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Peter White

Acting

Born October 10, 1937 · New York City, New York, USA

Died November 1, 2023

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.

Filmography36 titles

The X-Files

1993as Gene Gogolak

The West Wing

1999as Mr. Gage

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993as Ambassador Sharat

Hill Street Blues

1981as Minister

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Mason Logan

Strong Medicine

2000as Dr. Soames

Saving Grace

2007as Mr. Williams

JAG

1995as Admiral Spencer

The Execution

1985as Gil Spahn

The Greatest American Hero

1981as Yuri Semenenko / Simpson

Sisters

as Dr. Thomas Reed

NYPD Blue

1993as Mr. Irvin

L.A. Law

1986as Stanley Silverman

Matlock

1986as Harvey Ravanelle

Hunter

1984as Judge Donald Graber

Monsters

as Paul

Thirteen Days

2000as John McCone

Profiler

1996as Charles Waters

The Boys in the Band

1970as Alan McCarthy

Designing Women

1986as Newscaster

Hart to Hart

1979as Customs Inspector Camden

Knots Landing

1979as Pearson

Armageddon

1998as Secretary of Defense

Mother

1996as Charles

Mad About You

1992as Judge Chuffa

Simon & Simon

1981as Chef Sebastian

Dave

1993as Secretary of Commerce

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983as Darrell Robison

Ally McBeal

1997as Senator Harold Watkins

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983as Senator Evan Crocker

First Daughter

2004as College Dean

Passport to Paris

1999as Grandpa Edward

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011as Self - Participant

Falcon Crest

1981as Eric Kenderson

Diary of a Hitman

1991as Man in Garage

Mr. Wrong

1996as Mr. Alston