Jesse White

Personal Info

Birthday

January 3, 1917

Day of Death

1997-01-09

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Buffalo, New York, USA

Also Known As

Cagey Calhoun

Jessie White

Jess White

Jesse Marc Weidenfeld

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

Known For

Seinfeld

Perry Mason

Bonanza

The Love Boat

MacGyver

The Andy Griffith Show

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Twilight Zone

Filmography

1993
Matinee
as Mr. Spector
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1986
Monster in the Closet
as Ben
1978
The Cat from Outer Space
as Earnest Ernie
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Rudy's Agent
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Nashville Girl
as C.Y. Ordell
1975
Return to Campus
as Sports announcer
Las Vegas Lady
as Big Jake
1973
Brothers O'Toole
as Mayor
1972
Of Thee I Sing
as Matthew Fulton
1971
Bless the Beasts & Children
as Sid Shecker
1970
Togetherness
as Henry
George M!
as E.F. Albee
1967
The Reluctant Astronaut
as Donelli
The Spirit Is Willing
as Fess Dorple
1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as J. Sinister Hulk
1964
Pajama Party
as J. Sinister Hulk
A House Is Not a Home
as Rafferty
Looking for Love
as Tiger Shay
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
as Self
The Yellow Canary
as Ed Thornburg
1962
It's Only Money
as Pete Flint
1961
Three Blondes In His Life
as Ed Kelly
Sail A Crooked Ship
as McDonald
On the Double
as Corporal Joseph Praeger
The Right Approach
as Brian Freer
Tomboy and the Champ
as Windy Skiles
A Fever in the Blood
as Sgt. Michael Beers
1960
The Big Night
as Charlie Wegg
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
1958
Marjorie Morningstar
as Lou Michaelson
1957
Johnny Trouble
as Parsons
God Is My Partner
as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin
Designing Woman
as Charlie Arneg
1956
The Bad Seed
as Emory Wages
Back from Eternity
as Pete Boswick
He Laughed Last
as Max Lassiter
The Come On
as J.J. McGonigle
1955
The Girl Rush
as Ludwig - Pit Boss
Not as a Stranger
as Ben Cosgrove
1954
Hell's Half Acre
as Tubby Otis
Witness to Murder
as Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent
1953
Forever Female
as Willie
Champ for a Day
as Willie Foltis
Gunsmoke
as Professor
1952
Million Dollar Mermaid
as Doc Cronnol
The Girl in White
as Alec
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)
1951
Death of a Salesman
as Stanley
Callaway Went Thataway
as Georgie Markham
Francis Goes to the Races
as Frank Damer
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Babcock
1950
Harvey
as Wilson
Katie Did It
as Jim Dilloway
Guilty Bystander
as Masher
1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Customer (uncredited)
1947
Kiss of Death
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1943
Stage Door Canteen
as Jesse White (uncredited)