Peter White
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.
Personal Details
Movies (18)
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
as Self
2019
Though None Go with Me
as Ben Phillips
2006
See Arnold Run
as Bob White
2005
First Daughter
as College Dean
2004
Thirteen Days
as John McCone
2000
Passport to Paris
as Grandpa Edward
1999
Armageddon
as Secretary of Defense
1998
Mother
as Charles
1996
Mr. Wrong
as Mr. Alston
1996
Dave
as Secretary of Commerce
1993
Diary of a Hitman
as Man in Garage
1991
Daughter of the Streets
as Herb
1990
The Execution
as Gil Spahn
1985
Sins of the Past
as Peter Halloran
1984
Between Two Brothers
as Alex Brock
1982
Blade
as Freund
1973
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Terence Lawrence
1971
The Boys in the Band
as Alan McCarthy
1970
TV Shows (32)
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
as Self
2021
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011
Saving Grace
as Mr. Williams
2007
Mister Sterling
2003
Strong Medicine
2000
The West Wing
as Mr. Gage
1999
Ally McBeal
as Senator Harold Watkins
1997
Profiler
as Charles Waters
1996
JAG
as Admiral Spencer
1995
The Naked Truth
as Mr. Hillerman
1995
NYPD Blue
as Robert Irvin
1993
The X-Files
as Gene Gogolak
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Ambassador Sharat
1993
Mad About You
as Judge Chuffa
1992
Sisters
as Dr. Thomas Reed
1991
Designing Women
as Newscaster
1986
L.A. Law
as Stanley Silverman
1986
Matlock
as Harvey Ravanelle
1986
Crazy like a Fox
as Russ Cramer
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Mason Logan
1984
Hunter
as Judge Donald Graber
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as Darrell Robison
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Senator Evan Crocker
1983
Falcon Crest
as Eric Kenderson
1981
Simon & Simon
as Chef Sebastian
1981
The Greatest American Hero
as Yuri Semenenko / Simpson
1981
Hill Street Blues
as Minister
1981
Knots Landing
as Pearson
1979
Hart to Hart
as Customs Inspector Camden
1979
Banyon
as Ross Vincent
1972
Dan August
as Jeremy Jackson
1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator
as Howard Eager
1970