Arthur White

Biography

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".

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Prisoner (1967) — Stall Holder
2. The Colour of Magic (2008) — Rerpf
3. Space: 1999 (1975) — Kinano
4. A Touch of Frost (1992) — Ernie Trigg
5. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) — Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
6. Goodnight Sweetheart (1993) — Newsagent
7. The Professionals (1977) — Freddy
8. The Bill (1984)
9. As Time Goes By (1992) — Taxi Driver
10. The L-Shaped Room (1962) — Milkman
11. Heartbeat (1992) — Albert Fogarty
12. The Darling Buds of May (1991) — Uncle Perce
13. Secret Army (1977) — Louis Bastiat
14. The Duchess of Duke Street (1976) — Mr Holdron
15. Thriller (1973) — Charley Wilson
16. Murder in Mind (2001) — Harry
17. The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) — March
18. The Gentle Touch (1980)
19. The River (1988) — Inspector Snape
20. Crossroads (1964)
21. Armchair Theatre (1956) — Laidlaw
22. A Sharp Intake of Breath (1977) — Alf
23. Wycliffe (1994) — Taxi Driver
24. Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992) — Larwood
25. Theatre 625 (1964) — Sergeant Holden
26. You're Only Young Twice (1977) — Mr Smith
27. No Hiding Place (1959)
28. The Main Chance (1969) — William Shelton
29. Manhunt (1970) — Henri
30. Pardon My Genie (1972)
31. Sanctuary (1967)
32. New Scotland Yard (1972) — Joe Morris
33. Virtual Murder (1992) — Security Guard
34. It's a Grand Life (1953) — Pvt. Prendergast
35. Striker (1975) — Mr Robson
36. Redcap (1964) — Jenkins
37. Detective Waiting (1971) — Laidlaw
38. K Is for Killing (1974) — Charley Wilson
39. Number 27 (1988) — Hardcastle
40. A Gentleman's Club (1988)