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Acting

Arthur White

Born January 3, 1933Finchley, London, England, UK47 credits

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

Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack
2010Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack
as Self/P.C. Ernie TriggMovie
Wycliffe
1994Wycliffe
as Taxi DriverTV
A Touch of Frost
1992A Touch of Frost
as Ernie TriggTV
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeat
as Albert FogartyTV
As Time Goes By
1992As Time Goes By
as Taxi DriverTV
Number 27
1988Number 27
as HardcastleMovie
The River
1988The River
as Inspector SnapeTV
Secret Army
1977Secret Army
as Louis BastiatTV
S
1975Striker
as Mr RobsonTV
Space: 1999
1975Space: 1999
as KinanoTV
The Carnforth Practice
1974The Carnforth Practice
as Sgt ArmstrongTV
K Is for Killing
1974K Is for Killing
as Charley WilsonMovie
Thriller
1973Thriller
as Charley WilsonTV
Detective Waiting
1971Detective Waiting
as LaidlawMovie
Manhunt
1970Manhunt
as HenriTV
The Main Chance
1969The Main Chance
as William SheltonTV
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969Oh! What a Lovely War
as Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)Movie
The Prisoner
1967The Prisoner
as Stall HolderTV
O
1965Orlando
as Shish KebabTV
Redcap
1964Redcap
as JenkinsTV
Theatre 625
1964Theatre 625
as Sergeant HoldenTV
The Crunch
1964The Crunch
as Signal SergeantMovie
C
1963Crane
as PirelliTV
The L-Shaped Room
1962The L-Shaped Room
as MilkmanMovie
It's a Grand Life
1953It's a Grand Life
as Pvt. PrendergastMovie