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".

Filmography

View Heartbeat
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992Series
7.1
View Wycliffe
Wycliffe

Wycliffe

1994Series
6.0
View The Bill
The Bill

The Bill

1984Series
6.7
View The Professionals
The Professionals

The Professionals

1977Series
7.5
View Space: 1999
Space: 1999

Space: 1999

1975Series
7.1
View A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

1992Series
7.5
View Thriller
Thriller

Thriller

1973Series
6.7
View Theatre 625
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964Series
7.2
View Crossroads
Crossroads

Crossroads

1964Series
5.0
View No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959Series
3.7
View The Prisoner
The Prisoner

The Prisoner

1967Series
7.7
View Secret Army
Secret Army

Secret Army

1977Series
7.5