Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 3, 1933
Place of Birth:
Finchley, London, England, UK
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack | Self/P.C. Ernie Trigg |
| 1974 | K is for Killing | Charley Wilson |
| 1971 | Detective Waiting | Laidlaw |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Crunch | Signal Sergeant |
| 1962 | The L-Shaped Room | Milkman |
| 1953 | It's a Grand Life | Pvt. Prendergast |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Colour of Magic | Rerpf |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind | Harry |
| 1994 | Wycliffe | Taxi Driver |
| 1993 | Goodnight Sweetheart | |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Albert Fogarty |
| 1992 | Virtual Murder | |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost | Ernie Trigg |
| 1992 | As Time Goes By | Taxi Driver |
| 1991 | The Darling Buds of May | Uncle Perce |
| 1988 | A Gentleman's Club | |
| 1988 | A Gentleman's Club | Hawkins |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1983 | The Cleopatras | Bolis |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch | |
| 1980 | The Nesbitts Are Coming | |
| 1977 | Secret Army | Louis Bastiat |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Freddy |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Kinano |
| 1974 | The Carnforth Practice | |
| 1973 | Thriller | Charley Wilson |
| 1972 | Pardon My Genie | |
| 1972 | The Train Now Standing | |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard | |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | March |
| 1970 | Manhunt | Henri |
| 1969 | The Main Chance | William Shelton |
| 1967 | The Prisoner | Stall Holder |
| 1967 | Sanctuary | |
| 1964 | Crossroads | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Tregembo |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Laidlaw |