Jesse White

Known for: Acting

Born: 1917-01-03 – 1997-01-09 (aged 80)

From: Buffalo, New York, USA

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

Filmography (153)

TV★ 6.8
Burke's Law
1994
as Jesse White
MOVIE★ 6.7
Matinee
1993
as Mr. Spector
MOVIE★ 4.0
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
TV★ 8.3
Seinfeld
1989
as Ralph
MOVIE
Here Today, Here Tomorrow
1988
as Grandpa
MOVIE★ 6.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
TV★ 6.3
The New Gidget
1986
as Washing Machine Repairman
MOVIE★ 4.9
Monster in the Closet
1986
as Ben
TV★ 7.7
MacGyver
1985
as Mel
TV★ 6.7
Pandamonium
1982
as Chesty (voice)
TV★ 6.9
Hart to Hart
1979
as Ernie
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Cat from Outer Space
1978
as Earnest Ernie
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
as Harry
TV★ 7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Mechanic
MOVIE★ 4.3
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Rudy's Agent
MOVIE★ 7.5
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Nashville Girl
1976
as C.Y. Ordell
MOVIE★ 6.1
Return to Campus
1975
as Sports announcer
MOVIE★ 4.2
Las Vegas Lady
1975
as Big Jake
TV★ 7.7
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
TV★ 5.0
Devlin
1974
TV★ 7.6
Happy Days
1974
as Bander
TV★ 5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Brothers O'Toole
1973
as Mayor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Of Thee I Sing
1972
as Matthew Fulton
TV★ 7.5
Temperatures Rising
1972
MOVIE★ 6.8
Harvey
1972
as Duane Wilson
TV★ 6.5
The Partners
1971
MOVIE★ 6.9
Bless the Beasts & Children
1971
as Sid Shecker
MOVIE★ 8.0
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970
TV★ 7.0
Make Room for Granddaddy
1970
MOVIE★ 3.8
Togetherness
1970
as Henry
MOVIE★ 8.5
George M!
1970
as E.F. Albee
TV★ 6.2
Love, American Style
1969
as Pun Jab
TV★ 7.8
The Debbie Reynolds Show
1969
TV★ 6.3
My World and Welcome to It
1969
TV★ 6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
TV★ 6.7
Here's Lucy
1968
as Hickey
TV★ 6.8
Land of the Giants
1968
as Max Manfred
TV★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Nat Keller
TV★ 6.8
Mannix
1967
as Sam Westlake
TV★ 6.5
Accidental Family
1967
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967
as Donelli
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Spirit Is Willing
1967
as Fess Dorple
TV
Rango
1967
TV★ 6.2
That Girl
1966
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
as J. Sinister Hulk
TV★ 7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Sam
TV★ 7.6
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Governor Lewis
TV★ 7.2
Green Acres
1965
as George Jenkins
TV★ 6.8
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965
as Wally
MOVIE★ 4.8
Pajama Party
1964
as J. Sinister Hulk
TV★ 7.4
Linus the Lionhearted
1964
as C. Claudius Crow (voice)
TV★ 7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as The Owner
TV★ 7.9
The Munsters
1964
as J. R. Finlater
TV★ 8.1
Jonny Quest
1964
TV★ 8.0
The Addams Family
1964
as Sgt. Haley
TV★ 7.0
Mickey
1964
MOVIE★ 4.8
A House Is Not a Home
1964
as Rafferty
MOVIE★ 5.8
Looking for Love
1964
as Tiger Shay
MOVIE★ 7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo
TV★ 6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Emil Glueck
TV★ 5.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Marvin
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963
as Self
TV★ 5.8
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Henry Sharp
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Yellow Canary
1963
as Ed Thornburg
MOVIE★ 6.2
It's Only Money
1962
as Pete Flint
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 7.0
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
1962
as Hershey
TV★ 6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as H.H.H. Jones
MOVIE★ 4.4
Three Blondes In His Life
1961
as Ed Kelly
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Sail a Crooked Ship
1961
as McDonald
TV★ 7.6
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Bill
TV★ 5.9
Ben Casey
1961
TV★ 5.3
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Rudy
MOVIE★ 7.0
On the Double
1961
as Corporal Joseph Praeger
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Right Approach
1961
as Brian Freer
MOVIE★ 7.0
Tomboy and the Champ
1961
as Windy Skiles
MOVIE★ 6.7
