Arthur White
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-01-03 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Finchley, London, England, UK
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".
Known For
Acting
(2010)
Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack
as Self/P.C. Ernie Trigg
(1974)
K is for Killing
as Charley Wilson
(1971)
Detective Waiting
as Laidlaw
(1969)
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
(1964)
The Crunch
as Signal Sergeant
(1962)
The L-Shaped Room
as Milkman
(1953)
It's a Grand Life
as Pvt. Prendergast