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David White (April 4, 1916 – November 27, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actor best known for playing Darrin Stephens' boss Larry Tate from 1964 to 1972 on the ABC situation comedy Bewitched.

David White
Born	(1916-04-04)April 4, 1916 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died	November 27, 1990(1990-11-27) (aged 74) North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Los Angeles City College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1949–1989
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Spouse(s)	Mary Welch ​ ​ (m. 1952; died 1958)​ Lisa Figus ​ ​ (m. 1959, divorced)​
Children	2

Early life

Born on April 4, 1916, in Denver, Colorado, he later moved with his family to Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Los Angeles City College and began acting at the Pasadena Playhouse and the Cleveland Play House. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, and after his discharge, made his Broadway debut in 1949 in Leaf and Bough.[1]

Career

White appeared on numerous television series in the 1950s and 1960s, including One Step Beyond, where he played a police officer. He made two guest appearances on the CBS courtroom drama Perry Mason. In 1960, he played Henry De Garmo in "The Case of the Madcap Modiste" and in 1963, he played newspaper editor and murderer Victor Kendall in "The Case of the Witless Witness". He also appeared in Peter Gunn, Mr. Lucky, The Untouchables, The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible, My Three Sons, Father Knows Best , Bonanza, Have Gun – Will Travel, My Favorite Martian, and Dick Tracy. He appeared in two episodes of The Twilight Zone: "I Sing the Body Electric" and "A World of Difference." Also in 1963, he appeared on Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Detective Burr in "An Out for Oscar", and as Lance Hawthorn in "The Dark Pool". Though primarily known for television work, White had several memorable supporting feature -film roles, including portraying a sleazy columnist in Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Apartment (1960), in which he played a philandering executive, and Sunrise at Campobello (also 1960)[2] and The Lawbreakers (1961).

In 1964, White was cast as sycophantic advertising executive Larry Tate on Bewitched, a role he played for the show's entire run (1964–1972). The character is president of the McMann & Tate advertising agency, workplace of Dick York's (and later Dick Sargent's) Darrin Stephens character. Many of the show's episodes revolved around Tate's attempts to land lucrative advertising accounts. This is the role for which he would become best-known both during his life and posthumously. Larry Tate's baby boy Jonathan was named after White's son. White also directed one season-six episode of Bewitched, "Sam’s Double Mother Trouble".

Following the end of Bewitched, White was a popular character actor on numerous television series for the next decade, including The Love Boat, Remington Steele, Adam-12, The Rockford Files, Columbo: Identity Crisis, What's Happening!!, Rhoda, Quincy, M.E., The Odd Couple, Cagney & Lacey, Wonder Woman and Dallas. He played the role of J. Jonah Jameson in the pilot episode of the television series The Amazing Spider-Man. His final role came in 1986 on an episode of Dynasty. He also appeared in the movies The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington and Disney's Snowball Express, and had a prominent role in the 1985 version of Brewster's Millions starring Richard Pryor.[3]

Personal life

White's first marriage was to stage actress Mary Welch. On May 31, 1958, Welch died of complications from her second pregnancy. Their son, Jonathan, died on December 21, 1988, at the age of 33, in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.[4]

White married actress Lisa Figus in 1959, with whom he had a daughter, Alexandra. They divorced and Figus remarried, date unknown.^{[citation needed]}

Death

He died of a heart attack on November 27, 1990, in North Hollywood, California, aged 74.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	Sweet Smell of Success	Otis Elwell	Uncredited
1958	The Goddess	Burt Harris	Uncredited
1960	The Apartment	Mr. Eichelberger
1960	Sunrise at Campobello	Mr. Lassiter
1961	The Great Impostor	Dr. Hammond
1961	Madison Avenue	Stevenson Brock
1965	The Lollipop Cover	Richard
1970	The Red, White, and Black	10th Cavalry Trooper #16
1972	Snowball Express	Mr. Fowler
1977	The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington	Senator Rawlings
1985	Fast Forward	Mr. Sabol
1985	This Wife for Hire	Larry Dunston
1985	Brewster's Millions	George Granville

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	"One Step Beyond"	Lieutenant Barry	Episode: Delusion
1960	The Twilight Zone	Brinkley	Episode: A World of Difference
1960	Perry Mason	Henry de Garmo	Episode: The Case of the Madcap Modiste
1962	Have Gun - Will Travel	Tom Carey	Episode: Marshal of Sweetwater
1964-1972	Bewitched	Larry Tate	Recurring in seasons 1–5, starring in seasons 6–8
1973	Adam-12	J. T. McGrath	Episode: A Fool and His Money
1973	The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)	Phil Russell	Episode: Felix Directs
1975	Rhoda	Ted Cummings	Episode: Friends and Mothers
1975	Columbo	Phil Corrigan	Episode: Identity Crisis
1976	The Rockford Files	Martin Eastman	Episode: Foul on the First Play
1976	What's Happening!!	Mr. Reynolds	Episode: The Burger Queen
1977	Mary Tyler Moore Show	Mr. Cobb	Episode: Hail the Conquering Gordy
1977	The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)	J. Jonah Jameson	Episode: Spider-Man (pilot episode)
1978	C.P.O. Sharkey	Admiral Holland	Episode: Captain's Right Hand Man
1978	The Love Boat	Greg Beatty	Episode: Too Hot to Handle/Family Reunion/Cinderella Story
1979	Wonder Woman (TV series)	The General	Episode: The Starships Are Coming
1981	The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)	Archer Hewitt	Episode: Veteran
1981	Quincy, M.E.	Dr. Fulton	Episode: Sugar and Spice
1982	Quincy, M.E.	Drew Castle	Episode: Expert in Murder
1985	Remington Steele	J.W. Kendall	Episode: Steele of Approval
1985	Cagney & Lacey	Mitchell Farnsworth	Episode: Two Grand
1985	Dallas (1978 TV series)	Mark	Episode: Swan Song
1986	The A-Team	Rudy	Episode: Mission of Peace
1986	Riptide (American TV series)	Professor Shellbeck	Episode: The Play's the Thing
1986	Dallas (1978 TV series)	Mark	Episode: Return to Camelot: Part 2
1986	Dynasty (1981 TV series)	Dr. Gavin	Episode: The Arraignment
1989	Mergers & Acquisitions	Chairman of the Board	(short)

References

External links

• David White at IMDb
• David White at the Internet Broadway Database
• David White at Find a Grave

На других языках

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[de] David White (Schauspieler)

David White (* 4. April 1916 in Denver, Colorado; † 27. November 1990 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] David White (actor)

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[es] David White

David White (4 de abril de 1916-27 de noviembre de 1990) fue un actor estadounidense de cine y televisión, conocido por interpretar a Larry Tate, el jefe de Darrin Stephens en la comedia Hechizada.

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[ru] Уайт, Дэвид (актёр)

Дэвид Уайт (англ. David White; 6 апреля 1916 (1916-04-06) — 27 ноября 1990) — американский актёр, прежде всего известный своей ролью в сериале «Моя жена меня приворожила».

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