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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 3, 1917
Died
January 9, 1997
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Cagey Calhoun
- Jessie White
- Jess White
- Jesse Marc Weidenfeld
Jesse White
0.4 Popularity
Biography
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
6.7
Jesse White
Burke's Law
1994
6.6
Mr. Spector
Matinee
1993
4.0
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
8.3
Ralph
Seinfeld
1989
0.0
Grandpa
Here Today, Here Tomorrow
1988
5.7
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
5.0
Washing Machine Repairman
The New Gidget
1986
4.9
Ben
Monster in the Closet
1986
7.7
Mel
MacGyver
1985
6.5
Chesty (voice)
Pandamonium.
1982
Credits
Burke's Law
as Jesse White
1994
6.7
Matinee
as Mr. Spector
1993
6.6
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
4.0
Seinfeld
as Ralph
1989
8.3
Here Today, Here Tomorrow
as Grandpa
1988
0.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
5.7
The New Gidget
as Washing Machine Repairman
1986
5.0
Monster in the Closet
as Ben
1986
4.9
MacGyver
as Mel
1985
7.7
Pandamonium.
as Chesty (voice)
1982
6.5
Hart to Hart
as Ernie
1979
6.9
The Cat from Outer Space
as Earnest Ernie
1978
5.9
The Love Boat
as Harry
1977
6.3
Quincy, M.E.
as Mechanic
1976
7.5
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Rudy's Agent
1976
4.1
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1976
7.0
Nashville Girl
as C.Y. Ordell
1976
5.3
Return to Campus
as Sports announcer
1975
5.8
Las Vegas Lady
as Big Jake
1975
3.7
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
7.6
Devlin
1974
5.0
Happy Days
as Bander
1974
7.6
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
1973
5.4
Brothers O'Toole
as Mayor
1973
5.2
Of Thee I Sing
as Matthew Fulton
1972
6.0
🎬
Temperatures Rising
1972
5.0
Harvey
as Duane Wilson
1972
6.8
🎬
The Partners
1971
5.0
Bless the Beasts & Children
as Sid Shecker
1971
6.8
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970
8.2
🎬
Make Room for Granddaddy
1970
5.0
🎬
Make Room for Granddaddy
as Phil
1970
5.0
Togetherness
as Henry
1970
2.3
George M!
as E.F. Albee
1970
10.0
Love, American Style
as Pun Jab
1969
6.1
Love, American Style
as Bailiff
1969
6.1
🎬
The Debbie Reynolds Show
1969
8.0
My World and Welcome to It
1969
5.5
The Mod Squad
1968
6.2
Here's Lucy
as Hickey
1968
6.7
Land of the Giants
as Max Manfred
1968
6.7
Hawaii Five-O
as Nat Keller
1968
7.1
Mannix
as Sam Westlake
1967
6.7
Accidental Family
1967
5.0
The Reluctant Astronaut
as Donelli
1967
6.0
The Spirit Is Willing
as Fess Dorple
1967
5.4
Rango
1967
0.0
That Girl
1966
6.1
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as J. Sinister Hulk
1966
5.0
I Dream of Jeannie
as Sam
1965
7.8
The Wild Wild West
as Governor Lewis
1965
7.6
Green Acres
as George Jenkins
1965
7.3
Green Acres
as Charlie
1965
7.3
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as Wally
1965
6.6
Pajama Party
as J. Sinister Hulk
1964
4.7
Linus the Lionhearted
as C. Claudius Crow (voice)
1964
7.0
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as The Owner
1964
7.0
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Harry Krasna
1964
7.0
The Munsters
as J. R. Finlater
1964
7.9
The Addams Family
as Sgt. Haley
1964
8.0
Jonny Quest
1964
8.1
Mickey
1964
6.0
A House Is Not a Home
as Rafferty
1964
4.1
Looking for Love
as Tiger Shay
1964
5.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo
1963
7.0
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Emil Glueck
1963
5.3
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Marvin
1963
5.7
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
as Self
1963
0.0
Petticoat Junction
as Henry Sharp
1963
5.7
Petticoat Junction
as Colonel Partridge
1963
5.7
The Yellow Canary
as Ed Thornburg
1963
0.0
It's Only Money
as Pete Flint
1962
6.1
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
as Hershey
1962
6.7
The Beverly Hillbillies
as H.H.H. Jones
1962
6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Mr. Mortimer
1962
6.9
Three Blondes In His Life
as Ed Kelly
1961
3.6
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Sail a Crooked Ship
as McDonald
1961
6.0
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Bill
1961
7.5
Ben Casey
1961
5.6
Cain's Hundred
as Rudy
1961
4.7
On the Double
as Corporal Joseph Praeger
1961
6.8
The Right Approach
as Brian Freer
1961
0.0
Tomboy and the Champ
