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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

38

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-01-03 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Finchley, London, England, UK

Arthur White

Biography

Arthur B. White is an English stage and screen actor, best known for his occasional role as the collator (police archivist) Ernie Trigg in the crime drama A Touch of Frost, alongside his real-life younger brother David Jason. His parents were Arthur R White and Welsh-born Olwen Jones. He also appeared briefly along with his brother in two episodes of The Darling Buds of May.

In 1978, White appeared as part of an underworld gang, playing the role of Freddy in an episode of the 1970s British police drama The Professionals, the episode entitled When the Heat Cools Off.

In 2007, White played Albert Fogarty in the Heartbeat episode "The Dreams That You Dream". In 2008, he worked with Jason again on the comic fantasy The Colour of Magic, where he played a character called "Rerpf".

In 2010, he featured in 13 Hours That Saved Britain, talking about his experiences of living during World War Two and living in London during the Blitz.

White has also made appearances in television series such as Crossroads, The Professionals, London's Burning, As Time Goes By, Wycliffe, Family Affairs and The Prisoner episode "It's Your Funeral".

Known For

The Prisoner
7.8%

The Prisoner

Sep 29, 1967

The Colour of Magic
6.7%

The Colour of Magic

Mar 23, 2008

Space: 1999
7.1%

Space: 1999

Sep 4, 1975

A Touch of Frost
7.5%

A Touch of Frost

Dec 6, 1992

Goodnight Sweetheart
7.2%

Goodnight Sweetheart

Nov 18, 1993

Oh! What a Lovely War
6.7%

Oh! What a Lovely War

Mar 10, 1969

The Professionals
7.4%

The Professionals

Dec 30, 1977

The Bill
6.7%

The Bill

Oct 16, 1984

As Time Goes By
7.6%

As Time Goes By

Jan 12, 1992

The L-Shaped Room
6.8%

The L-Shaped Room

Nov 20, 1962

Heartbeat
7.0%

Heartbeat

Apr 10, 1992

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Acting

2010
Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack as Self/P.C. Ernie Trigg
2008
The Colour of Magic as Rerpf
2001
Murder in Mind as Harry
1994
Wycliffe as Taxi Driver
1993
Goodnight Sweetheart
1992
A Touch of Frost as Ernie Trigg
1992
Virtual Murder
1992
Heartbeat as Albert Fogarty
1992
As Time Goes By as Taxi Driver
1991
The Darling Buds of May as Uncle Perce
1988
A Gentleman's Club
1984
The Bill
1983
The Cleopatras as Bolis
1980
The Nesbitts Are Coming
1980
The Gentle Touch
1977
The Professionals as Freddy
1977
Secret Army as Louis Bastiat
1975
Space: 1999 as Kinano
1974
The Carnforth Practice
1974
K is for Killing as Charley Wilson
1973
Thriller as Charley Wilson
1972
The Train Now Standing
1972
New Scotland Yard
1972
Pardon My Genie
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as March
1971
Detective Waiting as Laidlaw
1970
Manhunt as Henri
1969
The Main Chance as William Shelton
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War as Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
1967
The Prisoner as Stall Holder
1967
Sanctuary
1964
Crossroads
1964
The Wednesday Play as Tregembo
1964
The Crunch as Signal Sergeant
1962
The L-Shaped Room as Milkman
1959
No Hiding Place
1956
Armchair Theatre as Laidlaw
1953
It's a Grand Life as Pvt. Prendergast
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