David White
Biography
David White was an American actor of stage, film and television who became best known for playing Larry Tate, the advertising executive and boss of Darrin Stephens on Bewitched, a part he held from 1964 to 1972. Raised in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, he studied at Los Angeles City College, trained at the Pasadena Playhouse and Cleveland Play House, and made his Broadway debut in 1949. He then worked steadily in television, with guest roles on Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone, The Untouchables and Mission: Impossible, and he directed one episode of Bewitched. Among his films were Sweet Smell of Success, The Apartment (1960), Snowball Express (1972) and Brewster's Millions (1985). He also played J. Jonah Jameson in the pilot of The Amazing Spider-Man and died in 1990.
74years old at death
- Born Denver
- Died North Hollywood
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 25 years1960 to 1985
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First role
White studied at Los Angeles City College, then acted at the Pasadena Playhouse and the Cleveland Play House. He joined the Marine Corps in World War II, and after leaving the service he first appeared on Broadway in 1949 in Leaf and Bough.
David White movies on Netflix
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Worked with
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Films together
Keenan Wynn's page
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All films by Billy Wilder
All films by Walter Hill
Norman TokarDirector, 1 film, 1972
All films by Norman Tokar
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