as Windy Skiles
1961
0.0
A Fever in the Blood
as Sgt. Michael Beers
1961
6.0
The Roaring 20's
1960
0.0
Angel
as Max
1960
2.8
The Andy Griffith Show
as Fred Boone
1960
7.6
Pete and Gladys
1960
6.0
The Big Night
as Charlie Wegg
1960
0.0
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
1960
5.8
Hawaiian Eye
as Cedric
1959
5.2
Adventures in Paradise
as Frank Crayle
1959
5.7
The Twilight Zone
as Harmon Cavender
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Repair Man
1959
8.5
Bonanza
as Eskey
1959
7.5
Tightrope
as Pete Granger
1959
5.5
Tightrope
as Mike Davis
1959
5.5
77 Sunset Strip
as Marvin Heywood
1958
6.7
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
5.8
Naked City
as Harold Slate
1958
5.5
The Texan
as Sheriff Weeb Martin
1958
5.5
The Donna Reed Show
as Vance
1958
6.2
Marjorie Morningstar
as Lou Michaelson
1958
6.2
The Real McCoys
as San Fernando Harry
1957
5.6
Alcoa Theatre
as John Burke
1957
6.5
Johnny Trouble
as Parsons
1957
4.0
Perry Mason
as Luke Hickey
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Cecil
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Burt Renshaw
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Tony Cerro
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Max Armstead
1957
7.7
The Thin Man
1957
7.5
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Walt Conlin
1957
6.2
God Is My Partner
as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin
1957
5.0
Designing Woman
as Charlie Arneg
1957
6.5
The Bad Seed
as Emory Wages
1956
7.1
Back from Eternity
as Pete Boswick
1956
6.6
He Laughed Last
as Max Lassiter
1956
6.5
The Come On
as J.J. McGonigle
1956
5.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Eddie Hoke
1955
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as George Kirby
1955
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as George
1955
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Doberman
1955
5.4
The Girl Rush
as Ludwig - Pit Boss
1955
3.7
Not as a Stranger
as Ben Cosgrove
1955
6.2
The Bob Cummings Show
as H.R. Hap Henderson
1955
6.1
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
7.8
Climax!
as Philly
1954
3.3
December Bride
1954
5.5
Hell's Half Acre
as Tubby Otis
1954
5.3
Witness to Murder
as Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent
1954
6.2
Forever Female
as Willie
1953
6.9
Topper
as Wesley Farrington
1953
5.8
The Danny Thomas Show
as Danny’s Agent “Jess”
1953
6.0
The Danny Thomas Show
as Jesse Leeds
1953
6.0
The Danny Thomas Show
as Jess
1953
6.0
The Danny Thomas Show
as Jesse
1953
6.0
Letter to Loretta
as Nick Pulaski
1953
6.5
Champ for a Day
as Willie Foltis
1953
6.0
Gunsmoke
as Professor
1953
6.4
Private Secretary
1953
5.0
General Electric Theater
as Mike
1953
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Joe Maskowitz
1953
6.4
General Electric Theater
1953
6.4
Million Dollar Mermaid
as Doc Cronnol
1952
6.4
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as Joe the Ice Cream Man
1952
5.9
Cavalcade of America
1952
3.5
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Simpson
1952
6.7
The Girl in White
as Alec
1952
6.7
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)
1952
6.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Wilson
1951
8.6
Death of a Salesman
as Stanley
1951
6.9
Callaway Went Thataway
as Georgie Markham
1951
5.1
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.2
The Red Skelton Show
as Moose - Prison Escapee
1951
7.4
Francis Goes to the Races
as Frank Damer
1951
6.5
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Babcock
1951
5.9
Harvey
as Wilson
1950
7.7
Katie Did It
as Jim Dilloway
1950
6.0
The Jack Benny Program
as Mr. Weber
1950
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
as Talent Agent Weber
1950
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
as Steve Burke
1950
7.8
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Sigmund
1950
6.3
Treasury Men in Action
as Ronald Terni
1950
6.0
Guilty Bystander
as Masher
1950
5.5
The Bob Hope Show
as Self - Sketch Performer (uncredited)
1950
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
7.0
The Lone Ranger
as Colonel Oglethorpe
1949
6.8
The Ford Theatre Hour
as Doc
1948
0.0
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Customer (uncredited)
1948
5.3
Kiss of Death
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1947
7.0
Stage Door Canteen
as Jesse White (uncredited)
1943
6.1