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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-10-10 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Peter White

Biography:

Peter White (October 10, 1937 – November 1, 2023) was an American actor. He starred as Alan in The Boys in the Band, the lawyer who stumbles into the gay men's birthday party. White had the distinction of playing the only straight character in The Boys in the Band. He later joined the cast of All My Children. In the 1980s, he had recurring roles on The Colbys and Dallas.

Known For

Acting

2021

2019

2011

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant

2006

Though None Go with Me as Ben Phillips

2005

See Arnold Run as Bob White

2004

First Daughter as College Dean

2000

Thirteen Days as John McCone
Strong Medicine as Dr. Soames

1999

Passport to Paris as Grandpa Edward
The West Wing as Mr. Gage

1998

Armageddon as Secretary of Defense

1997

Ally McBeal as Senator Harold Watkins

1996

Mother as Charles
Mr. Wrong as Mr. Alston
Profiler as Charles Waters

1995

JAG as Admiral Spencer
The Naked Truth as Mr. Hillerman

1993

Dave as Secretary of Commerce
NYPD Blue as Mr. Irvin
NYPD Blue as Robert Irvin
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Ambassador Sharat
The X-Files as Gene Gogolak

1992

Mad About You as Judge Chuffa

1991

Diary of a Hitman as Man in Garage
Sisters as Dr. Thomas Reed

1990

1986

Designing Women as Newscaster
Matlock as Atty. Harvey Ravanelle
L.A. Law as Stanley Silverman

1985

The Execution as Gil Spahn

1984

Sins of the Past as Peter Halloran
Hunter as Dr. Dave Panghurst
Murder, She Wrote as Mason Logan
Hunter as Judge Donald Graber
Crazy like a Fox as Russ Cramer

1983

Hardcastle and McCormick as Senator Evan Crocker
Scarecrow and Mrs. King as Darrell Robison

1982

Between Two Brothers as Alex Brock

1981

The Greatest American Hero as Yuri Semenenko / Simpson
Hill Street Blues as Minister
Falcon Crest as Eric Kenderson
Simon & Simon as Chef Sebastian

1979

Hart to Hart as Customs Inspector Camden
Knots Landing as Pearson

1973

Blade as Freund

1972

Banyon as Ross Vincent

1971

The Pursuit of Happiness as Terence Lawrence

1970

The Boys in the Band as Alan McCarthy
Dan August as Jeremy Jackson