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Jesse White

Born

1/4/1917, Buffalo, New York, USA

Died

1/9/1997

Birth Name

Jesse Marc Weidenfeld

Gender

Male

Also Known As

Jessie White

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Biography

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Although a long-time actor with over 160 film and television credits - his first credited role was in the 1950 James Stewart c, Harvey - Jesse will perhaps always be best known for being the doleful, ever-idle Maytag Repairman in a series of commercials which ran from 1967 to 1989.

Credits

Star (23)

Role
- Pastor Jones, My Sister Loves You
  Star
  2009
- Hell's Half Acre
  Star
  2008
- Matinee
  Mr. Spector
  1993
- Pandamonium
  Chesty (voice)
- The Cat from Outer Space
  Earnest Ernie
  1978
- Las Vegas Lady
  Star
  1975
- Devlin
  Additional Voices
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Storyteller
    12/21/74
  - S 1: Ep 15 Sandy's Decision
    12/14/74
  - S 1: Ep 14 Sandy's Turn
    12/7/74
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Stowaway
    11/30/74
  - S 1: Ep 12 Jester's Secret
    11/23/74
  - + 11 More Credits
- Mr. Terrific
  Mr. Finney
  - S 1: Ep 0 Pilot
- The Reluctant Astronaut
  Star
  1967
- The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini
  J. Sinister Hulk
  1966
- Pajama Party
  Star
  1964
- The Twilight Zone
  Harmen Cavender
  - S 3: Ep 36 Cavender is Coming
    5/25/62
- It's Only Money
  Star
  1962
- The Ann Sothern Show
  Oscar Pudney
  - S 3: Ep 26 The Invitation
    9/4/61
  - S 3: Ep 25 The Beginning
    3/30/61
  - S 3: Ep 24 The Wedding
    3/23/61
  - S 3: Ep 23 Pandora: The Pat Carroll Show
    3/16/61
  - S 3: Ep 22 Vamp 'til Ready
    3/9/61
  - + 33 More Credits
- On the Double
  Star
  1961
- The Big Night
  Star
  1960
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  E.F.Allbe
  - S 1: Ep 2 American Festival
    2/10/59
  - — Portals of Music
  - — November 22, 1962
  - — The Many Faces of Romeo and Juliet
- Country Music Holiday
  Star
  1958
- Make Room for Daddy
  Jesse Leeds (1953 - 1957)
  - S 4: Ep 29 Little Miss Moppet
    4/18/57
  - S 4: Ep 28 Men Are Men
    4/11/57
  - S 4: Ep 27 Danny Meets Kathy
    4/4/57
  - S 4: Ep 26 Little League Umpire
    3/28/57
  - S 4: Ep 25 The Orphan Asylum
    3/21/57
  - + 108 More Credits
- The Bad Seed
  Emory Wages
  1956
- Forever Female
  Star
  1954
- Witness to Murder
  Star
  1954
- Harvey
  Star
  1950
Recurring Role (8)

Role
- That Girl (1966)
  Hal Grissom
  - S 3: Ep 20 There Was a Time Ann Met a Pie Man
    2/13/69
- That Girl (1966)
  Phil Bender
  - S 3: Ep 5 7 1/4 (Part 2)
    10/24/68
- That Girl (1966)
  Eddie Edwards
  - S 2: Ep 30 Old Man's Darling
    4/25/68
  - S 2: Ep 27 Just Spell the Name Right
    3/28/68
- That Girl (1966)
  Clinton Hayworth
  - S 2: Ep 20 Call of the Wild
    1/25/68
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Clifford
  - S 1: Ep 27 Ethel Merman
    4/25/58
  - S 1: Ep 17 Jeannie Carson
    2/7/58
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 25 Spike Jones
    4/4/58
  - S 1: Ep 20 Van Johnson
    2/28/58
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Recurring Role
  - S 1: Ep 2 That Hogan Man
    10/25/57
- Private Secretary
  M. C. 'Mickey' 'Cagey' Calhoun
  - S 5: Ep 8 Her Best Enemy
    12/9/56
  - S 4: Ep 19 Too Good to Be True
    5/13/56
  - S 4: Ep 13 Old Dog, New Tricks
    2/19/56
  - S 3: Ep 19 A Scream in the Night
    5/8/55
  - S 3: Ep 12 Screaming Meemies
    1/30/55
  - + 8 More Credits
Guest Star (135)

