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Peter White

Actor

Peter White

Born October 10, 1937 in New York City, New York, USADied November 1, 202317 films

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.

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Thirteen Days posterFirst watchThirteen Days20007.0as John McConeThe story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.View film

Essential films

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Armageddon poster6.8Armageddon1998Dave poster6.6Dave1993First Daughter poster6.2First Daughter2004Passport to Paris poster6.2Passport to Paris1999The Boys in the Band poster7.0The Boys in the Band1970Mother poster6.8Mother1996Mr. Wrong poster4.1Mr. Wrong1996

Filmography

17 films as actor
  1. 2006Though None Go with MeBen Phillips
  2. 2005See Arnold RunBob White
  3. 2004First DaughterCollege Dean
  4. 2000Thirteen DaysJohn McCone
  5. 1999Passport to ParisGrandpa Edward
  6. 1998ArmageddonSecretary of Defense
  7. 1996MotherCharles
  8. 1996Mr. WrongMr. Alston
  9. 1993DaveSecretary of Commerce
  10. 1991Diary of a HitmanMan in Garage
  11. 1990Daughter of the StreetsHerb
  12. 1985The ExecutionGil Spahn
  13. 1984Sins of the PastPeter Halloran
  14. 1982Between Two BrothersAlex Brock
  15. 1973BladeFreund
  16. 1971The Pursuit of HappinessTerence Lawrence
  17. 1970The Boys in the BandAlan McCarthy