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Arthur White

Born 1933-01-03 (age 93) Finchley, London, England, UK
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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

Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)

The L-Shaped Room
The L-Shaped Room

1962

as Milkman

Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack
Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack

2010

as Self/P.C. Ernie Trigg

K Is for Killing
K Is for Killing

1974

as Charley Wilson

The Crunch
The Crunch

1964

as Signal Sergeant

Number 27
Number 27

1988

as Hardcastle

Prisoners in Space
Prisoners in Space

2025

as Kinano

Detective Waiting
Detective Waiting

1971

as Laidlaw

It's a Grand Life
It's a Grand Life

1953

as Pvt. Prendergast