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Arthur White

Acting
Known For

92 Years Old

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".

Born

Finchley, London, England, UK on 3rd January 1933

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Crossroads
No Hiding Place Image
No Hiding Place
The Main Chance Image
The Main Chance
William Shelton
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
March
The Gentle Touch Image
The Gentle Touch
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A Touch of Frost
Ernie Trigg
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Space: 1999
Kinano
The Prisoner Image
The Prisoner
Stall Holder
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Orlando
Ben Ali Kebab
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Orlando
Shish Kebab
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The Professionals
Freddy
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Manhunt
Henri
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The Bill
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Wycliffe
Taxi Driver
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Thriller
Charley Wilson
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As Time Goes By
Taxi Driver
Heartbeat Image
Heartbeat
Albert Fogarty
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The Darling Buds of May
Uncle Perce
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Murder in Mind
Harry
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The Colour of Magic
Rerpf
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Goodnight Sweetheart
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Crane
Pirelli
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Armchair Theatre
Laidlaw
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New Scotland Yard
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Secret Army
Louis Bastiat
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Pardon My Genie
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The Cleopatras
Bolis
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Virtual Murder
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The Carnforth Practice
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The Train Now Standing
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Sanctuary
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Oh! What a Lovely War
Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
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A Gentleman's Club
Hawkins
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A Gentleman's Club
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The L-Shaped Room
Milkman
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The Nesbitts Are Coming
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Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack
Self/P.C. Ernie Trigg
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K is for Killing
Charley Wilson
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It's a Grand Life
Pvt. Prendergast
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The Crunch
Signal Sergeant
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Detective Waiting
Laidlaw