Jesse White
Jesse White (January 4, 1917 – January 9, 1997) was an American television, film, and stage character actor. He is best remembered for portraying the Maytag repairman in television commercials, a role he played from 1967 to 1988.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0002 |
| Birthday | 1917-01-03 |
| Place of Birth | Buffalo, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Cagey Calhoun, Jessie White, Jess White, Jesse Marc Weidenfeld, |
1993
Matinee
6.664/317
A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extr...
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Matinee
1972
Harvey
6.8/10
Elwood P. Dowd's constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall invisible rabbit. To his sister, his obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in her plan...
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Harvey
1957
Designing Woman
6.648/81
A sportswriter who marries a fashion designer discovers that their mutual interests are few, although each has an intriguing past which makes the othe...
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Designing Woman
1958
Marjorie Morningstar
6.286/21
While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at...
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Marjorie Morningstar
1954
Hell's Half Acre
5.45/20
A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband.
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Hell's Half Acre
1962
It's Only Money
6.217/23
Lester is a clumsy and awkward TV repair man who is nevertheless gifted technically. In helping out a friend, he is drawn into a mystery involving a m...
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It's Only Money
1956
The Bad Seed
7.137/259
Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps he...
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The Bad Seed
1967
The Spirit Is Willing
5.478/23
When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts.
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The Spirit Is Willing
1967
The Reluctant Astronaut
6.033/45
Roy Fleming is a small-town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After learning that his father has signed him up for the space prog...
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The Reluctant Astronaut
1960
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
6.077/26
Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the...
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1951
Bedtime for Bonzo
6.088/17
College prof Peter Boyd tries to salvage his professional and personal reputation by using a lab chimp to prove that environment trumps heredity in be...
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Bedtime for Bonzo
1954
Witness to Murder
6.318/74
A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.
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Witness to Murder
1956
The Come On
5.208/12
A con woman tries to swindle her partner-in-crime husband with the help of one of her former marks. But is she to be trusted?
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The Come On
1956
Back from Eternity
6.673/26
A South American plane loaded with an assortment of characters crash lands in a remote jungle area in the middle of a storm. The passengers then disco...
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Back from Eternity
1961
Sail a Crooked Ship
6.5/6
A bungling burglar, determined to go down in the annals of crime as a genius, steals a ship in New York in order to rob a bank in Boston.
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Sail a Crooked Ship
1976
Nashville Girl
5.733/15
A Kentucky-born maiden realizes her dream of becoming a country music star. However, she discovers that her single-minded determination has caused her...
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Nashville Girl
1964
Pajama Party
4.84/25
A Martian teenager sent to prepare for an invasion falls in love with an Earth girl.
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Pajama Party
1951
Callaway Went Thataway
5.633/15
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is...
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Callaway Went Thataway
1955
Not as a Stranger
6.233/45
Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He courts and marries the warm-hearted Kristina, not out...
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Not as a Stranger
1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
5/30
A corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there" and have his youth restored.
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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1973
Brothers O'Toole
6/5
The O'Toole Brothers are Eastern con men, exceptionally good at talking their way out of tight situations. When they ride into Molybdenum, Colorado, n...
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Brothers O'Toole
1950
Katie Did It
7.25/4
Katherine Standish, who has been brought up in a strict manner in a prudish New England town, falls in love with a city slicker commercial artist, Pet...
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Katie Did It
1956
He Laughed Last
7.667/3
A 1920s chorus girl inherits a slain gangster's empire.
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He Laughed Last
1953
Forever Female
6.938/17
An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.
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Forever Female
1961
Three Blondes In His Life
4.375/8
Tough insurance investigator Mahoney goes to LA to look into the murder of a fellow investigator. It's found that the murdered man knew three differen...
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Three Blondes In His Life
1964
Looking for Love
5.75/4
An aspiring young singer unexpectedly gets her big break by inventing a specialized clothes rack.
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Looking for Love
1952
The Girl in White
7.083/6
The first female doctor in New York City comes up against prejudice from male counterparts who feel threatened by her skills. Eventually, though, they...
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The Girl in White
1964
A House Is Not a Home
4.75/8
Story follows the life of Polly Adler, who grew to become one of New York's most successful bordello madams of the 1920s.
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A House Is Not a Home
1957
Johnny Trouble
4.6/5
An elderly woman becomes convinced that a trouble-making college student is her grandson she's never met.
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Johnny Trouble
1961
The Right Approach
7/1
An opportunistic young Hollywood singer, loyal only to himself, steps on everyone he meets in order to achieve success and fame.
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The Right Approach
1951
Francis Goes to the Races
6.643/14
In this funny sequel to the popular Francis the Talking Mule, the talkative Mule and his pal Peter get a job working on a horse-breeder's ranch. They...
