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.
Movie Appearances
Dave
as Secretary of Commerce
1993
See Arnold Run
as Bob White
2005
Diary of a Hitman
as Man in Garage
1991
The Boys in the Band
as Alan McCarthy
1970
Passport to Paris
as Grandpa Edward
1999
Between Two Brothers
as Alex Brock
1982
Mother
as Charles
1996
The Execution
as Gil Spahn
1985
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Terence Lawrence
1971
Blade
as Freund
1973
Daughter of the Streets
as Herb
1990
Though None Go with Me
as Ben Phillips
2006
Thirteen Days
as John McCone
2000
Armageddon
as Secretary of Defense
1998
First Daughter
as College Dean
2004
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
as Self
2019
Mr. Wrong
as Mr. Alston
1996
Sins of the Past
as Peter Halloran
1984
TV Appearances
Ally McBeal
as Senator Harold Watkins
1997
JAG
as Admiral Spencer
1995
NYPD Blue
as Robert Irvin
1993
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as Darrell Robison
1983
L.A. Law
as Stanley Silverman
1986
The West Wing
as Mr. Gage
1999
NYPD Blue
as Mr. Irvin
1993
Profiler
as Charles Waters
1996
Mad About You
as Judge Chuffa
1992
Matlock
as Harvey Ravanelle
1986
Designing Women
as Newscaster
1986
Hunter
as Judge Donald Graber
1984