William White (actor)

American film director (1921–1985)

William White

Born|

William Hampton White

June 25, 1921

Missouri, United States

Died| July 14, 1985(1985-07-14) (aged 64)

Sherman Oaks, California

Other names| William H. White, Bill White, Bill Hampton, Billy Hampton
Occupation(s)| 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

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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

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### Actor

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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

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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)

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Film  Title  | Role  | Director  | Year  | Notes #

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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  |
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Television  Title  | Episode  | Role  | Director  | Year  | Notes #

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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
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## Filmography (director, producer etc)

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Film  Title  | Role  | Director  | Year  | Notes #

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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
Television  Title  | Episode  | Role  | Director  | Year  | Notes #

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The Gong Show | unknown  | assistant director  | John Dorsey
Terry Kyne  | 1976  |

## References

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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

## External links

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* William White at IMDb

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