Acting · Finchley, London, England, UK · Born January 3, 1933
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".
MoviePrisoners in Space
2025
as Kinano
MovieTouched by Frost: Goodbye Jack
2010
as Self/P.C. Ernie Trigg
TVThe Colour of Magic
2008
as Rerpf
TVMurder in Mind
2001
as Harry
TVWycliffe
1994
as Taxi Driver
TVGoodnight Sweetheart
1993
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as Ernie Trigg
TVVirtual Murder
1992
as Security Guard
TVAnglo Saxon Attitudes
1992
as Larwood
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Albert Fogarty
TVAs Time Goes By
1992
as Taxi Driver
TVThe Darling Buds of May
1991
as Uncle Perce
MovieNumber 27
1988
as Hardcastle
TVThe River
1988
as Inspector Snape
A Gentleman's Club
1988
TVThe Bill
1984
The Nesbitts Are Coming
1980
TVThe Gentle Touch
1980
TVThe Professionals
1977
as Freddy
TVSecret Army
1977
as Louis Bastiat
TVYou're Only Young Twice
1977
as Mr Smith
TVA Sharp Intake of Breath
1977
as Alf
TVThe Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Mr Holdron
Striker
1975
as Mr Robson
TVSpace: 1999
1975
as Kinano
TVThe Carnforth Practice
1974
as Sgt Armstrong
MovieK Is for Killing
1974
as Charley Wilson
TVThriller
1973
as Charley Wilson
TVNew Scotland Yard
1972
as Joe Morris
TVPardon My Genie
1972
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as March
MovieDetective Waiting
1971
as Laidlaw
TVManhunt
1970
as Henri
TVThe Main Chance
1969
as William Shelton
MovieOh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
TVThe Prisoner
1967
as Stall Holder
Sanctuary
1967
Orlando
1965
as Shish Kebab
TVCrossroads
1964
TVRedcap
1964
as Jenkins
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Sergeant Holden
MovieThe Crunch
1964
as Signal Sergeant
Crane
1963
as Pirelli
MovieThe L-Shaped Room
1962
as Milkman
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Laidlaw
MovieIt's a Grand Life
1953
as Pvt. Prendergast
