Actor profile

Jesse White

3rd January 1917 Buffalo, New York, USA Acting

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

65 Movies 88 TV Shows 153 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Matinee poster

Matinee 29th January 1993 as Mr. Spector

Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III 21st May 1990 as Self

Here Today, Here Tomorrow poster

Here Today, Here Tomorrow 1st January 1988 as Grandpa

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood poster

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 18th May 1987 as Self

Monster in the Closet poster

Monster in the Closet 15th May 1986 as Ben

The Cat from Outer Space poster

The Cat from Outer Space 9th June 1978 as Earnest Ernie

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood poster

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood 26th July 1976 as Rudy's Agent

It's Showtime poster

It's Showtime 31st March 1976 as Self (archive footage)

Nashville Girl poster

Nashville Girl 1st March 1976 as C.Y. Ordell

Return to Campus poster

Return to Campus 1st October 1975 as Sports announcer

Las Vegas Lady poster

Las Vegas Lady 1st June 1975 as Big Jake

Brothers O'Toole poster

Brothers O'Toole 16th May 1973 as Mayor

Of Thee I Sing poster

Of Thee I Sing 24th October 1972 as Matthew Fulton

Harvey poster

Harvey 22nd March 1972 as Duane Wilson

Bless the Beasts & Children poster

Bless the Beasts & Children 30th July 1971 as Sid Shecker

Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? poster

Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? 30th September 1970

Togetherness poster

Togetherness 13th September 1970 as Henry

George M! poster

George M! 12th September 1970 as E.F. Albee

The Reluctant Astronaut poster

The Reluctant Astronaut 5th September 1967 as Donelli

The Spirit Is Willing poster

The Spirit Is Willing 7th July 1967 as Fess Dorple

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini poster

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini 6th April 1966 as J. Sinister Hulk

Pajama Party poster

Pajama Party 11th November 1964 as J. Sinister Hulk

A House Is Not a Home poster

A House Is Not a Home 12th August 1964 as Rafferty

Looking for Love poster

Looking for Love 5th August 1964 as Tiger Shay

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

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 7th November 1963 as Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo

A Bob Hope Comedy Special poster

A Bob Hope Comedy Special 27th September 1963 as Self

The Yellow Canary poster

The Yellow Canary 15th May 1963 as Ed Thornburg

It's Only Money poster

It's Only Money 20th November 1962 as Pete Flint

Three Blondes In His Life poster

Three Blondes In His Life 31st December 1961 as Ed Kelly

Sail a Crooked Ship poster

Sail a Crooked Ship 1st December 1961 as McDonald

On the Double poster

On the Double 19th May 1961 as Corporal Joseph Praeger

The Right Approach poster

The Right Approach 17th May 1961 as Brian Freer

Tomboy and the Champ poster

Tomboy and the Champ 1st April 1961 as Windy Skiles

A Fever in the Blood poster

A Fever in the Blood 28th January 1961 as Sgt. Michael Beers

The Big Night poster

The Big Night 17th February 1960 as Charlie Wegg

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond poster

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond 3rd February 1960 as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer

Marjorie Morningstar poster

Marjorie Morningstar 24th April 1958 as Lou Michaelson

Country Music Holiday poster

Country Music Holiday 1st January 1958 as Sonny Moon

Johnny Trouble poster

Johnny Trouble 24th September 1957 as Parsons

God Is My Partner poster

God Is My Partner 1st July 1957 as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin

Designing Woman poster

Designing Woman 16th May 1957 as Charlie Arneg

The Bad Seed poster

The Bad Seed 12th September 1956 as Emory Wages

Back from Eternity poster

Back from Eternity 7th September 1956 as Pete Boswick

He Laughed Last poster

He Laughed Last 12th August 1956 as Max Lassiter

The Come On poster

The Come On 16th April 1956 as J.J. McGonigle

The Girl Rush poster

The Girl Rush 16th September 1955 as Ludwig - Pit Boss

Not as a Stranger poster

Not as a Stranger 1st July 1955 as Ben Cosgrove

Hell's Half Acre poster

Hell's Half Acre 1st June 1954 as Tubby Otis

Witness to Murder poster

Witness to Murder 15th April 1954 as Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent

Forever Female poster

Forever Female 28th November 1953 as Willie

Champ for a Day poster

Champ for a Day 15th August 1953 as Willie Foltis

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 4th May 1953 as Professor

Million Dollar Mermaid poster

Million Dollar Mermaid 4th December 1952 as Doc Cronnol

Deadline - U.S.A. poster

Deadline - U.S.A. 23rd May 1952 as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)

The Girl in White poster

The Girl in White 23rd May 1952 as Alec

Death of a Salesman poster

Death of a Salesman 20th December 1951 as Stanley

Callaway Went Thataway poster

Callaway Went Thataway 15th November 1951 as Georgie Markham

Francis Goes to the Races poster

Francis Goes to the Races 1st May 1951 as Frank Damer

Bedtime for Bonzo poster

Bedtime for Bonzo 5th April 1951 as Babcock

Harvey poster

Harvey 4th December 1950 as Wilson

Katie Did It poster

Katie Did It 26th November 1950 as Jim Dilloway

Guilty Bystander poster

Guilty Bystander 20th April 1950 as Masher

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven poster

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven 16th July 1948 as Customer (uncredited)

