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Arthur White

Arthur White

Acting

Born: 1933 Finchley, London, England, UK 14 Global Credits 🔥 0.3 Popularity
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Biography

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".

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Show / Title Year Credit / Role
The Colour of Magic 2008 Rerpf
Murder in Mind 2001 Harry
Wycliffe 1994 Taxi Driver
Goodnight Sweetheart 1993 Contributor
A Touch of Frost 1992 Ernie Trigg
The Bill 1984 Contributor
The Professionals 1977 Freddy
Secret Army 1977 Louis Bastiat
Space: 1999 1975 Kinano
Thriller 1973 Charley Wilson
Pardon My Genie 1972 Contributor
The Prisoner 1967 Stall Holder
Theatre 625 1964 Sergeant Holden
No Hiding Place 1959 Contributor