Addams Familyas Sgt. Haley1 episode
- Mickey1 episode
- A House Is Not a Homeas Rafferty
- Looking for Loveas Tiger Shay
1963
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldas Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo
- Kraft Suspense Theatreas Emil Glueck1 episode
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Marvin1 episode
- Petticoat Junctionas Colonel Partridge1 episode
- The Yellow Canaryas Ed Thornburg
1962
- It's Only Moneyas Pete Flint
- I'm Dickens, He's Fensteras Hershey1 episode
- The Beverly Hillbilliesas Mr. Mortimer1 episode
1961
- Three Blondes In His Lifeas Ed Kelly
- Sail a Crooked Shipas McDonald
- The Dick Van Dyke Showas Bill1 episode
- Ben Casey1 episode
- Cain's Hundredas Rudy1 episode
- On the Doubleas Joseph Praeger
- The Right Approachas Brian Freer
- Tomboy and the Champas Windy Skiles
- A Fever in the Bloodas Sgt. Michael Beers
1960
- The Roaring 20's1 episode
- Angelas Max1 episode
- The Andy Griffith Showas Fred Boone1 episode
- Pete and Gladys1 episode
- The Big Nightas Charlie Wegg
- The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamondas Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
1959
- Hawaiian Eyeas Cedric1 episode
- Adventures in Paradiseas Frank Crayle1 episode
- The Twilight Zoneas Repair Man1 episode
- Bonanzaas Eskey1 episode
- Tightropeas Mike Davis1 episode
1958
- 77 Sunset Stripas Marvin Heywood1 episode
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse2 episodes
- Naked Cityas Harold Slate1 episode
- The Texanas Sheriff Weeb Martin1 episode
- The Donna Reed Showas Vance1 episode
- Marjorie Morningstaras Lou Michaelson
- Country Music Holidayas Sonny Moon
1957
- The Real McCoysas San Fernando Harry1 episode
- Alcoa Theatreas John Burke1 episode
- Johnny Troubleas Parsons
- Perry Masonas Max Armstead1 episode
- The Thin Man1 episode
- God Is My Partneras Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin
- Richard Diamond, Private Detectiveas Walt Conlin1 episode
- Designing Womanas Charlie Arneg
1956
- The Bad Seedas Emory Wages
- Back from Eternityas Pete Boswick
- He Laughed Lastas Max Lassiter
- The Come Onas J.J. McGonigle
1955
- The 20th Century Fox Houras Doberman1 episode
- The Girl Rushas Ludwig - Pit Boss
- Not as a Strangeras Ben Cosgrove
- The Bob Cummings Showas H.R. Hap Henderson2 episodes
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney1 episode
- Climax!as Philly1 episode
- December Bride1 episode
- Hell's Half Acreas Tubby Otis
- Witness to Murderas Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent
1953
- Forever Femaleas Willie
- Topperas Wesley Farrington1 episode
- The Danny Thomas Showas Jesse3 episodes
- Letter to Lorettaas Nick Pulaski1 episode
- Champ for a Dayas Willie Foltis
- Gunsmokeas Professor
- General Electric Theater1 episode
- Private Secretary1 episode
1952
- Million Dollar Mermaidas Doc Cronnol
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harrietas Joe the Ice Cream Man1 episode
- Cavalcade of America1 episode
- Four Star Playhouseas Mr. Simpson1 episode
- The Girl in Whiteas Alec
- Deadline - U.S.A.as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Wilson1 episode
- Death of a Salesmanas Stanley
- Callaway Went Thatawayas Georgie Markham
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 episode
- The Red Skelton Showas Moose1 episode
- Francis Goes to the Racesas Frank Damer
- Bedtime for Bonzoas Babcock
1950
- Harveyas Wilson
- Katie Did Itas Jim Dilloway
- The Jack Benny Programas Steve Burke1 episode
- Lux Video Theatreas Sigmund1 episode
- Treasury Men in Actionas Ronald Terni1 episode
- Guilty Bystanderas Masher
1949
- The Lone Rangeras Colonel Oglethorpe1 episode
1948
- The Ford Theatre Houras Doc1 episode
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heavenas Customer (uncredited)
1947
- Kiss of Deathas Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1943
- Stage Door Canteenas Jesse White (uncredited)