Arthur B. White (born 1933) is an English
stage and
screen actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
, 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 1973, White played the part of the genie in the 2nd series of the UK Children's TV show
Pardon My Genie, replacing
Hugh Paddick as the genie during the 1st series in 1972. In 1978, White appeared as part of an
underworld
The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld.
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gang, playing the role of Freddy in the 1970s British police drama ''
The Professionals'', in an episode entitled ''When the Heat Cools Off''.
In 1994, White played the part of a lawn mower repair shop owner whose workshop was continually pestered by a poltergeist. This formed an episode called "Chris Robinson's Premonitions / Pete the Poltergeist" in the UK TV series
Strange but True%3F hosted by
Michael Aspel.
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
''The Prisoner'' is a British television series created by Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan portrays Number Six (The Prisoner), Number Six, an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a The Village (The Prisoner), mysteri ...
'' episode "
It's Your Funeral".
References
External links
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1933 births
Living people
Actors from the London Borough of Barnet
English male stage actors
English male television actors
English people of Welsh descent
People from Finchley
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