Role
- Seinfeld
  Ralph
  - S 7: Ep 15 The Cadillac (2)
    2/8/96
  - S 7: Ep 14 The Cadillac (1)
    2/8/96
- MacGyver
  Mel
  - S 6: Ep 7 Harry's Will
    11/5/90
- Garfield & Friends
  Howie
  - S 2: Ep 35 Housebreak Hotel
    12/2/89
- The New Gidget
  Vern
  - S 2: Ep 4 Sealed With A Kiss
    10/8/87
- The New Gidget
  Washing Machine Repairman
  - S 2: Ep 1 Gilligidge Island
    9/17/87
- Small Wonder
  Sid Barker
  - S 2: Ep 23 Vicki Goodwrench
    5/16/87
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Mac Mulligan
  - S 4: Ep 19 Blue Genes
    3/13/83
- Hart to Hart
  Ernie
  - S 4: Ep 10 A Christmas Hart
    12/21/82
  - S 4: Ep 8 In the Hart of the Night
    11/30/82
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 Jimmy Stewart
    5/10/78
- ABC Weekend Specials
  Gabby
  - S 1: Ep 4 Homer and the Wacky Doughnut Machine
    10/15/77
- Quincy, M.E.
  Unknown
  - S 2: Ep 7 Has Anybody Here Seen Quincy?
    3/18/77
- Happy Days
  Bander
  - S 2: Ep 21 Richie's Flip Side
    3/18/75
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker
  First Watchman
  - S 1: Ep 15 Chopper
    1/31/75
- Temperatures Rising
  Repairman
  - S 2: Ep 5 We Ain't Got No Body
    10/30/73
- Yogi's Gang
  Peter D. Cheater
  - S 1: Ep 7 Mr. Cheater
    10/20/73
- Here's Lucy
  Mr. Hickey
  - S 5: Ep 6 The Case of the Reckless Wheelchair Driver
    10/16/72
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Wilson
  - S 21: Ep 4 Harvey
    3/22/72
- Mannix
  Sam Westlake
  - S 5: Ep 15 Nightshade
    12/29/71
- The Partners (1971)
  Melnick
  - S 1: Ep 1 Here Come the Fuzz
    9/18/71
- Love, American Style
  The Bailiff
  - S 2: Ep 48 Love and the Jury
    2/19/71
- The Mod Squad
  Leo
  - S 3: Ep 16 A Bummer for R.J.
    1/19/71
- Make Room for Granddaddy
  Phil
  - S 1: Ep 3 This Granddaddy is Rated X
    10/7/70
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 148 March 25, 1970
    3/25/70
- The Debbie Reynolds Show
  Mayor Keiselbach
  - S 1: Ep 17 Hurry For Our Side
    1/13/70
- My World and Welcome to It
  Harold Berger
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Human Being and the Dinosaur
    1/12/70
- Love, American Style
  Punjab
  - S 1: Ep 34 Love and the Divorce Sale
    12/8/69
- Land of the Giants
  Manfred
  - S 2: Ep 10 Comeback
    11/23/69
- Love, American Style
  Guest Star
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 232 August 12, 1969
    8/12/69
  - S 8: Ep 196 Week of June 9, 1969
    6/9/69
  - S 8: Ep 114 February 13, 1969
    2/13/69
  - S 4: Ep 58 November 25, 1964
    11/25/64
  - S 17: Ep 73 January 12, 1979
    1/12/79
- Hawaii Five-O
  Nat Keller
  - S 1: Ep 20 Along Came Joey
    2/12/69
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
  Harry Krasna
  - S 5: Ep 7 A Marriage of Convenience
    11/15/68
- The Bob Hope Show
  Cochran
  - S 19: Ep 1 September 25, 1968
    9/25/68
- Here's Lucy
  Guest Star
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 232 July 13, 1968
    7/13/68
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 96 January 15, 1968
    1/15/68
  - S 4: Ep 233 July 31, 1967
    7/31/67
  - S 4: Ep 165 April 21, 1967
    4/21/67
  - S 4: Ep 49 November 10, 1966
    11/10/66
  - S 2: Ep 65 August 6, 1965
    8/6/65
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Accidental Family
  Fenton
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Return of Mr. Ex
    12/8/67
- The Honeymooners
  Bob Cosgrove
  - S 9: Ep 8 The Main Event
    12/2/67
- I Dream of Jeannie
  Sam
  - S 3: Ep 10 Here Comes Bootsie Nightingale
    11/21/67
- The Beverly Hillbillies
  Mortimer
  - S 6: Ep 9 A Plot for Granny
    11/1/67
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
  Storeowner
  - S 3: Ep 29 One of Our Shells is Missing
    4/5/67
- Rango
  Gus
  - S 1: Ep 9 My Teepee Runneth Over
    3/10/67
- Green Acres
  Charlie
  - S 2: Ep 20 Never Take Your Wife to a Convention
    2/8/67
- Petticoat Junction
  Henry Sharp
  - S 4: Ep 3 Hooterville, You're All Heart (2)
    9/27/66
- That Girl (1966)
  Clinton Hayworth
