William White (actor) explained

Birth Name:William Hampton White
Birth Date:June 25, 1921
Birth Place:Missouri, United States
Death Place:Sherman Oaks, California
Other Names:William H. White, Bill White, Bill Hampton, Billy Hampton
Occupation:Actor, director, producer
Years Active:1927–1984

William White (June 25, 1921 – July 14, 1985) was a film producer and actor. The films he has been involved with in production include Where's Willie?, and House of the Black Death. He also directed Brother, Cry for Me, and Divorce Las Vegas Style.

Background

White was born in Missouri on June 25, 1921. He died of a heart attack on July 14, 1985, in Sherman Oaks, California.[1] [2]

Actor Jeff F. Renfro who played the psychotic trucker in The Bunny Game is his stepson.[3] [4]

Career

Actor

White had an involvement in films and television from 1927 to the late 1970s.[5] He had an early role playing the butcher boy in Peaceful Oscar which was released around 1927.[6] Later he had a role in the William Clemens directed Here Comes Carter which was released in 1936.[7] He played the part of Police Lt. Peterson in the 1959 horror film, The Hideous Sun Demon. The film which was directed by Tom Boutross and Robert Clarke, featured Nan Peterson, Del Courtney, Tony Hilder, and Bob Hafner.[8] During the 1960s, one film he appeared in was Terror of the Bloodhunters. Released in 1963, the film starred Robert Clarke and Dorothy Haney.[9] Other films in that decade were Attack of the Mayan Mummy in 1964,[10] and The Human Duplicators in 1965.[11] It's likely his last acting work was as Jesse in the Ace in the Hole episode of The Green Hornet.[12] [13]

Director and producer

He directed and wrote the story for Divorce Las Vegas Style, which was released in 1970. It starred John Alderman, Luanne Roberts, and Dixie Donovan.[14] Another film he directed that was released the same year was Brother, Cry for Me, a film that starred Steve Drexel, Leslie Parrish, Larry Pennell, Richard Davalos, and Anthony Caruso.[15] [16] He wrote the story and co-produced Where's Willie which was released in 1978.[17] [18]

Filmography (actor)

Film
TitleRoleDirectorYearNotes #
Peaceful OscarOscar's sonRoscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle1927
Here Comes CarterOffice boyWilliam Clemens1936as Billy Hampton
The Hideous Sun DemonPolice Lt. Peterson Robert Clarke
Tom Boutross
1959as Bill Hampton
Terror of the BloodhuntersDioneJerry Warren1962
Face of the Screaming WerewolfGilberto Martínez Solares
Rafael López Portillo
Jerry Warren
1964
Attack of the Mayan Mummy Rafael Portillo
Jerry Warren
1964as Bill White
Tv movie
The Human DuplicatorsHugo Grimaldi
Arthur C. Pierce
1965as Bill Hampton
MorituriBernhard Wicki1965
Television
TitleEpisodeRoleDirectorYearNotes #
GunsmokeThe Alarm at Pleasant ValleyTad FraserTed Post1956as Bill White Jr.
M SquadThe WidowsMike PolkaBernard L. Kowalski1958as Bill Hampton
Rescue 8Danger in ParadiseJeff Morse, guardWilliam Beaudine 1959as Bill Hampton
Rescue 8Death for Hire Deputy William Beaudine 1959as Bill Hampton
The Betty Hutton ShowRoy Runs AwayCabbyRobert Sidney1960as Bill Hampton
The Adventures of Ozzie & HarrietDavid, the Sleuth BarberOzzie Nelson1959as Bill Hampton
The Adventures of Ozzie & HarrietThe T-ShirtsClub MemberOzzie Nelson1960as Bill Hampton
The Adventures of Ozzie & HarrietBig Plans for Summer Maitre'd Ozzie Nelson1960as Bill Hampton
The Adventures of Ozzie & HarrietNo News for HarrietDave BenderOzzie Nelson1960as Bill Hampton
The Adventures of Ozzie & HarrietSafe HusbandsBowling ClerkOzzie Nelson1961as Bill Hampton
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet Mr. Kelley's Important PapersAirline ClerkOzzie Nelson1961as Bill Hampton
The Adventures of Ozzie & HarrietThe Manly artsStore PolicemanOzzie Nelson1961as Bill Hampton
The Adventures of Ozzie & HarrietBackyard Pet ShowEdOzzie Nelson1968as Bill Hampton
Perry MasonThe Case of the Bluffing Blast Cab driverAllen H. Miner1963as Bill Hampton
LassieTime for CourageWilliam Beaudine 1966as Bill Hampton
The Green Hornet Ace in the Hole JessieWilliam Beaudine 1967as Bill Hampton

Filmography (director, producer etc)

Film
TitleRoleDirectorYearNotes #
House of the Black DeathproducerHarold Daniels
Reginald Le Borg
Jerry Warren
1965
Lady Godiva Ridesassistant director A.C. Stephen1969as Bill White
Divorce Las Vegas Style writer, directorWilliam White1970
Brother, Cry for Meproducer, directorWilliam White1970
Scream, Evelyn, Screamassistant directorTom Anthony
Robert Hensley
1970
The Wild Scene production managerWilliam Rowland1970
Beautiful Peopleproduction managerLouis Garfinkle 1971
Where the Red Fern Grows assistant director Norman Tokar1974as William H. White
Seven Alonesecond assistant directorEarl Bellamy1974as William H. White
Pony Express Rider production manager Robert Totten1976as William H. White
Where's Willie?producerJohn Florea1978as William H. White
The Red Furyfirst assistant director Lyman Dayton1984as Bill White

Notes and References

  1. Turner Classic Movies - William H. White
  2. Filmweb - William White I, William Hampton White
  3. Doc Horror - THE BUNNY GAME (2010) movie review
  4. Imdb - William White, Biography
  5. Net Studio William White
  6. Lostfilm.info - Peaceful Oscar (1927)
  7. Letterboxd - Here Comes Carter 1936 Directed by William Clemens
  8. Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, Written By Bill Warren - Page 368
  9. B Movie Nation - Terror of the Bloodhunters (1962)
  10. BFI - Attack of the Mayan Mummy (1964)
  11. The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999, By Paul Mavis - Page 147, 715 The Human Duplicators
  12. notre Cinéma - Le Frelon vert (Série TV), de 1966 à 1967, Un As qui tombe à pic (Ace in the Hole)
  13. The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television, 2d ed., By John Kenneth Muir - Page 313 The Green Hornet
  14. American Film Institute - Divorce Las Vegas Style
  15. Feature Films: A Directory of Feature Films on 16mm and Videotape Available for Rental, Sale, and Lease, By James L. Limbacher - Page 67
  16. Imdb - Brother, Cry for Me (1970), Full Cast & Crew
  17. John Willis' Screen World, Crown Publishers, 1979 - Page 129
  18. Films Into Books: An Analytical Bibliography of Film, Novelizations, Movie, and TV Tie-ins, Randall D. Larson - Page 439