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Francis Goes to the Races
1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
5.75/4
Eddie Tayloe's grandfather leaves him six thousand dollars and the money belt it came in, freeing Tayloe to leave his dull newspaper job in Texas and...
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Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1950
Guilty Bystander
5.5/31
A drunken ex-cop gets a shot at redemption when his young son is kidnapped after a smuggling deal goes belly up.
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Guilty Bystander
1986
Monster in the Closet
4.945/91
After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets a "mild-mannered" reporter, a college professor, her son and a befuddled professor band...
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Monster in the Closet
1960
The Big Night
7/1
Frankie stumbles on a stash of cash and finds himself way in over his head during the course of one sordid evening filled with greed, lust and violenc...
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The Big Night
1961
Tomboy and the Champ
7/1
A young Texas cowgirl raises a prize-winning calf, whose presence helps her recover from polio.
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Tomboy and the Champ
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
4/2
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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Night of 100 Stars III
1950
Harvey
7.674/682
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileg...
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Harvey
1970
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
8/7
A live-action short, using many avant-garde film techniques, that looks at American car culture in the late 1960s. The main section deals with the man...
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Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1957
God Is My Partner
7.5/2
A retired surgeon starts giving away money to religious causes and his family tries to file suit, claiming that he's incompetent.
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God Is My Partner
1970
George M!
8.5/2
Based on the semi-hit Broadway musical of 1968 and starring original stage star Joel Grey, this TV version has been re-fashioned in significant ways....
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George M!
1951
Death of a Salesman
7.053/19
Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.
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Death of a Salesman
1978
The Cat from Outer Space
5.96/150
A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that gives it special powers, including the ability to c...
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The Cat from Outer Space
1955
The Girl Rush
5.25/4
When her compulsive-gambler father dies, leaving her with an inheritance that amounts to zip, single gal Kim Halliday jumps at a caller's claim that s...
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The Girl Rush
1961
A Fever in the Blood
6.6/5
A judge, a district attorney and a U.S. senator, each hoping to be elected the next governor, attempt to manipulate a murder trial to advance their ow...
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A Fever in the Blood
1963
The Yellow Canary
10/1
Andy is an arrogant pop singer about to be divorced by his wife who treats his staff badly. On the same night he starts a job at a theater in Los Ange...
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The Yellow Canary
1947
Kiss of Death
7.065/170
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
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Kiss of Death
1952
Million Dollar Mermaid
6.519/27
After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.
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Million Dollar Mermaid
1971
Bless the Beasts & Children
6.912/17
A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.
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Bless the Beasts & Children
1953
Gunsmoke
6.556/18
Kittridge is hired by the villans but turns to defend the rancher Saxon after learning the true situation. Kittrige wins Saxon's ranch with a cut of t...
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Gunsmoke
1970
Togetherness
3.75/4
Nina, a gorgeous blonde communist, attracts the attention of two wealthy bon vivants. Prince Solomon and Jack attempt to impress the young woman and w...
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Togetherness
1953
Champ for a Day
7/2
An up-and-coming heavyweight fighter, George Wilson, arrives in Vulcan City, a small mid-western town over-run by racketeers, to fight a heavily-favor...
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Champ for a Day
1943
Stage Door Canteen
6.289/19
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre and film appear and host a recreational...
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Stage Door Canteen
1975
Return to Campus
6.1/15
A 55-year-old former high school football player finally gets to fulfill his life-long dream and play in the big game in this autobiographical fantasy...
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Return to Campus
1976
It's Showtime
7.5/2
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
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It's Showtime
1961
On the Double
7/19
American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and d...
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On the Double
1975
Las Vegas Lady
4.167/12
In Las Vegas, Lucky and two of her girlfriends, Carol and Lisa, plan to steal half a million dollars from the sadistic manager of the Circus Circus Ca...
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Las Vegas Lady
1972
Of Thee I Sing
7/2
CBS' updated version of the classic Gershwin musical, cast largely with stars who were all appearing in then-current CBS television series.
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Of Thee I Sing
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
4.313/16
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1963
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
10/1
Hosted by Jack Benny and Bing Crosby, as Bob Hope was unable to perform due to an eye surgery to remove a blood clot. Hope appeared in pre-recorded pi...
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A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
6/7
A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
6.982/684
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is t...
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
6.91/78
New York City newspaper The Day is in trouble. Even though editor Ed Hutcheson has worked hard running the paper, its circulation has been steadily de...
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Deadline - U.S.A.
1988
Here Today, Here Tomorrow
0/0
A grandfather shares stories with his granddaughter about how wasteful previous generations used to be until they committed to recycling and cutting d...
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Here Today, Here Tomorrow
1958
Country Music Holiday
6/2
Tennessee singing G.I. Verne Brand travels to New York City after his Army discharge. Alongside his buddies, he convinces a former bookie turned recor...
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