- That Girl (1966)
  Eddie Edwards
- That Girl (1966)
  Phil Bender
- That Girl (1966)
  Hal Grissom
- Please Don't Eat the Daisies
  Wally
  - S 1: Ep 25 How Now, Hausfrau?
    3/15/66
- The Wild Wild West (1969)
  Governor Lewis
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Night of the Whirring Death
    2/18/66
- Green Acres
  George Jenkins
  - S 1: Ep 11 Parity Begins at Home
    11/24/65
- Perry Mason
  Max Armstead
  - S 9: Ep 2 The Case of the Fatal Fortune
    9/19/65
- Perry Mason
  Tony Cerro
  - S 8: Ep 26 The Case of the Gambling Lady
    4/8/65
- The Munsters
  J.R. Finlatter
  - S 1: Ep 28 Movie Star Munster
    4/1/65
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
  Emil Glueck
  - S 2: Ep 15 Four into Zero
    2/18/65
- The Addams Family
  Sergeant Haley
  - S 1: Ep 10 Wednesday Leaves Home
    11/20/64
- Mickey
  Sid
  - S 1: Ep 8 Nobody Buys Retail
    11/4/64
- Jonny Quest
  voice of Pasha Peddler
  - S 1: Ep 7 Calcutta Adventure
    10/30/64
- Bonanza
  Eskey
  - S 5: Ep 26 The Saga of Muley Jones
    3/29/64
- Petticoat Junction
  Colonel Partridge
  - S 1: Ep 27 The Ladybugs
    3/24/64
- Ben Casey
  Mr. Barringer
  - S 3: Ep 28 Dress My Doll Pretty
    3/18/64
- The Jack Benny Program
  Steve Burke
  - S 14: Ep 19 How Jack Found Dennis
    2/11/64
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Marvin
  - S 1: Ep 6 The House Next Door
    11/15/63
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
  Guest Star
- Petticoat Junction
  Sharpe
- The Jerry Lewis Show (1963)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Premiere Episode
    9/21/63
- I'm Dickens--He's Fenster
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 30 Big Opening at the Hospital
    4/26/63
- The Beverly Hillbillies
  H. H. H. Jones
  - S 1: Ep 23 Jed Buys the Freeway
    2/27/63
- Alcoa Premiere
  Counterman
  - S 2: Ep 15 Lollipop Louie
    1/10/63
- Perry Mason
  Burt Renshaw
  - S 6: Ep 12 The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony
    12/20/62
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 3 December 4, 1962
    12/4/62
- The Jack Benny Program
  Mr. Weber
  - S 13: Ep 10 Jack and Bob Hope In Vaudeville
    12/4/62
  - S 7: Ep 12 Hope And Benny In Agent's Office
    2/24/57
- Naked City
  Slate
  - S 4: Ep 8 Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long
    11/7/62
- Oh,Those Bells
  Ankles
  - S 1: Ep 10 Short Change
    5/7/62
- Perry Mason
  Cecil
  - S 5: Ep 24 The Case of the Melancholy Marksman
    3/24/62
- Cain's Hundred
  Rudy
  - S 1: Ep 22 The New Order
    3/6/62
- Adventures in Paradise
  Frank Crayle
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Quest of Ambrose Feather
    2/11/62
- King of Diamonds
  Sig Norge
  - S 1: Ep 23 Swindler
    2/6/62
- Pete and Gladys
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 16 Pete's Hobby
    1/8/62
- The Twilight Zone
  Repair Man
  - S 3: Ep 13 Once Upon a Time
    12/15/61
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Marvin Heywood
  - S 4: Ep 11 The Deadly Solo
    12/1/61
- The Roaring 20's
  Boots
  - S 2: Ep 8 Pinky Goes to College
    11/25/61
- General Electric Theater
  Joe Maskowitz
  - S 10: Ep 9 A Voice on the Phone
    11/19/61
- The Jack Benny Program
  Auctioneer
  - S 12: Ep 4 Jack Takes The Stewarts To a Play
    11/12/61
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  man on plane
  - S 1: Ep 5 Washington vs. the Bunny
    10/24/61
- Angel (1960)
  Max
  - S 1: Ep 33 Promise to a Friend
    6/14/61
- The Nanette Fabray Show
  Fred Sandford
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Show Must Go On
    3/24/61
- The Nanette Fabray Show
  Fred Sanford
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Special Special
    3/3/61
- The Andy Griffith Show
  Fred Boone
  - S 1: Ep 18 Andy the Marriage Counselor
    2/6/61
- The Best of the Post
  Benny
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Trumpet Man
    2/4/61
- Tightrope
  Pete Granger
  - S 1: Ep 32 The Shark
    4/26/60
- Man with a Camera
