Jesse White
Biography
Jesse White was an American actor who worked in vaudeville, Broadway, film, and television. Born in Buffalo, New York, and raised in Akron, Ohio, he began performing in local stage productions as a teenager before moving to Cleveland and entering vaudeville and burlesque. He made his Broadway debut in 1942 in The Moon Is Down and later played a sanitarium orderly in Harvey, reprising the role in the film Harvey (1950). His film debut came in 1947 in Kiss of Death. His screen credits included The Bad Seed (1956), Designing Woman (1957), Marjorie Morningstar (1958), The Reluctant Astronaut (1967), and Matinee (1993). From 1967 to 1988 he was known as Ol' Lonely, the Maytag repairman in a Maytag television advertising campaign. He also provided voices for Jonny Quest and Garfield and Friends.
80years old at death
- Born Buffalo
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Jesse Marc Weidenfeld
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 43 years1950 to 1993
Genres
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Beyond film
Jesse White lent his voice to cartoons including Jonny Quest and Garfield and Friends, and was a voiceover actor for Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America.
Jesse White movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Mervyn LeRoy directed two of these films, Stanley Kramer two and Don Weis two. Harvey Lembeck appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Harvey Lembeck's page
Harry Morgan's page
Elsa Lanchester's page
Claude Akins's page
Hans Conried's page
Mervyn LeRoyDirector, 2 films, 1952 to 1956
All films by Mervyn LeRoy
Stanley KramerDirector, 2 films, 1955 to 1971
All films by Stanley Kramer
Don WeisDirector, 2 films, 1964 to 1966
All films by Don Weis
Also two films together15 more actors
- Burt MustinThe Reluctant Astronaut (1967) and Witness to Murder (1954)
- John AstinThe Brothers O'Toole (1973) and The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
- Sam LeveneDesigning Woman (1957) and Guilty Bystander (1950)
- Mae ClarkeNot as a Stranger (1955) and Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
- Jack KellyA Fever in the Blood (1961) and Gunsmoke (1953)
- Claire CarletonWitness to Murder (1954) and Death of a Salesman (1951)
- Gail BonneyNot as a Stranger (1955) and Death of a Salesman (1951)
- Zachary ScottIt's Only Money (1962) and Guilty Bystander (1950)
- Elisabeth FraserCallaway Went Thataway (1951) and Death of a Salesman (1951)
- Tommy KirkThe Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) and Pajama Party (1964)
- Benny RubinThe Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) and Designing Woman (1957)
- Ray DantonA Fever in the Blood (1961) and The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
- Susan HartThe Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) and Pajama Party (1964)
- Luree HolmesThe Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) and Pajama Party (1964)
- Bobbie Shaw ChanceThe Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) and Pajama Party (1964)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.