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Jesse White

ACTOR · FROM BUFFALO, USA

Jesse White

1917–1997140 credits since 19431 coming up

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In the pictureHarvey

ABOUT JESSE

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.

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Born3 January 1917

Died9 January 1997

BirthplaceBuffalo, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora79 of 140 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Jesse from.

Harvey poster

Movie

1950IMDb7.9

The Cat from Outer Space poster

Movie

The Cat from Outer Space

1978IMDb6.0

Designing Woman poster

Movie

Designing Woman

1957IMDb6.7

Witness to Murder poster

Movie

Witness to Murder

1954IMDb6.6

That Girl poster

Series

1966–1971IMDb7.3

The Reluctant Astronaut poster

Movie

The Reluctant Astronaut

1967IMDb6.3

Million Dollar Mermaid poster

Movie

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952IMDb6.5

Bless the Beasts & Children poster

Movie

Bless the Beasts & Children

1971IMDb6.7

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond poster

Movie

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

1960IMDb6.7

Gunsmoke poster

Movie

1953IMDb6.6

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini poster

Movie

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

1966IMDb4.6

Pajama Party poster

Movie

1964IMDb5.0

Coming up

What Jesse is working on next.

The Time Elementas BartenderDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 79
Average IMDb: 6.9
Highest rated: The Twilight ZoneIMDb 9.0
Working since: 1943

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

140 credits

The 1990s

2 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Not on Cineora

Burke's Law

1994

as Jesse White · 1 episode

Matinee poster

Movie

1993IMDb6.9

as Mr. Spector

The 1980s

6 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Seinfeld poster

Series

1989–1998IMDb8.8

as Ralph · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Here Today, Here Tomorrow

1988

as Grandpa

Not on Cineora

The New Gidget

1986

as Washing Machine Repairman · 1 episode

Monster in the Closet poster

Movie

Monster in the Closet

1986IMDb5.0

as Ben

MacGyver poster

Series

1985–1992IMDb7.6

as Mel · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Pandamonium

1982

as Chesty (voice) · 13 episodes

The 1970s

20 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Hart to Hart poster

Series

1979–1984IMDb6.7

as Ernie · 2 episodes

The Cat from Outer Space poster

Movie

The Cat from Outer Space

1978IMDb6.0

as Earnest Ernie

The Love Boat poster

Series

1977–1987IMDb6.3

as Harry · 1 episode

Quincy, M.E. poster

Series

1976–1983IMDb7.3

as Mechanic · 1 episode

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood poster

Movie

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976IMDb4.8

as Rudy's Agent

Nashville Girl poster

Movie

1976IMDb6.1

as C.Y. Ordell

Return to Campus poster

Movie

Return to Campus

1975IMDb3.1

as Sports announcer

Las Vegas Lady poster

Movie

1975IMDb4.4

as Big Jake

The 1960s

49 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Love, American Style poster

Series

Love, American Style

1969–1974IMDb6.8

as Pun Jab · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Debbie Reynolds Show

1969

1 episode

Not on Cineora

My World and Welcome to It

1969

1 episode

Hawaii Five-O poster

Series

1969–1980IMDb7.4

as Nat Keller · 1 episode

The Mod Squad poster

Series

1968–1973IMDb7.0

1 episode

Here's Lucy poster

Series

1968–1974IMDb6.9

as Hickey · 1 episode

Land of the Giants poster

Series

Land of the Giants

1968–1970IMDb7.1

as Max Manfred · 1 episode

Mannix poster

Series

1967–1975IMDb7.4

as Sam Westlake · 1 episode

The 1950s

58 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Hawaiian Eye poster

Series

1959–1963IMDb7.6

as Cedric · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Adventures in Paradise

1959

as Frank Crayle · 1 episode

The Twilight Zone poster

Series

The Twilight Zone

1959–1964IMDb9.0

as Harmon Cavender · 1 episode

Bonanza poster

Series

1959–1973IMDb7.3

as Eskey · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Tightrope

1959

as Pete Granger · 1 episode

77 Sunset Strip poster

Series

77 Sunset Strip

1958–1964IMDb7.7

as Marvin Heywood · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

2 episodes

Naked City poster

Series

1958–1963IMDb8.2

as Harold Slate · 1 episode

The 1940s

5 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

The Lone Ranger poster

Series

The Lone Ranger

1949–1957IMDb7.7

as Colonel Oglethorpe · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Ford Theatre Hour

1948

as Doc · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948

as Customer (uncredited)

Kiss of Death poster

Movie

1947IMDb7.4

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Stage Door Canteen poster

Movie

Stage Door Canteen

1943IMDb6.3

as Jesse White (uncredited)

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Jesse’s titles.

Vic MizzyComposer · The Addams Family, Green Acres and 3 more

Stanley KramerDirector · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Not as a Stranger and 1 more

Paul HenningCreator · The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres and 1 more

Claire CarletonThe Munsters, Witness to Murder and 1 more

Harry Stradling Sr.Cinematographer · Marjorie Morningstar, On the Double and 1 more

Tim MathesonBonanza and Jonny Quest

James StewartHarvey and Harvey

Simon OaklandKolchak: The Night Stalker and The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

Madeline KahnHarvey and Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Edd Byrnes77 Sunset Strip and Marjorie Morningstar