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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
1969
Perry Mason
1958
Seinfeld
1996
The Merv Griffin Show
1965
The Love Boat
1981
Bonanza
1964
MacGyver
1990
Hawaii Five-O
1969
The Andy Griffith Show
1961
Mannix
1971
Love, American Style
1969

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
176
1996
Seinfeld
as Ralph
1994
Burke's Law
as Jesse White
1993
Matinee
as Mr. Spector
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
MacGyver
as Mel
1988
Here Today, Here Tomorrow
as Grandpa
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
The New Gidget
as Washing Machine Repairman
1986
Monster in the Closet
as Ben
1982
Hart to Hart
as Ernie
1982
Pandamonium
as Chesty (voice)
1981
The Love Boat
as Harry
1978
The Cat from Outer Space
as Earnest Ernie
1978
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
1977
Quincy, M.E.
as Mechanic
1976
Nashville Girl
as C.Y. Ordell
1976
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Rudy's Agent
1975
Return to Campus
as Sports announcer
1975
Las Vegas Lady
as Big Jake
1975
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1975
Happy Days
as Bander
1974
Devlin
1973
Brothers O'Toole
as Mayor
1973
Temperatures Rising
1972
Harvey
as Duane Wilson
1972
Of Thee I Sing
as Matthew Fulton
1972
Here's Lucy
as Hickey
1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Wilson
1972
The Wonderful World of Disney
1971
Bless the Beasts & Children
as Sid Shecker
1971
Mannix
as Sam Westlake
1971
The Mod Squad
1971
The Partners
1971
Love, American Style
as Bailiff
1970
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970
George M!
as E.F. Albee
1970
Togetherness
as Henry
1970
My World and Welcome to It
1970
Make Room for Granddaddy
1970
The Debbie Reynolds Show
1970
Make Room for Granddaddy
as Phil
1969
Hawaii Five-O
as Nat Keller
1969
Land of the Giants
as Max Manfred
1969
Love, American Style
as Pun Jab
1969
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1968
That Girl
1968
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Harry Krasna
1968
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1967
The Spirit Is Willing
as Fess Dorple
1967
The Reluctant Astronaut
as Donelli
1967
Accidental Family
1967
Rango
1967
I Dream of Jeannie
as Sam
1967
Green Acres
as Charlie
1967
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as The Owner
1967
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Mr. Mortimer
1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as J. Sinister Hulk
1966
Petticoat Junction
as Henry Sharp
1966
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as Wally
1966
The Wild Wild West
as Governor Lewis
1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Emil Glueck
1965
The Munsters
as J. R. Finlater
1965
Perry Mason
as Tony Cerro
1965
Perry Mason
as Max Armstead
1965
Green Acres
as George Jenkins
1965
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1964
Pajama Party
as J. Sinister Hulk
1964
Looking for Love
as Tiger Shay
1964
A House Is Not a Home
as Rafferty
1964
Jonny Quest
1964
Linus the Lionhearted
as C. Claudius Crow (voice)
1964
Mickey
1964
Ben Casey
1964
The Addams Family
as Sgt. Haley
1964
Petticoat Junction
as Colonel Partridge
1964
Bonanza
as Eskey
1964
The Jack Benny Program
as Steve Burke
1963
The Yellow Canary
as Ed Thornburg
1963
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
as Self
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Marvin
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
as H.H.H. Jones
1963
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
as Hershey
1963
The Bob Hope Show
as Self - Sketch Performer (uncredited)
1962
It's Only Money
as Pete Flint
1962
Cain's Hundred
as Rudy
1962
Naked City
as Harold Slate
1962
The Twilight Zone
as Harmon Cavender
1962
Adventures in Paradise
as Frank Crayle
1962
Pete and Gladys
1962
Perry Mason
as Cecil
1962
Perry Mason
as Burt Renshaw
1962
Hawaiian Eye
as Cedric
1961
Sail a Crooked Ship
as McDonald
1961
Three Blondes In His Life
as Ed Kelly
1961
The Right Approach
as Brian Freer
1961
Tomboy and the Champ
as Windy Skiles
1961
A Fever in the Blood
as Sgt. Michael Beers
1961
On the Double
as Joseph Praeger
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
as Fred Boone
1961
77 Sunset Strip
as Marvin Heywood
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Bill
1961
Angel
as Max
1961
The Roaring 20's
1961
General Electric Theater
as Joe Maskowitz
1961
The Twilight Zone
as Repair Man
1960
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
1960
The Big Night
as Charlie Wegg
1960
Tightrope
as Pete Granger
1959
December Bride
1959
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1959
The Thin Man
1959
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Walt Conlin
1959
The Donna Reed Show
as Vance
1959
The Texan
as Sheriff Weeb Martin
1959
Tightrope
as Mike Davis
1959
Alcoa Theatre
as John Burke
1959
The Red Skelton Show
as Moose
1958
Marjorie Morningstar
as Lou Michaelson
1958
Country Music Holiday
as Sonny Moon
1958
Perry Mason
as Luke Hickey
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Real McCoys
as San Fernando Harry
1958
The Bob Cummings Show
as H.R. Hap Henderson
1957
Designing Woman
as Charlie Arneg
1957
Johnny Trouble
as Parsons
1957
God Is My Partner
as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin
1957
Climax!
as Philly
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as George
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Doberman
1957
The Jack Benny Program
as Mr. Weber
1956
The Bad Seed
as Emory Wages
1956
The Come On
as J.J. McGonigle
1956
Back from Eternity
as Pete Boswick
1956
He Laughed Last
as Max Lassiter
1956
Private Secretary
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Eddie Hoke
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as George Kirby
1956
General Electric Theater
1956
The Danny Thomas Show
as Jesse
1955
Not as a Stranger
as Ben Cosgrove
1955
The Girl Rush
as Ludwig - Pit Boss
1955
Lux Video Theatre
as Sigmund
1955
Cavalcade of America
1955
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Simpson
1955
The Lone Ranger
as Colonel Oglethorpe
1955
Topper
as Wesley Farrington
1955
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as Joe the Ice Cream Man
1955
Treasury Men in Action
as Ronald Terni
1954
Hell's Half Acre
as Tubby Otis
1954
Witness to Murder
as Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent
1954
General Electric Theater
as Mike
1954
Letter to Loretta
as Nick Pulaski
1954
The Danny Thomas Show
as Danny’s Agent “Jess”
1954
The Danny Thomas Show
as Jess
1953
Forever Female
as Willie
1953
Gunsmoke
as Professor
1953
Champ for a Day
as Willie Foltis
1953
The Danny Thomas Show
as Jesse Leeds
1952
The Girl in White
as Alec
1952
Million Dollar Mermaid
as Doc Cronnol
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)
1951
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Babcock
1951
Callaway Went Thataway
as Georgie Markham
1951
Francis Goes to the Races
as Frank Damer
1951
Death of a Salesman
as Stanley
1950
Katie Did It
as Jim Dilloway
1950
Guilty Bystander
as Masher
1950
Harvey
as Wilson
1950
The Ford Theatre Hour
as Doc
1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Customer (uncredited)
1947
Kiss of Death
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1943
Stage Door Canteen
as Jesse White (uncredited)
The Time Element
as Bartender