Jesse White

Acting

Jesse White

Born January 3, 1917Buffalo, New York, USA152 credits

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

Burke's Law
6.7

Burke's Law

TV

1994

Matinee
6.7

Matinee

Movie

1993

Night of 100 Stars III
4.0

Night of 100 Stars III

Movie

1990

Seinfeld
8.3

Seinfeld

TV

1989

Here Today, Here Tomorrow

Here Today, Here Tomorrow

Movie

1988

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
5.7

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Movie

1987

Filmography

Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Jesse WhiteTV
Matinee
1993Matineeas Mr. SpectorMovie
Night of 100 Stars III
1990Night of 100 Stars IIIas SelfMovie
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas RalphTV
Here Today, Here Tomorrow
1988Here Today, Here Tomorrowas GrandpaMovie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas SelfMovie
The New Gidget
1986The New Gidgetas Washing Machine RepairmanTV
Monster in the Closet
1986Monster in the Closetas BenMovie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras MelTV
Pandamonium
1982Pandamoniumas Chesty (voice)TV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to Hartas ErnieTV
The Cat from Outer Space
1978The Cat from Outer Spaceas Earnest ErnieMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas HarryTV
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.as MechanicTV
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywoodas Rudy's AgentMovie
It's Showtime
1976It's Showtimeas Self (archive footage)Movie
Nashville Girl
1976Nashville Girlas C.Y. OrdellMovie
Return to Campus
1975Return to Campusas Sports announcerMovie
Las Vegas Lady
1975Las Vegas Ladyas Big JakeMovie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerTV
Devlin
1974DevlinTV
Happy Days
1974Happy Daysas BanderTV
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roastsas SelfTV
Brothers O'Toole
1973Brothers O'Tooleas MayorMovie
Of Thee I Sing
1972Of Thee I Singas Matthew FultonMovie
Temperatures Rising
1972Temperatures RisingTV
Harvey
1972Harveyas Duane WilsonMovie
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1971The PartnersTV
Bless the Beasts & Children
1971Bless the Beasts & Childrenas Sid SheckerMovie
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?Movie
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1970Make Room for GranddaddyTV
Togetherness
1970Togethernessas HenryMovie
George M!
1970George M!as E.F. AlbeeMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas Pun JabTV
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1969The Debbie Reynolds ShowTV
My World and Welcome to It
1969My World and Welcome to ItTV
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod SquadTV
Here's Lucy
1968Here's Lucyas HickeyTV
Land of the Giants
1968Land of the Giantsas Max ManfredTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Nat KellerTV
Mannix
1967Mannixas Sam WestlakeTV
Accidental Family
1967Accidental FamilyTV
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967The Reluctant Astronautas DonelliMovie
The Spirit Is Willing
1967The Spirit Is Willingas Fess DorpleMovie
Rango
1967RangoTV
That Girl
1966That GirlTV
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966The Ghost in the Invisible Bikinias J. Sinister HulkMovie
I Dream of Jeannie
1965I Dream of Jeannieas SamTV
The Wild Wild West
1965The Wild Wild Westas Governor LewisTV
Green Acres
1965Green Acresas George JenkinsTV
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965Please Don't Eat the Daisiesas WallyTV
Pajama Party
1964Pajama Partyas J. Sinister HulkMovie
Linus the Lionhearted
1964Linus the Lionheartedas C. Claudius Crow (voice)TV
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.as The OwnerTV
The Munsters
1964The Munstersas J. R. FinlaterTV
Jonny Quest
1964Jonny QuestTV
The Addams Family
1964The Addams Familyas Sgt. HaleyTV
Mickey
1964MickeyTV
A House Is Not a Home
1964A House Is Not a Homeas RaffertyMovie
Looking for Love
1964Looking for Loveas Tiger ShayMovie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldas Radio Tower Operator at Rancho ConejoMovie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas Emil GlueckTV
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963A Bob Hope Comedy Specialas SelfMovie
Petticoat Junction
1963Petticoat Junctionas Henry SharpTV
The Yellow Canary
1963The Yellow Canaryas Ed ThornburgMovie
It's Only Money
1962It's Only Moneyas Pete FlintMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
1962I'm Dickens, He's Fensteras HersheyTV
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962The Beverly Hillbilliesas H.H.H. JonesTV
Three Blondes In His Life
1961Three Blondes In His Lifeas Ed KellyMovie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Sail a Crooked Ship
1961Sail a Crooked Shipas McDonaldMovie