Kiss of Death poster

Kiss of Death 27th August 1947 as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Stage Door Canteen poster

Stage Door Canteen 24th June 1943 as Jesse White (uncredited)

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 7th January 1994 as Jesse White

Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld 5th July 1989 as Ralph

The New Gidget poster

The New Gidget 15th September 1986 as Washing Machine Repairman

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Mel

Pandamonium poster

Pandamonium 18th September 1982 as Chesty (voice)

Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart 22nd September 1979 as Ernie

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Harry

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Mechanic

Kolchak: The Night Stalker poster

Kolchak: The Night Stalker 13th September 1974

Devlin poster

Devlin 7th September 1974

Happy Days poster

Happy Days 15th January 1974 as Bander

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 14th September 1973 as Self

Temperatures Rising poster

Temperatures Rising 12th September 1972

The Partners 18th September 1971

Make Room for Granddaddy 23rd September 1970 as Phil

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Bailiff

The Debbie Reynolds Show 16th September 1969

My World and Welcome to It poster

My World and Welcome to It 15th September 1969

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968

Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy 23rd September 1968 as Hickey

Land of the Giants poster

Land of the Giants 22nd September 1968 as Max Manfred

Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O 20th September 1968 as Nat Keller

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967 as Sam Westlake

Accidental Family poster

Accidental Family 15th September 1967

Rango poster

Rango 13th January 1967

That Girl poster

That Girl 8th September 1966

I Dream of Jeannie poster

I Dream of Jeannie 18th September 1965 as Sam

The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West 17th September 1965 as Governor Lewis

Green Acres poster

Green Acres 15th September 1965 as Charlie

Please Don't Eat the Daisies poster

Please Don't Eat the Daisies 14th September 1965 as Wally

Linus the Lionhearted poster

Linus the Lionhearted 26th September 1964 as C. Claudius Crow (voice)

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

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 25th September 1964 as Harry Krasna

The Munsters poster

The Munsters 24th September 1964 as J. R. Finlater

Jonny Quest poster

Jonny Quest 18th September 1964

The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family 18th September 1964 as Sgt. Haley

Mickey poster

Mickey 16th September 1964

Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre 10th October 1963 as Emil Glueck

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 4th October 1963 as Marvin

Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction 24th September 1963 as Colonel Partridge

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster poster

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster 28th September 1962 as Hershey

The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies 26th September 1962 as Mr. Mortimer

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show 3rd October 1961 as Bill

Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey 2nd October 1961

Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred 19th September 1961 as Rudy

The Roaring 20's poster

The Roaring 20's 15th October 1960

Angel poster

Angel 6th October 1960 as Max

The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show 3rd October 1960 as Fred Boone

Pete and Gladys poster

Pete and Gladys 19th September 1960

Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye 7th October 1959 as Cedric

Adventures in Paradise poster

Adventures in Paradise 5th October 1959 as Frank Crayle

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 2nd October 1959 as Repair Man

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Eskey

Tightrope poster

Tightrope 8th September 1959 as Mike Davis

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958 as Marvin Heywood

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 6th October 1958

Naked City poster

Naked City 30th September 1958 as Harold Slate

The Texan poster

The Texan 29th September 1958 as Sheriff Weeb Martin

The Donna Reed Show poster

The Donna Reed Show 24th September 1958 as Vance

The Real McCoys poster

The Real McCoys 3rd October 1957 as San Fernando Harry

Alcoa Theatre poster

Alcoa Theatre 30th September 1957 as John Burke

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Max Armstead

The Thin Man poster

The Thin Man 20th September 1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1st July 1957 as Walt Conlin

The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour 5th October 1955 as Doberman

The Bob Cummings Show poster

The Bob Cummings Show 2nd January 1955 as H.R. Hap Henderson

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney 27th October 1954

Climax! poster

Climax! 7th October 1954 as Philly

December Bride poster

December Bride 4th October 1954

Topper poster

Topper 9th October 1953 as Wesley Farrington

The Danny Thomas Show poster

The Danny Thomas Show 29th September 1953 as Jesse

Letter to Loretta poster

Letter to Loretta 20th September 1953 as Nick Pulaski

General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater 1st February 1953

Private Secretary poster

Private Secretary 1st February 1953

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet poster

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 3rd October 1952 as Joe the Ice Cream Man

Cavalcade of America poster

Cavalcade of America 1st October 1952

Four Star Playhouse 25th September 1952 as Mr. Simpson

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Wilson

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 5th October 1951

The Red Skelton Show poster

The Red Skelton Show 30th September 1951 as Moose - Prison Escapee

The Jack Benny Program poster

The Jack Benny Program 28th October 1950 as Steve Burke

Lux Video Theatre 2nd October 1950 as Sigmund

Treasury Men in Action poster

Treasury Men in Action 11th September 1950 as Ronald Terni

The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show 9th April 1950 as Self

The Lone Ranger poster

The Lone Ranger 15th September 1949 as Colonel Oglethorpe

The Ford Theatre Hour poster

The Ford Theatre Hour 17th October 1948 as Doc