A Fever in the Blood
1961
as Sgt. Michael Beers
TV
The Roaring 20's
1960
TV★ 4.2
Angel
1960
as Max
TV★ 7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Fred Boone
TV★ 6.3
Pete and Gladys
1960
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Big Night
1960
as Charlie Wegg
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960
as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
TV★ 5.6
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Cedric
TV★ 6.1
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Frank Crayle
TV★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Harmon Cavender
TV★ 7.5
Bonanza
1959
as Eskey
TV★ 6.3
Tightrope
1959
as Pete Granger
TV★ 7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Marvin Heywood
TV★ 6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
TV★ 5.7
Naked City
1958
as Harold Slate
TV★ 6.0
The Texan
1958
as Sheriff Weeb Martin
TV★ 6.5
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Vance
MOVIE★ 6.3
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
as Lou Michaelson
MOVIE★ 6.0
Country Music Holiday
1958
as Sonny Moon
TV★ 5.9
The Real McCoys
1957
as San Fernando Harry
TV★ 7.0
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as John Burke
MOVIE★ 4.6
Johnny Trouble
1957
as Parsons
TV★ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957
as Luke Hickey
TV★ 7.6
The Thin Man
1957
MOVIE★ 7.5
God Is My Partner
1957
as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin
TV★ 6.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Walt Conlin
MOVIE★ 6.7
Designing Woman
1957
as Charlie Arneg
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Bad Seed
1956
as Emory Wages
MOVIE★ 6.7
Back from Eternity
1956
as Pete Boswick
MOVIE★ 7.7
He Laughed Last
1956
as Max Lassiter
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Come On
1956
as J.J. McGonigle
TV★ 6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Eddie Hoke
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Girl Rush
1955
as Ludwig - Pit Boss
MOVIE★ 6.2
Not as a Stranger
1955
as Ben Cosgrove
TV★ 6.3
The Bob Cummings Show
1955
as H.R. Hap Henderson
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
TV★ 3.8
Climax!
1954
as Philly
TV★ 6.3
December Bride
1954
MOVIE★ 5.5
Hell's Half Acre
1954
as Tubby Otis
MOVIE★ 6.3
Witness to Murder
1954
as Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent
MOVIE★ 6.9
Forever Female
1953
as Willie
TV★ 6.1
Topper
1953
as Wesley Farrington
TV★ 6.2
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Danny’s Agent “Jess”
TV★ 6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Nick Pulaski
MOVIE★ 7.0
Champ for a Day
1953
as Willie Foltis
MOVIE★ 6.6
Gunsmoke
1953
as Professor
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mike
TV★ 6.0
Private Secretary
1953
MOVIE★ 6.5
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952
as Doc Cronnol
TV★ 6.2
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Joe the Ice Cream Man
TV★ 4.6
Cavalcade of America
1952
TV★ 6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Simpson
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Girl in White
1952
as Alec
MOVIE★ 6.9
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Wilson
MOVIE★ 7.0
Death of a Salesman
1951
as Stanley
MOVIE★ 5.6
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Georgie Markham
TV★ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
TV★ 7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Moose
MOVIE★ 6.5
Francis Goes to the Races
1951
as Frank Damer
MOVIE★ 6.1
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951
as Babcock
MOVIE★ 7.7
Harvey
1950
as Wilson
MOVIE★ 7.3
Katie Did It
1950
as Jim Dilloway
TV★ 7.8
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Mr. Weber
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Sigmund
TV★ 6.3
Treasury Men in Action
1950
as Ronald Terni
MOVIE★ 5.4
Guilty Bystander
1950
as Masher
TV★ 7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self - Sketch Performer (uncredited)
TV★ 6.8
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Colonel Oglethorpe
TV
The Ford Theatre Hour
1948
as Doc
MOVIE★ 5.8
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
as Customer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Kiss of Death
1947
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Jesse White (uncredited)