Acting
Arthur White
Arthur B. White is an English stage and screen actor, best known for his occasional role as the collator (police archivist) Ernie Trigg in the crime drama A Touch of Frost, alongside his real-life younger brother David Jason. His parents were Arthur R White and Welsh-born Olwen Jones. He also appeared briefly along with his brother in two episodes of The Darling Buds of May. In 1978, White appeared as part of an underworld gang, playing the role of Freddy in an episode of the 1970s British police drama The Professionals, the episode entitled When the Heat Cools Off. In 2007, White played Albert Fogarty in the Heartbeat episode "The Dreams That You Dream". In 2008, he worked with Jason again on the comic fantasy The Colour of Magic, where he played a character called "Rerpf". In 2010, he featured in 13 Hours That Saved Britain, talking about his experiences of living during World War Two and living in London during the Blitz. White has also made appearances in television series such as Crossroads, The Professionals, London's Burning, As Time Goes By, Wycliffe, Family Affairs and The Prisoner episode "It's Your Funeral".
Filmography
Prisoners in Space
Film · 2025
Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack
Film · 2010
The Colour of Magic
Series · 2008
Murder in Mind
Series · 2001
Wycliffe
Series · 1994
Goodnight Sweetheart
Series · 1993
Heartbeat
Series · 1992
As Time Goes By
Series · 1992
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
Series · 1992
A Touch of Frost
Series · 1992
Virtual Murder
Series · 1992
The Darling Buds of May
Series · 1991
Teenage Health Freak
Series · 1991
Number 27
Film · 1988
A Gentleman's Club
Series · 1988
A Gentleman's Club
Series · 1988
The River
Series · 1988
The Bill
Series · 1984
The Gentle Touch
Series · 1980
The Nesbitts Are Coming
Series · 1980
Safety and the Supervisor
Film · 1978
Secret Army
Series · 1977
The Professionals
Series · 1977
You're Only Young Twice
Series · 1977
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Series · 1977
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Series · 1977
The Duchess of Duke Street
Series · 1976
A Place to Hide
Series · 1976
Space: 1999
Series · 1975
Striker
Series · 1975
K Is for Killing
Film · 1974
The Carnforth Practice
Series · 1974
Thriller
Series · 1973
Pardon My Genie
Series · 1972
New Scotland Yard
Series · 1972
Detective Waiting
Film · 1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Series · 1971
Bless This House
Series · 1971
Manhunt
Series · 1970
Oh! What a Lovely War
Film · 1969
The Main Chance
Series · 1969
The Prisoner
Series · 1967
Sanctuary
Series · 1967
Boy Meets Girl
Series · 1967
Orlando
Series · 1965
Orlando
Series · 1965
The Crunch
Film · 1964
Crossroads
Series · 1964
Theatre 625
Series · 1964
Redcap
Series · 1964
Crane
Series · 1963
The L-Shaped Room
Film · 1962
No Hiding Place
Series · 1959
No Hiding Place
Series · 1959
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
It's a Grand Life
Film · 1953