  Frankie Billings
  - S 2: Ep 13 Fragment of a Murder
    2/1/60
- The Ann Sothern Show
  Katey's new boss
  - S 2: Ep 16 Katy's New Career
    1/25/60
- The Alaskans
  John Matthews
  - S 1: Ep 12 Remember the Maine
    12/20/59
  - S 1: Ep 6 Big Deal
    11/8/59
- Tightrope
  Mike Davis
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Money Fight
    11/17/59
- The Dennis O'Keefe Show
  Ollie Wintergreen
  - S 1: Ep 5 Lancer Come Home
    10/20/59
- The Red Skelton Show
  Moose
  - S 9: Ep 2 Clem's General Store
    10/6/59
- Adventures in Paradise
  Guest Star
- The Twilight Zone
  Cavender
- Alcoa Theatre
  John Burke
  - S 3: Ep 2 How's Business?
    9/21/59
- Tightrope
  Guest Star
- David Niven Show
  Paul Reisner
  - S 1: Ep 11 Sticks and Stones
    6/23/59
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective
  Walt Conlin
  - S 3: Ep 13 Echo of Laughter
    5/17/59
- Lux Playhouse
  Detective Drake
  - S 1: Ep 16 Boy on a Fence
    5/15/59
- December Bride
  Harry
  - S 5: Ep 30 Lily, the Example
    4/30/59
- The Texan
  Weeb Martin
  - S 1: Ep 27 Private Account
    4/6/59
- The Donna Reed Show
  Vance
  - S 1: Ep 28 April Fool
    4/1/59
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
  Barney Snyder
  - S 1: Ep 10 K. O. Kitty
    12/8/58
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
  Bartender
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Time Element
    11/10/58
- Perry Mason
  Luke Hickey
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Case of the Married Moonlighter
    11/8/58
- The Real McCoys
  San Fernando Harry
  - S 2: Ep 1 The New Car
    10/2/58
- Mr. Adams and Eve
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 31 The Ghosts of Consolidated
    5/6/58
- The Bob Cummings Show
  Hap
  - S 4: Ep 25 Bob Saves Harvey
    3/18/58
- The Bob Cummings Show
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 24 Bob Gets Harvey a Raise
    3/11/58
- Circus Boy
  -
  - S 2: Ep 6 Major Buffington
    10/24/57
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Clifford
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Himself
- Alcoa Theatre
  Guest Star
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective
  Unknown
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Doberman
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Marriage Broker
    6/12/57
- Climax!
  Philly
  - S 3: Ep 34 Mr. Runyon of Broadway
    6/6/57
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  George
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Great American Hoax
    5/15/57
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  George Kirby
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Hefferan Family
    6/13/56
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Eddie Hoke
  - S 1: Ep 10 Crack-Up
    2/8/56
- Damon Runyon Theater
  Chesty Charles
  - S 2: Ep 6 A Job For Macarone
    11/26/55
- Four Star Playhouse
  Mr. Simpson
  - S 4: Ep 7 Here Comes the Suit
    11/17/55
- Cavalcade of America
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 4 Wild April
    10/16/55
- The Jane Wyman Show
  Al
  - S 1: Ep 5 Little Guy
    9/27/55
- Damon Runyon Theater
  One Shot Maloney
  - S 1: Ep 11 Big Shoulders
    6/25/55
- The Lone Ranger
  Colonel Willoughby Oglethorpe
  - S 4: Ep 35 Wanted: The Lone Ranger
    5/5/55
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Sigmund
  - S 5: Ep 36 The Great McGinty
    4/28/55
- General Electric Theater
  Mike
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Return of Gentleman Jim
    2/6/55
  - S 3: Ep 9 The Face Is Familiar
    11/21/54
- Topper
  Wesley Farrington
  - S 2: Ep 18 Topper Hits the Road
    2/4/55
- Dear Phoebe
  Murray Kragen
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Christmas Show
    12/24/54
- Loretta Young Show
  Nick Pulaski
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Count of Ten
    3/14/54
- Ford Theatre
  Doc
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Barker
    1/13/50

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