# Peter White (actor)

Peter White (October 10, 1937 – November 1, 2023) was an American actor.

## Early life and education

Peter White was born in New York City on October 10, 1937. He studied acting at the Yale School of Drama.

## Career

In 1968, White received critical acclaim for his role as Alan McCarthy in off-Broadway's The Boys in the Band. White, and the rest of the original cast, appeared in the 1970 film version, directed by William Friedkin. He was touring in Barefoot in the Park with Myrna Loy when he was offered the part in Mart Crowley's controversial play about a group of gay friends in New York. He told Soap Opera Digest: "Things were sort of really moving for me; I was doing so well, and I thought, 'I don't need this kind of risk.' I talked to Myrna — she became my mentor — and she said, 'Peter, if you are going to be an actor, you are going to have to take some risks in your life.'"
White played Director of Central Intelligence John A. McCone in the film Thirteen Days.
In the 1970s, he began a 30-year stint playing the role of Phoebe Tyler's son, Lincoln 'Linc' Tyler, on the daytime soap opera All My Children, and in the 1980s appeared on nighttime soap operas including Dallas, Knots Landing and Falcon Crest. Among White's many television credits are appearances on The Feather and Father Gang, Ally McBeal, Hart to Hart, The West Wing, The Colbys and a recurring co-starring role as Dr. Thomas Reed on the television series Sisters.
In 2010, White appeared in filmmaker Crayton Robey's making-of The Boys in the Band documentary, Making the Boys.

## Death

White died of melanoma in Los Angeles, on November 1, 2023, at the age of 86.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | The Boys in the Band | Alan McCarthy | |
| 1971 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Terence Lawrence | |
| 1973 | Blade | Freund | |
| 1991 | Diary of a Hitman | Man in Garage | |
| 1993 | Dave | Secretary of Commerce | |
| 1996 | Mr. Wrong | Mr. Alston | |
| 1996 | Mother | Charles | |
| 1997 | Flubber | Mr. Sylvan | Uncredited |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Secretary of Defense | |
| 1999 | Passport to Paris | Grandpa Edward | |
| 2000 | Thirteen Days | John A. McCone | |
| 2004 | First Daughter | College Dean | |
| 2007 | South of Pico | Mr. Rush | |
| 2016 | Punching Henry | Phil | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1968 | N.Y.P.D. | Russell | Episode: "The Peep Freak" |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Senator | Howard Eager | Episode: "Power Play" |
| 1971 | Dan August | Jeremy Jackson | Episode: "Bullet for a Hero" |
| 1971 | Love Is a Many Splendored Thing | Dr. Sanford Hiller | 258 episodes |
| 1972 | Banyon | Ross Vincent | Episode: "The Decent Thing to Do" |
| 1973 | Cannon | Dirk Allwin | Episode: "Dead Lady's Tears" |
| 1974–2005 | All My Children | Lincoln Tyler | Main role |
| 1977 | The Feather & Father Gang | Steve | Episode: "The Big Frame" |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Minister | Episode: "Fecund Hand Rose" |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Yuri Semenenko / Simpson | Episode: "Reseda Rose" |
| 1982 | Between Two Brothers | Alex Brock | Television film |
| 1982 | Eleanor, First Lady of the World | James Roosevelt | Television film |
| 1982 | Falcon Crest | Eric Kenderson | 2 episodes |
| 1982 | The Jeffersons | Gregory Graham | Episode: "Poetic Justice" |
| 1982 | Gavilan | Campbell | Episode: "Best Friend Money Can Buy" |
| 1982 | Insight | Mr. Gold | Episode: "The White Star Garage" |
| 1983 | Hart to Hart | Customs Inspector Camden | Episode: "Pounding Harts" |
| 1983 | I Want to Live | Judge Charles Fricke | Television film |
| 1983 | Boone | Dr. Brickman | Episode: "The Trial" |
| 1983, 1984 | Dynasty | Bill Rockwell | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Legmen | Allen Drewry | Episode: "Knight at Casanova's" |
| 1984 | Knots Landing | Pearson | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Sins of the Past | Peter Halloran | Television film |
| 1984 | Simon & Simon | Chef Sebastian / Neil Loosma | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Senator Evan Crocker | Episode: "Never My Love" |
| 1984–1991 | Dallas | Breslin / Ellis Newton | 6 episodes |
| 1985 | The Execution | Gil Spahn | Television film |
| 1985 | Cover Up | Mark Jessup | Episode: "Rules to Die By" |
| 1985 | The Paper Chase | Paul Woods | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | Crazy Like a Fox | Russ Cramer | Episode: "Murder Is a Two Stroke Penalty" |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Darrell Robison | Episode: "Sour Grapes" |
| 1985–1986 | The Colbys | Arthur Cates | 16 episodes |
| 1986 | Matlock | Atty. Harvey Ravanelle | Episode: "Diary of a Perfect Murder" |
| 1988 | L.A. Law | Stanley Silverman | Episode: "Open Heart Perjury" |
| 1988 | Superboy | Professor Thomas Lang | Episode: "The Jewel of Techacal" |
| 1988 | The Law & Harry McGraw | Sidney Reigns | Episode: "Harry Does the Hustle" |
| 1988 | Amen | Mr. Lesser | Episode: "Get 'Em Up, Scout" |
| 1988 | Designing Women | Newscaster | Episode: "The Candidate" |
| 1989 | Hooperman | Stark | Episode: "Look Homeward, Dirtbag" |
| 1989 | Who's the Boss? | Donald Crenshaw | Episode: "Party Double" |
| 1990 | Daughter of the Streets | Herb | Television film |
| 1990 | Monsters | Donald Graber / Dave Panghurst | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | The New Lassie | Garrett | Episode: "Hit and Run" |
| 1991–1996 | Sisters | Dr. Thomas Reed | 14 episodes |
| 1992 | Pros and Cons | Terrence Morgan | Episode: "The Ex Spots the Mark" |
| 1992 | Life Goes On | Kenny Stollmark, Sr. | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Ambassador Sharat | Episode: "Armageddon Game" |
| 1994 | Voices from Within | Frank Carson | Television film |
| 1995 | The Naked Truth | Mr. Hillerman | Episode: "Bald Star in Hot Oil Fest!" |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Mason Logan | Episode: "Unwilling Witness" |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Sen. Norman Barrish | Television film |
| 1997 | Mad About You | Judge Chuffa | Episode: "Uncle Phil and the Coupons" |
| 1998 | Profiler | Charles Waters | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | Senator Harold Watkins | Episode: "Sex, Lies and Politics" |
| 1999 | The X-Files | Gene Gogolak | Episode: "Arcadia" |
| 2000 | The West Wing | Mr. Gage | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | JAG | Admiral Spencer | Episode: "A Separate Peace: Part 2" |
| 2001, 2003 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Soames | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Robert Irvin | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Miracles | Monsignor Androtti | Episode: "The Ferguson Syndrome" |
| 2004 | The D.A. | Dr. Jon Malcolm | Episode: "The People vs. Oliver C. Handley" |
| 2005 | See Arnold Run | Bob White | Television film |
| 2006 | Though None Go with Me | Ben Phillips | Television film |
| 2007 | Cold Case | JP Valentine | Episode: "Devil Music" |
| 2008 | Saving Grace | Mr. Williams | Episode: "Have a Seat, Earl" |