Arthur White
Known for: Acting
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
Series
A Touch of Frost
Ernie Trigg
1992
Series
A Touch of Frost
PC Ernie Trigg
1992
Series
Heartbeat
Albert Fogarty
1992
Series
The Professionals
Freddy
1977
Series
Theatre 625
Sergeant Holden
1964
Series
Space: 1999
Kinano
1975
Series
Crossroads
1964
Series
The Bill
1984
Series
No Hiding Place
1959
Series
Wycliffe
Taxi Driver
1994
Series
The Prisoner
Stall Holder
1967
Series
Thriller
Charley Wilson
1973
Series
As Time Goes By
Taxi Driver
1992
Series
Secret Army
Louis Bastiat
1977
Series
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
March
1971
Series
Goodnight Sweetheart
Newsagent
1993
Series
The Main Chance
William Shelton
1969
Series
Murder in Mind
Harry
2001
Series
New Scotland Yard
Joe Morris
1972
Series
The Duchess of Duke Street
Mr Holdron
1976
Series
The Colour of Magic
Rerpf
2008
Series
The Darling Buds of May
Uncle Perce
1991
Series
The Gentle Touch
1980
Series
Manhunt
Henri
1970
Crane
Pirelli
1963
Series
Redcap
Jenkins
1964
Orlando
Shish Kebab
1965
Orlando
Ben Ali Kebab
1965
Series
Virtual Murder
Security Guard
1992
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Alf
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Bert
1977
Series
You're Only Young Twice
Mr Smith
1977
Series
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
Larwood
1992
Series
The River
Inspector Snape
1988
Series
The Carnforth Practice
Sgt Armstrong
1974
Film
Oh! What a Lovely War
Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
1969
Striker
Mr Robson
1975
Sanctuary
1967
A Gentleman's Club
1988
A Gentleman's Club
Hawkins
1988
Film
The L-Shaped Room
Milkman
1962
Series
Armchair Theatre
Laidlaw
1956
Series
Pardon My Genie
1972
Film
Number 27
Hardcastle
1988
The Nesbitts Are Coming
1980
Film
K Is for Killing
Charley Wilson
1974
Film
Prisoners in Space
Kinano
2025
Series
A Place to Hide
Bill Smith
1976
Film
Detective Waiting
Laidlaw
1971
Film
Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack
Self/P.C. Ernie Trigg
2010
Film
The Crunch
Signal Sergeant
1964
Film
It's a Grand Life
Pvt. Prendergast
1953