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

Mr. Spector

Matinee

Duane Wilson

Harvey

Charlie Arneg

Designing Woman

Lou Michaelson

Marjorie Morningstar

Tubby Otis

Hell's Half Acre

Pete Flint

It's Only Money

Emory Wages

The Bad Seed

Fess Dorple

The Spirit Is Willing

Donelli

The Reluctant Astronaut

Leo 'Butcher' Bremer

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

Babcock

Bedtime for Bonzo

Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent

Witness to Murder

J.J. McGonigle

The Come On

Pete Boswick

Back from Eternity

McDonald

Sail A Crooked Ship

C.Y. Ordell

Nashville Girl

J. Sinister Hulk

Pajama Party

Georgie Markham

Callaway Went Thataway

Ben Cosgrove

Not as a Stranger

J. Sinister Hulk

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

Mayor

Brothers O'Toole

Jim Dilloway

Katie Did It

Max Lassiter

He Laughed Last

Willie

Forever Female

Ed Kelly

Three Blondes In His Life

Tiger Shay

Looking for Love

Alec

The Girl in White

Rafferty

A House Is Not a Home

Parsons

Johnny Trouble

Brian Freer

The Right Approach

Frank Damer

Francis Goes to the Races

Customer (uncredited)

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Masher

Guilty Bystander

Ben

Monster in the Closet

Charlie Wegg

The Big Night

Windy Skiles

Tomboy and the Champ

Self

Night of 100 Stars III

Wilson

Harvey

Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?

Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin

God Is My Partner

E.F. Albee

George M!

Stanley

Death of a Salesman

Earnest Ernie

The Cat from Outer Space

Ludwig - Pit Boss

The Girl Rush

Sgt. Michael Beers

A Fever in the Blood

Ed Thornburg

The Yellow Canary

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Kiss of Death

Doc Cronnol

Million Dollar Mermaid

Sid Shecker

Bless the Beasts & Children

Professor

Gunsmoke

Henry

Togetherness

Willie Foltis

Champ for a Day

Jesse White (uncredited)

Stage Door Canteen

Sports announcer

Return to Campus

Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime

Corporal Joseph Praeger

On the Double

Big Jake

Las Vegas Lady

Matthew Fulton

Of Thee I Sing

Rudy's Agent

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Self

A Bob Hope Comedy Special

Self

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo

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

Rienzi Associate (uncredited)

Deadline - U.S.A.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-01-03

Place of Birth

Buffalo, New York, USA

Also Known As

Cagey Calhoun