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961The Dick Van Dyke Showas BillTV
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundredas RudyTV
On the Double
1961On the Doubleas Corporal Joseph PraegerMovie
The Right Approach
1961The Right Approachas Brian FreerMovie
Tomboy and the Champ
1961Tomboy and the Champas Windy SkilesMovie
A Fever in the Blood
1961A Fever in the Bloodas Sgt. Michael BeersMovie
The Roaring 20's
1960The Roaring 20'sTV
Angel
1960Angelas MaxTV
The Andy Griffith Show
1960The Andy Griffith Showas Fred BooneTV
Pete and Gladys
1960Pete and GladysTV
The Big Night
1960The Big Nightas Charlie WeggMovie
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamondas Leo 'Butcher' BremerMovie
Hawaiian Eye
1959Hawaiian Eyeas CedricTV
Adventures in Paradise
1959Adventures in Paradiseas Frank CrayleTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Harmon CavenderTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas EskeyTV
Tightrope
1959Tightropeas Pete GrangerTV
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset Stripas Marvin HeywoodTV
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseTV
Naked City
1958Naked Cityas Harold SlateTV
The Texan
1958The Texanas Sheriff Weeb MartinTV
The Donna Reed Show
1958The Donna Reed Showas VanceTV
Marjorie Morningstar
1958Marjorie Morningstaras Lou MichaelsonMovie
Country Music Holiday
1958Country Music Holidayas Sonny MoonMovie
The Real McCoys
1957The Real McCoysas San Fernando HarryTV
Alcoa Theatre
1957Alcoa Theatreas John BurkeTV
Johnny Trouble
1957Johnny Troubleas ParsonsMovie
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas Luke HickeyTV
The Thin Man
1957The Thin ManTV
God Is My Partner
1957God Is My Partneras Louis 'The Lump' LumpkinMovie
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detectiveas Walt ConlinTV
Designing Woman
1957Designing Womanas Charlie ArnegMovie
The Bad Seed
1956The Bad Seedas Emory WagesMovie
Back from Eternity
1956Back from Eternityas Pete BoswickMovie
He Laughed Last
1956He Laughed Lastas Max LassiterMovie
The Come On
1956The Come Onas J.J. McGonigleMovie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955The 20th Century Fox Houras Eddie HokeTV
The Girl Rush
1955The Girl Rushas Ludwig - Pit BossMovie
Not as a Stranger
1955Not as a Strangeras Ben CosgroveMovie
The Bob Cummings Show
1955The Bob Cummings Showas H.R. Hap HendersonTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyTV
Climax!
1954Climax!as PhillyTV
December Bride
1954December BrideTV
Hell's Half Acre
1954Hell's Half Acreas Tubby OtisMovie
Witness to Murder
1954Witness to Murderas Police Sgt. Eddie VincentMovie
Forever Female
1953Forever Femaleas WillieMovie
Topper
1953Topperas Wesley FarringtonTV
The Danny Thomas Show
1953The Danny Thomas Showas Danny’s Agent “Jess”TV
Letter to Loretta
1953Letter to Lorettaas Nick PulaskiTV
Champ for a Day
1953Champ for a Dayas Willie FoltisMovie
Gunsmoke
1953Gunsmokeas ProfessorMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras MikeTV
Private Secretary
1953Private SecretaryTV
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952Million Dollar Mermaidas Doc CronnolMovie
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952The Adventures of Ozzie and Harrietas Joe the Ice Cream ManTV
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of AmericaTV
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1952Four Star Playhouseas Mr. SimpsonTV
The Girl in White
1952The Girl in Whiteas AlecMovie
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952Deadline - U.S.A.as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas WilsonTV
Death of a Salesman
1951Death of a Salesmanas StanleyMovie
Callaway Went Thataway
1951Callaway Went Thatawayas Georgie MarkhamMovie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
The Red Skelton Show
1951The Red Skelton Showas Moose - Prison EscapeeTV
Francis Goes to the Races
1951Francis Goes to the Racesas Frank DamerMovie
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951Bedtime for Bonzoas BabcockMovie
Harvey
1950Harveyas WilsonMovie
Katie Did It
1950Katie Did Itas Jim DillowayMovie
The Jack Benny Program
1950The Jack Benny Programas Mr. WeberTV
L
1950Lux Video Theatreas SigmundTV
Treasury Men in Action
1950Treasury Men in Actionas Ronald TerniTV
Guilty Bystander
1950Guilty Bystanderas MasherMovie
The Bob Hope Show
1950The Bob Hope Showas Self - Sketch Performer (uncredited)TV
The Lone Ranger
1949The Lone Rangeras Colonel OglethorpeTV
The Ford Theatre Hour
1948The Ford Theatre Houras DocTV
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948Texas, Brooklyn & Heavenas Customer (uncredited)Movie
Kiss of Death
1947Kiss of Deathas Taxi Driver (uncredited)Movie
Stage Door Canteen
1943Stage Door Canteenas Jesse White (uncredited)Movie