| 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.
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]
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]
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]
| Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peaceful Oscar | Oscar's son | Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | 1927 | |
| Here Comes Carter | Office boy | William Clemens | 1936 | as Billy Hampton |
| The Hideous Sun Demon | Police Lt. Peterson | Robert Clarke Tom Boutross | 1959 | as Bill Hampton |
| Terror of the Bloodhunters | Dione | Jerry Warren | 1962 | |
| Face of the Screaming Werewolf | Gilberto Martínez Solares Rafael López Portillo Jerry Warren | 1964 | ||
| Attack of the Mayan Mummy | Rafael Portillo Jerry Warren | 1964 | as Bill White Tv movie | |
| The Human Duplicators | Hugo Grimaldi Arthur C. Pierce | 1965 | as Bill Hampton | |
| Morituri | Bernhard Wicki | 1965 | ||
| Title | Episode | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsmoke | The Alarm at Pleasant Valley | Tad Fraser | Ted Post | 1956 | as Bill White Jr. |
| M Squad | The Widows | Mike Polka | Bernard L. Kowalski | 1958 | as Bill Hampton |
| Rescue 8 | Danger in Paradise | Jeff Morse, guard | William Beaudine | 1959 | as Bill Hampton |
| Rescue 8 | Death for Hire | Deputy | William Beaudine | 1959 | as Bill Hampton |
| The Betty Hutton Show | Roy Runs Away | Cabby | Robert Sidney | 1960 | as Bill Hampton |
| The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | David, the Sleuth | Barber | Ozzie Nelson | 1959 | as Bill Hampton |
| The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | The T-Shirts | Club Member | Ozzie Nelson | 1960 | as Bill Hampton |
| The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Big Plans for Summer | Maitre'd | Ozzie Nelson | 1960 | as Bill Hampton |
| The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | No News for Harriet | Dave Bender | Ozzie Nelson | 1960 | as Bill Hampton |
| The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Safe Husbands | Bowling Clerk | Ozzie Nelson | 1961 | as Bill Hampton |
| The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Mr. Kelley's Important Papers | Airline Clerk | Ozzie Nelson | 1961 | as Bill Hampton |
| The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | The Manly arts | Store Policeman | Ozzie Nelson | 1961 | as Bill Hampton |
| The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Backyard Pet Show | Ed | Ozzie Nelson | 1968 | as Bill Hampton |
| Perry Mason | The Case of the Bluffing Blast | Cab driver | Allen H. Miner | 1963 | as Bill Hampton |
| Lassie | Time for Courage | William Beaudine | 1966 | as Bill Hampton | |
| The Green Hornet | Ace in the Hole | Jessie | William Beaudine | 1967 | as Bill Hampton |
| Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of the Black Death | producer | Harold Daniels Reginald Le Borg Jerry Warren | 1965 | ||
| Lady Godiva Rides | assistant director | A.C. Stephen | 1969 | as Bill White | |
| Divorce Las Vegas Style | writer, director | William White | 1970 | ||
| Brother, Cry for Me | producer, director | William White | 1970 | ||
| Scream, Evelyn, Scream | assistant director | Tom Anthony Robert Hensley | 1970 | ||
| The Wild Scene | production manager | William Rowland | 1970 | ||
| Beautiful People | production manager | Louis Garfinkle | 1971 | ||
| Where the Red Fern Grows | assistant director | Norman Tokar | 1974 | as William H. White | |
| Seven Alone | second assistant director | Earl Bellamy | 1974 | as William H. White | |
| Pony Express Rider | production manager | Robert Totten | 1976 | as William H. White | |
| Where's Willie? | producer | John Florea | 1978 | as William H. White | |
| The Red Fury | first assistant director | Lyman Dayton | 1984 | as Bill White | |