Jesse White

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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.

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Known For

Seinfeld

Ralph

The Twilight Zone

Harmon Cavender

The Twilight Zone

Repair Man

MacGyver

Mel

I Dream of Jeannie

Sam

Harvey

Wilson

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

Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo

Bonanza

Eskey

Full Filmography

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

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